Things to do in Melbourne

Tipo 00

Italian cuisine in an intimate, sophisticated laneway locale with an open kitchen and a marble bar.

Athenaeum Theatre

Ornate 19th-century concert hall with columns and 3 tiers, hosting big names in music and comedy.

Maha Restaurant

Stylish and contemporary setting for creative Middle Eastern fine dining meals by chef Shane Delia.

Fortress Melbourne

State of Grace

Restaurant and cellar bar with kitsch decor including a mounted giraffe, for Modern European food.

Izakaya Domo

Birrarung Marr

Scenic riverfront park offering play areas & open space, also home to festivals & city events.

Comedy Theatre

Popular musicals, comedy events and plays staged in a 1928 building modelled on a Florentine palace.

Collins Place

Brick Lane Melbourne

Craft coffee & creative brunch options in a bustling cafe-bakery with a vintage redbrick facade.

Operator25

Brunch cafe and coffee hangout in an early 1900s building that housed Melbourne's first switchboard.

Fed Square

Abstract buildings flank this block-size plaza, filled with restaurants, museums and arts venues.

John Cain Arena

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Morris House

Boutique beer and hearty pub meals in a casual-chic space featuring a covered dining courtyard.

Palermo

Chic Argentinian steakhouse featuring charcoal-grilled meats & sides, plus a robust wine list.

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Sprawling gallery of 70,000+ pieces of historic indigenous art, contemporary pieces & artifacts.

Riverland Bar

Easygoing place with riverside seats, urban beer garden, plus hearty dishes from brunch to dinner.

Brother Baba Budan

Specialty coffee shop serving pastries in a compact space with chairs hanging from the ceiling.

Red Spice Road

Modern Asian food in a sprawling space with bar & tables underneath a huge red lantern.