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North Melbourne area guide

The best restaurants, bars, shops and events in North Melbourne

Interior at Twenty and Six Espresso
Photograph: Graham DenholmTwenty and Six Espresso

In a little pocket on its own, this ’burb has the wide-hipped streets of a country town and is fiercely loved by locals for its communal feel. The Drunken Poet, The Last Jar and Twenty and Six Espresso draw in interlopers like us, but there’s much more to discover.

The best restaurants in North Melbourne

Mork Chocolate Brew House
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Mork Chocolate Brew House

Cacao is the new coffee, according to Mörk’s new concept store-cum-chocolate lab

Beatrix
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Beatrix

This cozy North Melbourne cafe is sure to please. Although slightly hidden from the main street view, Beatrix is well worth the search

Auction Rooms Café
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Auction Rooms Café

Full of hot young things and cool old things, the Auction Rooms café and roastery serves tram-trip-worthy coffee

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
Users say
5 out of 5 stars
Twenty and Six Espresso
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Twenty and Six Espresso

Style and taste come together at this new North Melbourne café

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4 out of 5 stars
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The best bars in North Melbourne

Joe Taylor
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Joe Taylor

Cool and cultured drinking on the northern edge of town

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
Users say
3 out of 5 stars
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The Third Day
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The Third Day

These spunky brewsters have converted an old warehouse into a roofless café, bar and event space

Bobbie Peels
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Bobbie Peels

The old Crimean experiences a quiet revolution

Town Hall Hotel, North Melbourne
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Town Hall Hotel, North Melbourne

An old-school rock’n’roll boozer turns the nostalgia up to 11

Time Out says
4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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More great venues in North Melbourne

Vic Market Tattoo
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Vic Market Tattoo

Vic Market Tattoo, says Wade Johnston, is “an homage to the past and the 25 year history of the shop. There’s lots of tattoo flash and...

House of Usher
Theatre

House of Usher

Enter an Edgar Allen Poe-inspired dreamscape at A Midnight Visit

Arts House
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Arts House

Arts House splits its program across two venues: the North Melbourne Town Hall and the Meat Market (5 Blackwood St, North Melbourne). Committed to...

Zero Latency
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Zero Latency

Team up to take down zombies at the world's first multiplayer, free-roam virtual reality arcade

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What's on in North Melbourne

A Midnight Visit
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A Midnight Visit

Dive headfirst into the world of Edgar Allan Poe in this immersive theatre piece

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Token Armies
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Token Armies

Our flagship contemporary dance company enters a new era with this provocative Melbourne Festival show

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High Performance Packing Tape
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High Performance Packing Tape

Don't try this at home – or in your office

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