Dining
Where we send friends when they stay — from Southbank tables to CBD institutions.
Recommendations coming soon
Explore Melbourne
Our Melbourne, from the doorstep outwards
A guide we keep adding to — organised by how you like to spend your time rather than by postcode. Everything here is somewhere we'd go ourselves.
Cafés & coffee
Melbourne coffee, without the queue-for-an-hour tourist detour.
Recommendations coming soon
Attractions & culture
Galleries, gardens and the walks that show Melbourne at its best.
Recommendations coming soon
Shopping
From laneway boutiques to the big names, and what's closest to the apartment.
Recommendations coming soon
Southbank
Your immediate neighbourhood: the promenade, the arts precinct and Crown.
Recommendations coming soon
Getting around
Trams, trains, airport transfers and when walking is simply faster.
Recommendations coming soon
With family
Things to do with children within easy reach of Southbank.
Recommendations coming soon
Business travel
Workspaces, quick meals and the walk to the Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Recommendations coming soon
Major events
Australian Open, the Grand Prix, conferences and festival season.
Recommendations coming soon
Placeholder — curated recommendations
Each category is ready for your picks. Send a few places per section with a line on why you like them, and we'll publish them as individual entries with their own pages for search.
Stay where the guide starts
Southbank puts most of this within a walk or a short tram ride. Check your dates and make it easy on yourself.