Fitzroy Travel Guide

 Intrepidduck Says:  This is the main drag of Fitzroy, however the more traditional shopping main street is actually the inner suburban boundry with Collingwood of Smith Street. 

 lesaandbill Says:  A great place for brekkie...and a place which will give you an idea of what melbourne is all about. It is a never ending place for local restaurants and outdoor cafes. Everyone brings their dogs, their kids, their friends and their family to chill...eat...and drink coffee. 

 Intrepidduck Says:  It is the coffee which originally brought me to Brunswick Street and kept me there. Since 1987, my first coffee related visit was to the "Black Cat Cafe", a visit which surely changed my life. I still remember those rays of light through the venitian blinds after I sipped... 

 millablake Says:  dark, cozy, comfortable, live bands upstairs, beer garden. 

 millablake Says:  Have a hairy back-slash-chest competition. Votes on this one? 

 millablake Says:  very, very cheap awesome pizza.Good selection of beer.Beer Garden.Dark, mood lighting.During uni it can be overwhelmingly busy, so arrive early. Wear anything you like. 

 millablake Says:  This pub is an institution and is always packed with locals. It has a homestyle, cozy feel.Good selection of drinks and pub meals (including vegetarian). But you may be waiting a while for your food...There is a pool table.The Napier is a 20 minute walk from Melbourne CBD,... 

 millablake Says:  This country style pub has its very own brew on tap: 'Fitzroy Amber'There is a rooftop garden open in summer months.Live music on Sunday nights.Star spotting: Melbourne boys Jet are locals. If you like that kind of thing.Open: Sun 1.30pm-11pm, Mon-Sat 1.30pm-1am, Closed:... 

 millablake Says:  Young fashion designers, international and local. Cutting edge. Unique. Wonderful staff.The shop also has regular art exhibitions. 

 Intrepidduck Says:  Over the past 25 years or so Brunswick Street has transgressed form a street of rag trade industries to that of a more fashionable shopping strip. Interestingly the old businesses of the so called rag trade, the last one closed it's doors in early 2003, were not necessarily... 

 Intrepidduck Says:  North Fitzroy has gone from a kind of forgotten corner to quite a diversely pleasant place and very popular address in the past decade. It's hub is around a supermarket, but one which is independantly owned and has a good selection of imported beers! There is a kind of a... 

 Intrepidduck Says:  Fitzroy and Collingwood's doors are something to look at. Many go straight onto the street and some appear in odd places, while others give clues to the inhabitants behind. 

 Intrepidduck Says:  Nothing beats walking the back streets of this small inner city suburb. There are all sorts of surprises such as local pubs, although fast being discovered by those of further afield; small commercial and artist run galleries; the classic Australian corner store or better...