Brunswick East area guide

Exterior at East Brunswick Hotel — Photograph: Graham DenholmEast Brunswick Hotel

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

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The Alehouse Project

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The Alderman

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Kumo Izakaya

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Bar Idda

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The best restaurants in Brunswick East

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Etta

Produce-driven, vegetarian-friendly and unpretentiously good value, this neighbourhood bistro is another feather in the cap of the 3057 postcode

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Hellenic Republic Brunswick East

This Greek stalwart has been around for almost a decade and it’s aegean gracefully

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Wild Life Bakery

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

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Park St Dining

Easygoing Italian with a hipster heart; Park St Dining knows its North Carlton neighbourhood well

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The best bars in Brunswick East

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Bar Romantica

Brunswick East’s storied late-night haunt is back, now with natural wines and nduja on the pizzas

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The Alderman

This quirky little bar is a picture of perfection

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Kumo Izakaya

80 plus varieties of Sake and Shochu, the perfect venue and two red hot chefs in the kitchen. Kumo is Andre Bishop’s cloud nine

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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

More great venues in Brunswick East

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...

Shopping

CERES Permaculture and Bushfood Nursery

This northside nursery aims to encourage backyard food production, so you’ll find inexpensive plants and seedlings, as well as expert advice from the...