Guidebook for Brunswick

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Guidebook for Brunswick

Food Scene

Great coffee, friendly staff, popular with locals. Excellent breakfast spot.
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A Minor Place.
103 Albion St
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Great coffee, friendly staff, popular with locals. Excellent breakfast spot.
Delicious Greek food from chefs George Calombaris and Travis McAuley.
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Hellenic Republic Brunswick
434 Lygon St
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Delicious Greek food from chefs George Calombaris and Travis McAuley.
Famous Lebanese bakery selling a variety of bread (khobz), pita, pies, Lebanese pizza and Mediterranean grocery items.
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A1 Bakery
643-645 Sydney Rd
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Famous Lebanese bakery selling a variety of bread (khobz), pita, pies, Lebanese pizza and Mediterranean grocery items.
Great coffee, great food, spacious interior. You have to try their thick-cut bacon.
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Wide Open Road
274 Barkly St
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Great coffee, great food, spacious interior. You have to try their thick-cut bacon.
Really good asian fusion restaurant that does breakfast, lunch and dinner. I recommend the cocktails here.
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Tom Phat Restaurant
184 Sydney Rd
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Really good asian fusion restaurant that does breakfast, lunch and dinner. I recommend the cocktails here.
This gelati shop is an institution.
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Gelobar
74 Lygon St
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This gelati shop is an institution.
Fancy burgers. Fun place to sit on the street and take in the Brunswick atmosphere.
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The B.East
80 Lygon St
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Fancy burgers. Fun place to sit on the street and take in the Brunswick atmosphere.
Super cheap Thai food!
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Thaila Thai House Restaurant
82 Lygon St
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Super cheap Thai food!
Up-market Lebanese food. Highly recommended.
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Rumi Restaurant
2 Lygon St
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Up-market Lebanese food. Highly recommended.
Trendy cafe. The big breakfast here is ace!
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Small Block
130 Lygon St
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Trendy cafe. The big breakfast here is ace!
Up-market Japanese izakaya.
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Kumo Izakaya & Sake Bar
152 Lygon St
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Up-market Japanese izakaya.
Super cute bakery and cafe.
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Sugardough
163 Lygon St
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Super cute bakery and cafe.
These guys have the best pancakes. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. How do they do it?
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EL Mirage
349 Lygon St
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These guys have the best pancakes. Crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. How do they do it?
For coffee fanatics.
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Padre Coffee
438 Lygon St
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For coffee fanatics.
Late night beer and tacos. Never been but I think I need to.
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Los Hermanos Mexican Taquería
339 Victoria St
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Late night beer and tacos. Never been but I think I need to.
Trendy and cheap Lebanese restaurant. Shareplates. BYO booze. Highly recommended!
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Teta Mona
100A Lygon St
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Trendy and cheap Lebanese restaurant. Shareplates. BYO booze. Highly recommended!
Cheap, delicious and popular with the locals.
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Very Good Falafel
629 Sydney Rd
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Cheap, delicious and popular with the locals.
Trendy converted industrial space. Good coffee and brunch option.
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Lux Foundry | Brunswick Cafe
21 Hope St
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Trendy converted industrial space. Good coffee and brunch option.
Small, trendy cafe on the bike path. Large windows, high ceilings, hanging plants. Good coffee and brunch option.
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Steam Junkies
11 Florence St
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Small, trendy cafe on the bike path. Large windows, high ceilings, hanging plants. Good coffee and brunch option.

Shopping

Popular place to get jeans or shorts tailored for a reasonable price.
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Dejour Jeans
542 Sydney Rd
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Popular place to get jeans or shorts tailored for a reasonable price.
Unique design store featuring local artists and designers. Good place to shop for gifts.
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The Boroughs Store
345 Lygon St
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Unique design store featuring local artists and designers. Good place to shop for gifts.
Cute toys if you need to shop for a little one.
Little People Toys and Collectables
74 Lambeck Dr
Cute toys if you need to shop for a little one.
Curated vintage stuff. Totally worth a look.
Melbourne Vintage
351 Sydney Rd
Curated vintage stuff. Totally worth a look.

Essentials

Big supermarket with fresh foods, a deli and connected liquor store.
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SUPA IGA Brunswick
614 Sydney Rd
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Big supermarket with fresh foods, a deli and connected liquor store.
Good chemist with friendly staff.
lygon everyday chemist
475 Lygon St
Good chemist with friendly staff.

Drinks & Nightlife

Laid-back vibe. Warm fireplace in winter. Lush beer garden out the back for summer.
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The Alderman
134 Lygon St
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Laid-back vibe. Warm fireplace in winter. Lush beer garden out the back for summer.
Cosy bar with good selection of beers, wines and ciders.
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Atticus Finch
129 Lygon St
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Cosy bar with good selection of beers, wines and ciders.
Fancy liquor store!
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Blackhearts & Sparrows
131 Lygon St
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Fancy liquor store!
Another of Brunswick's famous cosy bars.
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Mr Wilkinson
295 Lygon St
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Another of Brunswick's famous cosy bars.
The owner of this liquor store knows his stuff.
Brunswick East Wine Store
472 Lygon St
The owner of this liquor store knows his stuff.
Late night bar/restaurant. Fried chicken, burgers and amazing fries. I recommend the Okonomiyaki Loaded Fries.
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Joey Smalls
284 Sydney Rd
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Late night bar/restaurant. Fried chicken, burgers and amazing fries. I recommend the Okonomiyaki Loaded Fries.

Entertainment & Activities

Always has a good selection of arthouse and international movies.
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Cinema Nova
380 Lygon St
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Always has a good selection of arthouse and international movies.
Indoor and outdoor swimming pools and well-equipped gym with separate cardio room.
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Brunswick Bound
361 Sydney Rd
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Indoor and outdoor swimming pools and well-equipped gym with separate cardio room.
Great bar and music venue
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Howler
7-11 Dawson St
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Great bar and music venue

Getting Around

The nearest train station, a 10-minute walk from our place.
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Anstey Station
Orient Grove
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The nearest train station, a 10-minute walk from our place.
You can rent bikes here. It's located next to a cafe on a park strip. Staff are friendly.
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Velo Cycles
815 Nicholson St
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You can rent bikes here. It's located next to a cafe on a park strip. Staff are friendly.
Car share service
Flexicar
Car share service
Car share service
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GoGet CarShare Pod
Kay Street
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Car share service