Eat streets, Eat and drink, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne's hungry locals love their bustling neighbourhood eat streets. Alive with a colourful and diverse range of tastes and treats – Melbourne's got a pavement parade of such incredible variety that you're truly spoilt for choice. You'll find deluxe burger joints, bars, sleek restaurants and old-school pubs, cheek-by-jowl with some of Melbourne's finest boulangeries, cafes and patisseries.

Gaea

Restaurants

Join Chef Mo Zhou at this intimate 16-seat degustation spot on Fitzroy's Gertrude Street. Bring a sense of adventure; Zhou will take care of the surprise.

Trippy Taco

Restaurants

Take a Mel Mex pilgrimage to the brightly coloured Trippy Taco for vegetarian Fresh Mex street food. Sit outside and enjoy a cocktail in the sun.

Tamura Sake Bar

Bars

Part izakaya, part record store, Tamura Sake Bar feeds body and soul with craft sake, homemade food, and top vinyl from around the world.

Ladro

Restaurants

Book in advance to get a taste of the gastronomic magic that is a Ladro pizza at the perennially popular pizzeria's original Gertrude Street location.

The Everleigh

Bars

For a night out full of speakeasy charm, oh-so-knowledgeable barkeeps and impeccable cocktails, head down to The Everleigh.

Cutler & Co.

Restaurants

Located in a former metalworks factory on Gertrude Street in Fitzroy, Cutler & Co. is the fine-dining flagship of Andrew McConnell's Trader House Restaurants...

Archie's All Day

Cafes & bakeries

Nestled in among the bars and eateries on Fitzroy’s humming Gertrude Street, Archie’s is a welcome change from those ‘nothing but breakfast’ joints.

Sonido

Cafes & bakeries

Give your weekend mornings a South American glow and groove along to foot-tapping musica as you munch crispy arepas and sip Columbian hot chocolate.

Builders Arms Hotel

Restaurants

The Builders Arms Hotel is a landmark public house on Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, housing a Public Bar, Bistro, private dining spaces and courtyard. This...

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Alimentari Smith Street

Restaurants

Come for brekkie, linger for lunch, and return for a meal after dark: Smith Street’s versatile Alimentari does it all.

Shop Ramen

Restaurants

Delve into delicious soups with handmade ramen, steamed buns with special sauce and sweet, sweet pie at this fully licensed casual Japanese eatery.

Fixation Brewing Company's Incubator Tasting Room, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Fixation Brewing Company – The Incubator

Breweries

IPA craft beer is what award-winning Fixation Brewing Company does best. Head to the brewery's Incubator tasting room to try it at its freshest.

Hotel Jesus

Restaurants

Give thanks for Hotel Jesus, the no-holds-barred Mexican taqueria and 'Taco Wey' joint from the folk who brought Mexican to Melbourne.

Huxtaburger

Restaurants

If you reckon less is more in the burger kingdom, look no further than Huxtaburger, where five tasty burgers, crinkle cut chips and cans of beer rule.

The Grace Darling, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Grace Darling Hotel

Restaurants

Make yourself cosy at your local away from home, where the ales and gourmet pub fare are reliably comforting and the music is as loud as you like it.

Goon Korean BBQ

Restaurants

Established in the heart of Collingwood, Goon BBQ creates a heartwarming Korean Barbecue atmosphere.Serving not only sizzling table barbecue but as well...

The Craft & Co

Restaurants

Established in 2015, The Craft & Co operates as an artisanal distillery, brewery and winery across two locations in Melbourne. Housed in a historic double-storey...

Gelato Messina

Cafes & bakeries

Come and worship at the ornate spiritual home of gelato, Messina. A visit here is like a pilgrimage to where Melbourne's new era of ice-cream began.

Borsch Vodka Tears, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Borsch Vodka and Tears

Bars

Choose from over 100 varieties of vodka, balanced with delicious Eastern European dishes, at this bohemian Polish bar and restaurant.

Colonel Tan's

Restaurants

Arrange an introduction to Revolver's Colonel Tan and experience the combination of US diner charm, zinging Thai-pop flavours and skinny jean rock.

Hanoi Hannah

Restaurants

Stay on the southside for traditional Vietnamese fare with creative flair in slick surrounds, washed down with a drop of the local beer.

Ines Wine Bar

Bars

Consider yourself already seduced by Ines, a sultry European bar in Windsor brought to you by Matteo Bruno (The Meatball & Wine Bar, Hana).

Jungle Boy

Bars

Open the cool-room door behind the sandwich counter at Boston Sub and discover a secret entrance to a hidden cocktail bar.

Mr Miyagi

Restaurants

Walk the line between contemporary cool and kawaii at this bustling Windsor restaurant-bar that embraces '80s kitsch and Japanese fusion cuisine.

Neptune, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Photo: Simon Shiff

Neptune Food & Wine

Restaurants

Slide into the Mediterranean at this moody wine bar in Windsor, from the creative alums behind Tokyo Tina and San Telmo.

The Wolf

Restaurants

Settle in for some truly delectable reinventions of classic pub fare amidst the rustic interiors and kitsch features of this Chapel Street favourite.

Tokyo Tina

Restaurants

Check out Hanoi Hannah's youngest sibling for contemporary Japanese cuisine with added Korean flavour and a whole host of accompanying tipples.

Diana Chan

Four years on from taking out MasterChef’s top prize, Diana Chan has become a household name.

Rushani Epa

Rushani Epa is the editor of Colournary Magazine, which aims to provide a platform to First Nations, Black and PoC food writers and creatives.

Ben Brown

AFL player Ben Brown is an ambassador for domestic violence prevention, helping children with disabilities, and sexual and gender equality in sport.

Peter Rowlands

A caterer to the stars since 1962, Peter Rowland made his name delivering dazzling events, from official state functions to the Australian Grand Prix.