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There is much to see in Melbourne if you are after a dose of urban cool or uber urban cool. The inner north is particularly interesting if you are into alternative, earthy, arty and boho culture. All of the places listed below have a particularly strong emphasis on cafes, street art, and interesting shops.
CITY CENTRE
INNER CITY LANEWAYS:
- Degraves St map
- Centre Place map
- Flinders Lane between Elizabeth St and Exhibition St map
- Block Place map
- Hardware Lane map
- Meyers Place map
- Crossley St map
Every train, almost every tram, and many buses will bring you into the city centre. Most of the laneways are concentrated around the Flinders Street train station area.
NORTH OF CITY CENTRE
BRUNSWICK - offers several interesting cafes on Sydney Rd in Brunswick, and Lygon St in Brunswick East. Read the BRUNSWICK profile to find the Hot Spots. This suburb has gone from mainstream ethnic to earthy cool. Transport to Brunswick. Map
CARLTON - the Italian fix. Cafes, restaurants, gelati, art-house Cinema Nova. Most of these places are on Lygon Street which is a great place to visit especially on a hot summer's night when hundreds come to eat good gelati and escape non air-conditioned homes. Transport to Carlton. Map
COLLINGWOOD - Smith St. Interesting, earthy cafes, and Middle Eastern shops. Alternative, environmentally aware. There are some great art galleries here closer to the city end. Transport to Collingwood Map
FITZROY - Brunswick St and Gertrude St. Super cool cafe culture with interesting shops. Grunge, alternative. Nightlife. For decades this has been the place to hang out for an interesting slice of inner city life. Transport to Fitzroy. Map
EAST OF CITY CENTRE
RICHMOND - try Church St for some interesting cafes and Bridge Rd for cafes and outlet stores. Multicultural. Transport to Richmond. Map
SOUTH OF CITY CENTRE
ST KILDA - super cool cafe culture on Acland St. A few more cafes and restaurants on Fitzroy St. Nightlife. Beach. Arty. This suburb is the cafe hub of Melbourne's inner south and has always been the most popular inner city bay beach. Transport to St Kilda Map
SOUTH EAST OF CITY CENTRE
PRAHRAN - cool cafe scene on Chapel St and Greville St. Alternative. Transport to Prahran Map
SOUTH YARRA - a few good cafes and plenty of chi chi shops on Chapel St and Toorak Rd. Transport to South Yarra Map
WEST OF CITY CENTRE
YARRAVILLE - Anderson St and Ballarat St. Interesting and cool cafes. Small village feel. Transport to Yarraville. Map
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