Karen & Jingo’s Melbourne guidebook

Karen & Jingo
Karen & Jingo’s Melbourne guidebook

Restaurants & Cafes

Melbourne is famous for it's great food & coffee. Here are some of our favourites.
Top 10 of Melbourne's cafes. Popular for breakfast or brunch with family & friends..
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The Hardware Société Melbourne
10 Katherine Pl
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Top 10 of Melbourne's cafes. Popular for breakfast or brunch with family & friends..
One of the best coffee shops in Melbourne.
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Brother Baba Budan
359 Little Bourke St
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One of the best coffee shops in Melbourne.
Fabulous European style cafe located in one of Southbank original warehouses. Great menu, wine list & some of Melbourne's best coffee.
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The Bond Store
1 Riverside Quay
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Fabulous European style cafe located in one of Southbank original warehouses. Great menu, wine list & some of Melbourne's best coffee.
Famous Australian chef Neil Perry's Spice Temple. Yum Cha is seven Thursday-Sunday. Recommend you share dishes so you can sample more of the menu.
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Spice Temple
8 Whiteman St
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Famous Australian chef Neil Perry's Spice Temple. Yum Cha is seven Thursday-Sunday. Recommend you share dishes so you can sample more of the menu.
Australia legendary chef Neil Perry's award winning restaurant.
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Rockpool Bar & Grill
8 Whiteman St
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Australia legendary chef Neil Perry's award winning restaurant.
Boasting to be the "world's best pizza", Gradi imports ingredients from Italy to ensure authenticity. A must for all those pizza lovers!
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Gradi at Crown
8 Whiteman St
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Boasting to be the "world's best pizza", Gradi imports ingredients from Italy to ensure authenticity. A must for all those pizza lovers!
You will be spoilt for choice at this fabulous buffet style restaurant. Great quality & quantity.
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Kitchen Workshop
8 Whiteman St
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You will be spoilt for choice at this fabulous buffet style restaurant. Great quality & quantity.
Great place for brunch. Nice industrial, warehouse vibe. Excellent coffee, delicious food & generous portions, all reasonably priced. Very friendly staff, atmosphere is friendly & welcoming. Great location in Southbank.
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Ciel Café
48 Cecil St
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Great place for brunch. Nice industrial, warehouse vibe. Excellent coffee, delicious food & generous portions, all reasonably priced. Very friendly staff, atmosphere is friendly & welcoming. Great location in Southbank.
Amazing selection of organic products & fresh produce, much of which is local. Everything you need including amazing coffee, delicious , healthy meals, fresh juices & snacks, as well as plenty of vegan options. They use the best coconut, almond or soy milk for a great tasting chai latte. Lovely atmosphere, wonderful staff & quick service. Located behind the Arts Centre. A great reprieve from the hustle & bustle of Southbank.
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Broad Bean Organic Grocer
26 Fanning St
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Amazing selection of organic products & fresh produce, much of which is local. Everything you need including amazing coffee, delicious , healthy meals, fresh juices & snacks, as well as plenty of vegan options. They use the best coconut, almond or soy milk for a great tasting chai latte. Lovely atmosphere, wonderful staff & quick service. Located behind the Arts Centre. A great reprieve from the hustle & bustle of Southbank.

Shopping

Super stylish, cutting edge shopping Mecca of designer brands.
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Emporium Melbourne
287 Lonsdale St
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Super stylish, cutting edge shopping Mecca of designer brands.
A much loved cultural and historical treasure, Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere. The fresh food offering, abundance of stall holders and cosmopolitan atmosphere has endeared the market to locals & tourists for over 130 years.
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Queen Victoria Market station
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A much loved cultural and historical treasure, Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere. The fresh food offering, abundance of stall holders and cosmopolitan atmosphere has endeared the market to locals & tourists for over 130 years.
Small convenient supermarket with all your essentials including alcohol. Open late on the weekends. Mon-Wed - 7am-9pm Thurs-Sat - 7am-11pm Sun - 8am-8pm
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IGA Xpress Southbank
91 City Rd
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Small convenient supermarket with all your essentials including alcohol. Open late on the weekends. Mon-Wed - 7am-9pm Thurs-Sat - 7am-11pm Sun - 8am-8pm
Convenient supermarket for all your last minute essentials.
Golden Express Supermarket
67 Power St
Convenient supermarket for all your last minute essentials.

Entertainment & Sightseeing

Sprawling riverside entertainment complex with 3 hotels, spas, casino, plus restaurants & bars. A mini city of shopping, dining & entertainment on the banks of the Yarra River, the Crown Casino Entertainment Complex takes up two whole city blocks. Shoppers come to browse luxury labels such as Prada, Chanel, Bulgari & Burberry. Diners are spoilt for choice with everything from a food court & casual restaurants to chef Neil Perry's landmark Rockpool, Rosetto & Spice Temple. Catch a show at the Palms at Crown, try your luck in the Southern Hemisphere's largest casino or watch a movie in style at the Gold Class cinema.
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Crown Casino og Skemmtistaðurinn Complex
8 Whiteman St
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Sprawling riverside entertainment complex with 3 hotels, spas, casino, plus restaurants & bars. A mini city of shopping, dining & entertainment on the banks of the Yarra River, the Crown Casino Entertainment Complex takes up two whole city blocks. Shoppers come to browse luxury labels such as Prada, Chanel, Bulgari & Burberry. Diners are spoilt for choice with everything from a food court & casual restaurants to chef Neil Perry's landmark Rockpool, Rosetto & Spice Temple. Catch a show at the Palms at Crown, try your luck in the Southern Hemisphere's largest casino or watch a movie in style at the Gold Class cinema.
A great day out for kids at Melbourne's Aquarium.
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
King Street
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A great day out for kids at Melbourne's Aquarium.
A tall ship built in 1885 in Belfast which circumnavigated the world 17 times. A must see piece of history which offers fun activities for kids during school holidays.
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Polly Woodside
21 S Wharf Promenade
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A tall ship built in 1885 in Belfast which circumnavigated the world 17 times. A must see piece of history which offers fun activities for kids during school holidays.
Melbourne's "must see" attraction. Nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the awe inspiring view of Melbourne from the observation deck of the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere. Located on Level 88, Eureka Skydeck 88 is the only observation deck in the world that can thrill you with the Edge - a glass cube which projects 3 meters out from the building, with you in it!
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Eureka Skydeck
7 Riverside Quay
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Melbourne's "must see" attraction. Nothing you have ever experienced will prepare you for the awe inspiring view of Melbourne from the observation deck of the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere. Located on Level 88, Eureka Skydeck 88 is the only observation deck in the world that can thrill you with the Edge - a glass cube which projects 3 meters out from the building, with you in it!
If you’re looking for a great day trip, look no further than the picturesque Yarra Valley Wine and Winery Tour from Melbourne. Pick up/drop off at various locations in Melbourne. 9am-5pm. 
The guide explains the Yarra Valley region and the basics of wine, with a hilariously dry sense of humor. 
Price includes four wineries, each offering 5+ tastings of their wines and an incredible lunch.
Great for solo travelers, couples or families (with 18+) children. Highly recommend
Australian Wine Tour Company
200 Flinders St
If you’re looking for a great day trip, look no further than the picturesque Yarra Valley Wine and Winery Tour from Melbourne. Pick up/drop off at various locations in Melbourne. 9am-5pm. 
The guide explains the Yarra Valley region and the basics of wine, with a hilariously dry sense of humor. 
Price includes four wineries, each offering 5+ tastings of their wines and an incredible lunch.
Great for solo travelers, couples or families (with 18+) children. Highly recommend

Essentials

Easy walk and great selection. Open 6am weekdays & 7am weekends until 11pm 7 days a week.
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Woolworths Southbank
263 City Rd
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Easy walk and great selection. Open 6am weekdays & 7am weekends until 11pm 7 days a week.
Convenient place to stock up on essentials. Open 7am-12am 7 days a week.
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Clarendon St IGA Xpress plus Liquor
48 Clarendon St
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Convenient place to stock up on essentials. Open 7am-12am 7 days a week.

Sightseeing

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Tólf postularnir
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