Fitzroy North

Authentic North African flavours that locals have been queuing for since 1998.

This Sri Lankan restaurant is a Fitzroy North favourite. It has one of the best (and cheapest) buffets in Melbourne – regardless of cuisine.

Although the menu changes often at this neighbourhood restaurant, regulars keep coming back for the beautiful dining room, old-school Italian hospitality and extensive wine list.

The pasta spot where drawing on the table is encouraged. If that’s not your thing, the $9 pasta, $9 Negronis and $9 carafes of wine might be.

From the team behind Congress and Future Future, this cafe, grocer and wine bar is serving cacio e pepe eggs in the morning and locally made charcuterie by night, in a room full of mid-century design flourishes.

Timeless neighbourhood simplicity on a residential corner.

A less than bothersome, coffee-making brother.

It's best known for its organic sourdough, but this bakery offers so much more.

A simple, subtle aesthetic speaks worlds for the minimalist style at this neat cafe in North Fitzroy.

Despite the Germanic origins of its name, Mitte offers modern Australian breakfast cuisine with an epicurean flair.

Four old hands are behind this no-fuss bar, which is complete with ferns and a fireplace.

This backstreets local makes great burgers and stocks the right beers to drink with them.

A locally focused wine and snack bar in Fitzroy North by sommelier Michael Underwood.

Former sommelier Campbell Burton is behind this smart store, where 200 bottles of organic, sulphur-free wine rest in temperature controlled cabinets.

A wine and craft beer purveyor with some of the most helpful, knowledgeable staff around.

Punk, post-punk, noise, metal and more.

Strike it rich at this inner north crate-digging institution.

These Melbourne designers are doing it for themselves in a romantic new space, complete with arches, terrazzo floors and marble benches.