There’s no better place for coffee in Melbourne’s CBD than this very cool ‘hole in the wall’ on Little Bourke Street. With barely more than a dozen seats, it’s a drink and run sort of spot.
359 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne 3000
Telephone +613 9606 0449
Aren’t these fluorescent green gnomes just something else?
You gotta have them, right? Well everything in this wee little boutique of curios is just the same. Delightful, whimsical and quite often just gorgeous. The gnomes are at the zanier end of the collection – the small porcelain butterflies would suit a brader range of walls and there is some stuff that’s even safe to give your Mum. Little Salon also stocks a limited, but fabulous, range of fashion, jewelery, accessories and homewares.
So whether your cbd accommodation is Apartment Alkira or not, wander down to Little Collins and be beguiled by this cute but quirky little salon:
Little Salon
353 Little Collins
Melbourne 3000
Little Salon Website
Great Fashion blog with good pics of other Little Salon offerings
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(well, we think so…)
The food at this place won’t put you into a gastronomic coma and the coffee’s a bit ho-hum, but with her sweeping city views across the river, there are few better places to drink up Melbourne at her sparkly best.
Location, location, location. Darling.
On a sultry summer’s evening the city lights dazzle while you sip your campari and soda at one of the many outdoor tables. Or better still, on a mild spring weekday morning you loll over the paper while the lemmings trundle off to the concrete jungle. You shoot one a smug smile. You can. You’re on holidays.
Breaky, dinner and campari all week. Lunch on Sundays.
EQ Cafebar
100 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
+61 3 9645 0644
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-Melbourne’s secret accommodation getaway
So, it’s just you, your map of Melbourne and the sparrows. In need of a kick-start breaky before you hit the streets? Not sure where to head?
Well, if your CBD accommodation of choice is Apartment Alkira, you simply saunter half a block up the road, to a quaint wee place at 95 Queen Street. The girl’s at Sparrow’s Nest are early starters, so while the sparrows are going about their daily ablutions, Rana and Sarah are warming prosciutto and gruyere croissants and coaxing frothy milk from their most impressive coffee machine for the Genovese coffee. A couple of communal tables are good if there are a few of you, but the front bench or small round tables are the perfect choice for a gentle solo or duo breaky over the paper. Bread from one of Melbourne’s finest bakers – Dench.
95 Queen Street
Melbourne
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Apartment Alkira – Melbourne’s best boutique self contained apartment accommodation
If you’re looking for accommodation in the city of Melbourne (CBD) we’d love you to stay with us.
The central city serviced apartment is close to everything – museums, galleries, public transport, the major stadiums, theatres, the aquarium, cafes and restaurants – and of course the best of Melbourne’s shopping.
The short-stay apartment is modern, self-contained accommodation with a complete kitchen and bathroom and an additional study/reading room for extra stretch-out room.
This bright shiny bauble is the newest kid at the groovy end of Hardware Street. Where Hardware Lane ‘Proper’ has become a crass strip of overpriced sidewalk restaurants, the rawer, slightly edgy end of Hardware Street on the north side of Lonsdale Street offers delights from a sensational music shop to this little gem of a modern cafe. Open for breaky and lunch – but only Monday to Friday – Hardware Societe offers a refreshing menu of French and Spanish fare, along with good “Supreme” coffee and a selection of teas. Owner/operators are warm and hospitable and seriously ‘into’ their food.
120 Hardware St
Melbourne, 3000
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Apartment Alkira – Melbourne’s best boutique self contained apartment
e.g.etal deals in seriously groovy designer jewellery. I fell upon it a few years ago when it was located in Little Collins Street and neither my wallet nor my neckline have been the same since. You know it’s going to be a few notches above what you’ll find on rotating department store racks when their website refers to them in third person as a “commercial gallery”. And I guess they are. You’re not buying trinkets here, you’re buying art. They deal mostly with precious metals and gemstones; delicious pieces for both men and women by around eighty Australian and New Zealand contemporary jewellers. *Worth noting that one shouldn’t get ones hopes up just because there’s “basement” in the address – pricing policy reflects the unique nature of the wares*.
Basement
167 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia
ph: 3 9639 5111
web: e.g.etal
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Apartment Alkira – Melbourne’s best boutique self contained apartment
A rare find in the heart of Melbourne, Apartment Alkira is a spacious, light- filled one bedroom apartment available for short-stay accommodation in Melbourne’s CBD.
The recently renovated self-contained apartment is located in one of the city’s most striking Art Deco buildings. The second floor apartment accommodation is one of only two apartments on the same floor. The building has lift access.
Close to the hub of the action for foodies, art lovers, theatre goers and shoppers, yet set back a bit for a quiet night’s sleep in a beautiful tree-lined city street, this self-contained apartment is ideal for short-term, weekend, corporate or longer holiday stays.
Vue de Monde is undeniably one of Melbourne’s *starlet* eateries, but if you can’t get in, or don’t want to part with the requisite *starlet* pennies, Café Vue will give you an inexpensive way to hover in the glow of the Vue de Monde halo. Open for brekky and lunch Monday to Friday, it’s worth the jostle with the neighbouring legal fraternity to secure a spot. The delectable pastries and brioche is house-made, as is the fabulous selection of naughty sweeties that beg to be devoured with a smooth, creamy ‘Illy’ latte. While the staff can often be vague and disorganised, the food more than makes up for it. Hot tip: try the $15 lunchbox – extraordinary value for a mini three course morsel meal. The lunchbox line-up changes daily, allowing you to indulge on a regular basis and never tire of the fare.
Cafe Vue
Normanby Chambers
430 Little Collins St
Cafe Vue Website
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