Go On a Culinary Journey Through Melbourne’s Inner City Suburbs

Melbourne is one of the best places to go in Australia to experience the country’s obsession with food. Here we take you through some of our top culinary experiences in Melbourne, from high-end bayside restaurants in the east, to vibrant west side markets. Brightsun Travel has exclusive cheap flights to Melbourne on world-class airlines so that you can enjoy a memorable city break anytime of year.

Bayside Dining

Put yourself on the waiting list at Attica, one of Australia’s, and the world’s, best restaurants, located in the bayside suburb of St. Kilda, and enjoy a multi-course tasting menu featuring indigenous produce from across Australia. Afterwards, take a stroll along St Kilda harbour and you can catch a glimpse of penguins nesting right in the heart of the city.

Weekend Markets

Join the locals on a Saturday morning at a yoga studio in Prahran in the east, before heading to the incredible Prahran market, to sample some of the city’s best produce. Here you can buy the very best seafood, fruit, vegetables and dairy products in the city, and bump into the city’s best chefs.

Central Classics

Start in the CBD for a classic Australian breakfast at The European, overlooking Parliament buildings, before heading to Queen Victoria Market, one of the busiest and most bustling markets in the city. Picnic items in tow, head to the central Botanical Gardens and explore a range of flora and fauna before arriving at the perfect lakeside picnic spot.

High-tech Crossanteries

Head north to Fitzroy and get in the queue at Lune, a high-tech crossanterie, with its own experimental baking lab. Get a coffee and a twice-baked almond croissant, or book ahead for a ‘pastry flight’ in The Lune Lab and sample some of the best French pastries you can get outside of Paris. Afterwards head to Brunswick Street and explore roof top bars, cool cafes and international restaurants.

Sunset in Collingwood

In Collingwood in the north you’ll find the city’s best bars and live music venues, where you can sample a range of local gins, regional wines, craft beers and experimental cocktails. Start on Gertrude Street and continue to the achingly cool Smith Street and watch the sun go down in style.

Go West for Vietnamese

Head west and join the crowds at Footscray piling into traditional Vietnamese cafés serving tasty Bahn Mis and steaming bowls of Pho. Foostcray market is also worth a visit to explore exotic produce at rock bottom prices.

Rural Escapes

A day trip from Melbourne could take you to Daylesford, and the wineries of the Yarra Valley and the Macedon Ranges. In historical Daylesford, you can drink water straight from natural springs and dine at the region’s best and oldest bakeries. In the Macedon Ranges you can sample some of Australia’s best wines from Cellar Doors, and take long leisurely lunches overlooking beautiful estates.

Flights

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