The Melbourne City Guides cover what visitors keep asking: which laneway cafes deserve the queue, where to find proper dumplings in Chinatown, which galleries are free, what to do when the thermometer climbs past 35 degrees and which day trips work without a car. Every place comes with a clear reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and each guide opens in your browser straight after payment.
About the Melbourne City Guides
- 141 places
- 6 guides
- 9 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Melbourne guides
Food guide
23 places
Laneway coffee and serious breakfasts, Chinatown dumplings and ramen, markets, Italian and Greek classics and the modern tables locals book weeks ahead.
Things to do guide
23 places
Free galleries, laneway street art, the best city views, parks and river walks and the summer events that take over town.
Family guide
23 places
Parks, playgrounds and animals, calm bay beaches and pools, free museums for kids and cool-down plans for scorching days.
Nightlife guide
23 places
Cocktail bars behind unmarked doors, rooftops and riverside decks, pubs with a story, the live-music rooms and food after dark.
Day trips guide
23 places
Bay beaches by tram and train, the Phillip Island penguins, the Great Ocean Road, Yarra Valley wine and the Peninsula, with the transport explained honestly.
Budget guide
26 places
Free galleries and museums, free parks, views and beaches, cheap eats, how the myki card works and nights out that cost little.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
HuTong
Market Lane, Chinatown
Cooks fold the xiaolongbao by hand behind a glass window, and each basket is steamed only once you order. Come on a chilly evening and pair the soup dumplings with a pot of tea. From the food guide.
State Library Victoria
Swanston Street, CBD
A 19th-century library whose domed, eight-sided reading room is the city’s most photographed interior. Entry is free, and a gallery upstairs keeps Ned Kelly’s armour. A cool retreat on a hot afternoon. From the things to do guide.
Penguin Parade
Summerlands, Phillip Island, about two hours by car
At dusk hundreds of little penguins come out of the surf and waddle up the beach to their burrows; in summer that is after 20:30. Cameras stay in the bag, as photos are not allowed. From the day trips guide.
Play the game, then let the guide lead
World City Trail’s Melbourne scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic centre. When you finish, the guides carry on: a coffee in a Degraves Street laneway, a basket of dumplings in Chinatown, a tram to St Kilda Beach or a free hour under the dome of the State Library.
Questions about the Melbourne guides
What do I get with the Melbourne City Guides?
Six guides with 141 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For every place you get the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
When do I get access after buying?
Straight away. The links appear on your order page as soon as payment goes through and also arrive by email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no login.
Will the guides work offline in Melbourne?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it keeps working without signal, along with your ticks and notes. Only the map links need mobile data.
What languages are the guides in?
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek and Polish, and you can switch between them inside the guide at any time.
What do the Melbourne guides cost?
One guide is A$7.99, two are A$14.99, four are A$25.99 and all six are A$32.99. Combined with a World City Trail game, the food guide costs A$6.49 and the set of six A$24.99.
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