Guidebook for Elsternwick
Food Scene
A great restaurant at the end of the street serving tasty pizzas and pastas and spanish donuts for desert! Yum!
Bocconcini - Pasta & Pizza
192 Barkly StA great restaurant at the end of the street serving tasty pizzas and pastas and spanish donuts for desert! Yum!
the best bakery in town! Vanilla Slice and Babka cake are our favourites! Walk up Glen Huntly Road toward Orrong Road. Their quiches are also delicious.
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Aviv Cakes and Bagels
400 Glen Huntly Rdthe best bakery in town! Vanilla Slice and Babka cake are our favourites! Walk up Glen Huntly Road toward Orrong Road. Their quiches are also delicious.
Ilya Frozen Yogurt
277 Glen Huntly RdAmazing frozen yoghurt!
just in case you needed MORE convincing that you are in coffee central! This is a cute hole in the wall cafe.
228 ! hello! Cafe 228! Mothing miky about it! Me go now!xc
228 Glen Huntly Rdjust in case you needed MORE convincing that you are in coffee central! This is a cute hole in the wall cafe.
yep. you guessed it. More great coffee. This place also does a great Shakshuka and is around a 10 minute walk from our place to the up and coming Rippon Lea precinct
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Spout Cafe
48 Glen Eira Rdyep. you guessed it. More great coffee. This place also does a great Shakshuka and is around a 10 minute walk from our place to the up and coming Rippon Lea precinct
a great place for a glass of vino after work and a tasty meal with a beautiful ambiance.
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Ripponlea Food and Wine
15 Glen Eira Rda great place for a glass of vino after work and a tasty meal with a beautiful ambiance.
People come from all over Melbourne to this cafe...with more than 55,000 followers on instagram you'll find out why! Amazing raw food & smoothies...approx 15 minute walk from our apartment :)
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Combi Elwood
138-140 Ormond RdPeople come from all over Melbourne to this cafe...with more than 55,000 followers on instagram you'll find out why! Amazing raw food & smoothies...approx 15 minute walk from our apartment :)
simply the best Thai in Elwood and Elsternwick...and the host is wonderful too. It's a regular haunt of ours.
Bamboo and Lily | Modern Thai
94 Ormond Rdsimply the best Thai in Elwood and Elsternwick...and the host is wonderful too. It's a regular haunt of ours.
this place is one of my fave's in Melbourne. Great atmosphere and artful coffee (literally!)
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Loco Coffee
436 Glen Huntly Rdthis place is one of my fave's in Melbourne. Great atmosphere and artful coffee (literally!)
Yet (another!!!) great café and this one also roasts their own coffee. I often walk down to this café at the end of our street and sit in their outdoor area which over looks a lovely little park.
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Goat House
272 Glen Huntly RoadYet (another!!!) great café and this one also roasts their own coffee. I often walk down to this café at the end of our street and sit in their outdoor area which over looks a lovely little park.
Can't be bothered cooking? Want something light before heading to a see a flick at the Classic Cinema across the road? Look no further than Healthy Point. A salad, juice, spud and smoothie bar all in1
Healthy point
287 Glen Huntly RdCan't be bothered cooking? Want something light before heading to a see a flick at the Classic Cinema across the road? Look no further than Healthy Point. A salad, juice, spud and smoothie bar all in1
You can't walk past Will's Batch and not be lured in by their array of tantalising ice-cream flavours. And for the cooler months, they also do waffles!! Hallelujah!!
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Will's Batch Ice Cream
300 Glen Huntly RdYou can't walk past Will's Batch and not be lured in by their array of tantalising ice-cream flavours. And for the cooler months, they also do waffles!! Hallelujah!!
Also at the end of the street (just cross over Glen Huntly Rd) is this great little pizzeria offering up reasonably priced pizzas in an ambient setting.
Motorina Pizzeria
4 Horne StAlso at the end of the street (just cross over Glen Huntly Rd) is this great little pizzeria offering up reasonably priced pizzas in an ambient setting.
Great restaurant/cafe - good for breakfast through dinner. Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Check their website to see their menu.
Umbrella Lounge Bar
338-340 Glen Huntly RdGreat restaurant/cafe - good for breakfast through dinner. Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Check their website to see their menu.
Mama Falafel Elsternwick
344 Glen Huntly RdGreat Falafel! Also kosher.
Yet another frozen yoghurt and smoothie bar only minutes from your front door. Take your kids (or yourself!) down there for a treat on a hot summer's day.
Yo Ziggy
324A Glen Huntly RoadYet another frozen yoghurt and smoothie bar only minutes from your front door. Take your kids (or yourself!) down there for a treat on a hot summer's day.
Great vegetarian restaurant - they may have duck and chicken on the menu but it's all veg! Nice variety of vegetarian foods, flavorsome, excellent service and good value for money.
Ren Dao Vegetarian Restaurant
275 Glen Huntly RdGreat vegetarian restaurant - they may have duck and chicken on the menu but it's all veg! Nice variety of vegetarian foods, flavorsome, excellent service and good value for money.
Delicious brekky, great coffee, fun and friendly staff and a modern fit out. I love that they stay open later than most cafe's too, enabling a latte later than 4pm! A must!
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Hawk & Hunter
10 Glen Eira AvenueDelicious brekky, great coffee, fun and friendly staff and a modern fit out. I love that they stay open later than most cafe's too, enabling a latte later than 4pm! A must!
Popular Melbourne guide to good eats the Broadsheet has said that Miss Ruben’s Canteen makes a strong case for Melbourne’s best pastrami on traditional rye. Also a wide variety of tasty salads.
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Aunt Maggie's Malvern
72 Glenferrie RdPopular Melbourne guide to good eats the Broadsheet has said that Miss Ruben’s Canteen makes a strong case for Melbourne’s best pastrami on traditional rye. Also a wide variety of tasty salads.
In 2014, for the 2nd year running, Attica was named best restaurant in Australia and 32nd best in the WORLD!!! If you are a gastronome, Attica is a mere 10 min walk from our apartment. book ahead!
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Attica
74 Glen Eira RdIn 2014, for the 2nd year running, Attica was named best restaurant in Australia and 32nd best in the WORLD!!! If you are a gastronome, Attica is a mere 10 min walk from our apartment. book ahead!
With its namesake a nod to a key player in Melbourne’s coffee history, Henry Bancroft who introduced the Gaggia Espresso Machine to Melbourne in 1954, Bancroft Brewers is yet another coffee oasis!
Bancroft Brewers
480A Glen Huntly RdWith its namesake a nod to a key player in Melbourne’s coffee history, Henry Bancroft who introduced the Gaggia Espresso Machine to Melbourne in 1954, Bancroft Brewers is yet another coffee oasis!
A 1930s service station has been transformed into a bright and spacious cafe. They do great breakfasts and coffees and it's a lovely 20 minute stroll.
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Glovers Station.
258 Glen Eira RdA 1930s service station has been transformed into a bright and spacious cafe. They do great breakfasts and coffees and it's a lovely 20 minute stroll.
Another cool breakfast haunt of mine with a menu with an emphasis on seasonal produce. Jump on a tram straight up Glen Huntly Road or take a walk while doing some shopping on the way. (opposite Coles)
Ernest V
432 Glen Huntly RdAnother cool breakfast haunt of mine with a menu with an emphasis on seasonal produce. Jump on a tram straight up Glen Huntly Road or take a walk while doing some shopping on the way. (opposite Coles)
Korean fusion cuisine. Those in search of a mid-week Korean meal and a good brew will be very content here. Just a short stroll from our apartment :)
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The more the better
305 Glen Huntly RdKorean fusion cuisine. Those in search of a mid-week Korean meal and a good brew will be very content here. Just a short stroll from our apartment :)
need your morning smoothie? 5 mins walk will see you at Green Remedy, serving raw cold pressed juices, delicious smoothies, acai bowls, organic salads and other healthy eats and treats including locally sourced organic, gluten free, vegan and GMO-free options.
Green Remedy
211 Glen Huntly Rdneed your morning smoothie? 5 mins walk will see you at Green Remedy, serving raw cold pressed juices, delicious smoothies, acai bowls, organic salads and other healthy eats and treats including locally sourced organic, gluten free, vegan and GMO-free options.
A short walk from the apartment up Glen Huntly Road and you'll arrive at Cocomana's. A veritable feast of raw organic cold-pressed juices, smoothies, nut milks, raw, vegan and superfoods. You will walk out feeling nourished and enriched.
Cocomama's Cold Pressed Juices & Smoothies
341 Glen Huntly RoadA short walk from the apartment up Glen Huntly Road and you'll arrive at Cocomana's. A veritable feast of raw organic cold-pressed juices, smoothies, nut milks, raw, vegan and superfoods. You will walk out feeling nourished and enriched.
Now you don't have to go to Windsor for Hanoi Hannah's easy effervescent Vietnamese street food because it's almost right at your doorstep! (well a short walk at the end of the street!). Eat here and then go across to see a Flick at the Classic Cinema. Could you be in a better spot?????
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Hanoi Hannah Vol. II
306 Glen Huntly RdNow you don't have to go to Windsor for Hanoi Hannah's easy effervescent Vietnamese street food because it's almost right at your doorstep! (well a short walk at the end of the street!). Eat here and then go across to see a Flick at the Classic Cinema. Could you be in a better spot?????
Entertainment & Activities
Amazing art house cinema screening various film festivals during the year. Grab a glass of vino before your flick.
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Classic Cinemas
9 Gordon StAmazing art house cinema screening various film festivals during the year. Grab a glass of vino before your flick.
My local yoga studio literally at the end of the street (7 min walk!) A gorgeous studio with amazing teachers offering different types of yoga from bikram to prenatal, yin to simple flow. A must visit
Yoga Tree Elsternwick
5 Horne StMy local yoga studio literally at the end of the street (7 min walk!) A gorgeous studio with amazing teachers offering different types of yoga from bikram to prenatal, yin to simple flow. A must visit
Drinks & Nightlife
right at the end of the street, turn right onto Glen Huntly Road and you'll find this cute little place for a late night cocktail. I recommend the library - you'll know it when you see it :)
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Antique bar
218 Glen Huntly Rdright at the end of the street, turn right onto Glen Huntly Road and you'll find this cute little place for a late night cocktail. I recommend the library - you'll know it when you see it :)
less than a 5 minute walk from the apartment lies a selection of vodka that would rival a Russian cocktail lounge. Also great eastern european fare…my favourite is the Vegetarian Borscht soup.
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After The Tears Vodka Bar
9b Gordon Stless than a 5 minute walk from the apartment lies a selection of vodka that would rival a Russian cocktail lounge. Also great eastern european fare…my favourite is the Vegetarian Borscht soup.
Getting Around
For your convenience, at the end of the street (about 6 min walk)!
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Elsternwick Station
For your convenience, at the end of the street (about 6 min walk)!
Shopping
If excellent quality organic produce is your thing, you must visit this store. Also a 10 minute walk from our apartment. If you go here, go to Hawk and Hunter or Spout for breakfast and great coffee!
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The Staple Store
19 Glen Eira RdIf excellent quality organic produce is your thing, you must visit this store. Also a 10 minute walk from our apartment. If you go here, go to Hawk and Hunter or Spout for breakfast and great coffee!
A great local bookshop stocking all those books you wanted to read - great also for browsing. I can while away the time in here easily after having breakfast at Loco café next door!
Sunflower Bookshop
A great local bookshop stocking all those books you wanted to read - great also for browsing. I can while away the time in here easily after having breakfast at Loco café next door!
Essentials
My go-to store for organic food & products, they also do great vegan lunches. Highly recommended!
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GloHealth
360 Glen Huntly RdMy go-to store for organic food & products, they also do great vegan lunches. Highly recommended!
about 15-20 mins walk from our apartment up Glen Huntly Road (you can do your window shopping too!) you can get everything you need for your stay and it's open 24/7! Late night cravings for ice cream?
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Coles Supermarkets
475 Glen Huntly Roadabout 15-20 mins walk from our apartment up Glen Huntly Road (you can do your window shopping too!) you can get everything you need for your stay and it's open 24/7! Late night cravings for ice cream?
all your pharmaceutical needs met under the one roof - chemist warehouse has been a G-d send when I've needed something for a sore throat, right through to prescriptions filled. Open 7 days a week!
Chemist Warehouse Elsternwick
320 Glen Huntly Rdall your pharmaceutical needs met under the one roof - chemist warehouse has been a G-d send when I've needed something for a sore throat, right through to prescriptions filled. Open 7 days a week!
Fitness fanatic? Less than ten minutes away is Zap Fitness which is open 24/7. There are no lock in contracts and you can cancel anytime. Details online. Perfect!
Zap Fitness 24/7 Elsternwick
328 Glen Huntly RdFitness fanatic? Less than ten minutes away is Zap Fitness which is open 24/7. There are no lock in contracts and you can cancel anytime. Details online. Perfect!
need a wax or a facial? got an event and need spray tanning, your hair and lashes looking luscious? Done! Remedy Bar, is your one stop shop for looking and feeling great from organic spray tanning, hair extensions and manis and pedis to massages, reiki, body treatments and lash and brow tints.
Remedy Bar
209 Glen Huntly Rdneed a wax or a facial? got an event and need spray tanning, your hair and lashes looking luscious? Done! Remedy Bar, is your one stop shop for looking and feeling great from organic spray tanning, hair extensions and manis and pedis to massages, reiki, body treatments and lash and brow tints.
Arts & Culture
A fantastic local museum paying homage to the Holocaust, it's victims and survivors.
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Jewish Holocaust Centre
13 Selwyn StA fantastic local museum paying homage to the Holocaust, it's victims and survivors.