Gimme your best Melbourne/Sydney/Tasmania recs! Food, sights, shopping, whatever else, anything and everything is appreciated! 🦘🇦🇺

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kate russell · Answer

Miss Mat Café: Middle Eastern brunch spot where everything on the menu is a certified hit! I recommend the gozleme and the corn and zucchini fritters.

Kelly · Answer

Freds: Incredible vibe

Shannon · Answer

Monforte Viennoiserie: My Melbourne friends told me these are the true best croissants in Melbourne, and they were delicious.

Melinda · Answer

Marion: Beautiful, elegant, delicious, warm, buzzy, perfect little Melbourne spot.

Victoria · Answer

MONA museum: The Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania will set the bar for museums for the rest of your life. It’s underground! It’s profound! It’s joyful! It doesn’t take itself too seriously! It's got at least three Turrels! Extra hot tip: If you can, stay a night in one of the cottages on the museum grounds. ❣️

Dylan · Answer

GRANA: the best focaccia I have ever tasted. delish wines and meals. a new favourite

Dylan · Answer

Etta: fine dining vibes in a relaxed welcoming atomosphere

Dylan · Answer

Ovens Street Bakery: the quiche urban is worth it just for the name but also delicious

Dylan · Answer

Sense of Self: a fancy bathhouse and sauna situation always feels so lush and luxurious i feel like i've been rebirthed after a couple of hours here

Dylan · Answer

Comma Bath House & Spa: A divine space for a soak, sauna and recharge

Dylan · Answer

Florian

Dylan · Answer

Fluffy Torpedo: weird and wonderful ice cream flavours that shouldn't work.. but just do

Dylan · Answer

Old Palm Liquor: a brunswick east favourite owned by the folks from neighbourhood wine, this bar and restaurant offers top notch food, drink and service with unpretentious vibes & a bar/bottle shop next door that offer free local delivery!

Dylan · Answer

The Moon - Wine Bar + Shop: Run by the Diggin In The Cellars crew. Cute & cosy perfect for an intimate drink and bite to eat.

Dylan · Answer

Wild Life Bakery: my local. their egg brioche low key changed my life, with the cheese + kimchi croissant coming a close second place

Dylan · Answer

Times New Roman: cute atmosphere, cheap pasta and yummy wine. a new local fave, perfect for first dates and catch ups with mates.

Dylan · Answer

distal phalanx: Independent Melbourne-based boutique dedicated to elevating local and international emerging designers

Dylan · Answer

Green Refectory: Heaven since 2004! It's always been consistently great without any pretence, but it used to get so cramped and busy. They've recently expanded next door, which means I'm 100% more likely to go here now.

I love their smoothies (they come in really nice glass bottles that I reuse) and their cakes and pastries are so yum. The best parts: this place is still so down to earth  after so many years and still so reasonably priced despite a cost of living crisis.

Dylan · Answer

Brunswick Bound: my favourite local independent book store

Dylan · Answer

Glou Wine Bar + Shop: A sustainable wine dispensary in Collingwood, Naarm (Melbourne)

Dylan · Answer

Capers: Greek heaven. My favourite place in Naarm. Decor is like someone's yiayia's living room. The food, cocktails, wine, staff, music, art, everything - is all 10/10. Perfect date spot!

Dylan · Answer

Shop Dussy: The owner is an icon and stocks local independent designers with a camp, playful aesthetic

Dylan · Answer

Goodbyes: brunswick location is my fave, have stumbled upon some incredible unique pieces here that are now staples in my wardrobe

Dylan · Answer

Sucker: A platform for independent designers. See also: its sibling, Error404 Store

Dylan · Answer

Teta Mona: the most incredible Lebanese in Naarm.

Jeanine Nault · Answer

Collingwood Basement, Melbourne: I almost want to gatekeep this one lol

Dylan · Answer

Napier Quarter: it might not be on the menu but ask for the anchovy toast. guaranteed to change your life

Dylan · Answer

Pinky's Store: pure dopamine. this store heals my inner child. deeply obsesssed

Dylan · Answer

CERES community environment park: An environmental education centre, a community garden, urban farm and social enterprise hub spread across four locations, linked by the Merri and Darebin Creeks on Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne.

Jeanine Nault · Answer

Jim’s Greek Tavern, Melbourne: No menu, all vibes (byob)

Dylan · Answer

Neighbourhood Wine: a much loved melbourne favourite for a reason. impeccable food, wine and service amid a cosy mid-century setting, complete with fire place

Jeanine Nault · Answer

State Library Victoria: The Ned Kelly exhibit alone!!

Dylan · Answer

Geralds Bar: a staple of the melbourne restaurant scene for two decades, the famous Gerald's has recently upgraded their location to a (much) bigger and arguably better spot. i miss the cosy atmostphere of the old Geralds, but i'm glad the new location means they're able to cater to more Geralds fans. food and cocktails are just perfection. plus, they have a sister bar in San Sebastian!

Jeanine Nault · Answer

Ian Potter Centre: Unreal collection of Aboriginal art

Dylan · Answer

Paramount Food Court: Best, cheapest, most authentic food court in the Melbourne CBD. A hidden gem with a range of delicious Asian vendors!

Jeanine Nault · Answer

National Gallery Victoria