Discover the distinctive flavours, sights and passions of Melbourne's favourite neighbourhoods. Read more

Discover the distinctive flavours, sights and passions of Melbourne's favourite neighbourhoods.

Spend time in the city centre and you'll discover pockets of busy, chilled, bohemian, architectural and accidentally cool spaces to explore.

Find art galleries, bars and restaurants – upstairs and down laneways. Stumble upon indie fashion boutiques, artisan workshops, and street artists at work. Wander waterside paths for raspberry ripple sunsets and climb to a rooftop bar for cocktails with a twinkling night sky view.

Just a tram ride away, Melbourne's city fringe neighbourhoods express themselves differently.

Take your fixie for a spin in the creative northern suburbs. Welcome to the new worlds of Collingwood, Fitzroy, Brunswick and Northcote. Rock on at pubs with live music in Richmond.

South of the river, hop shop-to-shop in South Yarra, Prahran and Toorak. Head to the market in South Melbourne, or take your beach towel to bayside St Kilda and Port Melbourne. Explore more of Melbourne's neighbourhood expressions.

Don't miss

Lygon Street, Carlton, Melbourne

Lygon Street

Destinations
Come for the legendary cafes and famed Italian eateries, but there's so much more to explore at either end of cosmopolitan Lygon Street.
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Yarraville and Seddon

Destinations
Mix the best bits of a dynamic inner-city neighbourhood with a welcoming village vibe and you get creative, crafty Seddon and Yarraville.
Collins Street, Paris End, Melbourne

Collins Street and Little Collins Street

Destinations
It can be hard to tell whether you're LV or Alannah Hill, Bar Lourinha or No35, but on Collins and Little Collins streets, you can be a bit of both.
Ice Bar, Fitzroy

Fitzroy

Destinations
Perch in a Brunswick Street bar and celebrate the way that sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same in this bohemian enclave.
Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia

Brunswick Street

Destinations
With its working-class roots, cultural diversity and a Bohemian feel, Brunswick Street is a melting pot of Melbourne-ness.
Collingwood childrens farm, Melbourne

Collingwood

Destinations
Peel back the inner-city onion that is Collingwood and discover layers of local history, creative character and effortless charm.
couple walking up hosier lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Hosier Lane

Public art
Wander down the bluestone laneway and take in the dizzying array of colours and characters created by local and international street artists.
Northcote Social Club

Northcote

Destinations
Pay respects to hipsters of yore who settled Northcote with cafes, bars and shops, and to the planning fortunes that afforded Ruckers Hill its views.
Section 8, Melbourne, Victoria

City laneways

Destinations
There's always something new to discover in Melbourne's hive of bustling, creative laneways with their boutiques, restaurants, cafes and bars.
Luna Park, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

St Kilda

Destinations
Prepare to play in St Kilda, where you can kick up your heels by the seashore, by the stage at live music venues or on the whirligigs at Luna Park.
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