City Guide to Melbourne by The Melbourne Cheapskate

You need to know where to find the city’s tastiest restaurants, hippest bars, and most beloved coffee shops. Plus, why use Yelp to search the best on the block when you could have the best in the city? That’s why the Venue Report snagged the best in the business to tell you what places you can’t miss and why. Behold Melbourne’s thorough and wondrous City Guide by Taylor Beaumont-Whiteley, curator & purveyor of the city's best cheap eats, drinks and must-do's from the website The Melbourne Cheapskate.
Written by Jake Kilroy

Best Place to Start the Night - Abstract 157
Tucked just off Chapel St is Abstract 157.
Must Order Menu Item - Abstract 157
Best Place When You're (REALLY) Hungry! - Father's Office
Hate visiting a restaurant and leaving hungry? Father’s Office, a 1920’s styled bar with a beautiful view of the State Library.
Must Order Menu Item - Father's Office
Best Bar to Escape - Forester's Hall
Smith St is home to many incredible bars, one of which is Forester’s Hall, a prohibition styled venue that has the perfect soundtrack for jazz lover.
Must Order Menu Item - Forester's Hall
Free Live Music & Cheap Food - The Penny Black
Home to one of the best beer gardens in Melbourne, The Penny Black is a Brunswick icon. This former post office is now a super relaxed bar that puts on free gigs and cranks out cheap feeds.
Must Order Menu Item - The Penny Black
Best Place for the Mondays - The European Bier Café
Enjoy your drinks with a view of the city? The European Bier Café has half price tap beer every Monday on their massive CBD rooftop.
Must Order Menu Item - The European Bier Café
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learn moreBest Spot On a Wednesday - Mr. Scruff's
There are some days when the only food we want is fried. Mr Scruff’s on Smith St have mastered the art of dude-food with their selection of burgers, chips, fried chicken and nachos.
Must Order Menu Item - Mr. Scruff's
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