Right now, nowhere in Melbourne better represents the culinary zeitgeist.
Melbourne's oldest suburb is also home to some of its best cafes.
Where to find beer, wine and cocktails in Melbourne's oldest suburb.
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Look up at the wall and pick a bunch of shared dishes from the day's menu. Order some wine with help from the switched-on staff. The format's simple, but as we've come to expect from Andrew McConnell's restaurants, everything is just right.
Under the stewardship of star chef Andrew McConnell, this classic old boozer feels as vital as ever.
Rockwell and Sons and Attica meet to create a Fitzroy drinking den.
This classic pub – which has stood on its corner for over 150 years – is one of Melbourne's best. The three-level hotel is the ideal place for a good feed or a knock-off pint in the sun, whether you're downstairs in the front bar, upstairs in the dining room, or soaking in rays on the rooftop.
A gold-standard, inner-northern pub.
This rooftop bar above Ichi Ni Nana and Cappo Sociale is the perfect place to start an evening in Fitzroy, perched as it is at the top of Brunswick Street. Come here Asian-inspired cocktails or some good value wines.
Submerged in a warm white glow, this 22 seat Japanese-influenced diner and natural wine bar serves small shareable plates and a host of natural wines by the bottle and glass.
This taqueria is a simple kind of place, with just two beers on tap and tunes spinning away on the turntables behind the bar. Local hospitality workers like to stick their heads in for a quick chat and a taco before their shift. It’s open until late on weekends, so many return for a wind-down drink after work too.
Ascend three flights of stairs to reach this convivial loft, where arched windows offer city views.
A lush courtyard-diner from a seasoned hospo crew.
Pairs a mid-century European fit-out with modern, effortless cool. Try toasties and coffee in the morning; and oysters and wine at night.
An outdoor drinking spot in Fitzroy that’s more relaxed, and smaller, than its older sibling.
A cosy corner pub nestled down the backstreets of Fitzroy that's a great place to call your local.
This suave cocktail bar is consistently recognised in global polls, and for good reason. There's no drink the staff here can't make to perfection.
This cocktail bar's eye for detail is second to none – it even has an in-house ice company to ensure every drink gets the perfect block.
One of Brunswick Street's classic bars still serving vodka from an old distillery in Fitzroy.
The first bar in Melbourne – and still the best – to ditch all international spirits in favour of a 100 per cent Australian list.
A live music staple in the centre of Fitzroy.
Seinfeld fans, this one’s for you – a bar themed entirely around George Costanza.
A comfortable and understated local pub with live music.
Fitzroy’s oldest and best-loved pub still has its soul after a refurb.
The drinks at this dive-y spot range from booze-free to “boozy AF”. Choose wisely – there’s a potent fairy floss liqueur and green Chartreuse combination on the list.
This Brunswick Street institution has been mixing cocktails for two decades, and it has just as much character as you'd expect.
A whisky bar with 300-plus rare bottles, including one-off releases never to be made again.
Pinball machines, table tennis, pool and bocce with decent cocktails? Believe it.
A little bit gritty, a little bit dingy, but with its heart well and truly in the right place.
An unpretentious spot for great beer, live music and authentic Philly cheesesteaks.
A north-side iteration of the Port Melbourne wine bar.
An arcade for grown-ups, where you can sink good cocktails over a game of Pac Man or Street Fighter.
A sleek, minimalist bar with craft beers, natural wines and food made to complement the booze.
Phil Collins Singalongs at a ’70s-inspired disco dive bar
Like drinking at your cool grandma’s house.
Take everything you think you know about tequila and shelve it.
Indie craft beers are king at this unpretentious bar and bottle shop. Visit for hazy and wild brews, plus decadent French dip sangas by permanent pop-up, Jolly Good Sandwiches.
An easygoing cocktail bar from two former nightclub bartenders. With local brewers on tap and syrups brewed in-house.
Cocktails, fine liquor, obscure beer and sport aren’t obvious bedfellows, but it works here.
A local’s bar for locals and visitors alike.
A Brunswick Street bar wholly dedicated to rum.
House, techno and a trove of Australian whiskies.
A bourbon bar on Brunswick Street that celebrates the things that make American drinking culture great.
Choose from 1500 beers to take home, or drink in and match with a cheese plate
What’s a po’ boy without some gin to wash it down? Head to Huey Long’s, a New Orleans-inspired dive bar out the back of Smith Street’s Po’ Boy Quarter.
More cocktails by The Everleigh in a dark, candlelit bar next door.
If Johnny Cash and Nick Cave had a drink together in a Fitzroy bar it would probably be at The Commercial Club Hotel.
A historic Fitzroy pub with a modern interior.
A pub from the couple behind Vic Bar, The Aviary and Dr Morse.
A good old late night bar sporting character in spades.
An archetypical inner-city pub in the back streets of Fitzroy.
