For more information:• pick up a copy of our self guided walks at the Melbourne Visitor Centre or Melbourne Visitor Booth

• visit www.thatsmelbourne.com.au

• visit the Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square, located on the corner of Swanston and Flinder Streets

• visit the Melbourne Visitor Booth in the Bourke Street Mall

• call City of Melbourne on 9658 9658

Shining a red light on the pastTwo city lanes formerly known as Juliet Terrace and Romeo Street, both had a very colourful past. Rumour has it these two laneways offered their own take on romance. Ladies of the night worked on Juliet Terrace (now Liverpool Street), while their fellow gentlemen of the evening worked on Romeo Street (now Crossely Street).

Today, these streets are pedalling more wholesome wares. Liverpool Street (I3) now hosts Asian eateries such as Little Malaysia and Laksa Me, the Double Happiness bar that serves fusion cocktails in Chinese socialist propaganda surrounds, and hearty Italian at Pellegrini’s.

On Crossley Street (I3) you’ll find Von Haus, a history-rich bar and eatery offering home-style European flavours. Plus there’s an array of shopping options including: Glitzern, Blonde Venus, Gallery Funaki, De Mille vintage clothing, plus the popular lunch/dinner spots, Becco and Gingerboy.

On Bank Place/Mitre Lane (D6) you can visit Melbourne’s oldest running pub, the Mitre Tavern that opened its doors in 1867. Here you will also find wining and dining institution Syracuse, plus other dining options.

Off Bourke StreetYou could well spend a decent amount of time in just one laneway, Meyers Place (I4), and still claim to have a well-rounded knowledge of Melbourne’s nightlife.

Visit the Meyers Place Bar and sip your preferred beverage in a sophisticated architecturally designed environment that welcomes all comers of age. There’s also Loop with superb audio-visual facilities, regular screenings of digital, film and other visual art forms – plus great music.

While you’re there, you may also want to visit the Italian Waiters Club for a no-nonsense pasta and drop into 1920s-style speakeasy Lily Blacks for a delicious night cap.

The art of the cityMelbourne’s street art offers a feast of colour, ideas and energy. It enlivens the ordinary and changes the way we view our city.

The City of Melbourne’s annual and temporary Laneway Commissions transform laneways into intriguing, captivating and sometimes challenging spaces for artistic exploration and expression. Laneway Commissions can be found in various laneways usually during the winter months.

Common street art forms in Melbourne include large and small spray painted works, stencilling, and papering.

Some of the best examples around town can be found in Hosier Lane (H6) (which needs to be seen to be believed), Union Lane (F5) (featuring City of Melbourne-sponsored street art), Cocker Alley (G6) where you can see work by internationally acclaimed street artist, Banksy and Caledonian Lane (F4) (also home to the St Jeromes bar and annual laneway festival), plus a cool t-shirt store, Rancho Notorious. Rutledge Lane (H6) and Spark Lane (J5) are also worth a look.

Music and moreMelbourne’s jazz scene thrives with two dedicated jazz venues in the central city. Both Bennetts Lane (G2) and Manchester Lane (F6) have hosted some of the world’s biggest jazz acts, and plenty of local talent as well.

If you wanna rock, drop by ACDC Lane (H6) for a photo op and stumble upon the Cherry Bar, a venue that exudes authentic rock n roll in its attitude and aesthetics.

Dame Edna Place (F5) is another laneway worth a visit and a photo opportunity if you’re a fan of that grand Dame from Moonee Ponds.

The important stuff Shopping followed by sustenance, it’s an important rite of city passage. Start yours in one of these special city spots.

Manchester Lane (F6), home to the Design A Space Retail Gallery showcasing 70 independent Australian designers, plus PRVDR Trainers and Claude Maus. Equitable Place (E6) really does have something for everyone in the food stakes, with stand-outs Rich Maha (Indian) and Soul Food (vegetarian). You’ll also find menswear retailer Betty and Ford with their limited edition silk neckties, Melbourne-designed and made fragrances and unique cufflinks.

On The Causeway (F5) taste the delights from French-style patisserie Laurents, Sushi Monger where the lunch time queue curls out the door and onto the street, as well as hole in the wall taste-fest, Little Big Harvest for tasty organic fare.

Howey Place (F5) is a hard-core fashion laneway, featuring labels such as Alannah Hill, Oroton, Bisconte, Melko and FCUK, while Scott Alley (G6) caters to hip young things with Bobby’s Cuts, Gama Go, Lady and Miss Lau, plus MI Gallery (where you can purchase photos of Melbourne laneways) and White Moss Flowers.

Mystery TourFor those with a sense of adventure, let your imagination guide you to some mystery destinations and lose yourself in laneway culture.

If you have a thirst for experimentation, wander down Croft Alley (H4) in the evening. Keep going, you’ll find it.

Some might find this drinking hole on Sniders Lane (E3), a little dark and dingy, while others will relish late evenings with like-minded souls.

Need a break from the retail therapy? Then wander past boutiques aplenty and find yourself in Presgrave Place (F5). Sanctuary is here.

For civilised types, you will be happy in Goldie Place (G4), knock once and tell them we sent you.

Understatement is the name of the game in Warburton Lane (E5) and you can hardly hear the name of this place. But name your liquid desire and it will be all yours.

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City Laneways

Let your imagination guide you

City Laneways

Before you startWe encourage you to use this information as a starting point for your exploration of Melbourne’s laneways. Part of the joy of Melbourne is its capacity for the unexpected and the unusual.

Let your imagination guide you to other parts of the city as well, where you may discover your own hidden treasures. Here are just a few laneways to get you started.

Please note that the map overleaf includes only the laneways mentioned in this brochure.

Popular and populatedImmerse yourself in a café-style crowd and go with the espresso-scented flow as you wander through these two connected classic lanes. Peer down side alleys as you discover an immense street ‘gallery’. Look up to see how city dwellers live – right in the action.

Degraves Street (F7) offers alfresco dining and coffee, along with cool retailers including: Little Cupcakes, Organic Food and Wine Providore, Il Papiro (Italian paper goods), and Smitten Kitten (quirky designer lingerie).

Centre Place (F6) is crowded with people, food and flair, including: Hell’s Kitchen (bar) Louvre (bar), Jungle Juice, Kinky Gerlinki (shabby chic), Body (clothing inspired by movement and dance).

Not too far away you’ll find Hardware Lane/Street (D4) which was one of the first laneways to be revived during the 1980s as part of Melbourne’s much-celebrated Postcode 3000 city revitalisation project.

Drop by for an alfresco meal during summer and watch out for Mahoneys Gallery, where you can rent Australian art for your office or home. While you’re there check out the Golden Monkey, a bar and dining establishment reminiscent of a 1920s Shanghai opium den.

ChinatownThe Victorian gold rush of the 1850s drew huge numbers of immigrants to Melbourne, including many Chinese people seeking their fortunes. Some set up shops along Little Bourke Street which grew to become the Chinatown of today. Today this area remains one of the most intriguing and enchanting parts of the city.

Venture down Tattersalls Lane (F4) to discover Section 8, a bar in a shipping container, one of the busiest, no-nonsense Chinese eating houses in town, the Shanghai Dumpling House and Gaylord, a flavoursome Indian restaurant with décor that needs to be seen to be believed.

Nearby Celestial Lane (F4) is considered the birthplace of Melbourne’s Chinatown and home to the very popular Cantonese-style eatery, Supper Inn. Many a hungry local has done ‘stair time’ queuing for a vacant table here.

Market Lane (H3) is another lane full of exotic and unusual flavours, including the much awarded Flower Drum, the rock and roll-themed music venue Ding Dong, Hofbrouhaus German restaurant and the Korean Palace.

City laneways: discovering Melbourne’s secret heart

In 1837, Robert Hoddle had bullocks on his mind. As Melbourne’s original surveyor, Hoddle had the daunting task of designing a city with streets wide enough to accommodate bullock teams hauling big loads of goods. As a result, Hoddle’s final ‘grid’ design included broad and imposing main streets that allowed for the delivery of large cartloads of goods.

This was great news for the bullocks, but for people, many started to create their own, human-sized networks between the expanses of the city’s main streets. And while big business represented Melbourne’s public face on the main streets, these smaller streets and laneways offered more quirky, diverse and sometimes ‘unseemly’ diversions from the ordinary.

Today, Melbourne’s laneways continue to offer a variety of delights, populated by retail and other businesses, cafes and bars and street art, while some retain their original form, offering rare glimpses into the city’s history.

Many city visitors and locals agree that exploring Melbourne’s laneways is the best way to discover the true heart of our city.

So grab your map, get your walking shoes on and start exploring!

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