Guidebook for Fitzroy
Arts & Culture
Australia's premiere circus company.
This is their new Headquarters, a purpose designed and made Circus rehearsal building!
The Melba Spiegeltent houses a wide variety of local circus ,cabaret shows
Circus Oz
50 Perry StAustralia's premiere circus company.
This is their new Headquarters, a purpose designed and made Circus rehearsal building!
The Melba Spiegeltent houses a wide variety of local circus ,cabaret shows
Cinema Nova
380 Lygon Stgreat cinema with lots of interesting movies
Chapman & Bailey Art Shop
1C Johnston StContemporary art Gallery and fantastic framing shop.
Centre for Contemporary Photography
404 George Stphotographic exhibitions
famous for its local atmosphere, live music with an around the world variety and tasty crepes, in a fun and intimate artist run venue. Its a slice of real arty Melbourne and thank god its still going. You can see music for a very small cost any night of the week.
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Open Studio Cocktails & Live Music
204 High Stfamous for its local atmosphere, live music with an around the world variety and tasty crepes, in a fun and intimate artist run venue. Its a slice of real arty Melbourne and thank god its still going. You can see music for a very small cost any night of the week.
Australian Galleries
35 Derby StGreat exhibitions and art
Grey Gardens Project
51 Victoria StreetFunky new art gallery
Live and local theatre in Melbournes' historic and iconic famed theatre that presents new work nearly every night of the week. Since the 1970s La Mama has provided a fantastic springboard for theatre makers to debut their work. Featuring many pioneers of Australian theatre and circus, La Mama has been around before pizza was cooked on Lygon st! A must to experience.
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La Mama Theatre
205 Faraday StLive and local theatre in Melbournes' historic and iconic famed theatre that presents new work nearly every night of the week. Since the 1970s La Mama has provided a fantastic springboard for theatre makers to debut their work. Featuring many pioneers of Australian theatre and circus, La Mama has been around before pizza was cooked on Lygon st! A must to experience.
The other bigger La Mama theatre! Also supporting new theatre works and upcoming actors/writers/directors. i've performed at both theatres.
La Mama Courthouse
349 Drummond StThe other bigger La Mama theatre! Also supporting new theatre works and upcoming actors/writers/directors. i've performed at both theatres.
Circus Oz's flagship spiegeltent Venue. You can see a dazzling range of performance from variety to circus to cabaret in an intimate venue. Often used as a venue for Festivals. Check out the Oz website for whats on. a 6 minute walk from my apartment!
The Melba Spiegeltent
35 Johnston StCircus Oz's flagship spiegeltent Venue. You can see a dazzling range of performance from variety to circus to cabaret in an intimate venue. Often used as a venue for Festivals. Check out the Oz website for whats on. a 6 minute walk from my apartment!
Films! in a really nice old picture theatre environment. saved from Development.
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Palace Westgarth Cinemas
89 High StFilms! in a really nice old picture theatre environment. saved from Development.
Essentials
Organic Wholefoods Fitzroy
277 Smith Stgreat close organic produce/ groceries
Woolworths Fitzroy
243 Smith Stits a supermarket
Best priced fresh organics and grocerys in Melbourne. Dont deny yourself this shopping experience!
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Terra Madre
105 High StBest priced fresh organics and grocerys in Melbourne. Dont deny yourself this shopping experience!
Safeway Liquor
459-465 Toorak RdCorporate supermarket great for toilet paper and late night groceries.
corporate supermarket great for toilet paper and late night things you've just run out of.
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Coles Fitzroy
95-103 Johnston Stcorporate supermarket great for toilet paper and late night things you've just run out of.
Food Scene
healthy Vegetarian lunches and slow groceries
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Friends of the Earth Melbourne Food Coop
312 Smith Sthealthy Vegetarian lunches and slow groceries
big variety of organic fair trade/single origin coffee/chocolates and coffee beans
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Jasper Coffee
267 Brunswick Stbig variety of organic fair trade/single origin coffee/chocolates and coffee beans
Elektra Caffe
268 Brunswick Sthip n groovy delicious coffee
excellent provincial japanese restaurant with gorgeous outdoor garden and eating booths
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Wabi Sabi Salon
94 Smith Stexcellent provincial japanese restaurant with gorgeous outdoor garden and eating booths
6 second stroll from the street door, superb quality breakfast, lunches, organic sourdough loaves baked on the premises...coffee....atmosphere galore. Sit inside or on the street with the locals.
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Faraday's Cage
325-329 Gore St6 second stroll from the street door, superb quality breakfast, lunches, organic sourdough loaves baked on the premises...coffee....atmosphere galore. Sit inside or on the street with the locals.
Interesting yummy food and hipster heaven. Beards, laptops and lattes!
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Addict Food And Coffee
240 Johnston StInteresting yummy food and hipster heaven. Beards, laptops and lattes!
One of the last remaining original jewish cake shops of this area. Try the Polish Cheescake. So good.
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Monarch Cakes
103 Acland StOne of the last remaining original jewish cake shops of this area. Try the Polish Cheescake. So good.
amazing sourdough bakery serving yummy food and coffee
by Amish looking ladies.
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Loafer Bread Organic Bakery
146 Scotchmer Stamazing sourdough bakery serving yummy food and coffee
by Amish looking ladies.
Late night tasty Chinese food in a busy atmosphere. open every night until 2:30am! a must to go! Showbiz often dines here after a show.
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Supper Inn Chinese Restaurant
15 Celestial AveLate night tasty Chinese food in a busy atmosphere. open every night until 2:30am! a must to go! Showbiz often dines here after a show.
The Blue Room
332-334 Clarendon Sthigh end modern Greek degustation...reserve a table
Intimate pub with local street ambience-gorgeously restored -fantastic menu- seriously good steak and beverages with rooftop bar.
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Marquis of Lorne
411 George StIntimate pub with local street ambience-gorgeously restored -fantastic menu- seriously good steak and beverages with rooftop bar.
Smith & Daughters
107 Cambridge Stamazing vegan fare..book as they are often full.
Alimentari Brunswick Street
251 Brunswick StAmazing food , great service!
Lune Croissanterie
119 Rose Stfresh baked croissants. join the queue
Entertainment & Activities
excellent outdoor 50 metre pool also known in local parlance as the Fitzroy Back Beach.
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Fitzroy Swimming Pool
160 Alexandra Paradeexcellent outdoor 50 metre pool also known in local parlance as the Fitzroy Back Beach.
excellent and interesting and often a special display on
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Muzium Melbourne
11 Nicholson Stexcellent and interesting and often a special display on
beautiful area with animals and garden allotments, and a gorgeous cafe. The farmers market is on once a month and what a spread.
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Ladang Kanak-Kanak Collingwood
18 St Heliers Stbeautiful area with animals and garden allotments, and a gorgeous cafe. The farmers market is on once a month and what a spread.
an amazing place to check out. The Medieval times meets the renewable/resourceful future. They even have a shop, cafe , farmers market on saturdays, Restaurant and great nursery. In a lovely bushy setting with chooks and other creatures.
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Taman Alam Sekitar Komuniti CERES
Roberts Streetan amazing place to check out. The Medieval times meets the renewable/resourceful future. They even have a shop, cafe , farmers market on saturdays, Restaurant and great nursery. In a lovely bushy setting with chooks and other creatures.
Drinks & Nightlife
Polly Bar
401 Brunswick Stcocktails , atmosphere, decadence
Bar Open
317 Brunswick Stlive and local bands
very upmarket, fine drinking bar. Don your beard and order something hand picked and brewed. amazing.
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Bar Liberty
234 Johnston Stvery upmarket, fine drinking bar. Don your beard and order something hand picked and brewed. amazing.
Once a month Moulin Beige appears on stage to entertain and amuse. A cabaret with an ever changing line-up of talent from the circus, physical comedy, magic, clown etc etc. Its fun and funny. Hosted by Liz Skitch! The Wesley also has a range of other performances and live music. plus good grub!
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Wesley Anne
250 High StOnce a month Moulin Beige appears on stage to entertain and amuse. A cabaret with an ever changing line-up of talent from the circus, physical comedy, magic, clown etc etc. Its fun and funny. Hosted by Liz Skitch! The Wesley also has a range of other performances and live music. plus good grub!
You can see the coloured lights on the street if you look up-head towards them and never look back....the place people come to experience from all over the world.
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Naked For Satan
285 Brunswick StYou can see the coloured lights on the street if you look up-head towards them and never look back....the place people come to experience from all over the world.
CLASSIC AND LOCAL Fitzroy backstreet pub with good grub, open fire, pool table, beer garden.
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Napier Hotel
210 Napier StCLASSIC AND LOCAL Fitzroy backstreet pub with good grub, open fire, pool table, beer garden.
Parks & Nature
a beautiful slice of nature to get a feeling for
what it used to be like...
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Taman Yarra Bend
Yarra Bend Roada beautiful slice of nature to get a feeling for
what it used to be like...
Womin je ka as the sign says...the real Melbourne...before white people were here... a bit of authentic habitat tucked away behind the recently renovated habitat. its also part of a bike path along the Merri creek. Bats dip down onto the river at sunset, before flying to the Botanical Gardens.
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Dights Falls
112A Trenerry CresWomin je ka as the sign says...the real Melbourne...before white people were here... a bit of authentic habitat tucked away behind the recently renovated habitat. its also part of a bike path along the Merri creek. Bats dip down onto the river at sunset, before flying to the Botanical Gardens.
150 years of park/gardens to stroll through. Visit the carved Fairies tree ,mini tudor village, Captain Cooks birth home (shipped over from the UK) and the Conservatory. Or just watch the birds in the pond.
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Taman Permainan Fitzroy Gardens
Wellington Parade150 years of park/gardens to stroll through. Visit the carved Fairies tree ,mini tudor village, Captain Cooks birth home (shipped over from the UK) and the Conservatory. Or just watch the birds in the pond.
Fabulous historic gardens to visit. Bring a picnic. In summer they have Shakespeare and Wind in the Willows performance.
The bats chow down here at night.
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Taman Botani Diraja Victoria
Fabulous historic gardens to visit. Bring a picnic. In summer they have Shakespeare and Wind in the Willows performance.
The bats chow down here at night.
Everything Else
Merry Creek Trail
bike riding!
beautiful tree lined park. lots of dog walking and picnics and playgrounds for kids.
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Taman Edinburgh
Alfred Crescentbeautiful tree lined park. lots of dog walking and picnics and playgrounds for kids.
Melissa Cake Shop
118 Smith Stthe best authentic spanakopita, a taste of old Fitzroy