Guidebook for Richmond
Essentials
Great deli- meats, cheese, dips, antipasto, condiments, bread, home made pasta, grocery items, pasta/rice/beans, also has ready made rolls, cakes, juices, and great coffee. Opens at 7 closed Sundays.
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Laikon Deli
324 Bridge RdGreat deli- meats, cheese, dips, antipasto, condiments, bread, home made pasta, grocery items, pasta/rice/beans, also has ready made rolls, cakes, juices, and great coffee. Opens at 7 closed Sundays.
Great organic and hormone free meat. The best Australia has to offer! Fish on Fridays and the weekend. They also sell pasta sauces, soups, stock, and pies.Ben is a great butcher and say high from me!
The Butcher and the Cook
320 Bridge RoadGreat organic and hormone free meat. The best Australia has to offer! Fish on Fridays and the weekend. They also sell pasta sauces, soups, stock, and pies.Ben is a great butcher and say high from me!
Coles Richmond
240 Church StNearest supermarket
This is the closet Aldi. Sometimes you can park outside. There is also a Woolworths upstairs for anything Aldi don't have. This is a very small shopping centre but also has a good discount chemist.
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ALDI Abbotsford
325 Victoria StThis is the closet Aldi. Sometimes you can park outside. There is also a Woolworths upstairs for anything Aldi don't have. This is a very small shopping centre but also has a good discount chemist.
Another Coles. Convenient if you are in Swan street or at East Richmond station
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Coles Richmond Icon
160 Swan StAnother Coles. Convenient if you are in Swan street or at East Richmond station
Arts & Culture
This is the pool and Gym. Check the website for class times. Open at 6 during the week. Also has swimming lessons and squad. Includes 50 m pool, small kids pool and a very very shallow paddle pool.
Yarra Leisure Centres
This is the pool and Gym. Check the website for class times. Open at 6 during the week. Also has swimming lessons and squad. Includes 50 m pool, small kids pool and a very very shallow paddle pool.
The venue for football, cricket, rugby, etc. about a 25 min walk or catch any tram from Swan st or Bridge rd.
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
Brunton AvenueThe venue for football, cricket, rugby, etc. about a 25 min walk or catch any tram from Swan st or Bridge rd.
Australian Open and major concert venue. It's a flat 25-30 min walk from Wall Street, or catch the #70 tram from Swan Street- a 5 min walk.
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Rod Laver Arena/Melbourne Park station
Australian Open and major concert venue. It's a flat 25-30 min walk from Wall Street, or catch the #70 tram from Swan Street- a 5 min walk.
Shopping
Open 9-5 closed on the weekend, but there is another in Lennox street (near Swan st) which is open until noon on Saturday.
Australia Post - Richmond Post Shop
335-341 Bridge RdOpen 9-5 closed on the weekend, but there is another in Lennox street (near Swan st) which is open until noon on Saturday.
Nearest shopping centre. Includes: Coles, Target, Ikea, a good green grocer, chicken shop, fish shop. Also a food hall, various clothes shops and a post office. Can get very busy!
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Centro Comercial Victoria Gardens
620 Victoria StNearest shopping centre. Includes: Coles, Target, Ikea, a good green grocer, chicken shop, fish shop. Also a food hall, various clothes shops and a post office. Can get very busy!
Alternate supermarket. Very big, parking underneath, does not get busy so much quieter than Victoria Gardens. Also includes a Big W, a chemist and news agency, and a few food shops.
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Woolworths South Yarra
670 Chapel StAlternate supermarket. Very big, parking underneath, does not get busy so much quieter than Victoria Gardens. Also includes a Big W, a chemist and news agency, and a few food shops.
Chemist Warehouse
300 Bridge RdClosest chemist
Food Scene
My favourite cafe. Closed Mondays sadly. Great break fast and lunch and snacks. If there is a large group arrive early although there is a nice courtyard at rear which is heated in winter.
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Demitri's Feast
141 Swan StMy favourite cafe. Closed Mondays sadly. Great break fast and lunch and snacks. If there is a large group arrive early although there is a nice courtyard at rear which is heated in winter.
Great fresh fish shop. But also my favourite to eat out. I love the fish, wine list, and the staff. Yum yum yum. More thank just a fish and chip shop but yes they also do take away.
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Richmond Oysters
437 Church StGreat fresh fish shop. But also my favourite to eat out. I love the fish, wine list, and the staff. Yum yum yum. More thank just a fish and chip shop but yes they also do take away.
Everything Else
Railway station. Not all trains stop here so check the internet timetable. If you have time though it's a quick trip to the city.
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East Richmond Station
Railway station. Not all trains stop here so check the internet timetable. If you have time though it's a quick trip to the city.
Major station. Many trains go through here. Can be accessed by walking for Wall Street- about 15 min?- or by catching the #70 tram from Swan street- a 5 min walk.
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Richmond Station
Major station. Many trains go through here. Can be accessed by walking for Wall Street- about 15 min?- or by catching the #70 tram from Swan street- a 5 min walk.
Sells Myki cards. There are two others in Bridge rd, and also one on corner Chruch st and Swan st.
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7-Eleven St Kilda
154-158 St Kilda RdSells Myki cards. There are two others in Bridge rd, and also one on corner Chruch st and Swan st.
Church Street Medical Centre
300 Church StMy doctor. About 7 doctors, mainly female. Very family friendly.
Richmond Medical
53 Coppin StNearest medical clinic
Nearest hospital emergency. Entrance for emergency is behind on Erin st.
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Epworth Hospital/Bridge Rd station
Nearest hospital emergency. Entrance for emergency is behind on Erin st.
Another busy station. More trains than East Richmond, less than Richmond
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Burnley Railway Station
Another busy station. More trains than East Richmond, less than Richmond
Entertainment & Activities
My favourite Vietnamese noodle shop- there are two with this name but the genuine article is the shop nearest Church St.
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I Love Pho
264 Victoria StMy favourite Vietnamese noodle shop- there are two with this name but the genuine article is the shop nearest Church St.
Great dumpling restaurant. They have other chinese food but I only eat the dumplings made on site.
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Bamboo Therapeutic
298 Bridge RdGreat dumpling restaurant. They have other chinese food but I only eat the dumplings made on site.
Silvio's Pizza House
320 Bridge RdJust ok pizza, but the 7-11 next door sells Myki cards