Exterior at East Brunswick Hotel
Photograph: Graham Denholm | East 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
With a passionate new head chef at the helm, Etta continues to sparkle and excite
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
The B.East
Restaurants

The B.East

This hopping live music venue and bar slings good ol'-fashioned diner burgers, spicy sauce and even spicier eating competitions, plus cocktails
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

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
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 Bishop of Ostia
Bars

The Bishop of Ostia

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • price 1 of 4
Matt Wilkinson builds a boozy altar you will want to worship at
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

East Brunswick Village
Attractions

East Brunswick Village

What began as a humble village-style apartment building has morphed into an urban community hub and foodie paradise
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
Denimsmith
Shopping

Denimsmith

This Brunswick East outfit has been producing high-quality and ethically made denim since 2015