North Melbourne area guide

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

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Woo Ga

Grab a friend, or even a random off the street. Conversation won’t matter - you’ll be too busy stuffing yourself with the cavalcade of dishes that is the...

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Twenty and Six Espresso

Style and taste come together at this new North Melbourne café

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The North Melbourne Hotel

The North Melbourne Hotel on Victoria Street looks a little like someone went nuts at a Franco Cozzo and a European outdoor furniture shop (there are quite...

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Sosta Cucina

Turin-born chef Paolo Masciopinto has come on board (via Stokehouse and Grossi Florentino) to give this North Melbourne olde Italian a brand new bad. If you...

The best bars in North Melbourne

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Joe Taylor

Cool and cultured drinking on the northern edge of town

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Prudence

The comfort and clutter of your own lounge room, with a touch more class and a stack more booze

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The Third Day

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

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Turf Club Hotel

Bev and Mick’s Turf Club Hotel on Flemington Road hosts My Mate Monday’s from 7pm – 1am with free entry, drink specials for students, and $10 burgers with a...