Guidebook for Fitzroy North

Sharyn
Guidebook for Fitzroy North

Food Scene

try the cronuts!
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A Treat of France (Carlton North)
765 Nicholson St
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try the cronuts!
Superb coffee and artisan sourdough. Great breakfast or brunch
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Dench Cafe
109 Scotchmer St
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Superb coffee and artisan sourdough. Great breakfast or brunch
great for brekky but morphs into a cute bar in the evening
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Park St
815 Nicholson St
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great for brekky but morphs into a cute bar in the evening
Iconic cafe open for brekky, luch and dinner
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Tin Pot Cafe
248-250 St Georges Rd
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Iconic cafe open for brekky, luch and dinner
pumpkin and haloumi burger, best crispy fries and a pale ale. Love this place on a Sunday afternoon after a serious vintage shopping day at Savers. Free wifi
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Spotted Mallard
314 Sydney Rd
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pumpkin and haloumi burger, best crispy fries and a pale ale. Love this place on a Sunday afternoon after a serious vintage shopping day at Savers. Free wifi
try the shallot pancakes and the dumplings.
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Madame K's Vegetarian
367 Brunswick St
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try the shallot pancakes and the dumplings.
Coffee, of course! As if you can't get enough around here. Pastries and bread too. Amazing hot cross buns at easter
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Loafer Bread Organic Bakery
146 Scotchmer St
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Coffee, of course! As if you can't get enough around here. Pastries and bread too. Amazing hot cross buns at easter
a local institution, if you are vegetarian anyway
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Vegie Bar
380 Brunswick St
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a local institution, if you are vegetarian anyway
right next to Savers. French cafe with good coffee and pastries made on the premises. Restrooms
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Choukette
318 Sydney Rd
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right next to Savers. French cafe with good coffee and pastries made on the premises. Restrooms
the closest pub to our house. Literally a one-minute walk. Nice meals, and a $10 pizza night on Mondays. An easy evening out from our house, you can stumble there and back.
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The Empress Hotel
714 Nicholson St
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the closest pub to our house. Literally a one-minute walk. Nice meals, and a $10 pizza night on Mondays. An easy evening out from our house, you can stumble there and back.
laid back sorta pub counter meal vibe
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Railway Hotel
35 Anderson St
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laid back sorta pub counter meal vibe
love this place for sushi on a budget and Japanese groceries. There are a few Japanese places along this end of Smith St
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Hinoki Japanese Pantry
279 Smith St
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love this place for sushi on a budget and Japanese groceries. There are a few Japanese places along this end of Smith St
Great affordable vegetarian and vegan burritos, tacos, quesadilla and other Mexican food.
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Trippy Taco
234 Gertrude St
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Great affordable vegetarian and vegan burritos, tacos, quesadilla and other Mexican food.

Essentials

You HAVE to visit this quaint landmark. Great for people-watching and there are always cute dogs out front. Sometimes buskers too.
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Piedimonte's Supermarket & Liquor, North Fitzroy
49A Best St
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You HAVE to visit this quaint landmark. Great for people-watching and there are always cute dogs out front. Sometimes buskers too.
Family-run Italian deli. Good selection of wine and beer
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Maria's Coffee House and Deli
793 Nicholson St
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Family-run Italian deli. Good selection of wine and beer
local bottle-o, liquor store, off licence. They have all the good stuff, in particular a respectable selection of Tempranillo (my fave). I listed this under 'groceries' ha!
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Blackhearts & Sparrows
131 Lygon St
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local bottle-o, liquor store, off licence. They have all the good stuff, in particular a respectable selection of Tempranillo (my fave). I listed this under 'groceries' ha!
organic groceries and cafe. Like a mini Wholefoods
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Wild Things Food
230 St Georges Rd
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organic groceries and cafe. Like a mini Wholefoods

Everything Else

for picnics and ping pong
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Edinburgh Gardens
Alfred Crescent
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for picnics and ping pong
Not to be confused with Maria's Deli just down the road. Come here for frozen pasta and ice cream to bring home and put in the freezer
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Maria's Pasta
706 Nicholson St
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Not to be confused with Maria's Deli just down the road. Come here for frozen pasta and ice cream to bring home and put in the freezer

Shopping

I can't keep away - I always find a treasure here. Open late which is useful if the other op-shops are closed and you need to get your thrift store fix
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Savers
330 Sydney Rd
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I can't keep away - I always find a treasure here. Open late which is useful if the other op-shops are closed and you need to get your thrift store fix
this is seriously the BEST op shop / thrift store around. Allow a couple of hours, it's a big store. Endless clothing at fixed prices, a decent record selection, books, furniture and friendly staff
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Brotherhood of St Laurence
145 Brunswick Rd
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this is seriously the BEST op shop / thrift store around. Allow a couple of hours, it's a big store. Endless clothing at fixed prices, a decent record selection, books, furniture and friendly staff
curated store with lovely gifts, Scandinavian design, clogs, and more
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Luft
212 Saint Georges Road
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curated store with lovely gifts, Scandinavian design, clogs, and more
kid's clothing store with nice stuff only
Hoochie Coochie
220 St Georges Rd
kid's clothing store with nice stuff only
Pet accessory store two blocks from our house. Packed with doggy goodness. Dog washing service.
Pet Art Carlton North
777 Nicholson Street
Pet accessory store two blocks from our house. Packed with doggy goodness. Dog washing service.
for all your printing needs. They awesome.
Splash Print Australia
2F Brunswick Rd
for all your printing needs. They awesome.

Drinks & Nightlife

down the road from Savers, and Spotted Mallard. Band venue, pub and restaurant. Restrooms.
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The Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney Rd
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down the road from Savers, and Spotted Mallard. Band venue, pub and restaurant. Restrooms.
really nice actually. I should come here more.
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Neighbourhood Wine
1 Reid St
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really nice actually. I should come here more.
a bar with real good pizza
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Bar Fred
797 Nicholson Street
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a bar with real good pizza

Sightseeing

environmental park with good coffee. Organic grocery store, chickens, and a bicycle workshop with lotsa second hand bike parts. Great for a day out with the kids
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CERES Gemeenschapsmilieupark
Roberts Street
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environmental park with good coffee. Organic grocery store, chickens, and a bicycle workshop with lotsa second hand bike parts. Great for a day out with the kids

Arts & Culture

Outdoor sculpture garden, great for kids. Not when it's raining. Cafe and shop closed on Mondays. Easy access by car on Eastern Freeway.
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Heide Museum of Modern Art
7 Templestowe Rd
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Outdoor sculpture garden, great for kids. Not when it's raining. Cafe and shop closed on Mondays. Easy access by car on Eastern Freeway.
Next door to Collingwood Children's Farm. After the kids have had the farm experience, visit the former convent for coffee and art exhibitions. Beautiful garden surrounds right on the Yarra river.
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Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St
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Next door to Collingwood Children's Farm. After the kids have had the farm experience, visit the former convent for coffee and art exhibitions. Beautiful garden surrounds right on the Yarra river.