An affluent suburb with a beach, great architecture and a huge selection of good cafes and restaurants.
Albert Park 3206
Albert Park is extremely pleasant. Wide tree-lined streets, Victorian architecture and an attractive village shopping centre with quality cafes help give Albert Park a bit of a chi-chi feel. It’s on the bay, on a tram route, and full of professionals with decent pay packets and a thirst for good books, good food, good ice-cream, and good coffee. It is clean and safe. So what keeps this place real? (More information below…)
Lina's - Bistro and Bar - 114 Bridport St. Ph: 9645 5155
Location:
Beach, Bay, Inner city
Victorain terraces
Would Suit:
Singles, Professionals, Families, Executives
Usually fine
Vibe:
latte darling?
Aquila, thongs
Albert Park is one of the few suburbs in Melbourne where the shopping village is not ruined by a large amount of through traffic.
Shops in the village include an award winning book store, the most highly awarded ice-cream maker in Victoria, some good bars, and very good restaurants. It’s also home to the old Biltmore building - a grand coffee house built during the gold rush, as part of the temperance movement to give people an alternative to pubs and drinking alcohol. The building is amazing and has been turned into not so cheap apartments.
The streets and architecture in Albert Park are impressive. So what keeps it all real? The small number of public housing tenants.
Parking is usually fine. The vibe – latte darling? Shoe equivalent: Aquila, thongs. Would suit: professionals, families, executives. Location: inner city. Distance from city centre: 4km. Direction: South.
