Some of our favourite restaurants and shops near Alto
Swan St West (walking towards the city) |
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| Eddie Wong – Fast noodles, on our corner | 147 Swan |
| Torch – Best coffee in Melbourne, light food. Our favourite. | 178 Swan |
| Urban Burger – voted best takeaway in Melbourne, and it’s actually good! | 174 Swan |
| Wild Oscar’s – Food, friendly music | 105 Swan |
| Book talk – cafe with lots of books | 91 Swan |
| Mexicali Rose – Mexican | 103 Swan |
| Richmond Club – Pub, good food | 100 Swan |
| Mumbler – bar | 141 Swan |
| Buddha’s banquet – Good vegetarian | 104 Swan |
| Japanese – no frills, good food | 91 Swan |
| Corner Hotel – Music, loud, late, popular | 57 Swan |
Swan St East (walking away from the city) |
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| Agape – Greek, fantastic service, often full | 262 Swan |
| Grandma Funk’s – Yes it’s funky, simple food | 256 Swan |
| Richmond Pie Shop – Pies! | 200 Swan |
| Aux Batifollef – French | 258 Swan |
| Lakhoum – Middle eastern | 175 Swan |
| Laikon – A good place to watch Greeks watching Greeks | 270 Swan |
| Elatos – Greek | 213 Swan |
| Der Raum – intimate bar | 438 Church |
| Churchers – restaurant in converted church | 364 Church |
| Public House – one of Melbourne’s best pubs | 435 Church |
| Salona – Greek | 260 Swan |
| Thai Silk – Thai | 205 Swan |
| Vaucluse – the local pub, handy bottle shop | 149 Swan |
Other favourites, from further afield in Richmond |
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| Tho Tho’s – best Vietnamese in Melbourne | 66 Victoria |
| Minh Tan II – fast and furious yum cha | 190 Victoria |
| Random Vietnamese – take a walk east from Tho Tho’s | any, Victoria |
| Curry Club – the best curry | 396 Bridge |
| Richmond Hill Cafe & Larder – seductive, with great cheeses | 48 Bridge |
| Vlado’s – for serious carnivores | 61 Bridge |
Shops in Swan St within 100m |
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| Bakers – 3 of them! | |
| Banks – Commonwealth, ANZ, Westpac | |
| Coles Supermarket | |
| Dentist, Doctor, Optometrist, Chemist | |
| Picturesearch Video hire – biggest range in Australia | |
| Dr Follicle’s – Hairdresser who serves beer! | |
| Florist, Travel agent, Fashion, Shoes, Phones | |
| Butcher, Fish Supply | |
| Pizza, Cafes, Sandwich bars | |
| Beautician |