Exterior at East Brunswick Hotel
Photograph: Graham DenholmEast Brunswick Hotel

Brunswick East area guide

The best restaurants, bars, shops and events in Brunswick East

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Grungy Brunswick East is a natural home for young professionals, students and artists alike. Drawcards include the CERES Environmental Park, markets, cultish café Pope Joan and bar-worth-travelling-for, The Alderman.

Brunswick East highlights

Bar Idda
Restaurants

Bar Idda

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

The best restaurants in Brunswick East

Etta
Restaurants

Etta

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • price 2 of 4

This contemporary neighbourhood restaurant is at the height of its powers, offering faultless fare and a drinks list that dazzles every time

Wild Life Bakery
Restaurants

Wild Life Bakery

  • 5 out of 5 stars

Worship at this temple of sourdough where your daily bread borders on the divine

Teta Mona
Restaurants

Teta Mona

  • 4 out of 5 stars

This Lebanese restaurant is hammering out the classics with a lot of wins for vegans

Rumi
Restaurants

Rumi

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

In our hummus-saturated age, this pioneer of mod Middle Eastern dining has stood the test of time

The best bars in Brunswick East

The Alderman
Bars

The Alderman

  • 5 out of 5 stars

This quirky little bar is a picture of perfection

The East Brunswick Hotel
Bars

The East Brunswick Hotel

The reopening of this Lygon Street pub is a win for locals, but don't expect the grungy venue of old

Brunswick Aces Bar
Bars

Brunswick Aces Bar

Want to spend your night at a bar and wake up fresh as a daisy? This is the place for you

The Wood Samaritan
Bars

The Wood Samaritan

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4

Canadian camaraderie and clamato juice warm the soul at this cosy neighbourhood bar

More great venues in Brunswick East

Northcote Pottery Supplies
Things to do

Northcote Pottery Supplies

Northcote Pottery Supplies is the go-to spot for pottery pros to buy material like clay, glazes, and tools, but they also offer short courses and workshops....

East Brunswick Village
Attractions

East Brunswick Village

This village-style apartment building in Melbourne's inner north is also an urban community hub

The Wool Mill
Attractions

The Wool Mill

One of Melbourne's oldest wool mills has been transformed into a light-filled events space perfect for weddings

CERES Community Environment Park
Things to do

CERES Community Environment Park

North of the city, this Brunswick haven includes a small vegetable farm, chook pen, permaculture and bush nursery and community kitchen in the park...