Olga's Brunswick Guidebook
Bars
Serving alcohol, sometimes offering live music.
Popular bar on Sydney rd, a 5 minute walk away. Various live world music. Cozy and fun, they offer something different in live music entertainment every night, as well a vegetarian food spread on Saturdays.
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Bar Oussou
653 Sydney RdPopular bar on Sydney rd, a 5 minute walk away. Various live world music. Cozy and fun, they offer something different in live music entertainment every night, as well a vegetarian food spread on Saturdays.
Gorgeous little bar with DJ playing vinyl retro tracks. They also do some sophisticated share food. Very hipster, and very busy, be sure to check opening hours and book in advance.
Waxflower
153 Weston StreetGorgeous little bar with DJ playing vinyl retro tracks. They also do some sophisticated share food. Very hipster, and very busy, be sure to check opening hours and book in advance.
Easy going cocktail bar, tapas style bar food and the only 3AM license on Lygon street east brunswick. Open late every night CLOSED MON.
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Bouvier Bar
159 Lygon StEasy going cocktail bar, tapas style bar food and the only 3AM license on Lygon street east brunswick. Open late every night CLOSED MON.
Little Mess has a beer garden, fantastic beer selection, killer cocktails, awesome bar service, and a serious delicious bar menu.
Little Mess
408 Sydney RdLittle Mess has a beer garden, fantastic beer selection, killer cocktails, awesome bar service, and a serious delicious bar menu.
Another long standing fixture in Brunswick. Intimate, low-lit bar with a relaxed vibe and a compact courtyard, for light bites and craft ales.
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Mr Wilkinson
295 Lygon StAnother long standing fixture in Brunswick. Intimate, low-lit bar with a relaxed vibe and a compact courtyard, for light bites and craft ales.
Never been, but always busy. Their website states:
wine fermenter in a suburban basement, it's now a full scale winery making premium wine in the city with grapes sourced from vineyards all over Victoria.
We’re out to demystify the winemaking process by bringing good people together over great wine, food and music to learn about, taste and create wine in the big smoke.
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Noisy Ritual
249 Lygon StNever been, but always busy. Their website states:
wine fermenter in a suburban basement, it's now a full scale winery making premium wine in the city with grapes sourced from vineyards all over Victoria.
We’re out to demystify the winemaking process by bringing good people together over great wine, food and music to learn about, taste and create wine in the big smoke.
Yes cool little neighborhood bar, 10 min walk.
Address is corner Blyth St and Staley St Brunswick.
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DADDY BAR
528B Sydney RdYes cool little neighborhood bar, 10 min walk.
Address is corner Blyth St and Staley St Brunswick.
Cafes
Open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon.
Converted corner house into great cafe, literally just a 5 minute walk. They offer great breakfast, light lunch options and snacks in a cozy and stylish environment.
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A Minor Place.
103 Albion StConverted corner house into great cafe, literally just a 5 minute walk. They offer great breakfast, light lunch options and snacks in a cozy and stylish environment.
Great healthy food options for breakfast and lunch. Really cool industrial style interior.
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Code Black Coffee
17 Weston StGreat healthy food options for breakfast and lunch. Really cool industrial style interior.
Great new cafe within walking distance on Sydney Rd serving excellent coffees and simply but well made food. Also this place is visually gorgeous and only a 15 minute walk from us.
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Lobbs
589-591 Sydney RdGreat new cafe within walking distance on Sydney Rd serving excellent coffees and simply but well made food. Also this place is visually gorgeous and only a 15 minute walk from us.
Excellent vegan and vegetarian options. Great coffee and amazing chai lattes. Homemade pies pastries and cakes. One of the locals' favourites that's been going a while, its always busy, but totally worth it.
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Green Refectory
115 Sydney RdExcellent vegan and vegetarian options. Great coffee and amazing chai lattes. Homemade pies pastries and cakes. One of the locals' favourites that's been going a while, its always busy, but totally worth it.
Pulcinella
592 Sydney RdGreat coffee, service and on site made Italian pastries.
Outdoor courtyard surrounded by greenary, very popular on good weather days. Nice place to chill outside in Brunswick.
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Lux Foundry | Brunswick Cafe
21 Hope StOutdoor courtyard surrounded by greenary, very popular on good weather days. Nice place to chill outside in Brunswick.
For the serious coffee fanatics and lovers. A variety of coffees on offer to try. Also quite an interesting selection of cakes, slices and of course breakfast style. We love the sesame cookie or cake on offer.
Ona coffee
22 Ovens StreetFor the serious coffee fanatics and lovers. A variety of coffees on offer to try. Also quite an interesting selection of cakes, slices and of course breakfast style. We love the sesame cookie or cake on offer.
Northern Perk Cafe
710 Sydney RoadCoffe, good food, big portions, friendly vibe.
These guys have great coffee, their own branded coffee. Food wise they offer croissants and toasties. It's definetely a place for coffee lovers.
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Padre Coffee
438 Lygon StThese guys have great coffee, their own branded coffee. Food wise they offer croissants and toasties. It's definetely a place for coffee lovers.
Yes it's a deli and a cafe. They also do lunch and dinner (some evenings). Guess what! they have liquor too! Do check it out, its a cute little place. One of my favourites.
Small Axe Deli
Yes it's a deli and a cafe. They also do lunch and dinner (some evenings). Guess what! they have liquor too! Do check it out, its a cute little place. One of my favourites.
Factory warehouse conversion Cafe, offering meals and a very a Brunswick vibe. Another hidden jem in Brunswick.
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Kines
11 Hope StFactory warehouse conversion Cafe, offering meals and a very a Brunswick vibe. Another hidden jem in Brunswick.
One of the fanciest cafes in Brunswick (Well Brunswick East actually) Beautiful sophisticated understated interior and a extensive menu. This one will take you about 30mins to walk there, or you can catch any tram on Lygon st thats heading into the city.
Sani
One of the fanciest cafes in Brunswick (Well Brunswick East actually) Beautiful sophisticated understated interior and a extensive menu. This one will take you about 30mins to walk there, or you can catch any tram on Lygon st thats heading into the city.
Market Lane Coffee - Sydney Road
Mecca for serious coffee lovers
Pub
Our closest local, offering trivia nights and live music. Claiming to be Brunswick's longest standing pub. They offer several rooms and outdoor courtyard. Serving counter pub meals.
Check out their site for more info. https://edinburghcastle.net.au/
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Edinburgh Castle Hotel
681 Sydney RdOur closest local, offering trivia nights and live music. Claiming to be Brunswick's longest standing pub. They offer several rooms and outdoor courtyard. Serving counter pub meals.
Check out their site for more info. https://edinburghcastle.net.au/
Long standing local fav, with vegan/veg options. They also have a rooftop bar. Great place to visit.
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The Cornish Arms Hotel
163A Sydney RdLong standing local fav, with vegan/veg options. They also have a rooftop bar. Great place to visit.
Pub and eatery, they have outside courtyard out the back too.
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The Woodlands Hotel
84-88 Sydney RdPub and eatery, they have outside courtyard out the back too.
Eatery
Best falafel in Brunswick! The food is simple, clean and fresh. Great local place for a cheap and tasty lunch.
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Very Good Falafel
629 Sydney RdBest falafel in Brunswick! The food is simple, clean and fresh. Great local place for a cheap and tasty lunch.
Great new Thai fusion restaurant and bar. Delicious food and beautiful cocktails. Opened in late 2019, its stylish and sleek and the staff and food are amazing. One of my new favourites, it won't disappoint.
Also very reasonably priced.
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Rin Sura
206 Sydney RdGreat new Thai fusion restaurant and bar. Delicious food and beautiful cocktails. Opened in late 2019, its stylish and sleek and the staff and food are amazing. One of my new favourites, it won't disappoint.
Also very reasonably priced.
Grear traditional Lebanese in authentic setting. Great for share dishes.
no alcohol byo only
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Teta Mona
100A Lygon StGrear traditional Lebanese in authentic setting. Great for share dishes.
no alcohol byo only
Shinwa Izakaya
139 Sydney RdGreat Japanese food, desserts and cocktails.
Very good Italian food in classy setting. Amazing pizzas.
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400 Gradi - Brunswick
99 Lygon StVery good Italian food in classy setting. Amazing pizzas.
This place replaced an old Brunswick institution previously called Cafe Romantica.
broadsheet says:
From the original room, the terrazzo floor remains, along with a pool table at the back (which is free to play); the old granite bar has been repurposed into love-heart-shaped tabletops. The space has been changed in more ways than not though, and now features some breathtaking joinery. A massive crescent of wooden bar made from American oak now occupies the front of the room. Meanwhile, a half arch crosses the roof from the bar to the opposite wall, which is lined with deep scalloped booths. Opposite the booths is more bar seating looking into the open kitchen, which includes Cafe Romantica’s original pizza oven.
At Bar Romantica, the lights and palette have been turned way down. The old, harsh fluorescent light fixtures have been swapped for warm art-deco milk-glass pendant lights, and the bar and booth seating is upholstered in valentine-red vinyl.
An sexy ambience and beautiful interior makes this one of my favourites, for food and drink.
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Bar Romantica
54 Lygon StThis place replaced an old Brunswick institution previously called Cafe Romantica.
broadsheet says:
From the original room, the terrazzo floor remains, along with a pool table at the back (which is free to play); the old granite bar has been repurposed into love-heart-shaped tabletops. The space has been changed in more ways than not though, and now features some breathtaking joinery. A massive crescent of wooden bar made from American oak now occupies the front of the room. Meanwhile, a half arch crosses the roof from the bar to the opposite wall, which is lined with deep scalloped booths. Opposite the booths is more bar seating looking into the open kitchen, which includes Cafe Romantica’s original pizza oven.
At Bar Romantica, the lights and palette have been turned way down. The old, harsh fluorescent light fixtures have been swapped for warm art-deco milk-glass pendant lights, and the bar and booth seating is upholstered in valentine-red vinyl.
An sexy ambience and beautiful interior makes this one of my favourites, for food and drink.
Easy quick and cheap Thai. Can't go wrong with this one.
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Kao Thai Restaurant
347 Sydney RdEasy quick and cheap Thai. Can't go wrong with this one.
Misoya Sake Bar
165A Sydney RdGreat Ramen and cute hip little place.
Minimalist thin crust Italian woodfired pizzas and cool retro bar.
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Compass Pizza
319 Lygon StMinimalist thin crust Italian woodfired pizzas and cool retro bar.
**Name change** They are now connected to a brewery so lots of beer options pub grub and trivia nights.
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The Brunswick Mess Hall
400 Sydney Rd**Name change** They are now connected to a brewery so lots of beer options pub grub and trivia nights.
Okami - Brunswick
192 Moreland RdJapanese all you can eat for $34.80 per person, min 2 people. Yum
**no longer operating**
Sleek and sophisticated dining in back alley warehouse conversion, great menu and bar.
Theodore's
4 Saxon St**no longer operating**
Sleek and sophisticated dining in back alley warehouse conversion, great menu and bar.
Good reliable Vietnamese Pho, bar, window and outside on street dining available at this tastefully designed little gem.
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Good Days Restaurant
165 Sydney RdGood reliable Vietnamese Pho, bar, window and outside on street dining available at this tastefully designed little gem.
Great food and service. goodfood.com.au 2020 said: its one of 10 of Melbourne's best wine bars (that do good food too).
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Old Palm Liquor
133B Lygon StGreat food and service. goodfood.com.au 2020 said: its one of 10 of Melbourne's best wine bars (that do good food too).
I Love Dumplings
297 Racecourse RdCheap dumplings! is yum!
A range of wood oven baked pizzas and prides. Lebanese goods and supermarket in-store. Sit in or take away.
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A1 Bakery
643-645 Sydney RdA range of wood oven baked pizzas and prides. Lebanese goods and supermarket in-store. Sit in or take away.
Cool and casual little Italian bar and restaurant with yummy Italian food and cocktails.
Sig. Enzo Aperitivo Bar
1d Michael StCool and casual little Italian bar and restaurant with yummy Italian food and cocktails.
This place is sort of hidden, even though in plain sight. Friendly owner, very good prices and great selection of Lebanese baked goods. A hidden gem.
Sesame n Soul
471 Lygon StThis place is sort of hidden, even though in plain sight. Friendly owner, very good prices and great selection of Lebanese baked goods. A hidden gem.
This place has closed and is replaced by a hipster Vietnamese Banh mi place which is actually very very good. they're only open during the day.
Limp Brisket at Bar Texaco
644 Sydney RoadThis place has closed and is replaced by a hipster Vietnamese Banh mi place which is actually very very good. they're only open during the day.
CDMX Brunswick East
Good Mexican food and drinks
Supermarket
Best little IGA around here, within 1km of the house. They have everything, including a great deli and international food section.
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SUPA IGA Brunswick
614 Sydney RdBest little IGA around here, within 1km of the house. They have everything, including a great deli and international food section.
Little shopping mall with assortment of stores, grocery, poultry, meat, fish, banks, telecommunications, JB hifi, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart and some fast fooderies.
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Barkly Square
90-106 Sydney RdLittle shopping mall with assortment of stores, grocery, poultry, meat, fish, banks, telecommunications, JB hifi, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart and some fast fooderies.
Woolworths Brunswick North Metro
808 Sydney RdJust a couple of blocks away.
It's Aldi! like Lidl, cheap groceries and other stuff. A tram ride away. Bring a bag.
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ALDI Brunswick
298 Sydney RdIt's Aldi! like Lidl, cheap groceries and other stuff. A tram ride away. Bring a bag.
Terra Madre
105 High StOrganic supermarket around the corner from us.
Vinfresh
655 Sydney RdThe cheapest and best little grocery store. 10mins walk from us.
Second hand/Recycled goods shopping
The iconic recycle goods superstore. It's huge and they have isles and isles of clothes!
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Savers
330 Sydney RdThe iconic recycle goods superstore. It's huge and they have isles and isles of clothes!
Just 50metres from Savers, this little op shop is less visited, meaning you can find a gem or pick-up a good bargain.
Don Bosco Opportunity Shop
368 Sydney RdJust 50metres from Savers, this little op shop is less visited, meaning you can find a gem or pick-up a good bargain.
One of, or if not the the first funky op shop in Brunswick. Still going strong, with a eclectic range of wares. In the close vicinity of Savers and Don Bosco.
Scavengers
349 Sydney RdOne of, or if not the the first funky op shop in Brunswick. Still going strong, with a eclectic range of wares. In the close vicinity of Savers and Don Bosco.
Melbourne Vintage
351 Sydney RdA newer op shop in Brunswick, very hipster, very retro wares, old vinyls.