The weather is getting cooler and cooler. But our desire to eat, drink, and explore our way around Melbourne isn’t dwindling. At all. So instead of staying home with take away and the heaters on full blast, take your pick from our list favourite places to head when it’s cold outside.
Boilermaker House
From the team at Eau de Vie, Boilermaker is the new home of whisky and beer on Lonsdale Street in the city. With a dark cozy feel, exposed beams, woods, and red curtains, it’s the perfect spot to sip some top shelf whisky and indulge in a plate of cured meats and cheeses. With the goal of housing 700 whiskies and 12 craft brews on tap, you’ll be spoilt for choice.
209-211 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
www.facebook.com/BoilermakerHouseMelbourne
Mork Chocolate Brew House
Mork Chocolate has a real passion for artisan cacao and good coffee. Which makes them the perfect place to refine the ultimate hot chocolate. Their brew house in North Melbourne is the ideal spot for a Mork Chocolate with cacao liquor, cacao powder, and coconut sugar. You can take a box of the stuff home with you for nights under blankets and Netflix.
150 Errol Street, North Melbourne
www.morkchocolate.com.au
Peninsula Hot Springs
Swimming or lazily hanging in a spa isn’t usually what you think of when you think of things to do in winter, but the Peninsula Hot Springs change that. Found down on the Mornington Peninsula the hot springs are the perfect place to warm the body. You can also get massages and facials while you’re there, or take a drive to a few of the local wineries.
Springs Lane, Fingal, 3939, Mornington Peninsula
www.peninsulahotsprings.com
Milk the Cow
There’s nothing quite like a plate of cheese when the weather is cold. And if that doesn’t entice you enough, you can have your cheese flights with any alcohol of choice from wine, to beer, to cider, to sake, to sparkling wine, to fortified wine, to whisky. There’s also decadent fondue pots, cocktails, and individual dishes like baked camembert.
157 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda and 323 Lygon Street, Carlton
www.milkthecow.com.au
Grace Darling Hotel
Winter wouldn’t be complete without a filling Sunday Roast. Right? One your grandmother would be proud of. Roasted meats, roasted vegies, and a good stiff drink. The Grace Darling Hotel on Smith Street in Collingwood is running a Sunday Roast all day each Sunday including prime cuts of meat roasted with seasonal veggies all served in a cast iron pot. The charming pub is worth the visit without the roast, so don’t be surprised if you end up spending the whole day there.
114 Smith Street Collingwood
www.thegracedarlinghotel.com.au
Lumas Gallery
From a Gallery concept in Berlin to a local gallery in Richmond Melbourne, LUMAS is bringing together a range of art from photography to more contemporary design. This new space in Richmond is about making art feel accessible from stuffy, creating a space that feels more like an artist’s home than an expensive gallery.
597 Church St, Richmond
www.lumas.com
