Going out for dinner or brunch?

I've never seen so many different kinds of restaurants, as I've seen in Melbourne. I've only been a few places so far, but I've already found my favourites.

Your Thai, 255 Swanston st.

Green and orange aren't the greatest colours for a restaurant, but the food is so great that you probably even won't notice. It's a small place, but with plenty of tables. You can get main courses from $8,9, and it's really good. I've tried the Green Curry and the Creamy mushroom, which I definitely can recommend. Only cash and no split bills.

Shanghai Village, Little Bourke st., China Town

Large, 3-level restaurant in the middle of China Town. They've got chinese food with main courses starting at only $7,5 and BYO wine for only $2. The staff can be a bit rude, and they only take cash.

Bimbo, 376 Brunswick st., Fitzroy

It's expensive to live in Melbourne and as the groceries can be expensive as well, Bimbo is the answer. Get a $4 Pizza at Bimbo! If you are really hungry, you should think about getting two. Just saying...

The offer is valid: Sun-Thursday: 7-11 pm + weekends 12-4pm + Saturday 7-9 pm.

Little Creatures Dining Hall, 222 Brunswick st., Fitzroy

A dining hall? Are you kidding? I know it seems quite old-fashioned, but nevertheless it's so cozy and relaxing at Little Creatures. In the weekends it can be quite crowed which is reflected in a lot of noise. They've got their own brewery, which is only one of the reasons to go there. The food taste really good, and the prices are a little bit high, but not compared to the fact that it's a restaurant and not a cafe. After the meal, ask for their delicious dessert menu, mmmm.

Little Creatures Dining Hall

The Green Refectory, 115 Sydney Rd, Brunswick 

The greatest little cafe in Brunswick. The have a huge menu card, and everything looks so delicious, that it's hard to decide. Try the $10 Brunch-Stack or their $8 plate of three different kind of salads. It's crowed during the weekend so be patient.

$10 brunch-stack at The Green Refectory

Italian food

Take a walk down Lygon st. in Carlton and see how difficult it is for you decide, which one of all the Italian restaurants you would like to try. Be aware that some of them are quite expensive, but definitely not all of them.

Boost

Smoothies and juices. Seriously, try it, it's the best. Get a customer card and get every 10^th juice for free. It's all healthy.

Mmmm

Shopping in Melbourne

Shopping

Whether you are looking for a new things for your tiny studio apartment or you are just going out for a browse, Melbourne has a lot to offer. You can go to the CBD or you can go to the small suburbs like Brunswick, Prahan or Fitzroy. I've listed my experiences with shopping in Melbourne below, and I hope it's useful to you.

Cheap stores

Looking for new, nice and cheap clothes, shoes etc., it's worth to check out these stores.

JB-HiFi – music and electronics

Payless Shoes – cheap shoes for men and women

Rubi – cheap shoes and accessories for women

Cotton On – cheap clothes for women and men

Jay Jays – cheap jeans for women and men

K-mart – everything but food. Clothes, shoes, bicycles, furnitures etc.

Lost & Found (12 Smith Street, Collingwood) – Everything! Furnitures for your room, used books, vinyls or cd's, fancy dresses for a party and on and on. Take a look – even just for fun.

Shopping Mall's

If you don't know want you're looking for or just want to go shopping with your friends, check these shopping mall's out on:

Melbourne Central Station

Southern Cross station

Second-hand

Are you more into second hand and vintage clothes, Melbourne has a lot to offer.

Fitzroy + Brunswick – tons of small, sweet, weird, cozy and nice vintage stores with clothes both for men and women. If you're not into vintage, take a look anyway! You can always find a dress or a pair of shoes you didn't know you were missing.

Savers – (Sydney road, Brunswick)Really cheep, used clothes, shoes, furnitures, sports equipment, suitcases etc. for women and men. It can be a big mouthful so take your time while being there.

Where to go?

Melbourne is full of great places to go out. But where to start? Soon I will tell you about the experiences I've had in Melbourne so far.

I'll be right back...