Melbourne
Coffee, culture, laneways, and Australia's most liveable city
Melburnians will tell you their city is better than Sydney. They have a point. The cafe culture is arguably the finest in the world: Melbourne invented flat white culture. The laneway art scene turns alleys into galleries. The food spans Vietnamese banh mi to Japanese omakase within a few blocks. And Australian rules football, particularly at the MCG, is a genuine cultural experience you will not find elsewhere.
- 01Flat white at Proud Mary or Patricia Coffee Brewers
- 02Dim sum in Chinatown on Little Bourke Street
- 03Banh mi in Footscray
- 04Wagyu beef at Vue de Monde
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Queen Victoria Market only operates on certain days, check the schedule
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