The arts are well represented in Northcote, with regular events at the Northcote Town Hall, Northcote Social Club and Regal Ballroom. Shoppers head to the boutiques and antique stores on High Street, while serious foodies are found at Scott Pickett offerings Estelle Bistro and ESP.
The best restaurants in Northcote
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Merah
Malaysian restaurants are a dime a dozen in this city, but few of them are as refined as Merah
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Yuni's Kitchen
This Northcote mum and pop Indonesian restaurant is a hidden cheap eats gem
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Barry Coffee and Food
No, it's not a person, it's the new café setting Northcote’s mouths and minds on fire with super grains and peanut butter
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Espresso Alley
Vince Colosimo turns out to be an actor slash sandwich maker - and he's good at both
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Wazzup Falafel
Wazzup's Palestinian-Jordanian falafels are authentic, addictive, and completely deserving of their devoted following around Melbourne
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Il Melograno
A sweet Italian trio bring gelati, pasta and Melbourne's first wood-roasted coffee to High Street
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Daseti Coffee Bar
Welcome to Daseti, Thornbury’s first and only taxidermy shop, coffee bar and hair salon
The best bars in Northcote
Bars
Northcote Social Club
It’s a hipster pub. No getting around it. But however you feel about the ironic ugly sweater set, it’s hard to turn your nose up at...
More great venues in Northcote
Things to do
Free to Feed
Cook delicacies from other cultures alongside a person creating a new life in Melbourne
Health and beauty
Simply Brows and Lashes
This salon offers just about anything when it comes to brows and lashes, including extensions, tattooing and more
What's on in Northcote
Music
Griff
One of UK pop’s rising names returns to Melbourne due to popular demand after just six months
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