Top 20 Things to Do in Melbourne
- Stroll, skate or soak up the sun on the St Kilda beach promenade
- Discover Australia’s Aboriginal culture on a Koorie Heritage Walk
- Dine in the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant, travelling city streets while you enjoy local cuisine
- Meet multicultural Melbourne at the Queen Victoria Market
- See the city from ‘The Edge’, 88 stories up in the Eureka Tower
- Capture the city spirit at Federation Square, home to galleries, cafés, bars and live entertainment
- Eat, drink and live like a local in Melbourne’s sophisticated secret laneways
- Swim with sea horses around the piers of the Mornington Peninsula
- Capture culture at the National Gallery of Victoria, with art spanning the globe
- Meet native and exotic animals or picnic over jazz at the Melbourne Zoo
- Discover the Melbourne Story at the Melbourne Museum
- Tee off at one of 15 championship golf courses around Melbourne
- Take time out at one of Melbourne’s seaside day spas
- Experience café culture on Lygon Street – Melbourne’s ‘Little Italy’
- See a show at a world-class theatre as Broadway comes to Melbourne
- Live the sporting passion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and National Sports Museum
- Drive a lap around Albert Park Lake, home to the Australian Formula 1™ Grand Prix
- Shop at Melbourne’s largest department stores, Myer and David Jones
- Enjoy spectacular water views and stylish restaurants in Docklands
- Join in the festivities at one of Melbourne’s many free festivals or public events.
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** Information from the Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau
Accommodation Options in Melbourne
Grand Hyatt Melbourne
Grand King Room Only - $280 per night
Grand Twin Room Only - $280 per night
Rydges Melbourne
Deluxe Queen Room Only - $183 per night
Adina Apartment Hotel Melbourne
Two Bedroom Apartment - $340 per night
Cheap Eats in Melbourne
Bar Lourinha | 37 Little Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
Borek Stall | Deli Hall, Queen Victoria Markets, Melbourne CBD
Crossways | Level 1, 123 Swanston Street, Melbourne CBD
Darac Bar and Grill | 53 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne CBD
Don Don | 198 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD
Empress of China | 120 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
Fancy Hanks BBQ | 456 Queen Street, Melbourne CBD
Ferdydurke | Levels 1 & 2, 239 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD
Fugazza | 31 Equitable Place, Melbourne CBD
Goz City | 502 Little Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
Huxtaburger II | Shop 11, Fulham Place (off Flinders Lane)
HuTong Dumpling Bar | 14-16 Market Lane, Melbourne CBD
Jimmy Grants | 80 Collins Street or 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD
Mamak | 366 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD
Misschu | Shop 2, 297 Exhibition Street, Melbourne CBD
Mekong Vietnam | 241 Swanston Street, Melbourne CBD
Ms Collins| 425 Collins Street Melbourne CBD
Nourish Salads | 3/221 Queen Street, Melbourne CBD
Om Vegetarian | Level 1, 28 Elizabeth Street or Shop 4, 227 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
Pho Dzung | 234B Russell Street, Melbourne CBD
Purple Peanuts | 620 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
Red China | 206 Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
Shandong MaMa | 200 Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
Snag Stand | Corner of La Trobe and Swanston Streets, outside Melbourne Central
Supper Inn | 15 Celestial Avenue, Melbourne CBD
Sushi Burger | 167 Exhibition Street, Melbourne CBD
Rolld | 45 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
Rose Garden BBQ | 435 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne CBD
Shanghai Street Dumpling | 342 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
Sushi Monger | 17-309 Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD
Teppansan | 179 Russell Street, Melbourne CBD
The Borek Shop | Shop 95, Deli Hall, Queen Victoria Market
Wonderbao | Shop 4/19-37 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne CBD