Melbourne 2024 travel vlog: foodie spots (& our honest thoughts), fun moments, hidden gems

Are you planning a Melbourne Trip? Follow us on our 7 day trip as we venture the best coffee spots and hidden gems & dine at some of the city’s best restaurants and Melbourne's popular markets. I provide our honest thoughts so that you can better plan out your itinerary (and save your money!)

Expect highlights like a dreamy hotel tour, some unexpected finds, and funny, real moments with my boyfriend as we navigate our 2nd trip to Melbourne together.

We visited in early Sep 2024. Hope you enjoy :)

0:00 intro
0:13 we arrive, first things first! Traveller Coffee
0:25 hotel room tour - Rydges Melbourne
0:50 day 1 officially starts with Lil Lane
1:05 my hotel "routine"
1:28 korean hairdresser, Flinders photo booth
1:53 embla, meatball and wine bar, best asian dessert spot
2:45 day 2 - korean brekky (ondo),
3:05 old melbourne gaol
3:26 we try the mont blanc @ good measure,
3:52 science gallery
4:17 carlton gardens, museum (victoria the t-rex)
4:43 hungry😆 hector's deli
5:18 back @ melbourne museum
5:41 hardware lane
5:53 hotel rooftop area
6:02 spontaneous dinner at bossley
6:20 bowltiful chinese noodles
6:32 😂 goodnight
6:45 day 3 - patricia's, breakfast @ federal coffee
7:33 melbourne's oldest book store, belle's hot chicken (recommended by action bronson), shops
8:28 best dinner experience @ gimlet
9:21 day 4 - path melbourne (coffee experience!)
10:04 queen vic market, mussel pot, donuts, sausage
11:00 immigration museum
12:12 miyama, il solito posto
13:13 day 5 - breakfast @ torissong
13:34 seven seeds coffee, collingwood shopping, acoffee
14:14 mat's hot shop, aunty peg's
15:03 lulu's char koay teow
15:13 worst dinner of the trip @ supernormal
15:43 day 6 - prahran market (market lane, maker & monger, naheda's choice, la colmena (YUM)), what we bought
16:48 prahran, princes gardens
17:28 best raspberry matcha @ naau
17:39 brother baba budan
17:55 rainy day 🤝 korean bbq @ bornga
18:18 back @ homm dessert, our last evening quest
18:43 day 7 - breakfast @ brick lane
19:05 no longer in my early 20's 🙂‍↕️
19:10 maker coffee, shopping @ w cosmetics
19:25 checkout, another amazing matcha
19:49 mensho tokyo - michelin star ramen (spoiler: didn't like it)
20:05 recharge, spring st grocer, pellegrinis, on our way to the airport

General Tips
the cheapest way to get to and from the airport is the Skybus 🚌 We have taken this before and it was a good option, but this time round we wanted a more private and direct trip.
google/ influencer reviews are not always accurate
as always, be aware of your surroundings. some locals say to avoid king st & elizabeth st near flinders at night.
book. in. advance! all the popular food places, such as gimlet and also tipo00, book out.
rose st markets! we didn't have the time (or walking energy at the time)
create a brief itinerary (i was the self-designated tour guide for this trip 🫡) and leave some blank spots for a little spontaneity
comfortable clothes and shoes!

have fun, take lots of photos!!!

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