The Olive Room, Ripponlea, Guidebook

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The Olive Room, Ripponlea, Guidebook

Ripponlea food scene

Great local cafe in Ripponlea - friendly staff & a great selection of Shashushka.
31 moradores locais recomendam
Spout Cafe
48 Glen Eira Rd
31 moradores locais recomendam
Great local cafe in Ripponlea - friendly staff & a great selection of Shashushka.
Excellent food and drinks in a nice setting. Tuesday night negronis are a must!
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Ripponlea Food and Wine
15 Glen Eira Rd
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Excellent food and drinks in a nice setting. Tuesday night negronis are a must!
Excellent sourdough bakery - traditional breads on a rotational menu. Note that bakery is not open on Wednesday or Sunday. A Ripponlea favourite.
14 moradores locais recomendam
Firebrand Sourdough Bakery
69 Glen Eira Rd
14 moradores locais recomendam
Excellent sourdough bakery - traditional breads on a rotational menu. Note that bakery is not open on Wednesday or Sunday. A Ripponlea favourite.
Excellent cafe with vegan or vegetarian options for each dish. Hidden in Balaclava down a laneway.
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Monk Bodhi Dharma
202 Carlisle St
72 moradores locais recomendam
Excellent cafe with vegan or vegetarian options for each dish. Hidden in Balaclava down a laneway.
Local bar with a low key local vibe, influenced by the owner's travels
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The King of Tonga
164A Tennyson St
21 moradores locais recomendam
Local bar with a low key local vibe, influenced by the owner's travels
Nice vietnamese
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Hanoi Hannah Vol. II
306 Glen Huntly Rd
17 moradores locais recomendam
Nice vietnamese
Good local cafe
Turning Point
8 Glen Eira Ave
Good local cafe
for something very special & unique - bookings (in advance) essential, $$$$
Attica
74 Glen Eira Road
for something very special & unique - bookings (in advance) essential, $$$$
local cafe with a thai twist
17 moradores locais recomendam
Mr Tuppy
164 Tennyson St
17 moradores locais recomendam
local cafe with a thai twist
fairly good value fish and chips with a million dollar view
Paper Fish
30 Jacka Blvd
fairly good value fish and chips with a million dollar view
Excellent specialty Syrian food (breakfast & lunch specialties) with a friendly vibe.
Levanter Cafe
298 Carlisle St
Excellent specialty Syrian food (breakfast & lunch specialties) with a friendly vibe.
Excellent Turkish restaurant in Balaclava. 2 hats.
11 moradores locais recomendam
Tulum Turkish Restaurant
217 Carlisle St
11 moradores locais recomendam
Excellent Turkish restaurant in Balaclava. 2 hats.
My personal favourite local ramen. Good ramen and nice vibe.
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Yoku Ono Ramen + Sake
6A Anchor Pl
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My personal favourite local ramen. Good ramen and nice vibe.
Great, creative Australiana cocktails, all Australian extensive bar and charcoal bbq. Rooftop for those summer nights!
Land of Plenty
188 Carlisle St
Great, creative Australiana cocktails, all Australian extensive bar and charcoal bbq. Rooftop for those summer nights!
Cute little Malay restaurant in walking distance to the apartment
Little Peddler
120 Chapel St
Cute little Malay restaurant in walking distance to the apartment
In the main st of ripponlea, this cafe does amazing salads, deli meals, cakes, treats and breakfasts! Freshly squeezed juices, coffees etc are also available. Ripponlea style food.
11 moradores locais recomendam
Aunt Maggie's Malvern
72 Glenferrie Rd
11 moradores locais recomendam
In the main st of ripponlea, this cafe does amazing salads, deli meals, cakes, treats and breakfasts! Freshly squeezed juices, coffees etc are also available. Ripponlea style food.

Entertainment

Great cinema with a new rooftop cinema for the summertime and a couple of bars
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Classic Cinemas
9 Gordon St
89 moradores locais recomendam
Great cinema with a new rooftop cinema for the summertime and a couple of bars
Great food, drinks and bar at the iconic Espy hotel, St Kilda. A must see for anyone who enjoys a good pub or live music.
158 moradores locais recomendam
Hotel Esplanade
11 The Esplanade
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Great food, drinks and bar at the iconic Espy hotel, St Kilda. A must see for anyone who enjoys a good pub or live music.
Iconic Astor cinema, great for viewing a film in the local hood, with plenty of wining/dining options in the local hood.
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Teatro Astor
1 Chapel St
145 moradores locais recomendam
Iconic Astor cinema, great for viewing a film in the local hood, with plenty of wining/dining options in the local hood.

Sightseeing

relax and enjoy a summer's day at the botanical gardens
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St Kilda Botanical Gardens
11 Herbert St
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relax and enjoy a summer's day at the botanical gardens
Visit the penguins of an evening at the iconic St Kilda pier, which is a 20 minute walk from the apartment or a short tram ride away.
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Colônia de pinguins no píer de St. Kilda
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Visit the penguins of an evening at the iconic St Kilda pier, which is a 20 minute walk from the apartment or a short tram ride away.
Beautiful location to soak up a sunset, enjoy a walk, take a picnic, have a drink at a bar or go for a swim!
The Esplanade
The Esplanade
Beautiful location to soak up a sunset, enjoy a walk, take a picnic, have a drink at a bar or go for a swim!

Activities

What can you do in the local area?
Hire a standup paddle board in the local neighbourhood and explore the bay! Elwood location is good for the true local experience.
Elwood Standup Paddle
Hire a standup paddle board in the local neighbourhood and explore the bay! Elwood location is good for the true local experience.
For a great stand up paddle board experience, hire a board from Standup Paddle HQ and paddle around the iconic bay in St Kilda, next to the St Kilda pier. During the day, you can see the occasional penguin in the rocks. You can enjoy the iconic vistas of St Kilda beach, St Kilda Esplanade & St Kilda Pier. This venue also offers classes if you are a newbie! Great local experience. Recommended.
Stand Up Paddle HQ - St Kilda
Pier Road
For a great stand up paddle board experience, hire a board from Standup Paddle HQ and paddle around the iconic bay in St Kilda, next to the St Kilda pier. During the day, you can see the occasional penguin in the rocks. You can enjoy the iconic vistas of St Kilda beach, St Kilda Esplanade & St Kilda Pier. This venue also offers classes if you are a newbie! Great local experience. Recommended.

Shopping - essentials

Brand new coles, with deli, and gourmet foods. Ready made meals by local restaurants for $8-&10 if you need something quick. Best grocer in area, but is a 15-20 minute walk or 6 minute cycle
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Coles St Kilda
Acland Street
106 moradores locais recomendam
Brand new coles, with deli, and gourmet foods. Ready made meals by local restaurants for $8-&10 if you need something quick. Best grocer in area, but is a 15-20 minute walk or 6 minute cycle
Another coles with a gourmet make over. Everything you need in groceries.
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Coles Supermarkets
475 Glen Huntly Road
32 moradores locais recomendam
Another coles with a gourmet make over. Everything you need in groceries.
The local coles - 400 metres walk from the apartment, stocking essential items. Balaclava and Elsternwick coles stock more items.
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COLES EXPRESS
467 Glen Huntly Rd
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The local coles - 400 metres walk from the apartment, stocking essential items. Balaclava and Elsternwick coles stock more items.

Neighbourhoods

Take a walk (directly from the apartment or from balaclava or if you want to go more directly, from Windsor station) up chapel st for tonnes of restaurants, cafes and shops. You can walk from Windsor into prahran. Chapel st, Greville st, Prahran markets. Great for Friday night or Saturday night dinners or drinks. So much good food to try on this strip: Naha east, mr miyagi, Tokyo Tina, hawker hall etc
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Windsor
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Jump on a 96 to museum or Johnston st and take a walk around the big block: gertrude st, Brunswick st, Johnston st, Smith st. (Of course, if you venture off this route, you’ll be rewarded with nice finds in all directions!
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Fitzroy
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Jump on a 96 to museum or Johnston st and take a walk around the big block: gertrude st, Brunswick st, Johnston st, Smith st. (Of course, if you venture off this route, you’ll be rewarded with nice finds in all directions!
A nice local neighbourhood to explore - nice restaurants, cafes, bars, music venues, shops. One for the hipsters. Tahina is a great value restaurant here. Northcote social club is a staple for live music.
Northcote
A nice local neighbourhood to explore - nice restaurants, cafes, bars, music venues, shops. One for the hipsters. Tahina is a great value restaurant here. Northcote social club is a staple for live music.
Nestled against Fitzroy, you’ll find abbotsford which is home to a long list of hidden bars, micro breweries, cafes, restaurants, riverside walks and the abbotsford convent, with urban farm and eateries. Great place to spend the day!
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Abbotsford
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Nestled against Fitzroy, you’ll find abbotsford which is home to a long list of hidden bars, micro breweries, cafes, restaurants, riverside walks and the abbotsford convent, with urban farm and eateries. Great place to spend the day!
Balaclava is a stone’s throw from the apartment and is home to a growing number of restaurants, cafes, shops and bars. There’s middle eastern, Vietnamese, Italian, nz, and modern Australian fare available. Check it out during your local wanders! You can continue to walk up Chapel street into Windsor, if you’re a walker, too!
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Balaclava
25 moradores locais recomendam
Balaclava is a stone’s throw from the apartment and is home to a growing number of restaurants, cafes, shops and bars. There’s middle eastern, Vietnamese, Italian, nz, and modern Australian fare available. Check it out during your local wanders! You can continue to walk up Chapel street into Windsor, if you’re a walker, too!

Markets

Great local market with fresh fruit, veg and groceries and a wide range of ready to eat fare. Great for the seafood lovers, as you can grab oysters and paella by the plate load. I personally prefer this to the queen vic market as it is less touristy. There are some nice gifts, fashion and homewares for sale here too.
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Mercado de South Melbourne
322-326 Coventry St
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Great local market with fresh fruit, veg and groceries and a wide range of ready to eat fare. Great for the seafood lovers, as you can grab oysters and paella by the plate load. I personally prefer this to the queen vic market as it is less touristy. There are some nice gifts, fashion and homewares for sale here too.