Guidebook for South Yarra
Food Scene
Hobba
428 Malvern RdGreat coffee. Our favourite place for breakfast or lunch.
A fancy french place. They have a great fixed price lunch if you want to try some classic french food.
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Bistro Thierry
511 Malvern RdA fancy french place. They have a great fixed price lunch if you want to try some classic french food.
Shiva Indian Cuisine
530 Malvern RdTasty and pretty authentic Indian.
BROWNS BAKERS OF DISTINCTION
545 Malvern RdFresh bread, pastries & great coffee.
Hibari Japanese Restaurant
479 Malvern RdGood value Japanese.
B'Stilla
30 Bray StreetOur favourite Middle Eastern Restaurant with a modern twist. Amazing flavours.
Our favourite local Chinese Restaurant. A Melbourne institution. There all you can eat weekend yum cha for just under $40 is great value.
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David's
4 Cecil PlOur favourite local Chinese Restaurant. A Melbourne institution. There all you can eat weekend yum cha for just under $40 is great value.
Jacques Reymond Restaurant
78 Williams RdOne of the top 3 restaurants in Melbourne. Book early.
Borsch Vodka & Tears
173 Chapel StA great polish menu + extensive vodka menu.
Best ham & cheese croissants in South Yarra. Great coffee too.
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La Parisienne Pâtés
17 Toorak RdBest ham & cheese croissants in South Yarra. Great coffee too.
Charlie Dumpling
184 High StreetA hipster dumpling place.
Hanoi Hannah Express Lane
186 High StVietnamese street food.
Vietnamese with attitude. Does particularly awesome take away.
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misschu - South Yarra
276 Toorak RdVietnamese with attitude. Does particularly awesome take away.
Closest good coffee to the Hawks Nest. Good breakfast menu too. We like the Breakfast Burrito & the Slow Cooked Chilli.
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Rustic Cup
503 Malvern RdClosest good coffee to the Hawks Nest. Good breakfast menu too. We like the Breakfast Burrito & the Slow Cooked Chilli.
Please see "Bush Hotel Toorak" for new listing
505 Malvern RdGreat Aussie pub food and steak.
Fratellino - South Yarra
415 Malvern RdThe local pizza joint.
Colonel Tan's
229 Chapel StreetCheap but tasty food with an Asian twist.
As far as we're concerned the best coffee in Melbourne. This is where we buy our beans from weekly.
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Journeyman
169 Chapel StAs far as we're concerned the best coffee in Melbourne. This is where we buy our beans from weekly.
Try out this Masterchef celebrities famous delights.
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Zumbo Patisserie South Yarra
Try out this Masterchef celebrities famous delights.
Our favourite local 'desert bar'. Try out some macaroons with amazingly unique flavours or treat yourself to some indulgent deserts. Good coffee too.
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LuxBite
38 Toorak RdOur favourite local 'desert bar'. Try out some macaroons with amazingly unique flavours or treat yourself to some indulgent deserts. Good coffee too.
In our opinion currently serving up the best breakfast in Melbourne! A delightful short Sunday morning stroll from the Hawks Nest.
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Mammoth
736 Malvern RdIn our opinion currently serving up the best breakfast in Melbourne! A delightful short Sunday morning stroll from the Hawks Nest.
Essentials
Need to pick up some groceries? Attached bottle shop also comes in handy.
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Woolworths Metro Hawksburn
559-569 Malvern RdNeed to pick up some groceries? Attached bottle shop also comes in handy.
Shopping
Delicious pre-prepared foods. Great place to stop by to pick some lunch and snacks for a day of sightseeing. Or even some gourmet provisions for a picnic.
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Stocked Food Store
549 Malvern RdDelicious pre-prepared foods. Great place to stop by to pick some lunch and snacks for a day of sightseeing. Or even some gourmet provisions for a picnic.
Organica Pty Ltd
42 Errol StCoffee, simple lunches & nice home cooked pre-prepared meals.
Fresh produce from all over Victoria. Great for a browse (and sample!).
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Prahran Market station
Fresh produce from all over Victoria. Great for a browse (and sample!).
Arts & Culture
Roc's Jam Factory
500 Chapel StThe local cinema showing the standard new releases.
A nice smaller 'art house' cinema screening classics, foreign and less mainstream films. Has a nice bar too which means you can enjoy a glass of wine with the film.
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Palace Cinema Como
Chapel StreetA nice smaller 'art house' cinema screening classics, foreign and less mainstream films. Has a nice bar too which means you can enjoy a glass of wine with the film.
Windsor Bowls Club Inc.
69 Blackmore StTry out barefoot bowls. I think Crackerjack was filmed here. Cheap beer too.
Nacionalna galerija Viktorije
180 St Kilda RdDrinks & Nightlife
Sweetwater Inn
60 Bray StBar with attitude. Good inventive food as well.
Tyranny of Distance
147 Union StBest beer garden in Melbourne. Solid food too.
Back Bar
67 Green Sta lot of character.
Parks & Nature
Great for walks, picnics or just watching some local sport on a Saturday morning.
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Fawkner Park
24-88 Commercial RdGreat for walks, picnics or just watching some local sport on a Saturday morning.
Get lost exploring Melbourne's finest garden. The running track around the outer perimeter is just as (if not more) famous. Just ask locals about "the Tan". Moonlight cinema in the Summer is amazing.
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Kraljevski botanički vrtovi Victoria
Get lost exploring Melbourne's finest garden. The running track around the outer perimeter is just as (if not more) famous. Just ask locals about "the Tan". Moonlight cinema in the Summer is amazing.
Getting Around
5 min walk from the Hawks Nest. Pick up a car for a short day trip to the Great Ocean Road or the Dandenongs!
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Budget Car Rental South Yarra
5 min walk from the Hawks Nest. Pick up a car for a short day trip to the Great Ocean Road or the Dandenongs!
Hawksburn Station
Train station 7 minutes walk away