An elegant boutique hotel in the heart of Melbourne is your first stop. Hotel Causeway will be your home for the next three days.
Hotel Causeway
Switchboard
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Hotel Causeway, tucked away in Little Collins Street between leading fashion stores and popular cafés, is the perfect place to begin your quest to find the hippest places in Melbourne.
This is a day without destination, a day of exploration in the labyrinth of laneways in Melbourne. To get you going, take your first coffee hit at Switchboard and mingle with the cool kids on Flinders Lane.
There's a whisper about Curtin House, and now's a great time to seek it out. Cobbled alleys, street art and locals will guide your way.
Metropolis Books / Curtin House
Cookie / Curtin Housee
Cookie / Curtin House
After getting your fix of cool Brazilian clothes at Order and Progress, browse the shelves of Metropolis bookstore and work up an appetite for bold Asian flavours at Cookie.
Daylight dims outside, and it's time to wander slowly back to your hotel. Conserve your energy – you're going to need it for what's ahead.
Losing your way is thirsty work, and cocktails are the order of the evening. Lucky you noticed so many hidden bars during the day. Question is, will you be able to find them again?
Seamstress / Lonsdale Street
Sweatshop / Lonsdale Street
Sweatshop / Lonsdale Street
Section 8 is perfect for a pre-dinner drink. Seamstress is a just short walk away and with an Asian-inspired menu ranging from rabbit san choi bau to smoked prawn and mud crab dumplings, its fare will keep you fuelled for what's to come.
Head down to the basement and discover Sweatshop. The lights are low and the décor is a work-in-progress. End your first night in Melbourne deciding which cocktail is next – or maybe a West Coast Cooler with tequila?
