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.
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Il Melograno
A sweet Italian trio bring gelati, pasta and Melbourne's first wood-roasted coffee to High Street
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
Daseti Coffee Bar
Welcome to Daseti, Thornbury’s first and only taxidermy shop, coffee bar and hair salon
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Welcome To Thornbury
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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...
High Note
Transforming the street-front spaces of the historic Northcote Theatre, High Note will become a hive of live acts, events and workshops
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Free to Feed
Cook delicacies from other cultures alongside a person creating a new life in Melbourne
Simply Brows and Lashes
This salon offers just about anything when it comes to brows and lashes, including extensions, tattooing and more
Comune Gallery
Local jewellers get put in the spotlight at this ethical jewellery gallery in Northcote
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