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Port Melbourne area guide

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

Photograph: Mark Heseltine

This suburb's so steeped in history that you might swear you saw a salty sailor lurching out of one of the ancient pubs – but that's just a typical Friday night. Towering alongside Sandridge Beach you'll often see the Spirit of Tasmania, which departs for Tassie daily.

The best restaurants in Port Melbourne

The Exchange Hotel
Bars

The Exchange Hotel

This joint is a rather minimalist affair with decor so white and clean you could mistake if for a surgery – were you not sitting amongst a crowd of parma...

Mr Lawrence
Restaurants

Mr Lawrence

Middle Eastern fare comes garnished with a sea breeze in Port Melbourne

Time Out says
  • 4 out of 5 stars
Smokey's All American BBQ
Restaurants

Smokey's All American BBQ

The owners here have built their smokehouse to be the first of a chain of restaurants (the next one is opening on Chapel Street). And really, what could be...

Dalmatino
Restaurants

Dalmatino

Welcome to the land of spices and slow sticky braises

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The best bars in Port Melbourne

Harry and Frankie
Bars

Harry and Frankie

This wine bar is the pride of Portside

Time Out says
  • 4 out of 5 stars
Railway Club Hotel
Bars

Railway Club Hotel

A classic pub steakhouse has quality, charm and cheek

Time Out says
  • 4 out of 5 stars
The Exchange Hotel
Bars

The Exchange Hotel

This joint is a rather minimalist affair with decor so white and clean you could mistake if for a surgery – were you not sitting amongst a crowd of parma...

Colonial Brewing Co
Bars

Colonial Brewing Co

This inner-city brewery may be in the industrial end of Port Melbourne, but it's serving up plenty of good times if you happen to live or work around the...

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More great venues in Port Melbourne

Harry and Frankie
Bars

Harry and Frankie

This wine bar is the pride of Portside

Time Out says
  • 4 out of 5 stars
About Life
Shopping

About Life

A Sydney wholefoods institution has opened its first Melbourne store in Port Melbourne, bringing high glamour to what was once the province of hippies

Around Port Melbourne
Things to do

Around Port Melbourne

This seaside suburb is located five kilometres south-west from Melbourne's CBD.

Westgate Park
Things to do

Westgate Park

You might have spotted this peaceful wetland under the West Gate while you were stuck in traffic on the bridge above. Those will seem like the bad old days...

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