Easy day · 8 hours · 4 stops
Laneways and a very long coffee
Espresso crawl through tagged brick, a market if it is morning, NGV if the weather turns, Fitzroy for the rest of the day.
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Start walking8:00 · 60 min · Food
Two coffees, two laneways
CBD
One stand-up espresso, one sit-down flat white. Degraves, Centre Place, then a smaller alley that is not on the magnet. Do not order a huge milk drink and call it research.
See on the map9:30 · 70 min · Walk
Queen Victoria Market, if morning
QVM
Sheds, produce, a doughnut if you must. Closed Mondays and Wednesdays — check. This is groceries with architecture, not a food hall.
See on the map11:30 · 90 min · Landmark
NGV International, waterwall
Southbank
Walk through the waterwall. Pick one wing. The stained glass ceiling in the Great Hall is the postcard that is allowed.
See on the map14:30 · 100 min · Walk
Fitzroy: Gertrude to Smith
Fitzroy
Bookshops, second-hand, a courtyard. Stay for a late-afternoon drink. This is the city’s default neighborhood for a reason.
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