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Mandatory Melbourne
1000 £ Bend is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

1. 1000 £ Bend

361 Little Lonsdale St (Elizabeth St), Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 93 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: The perfect place to park your laptop and combine business with the pleasure of eating and drinking. Free wi-fi, and power plugs near the tables FTW.

Cookie is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

2. Cookie

7.8
1/252 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC
Bar · Melbourne CBD · 164 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: I've tried pork belly in many different places, but it was only here that the very first bite made me exclaim: oh, that's what it's supposed to taste like!

Curtin House Rooftop Bar is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

3. Curtin House Rooftop Bar

8.7
252 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC
Rooftop Bar · Melbourne CBD · 79 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: Perfect for a drink before eating at Cookie, while watching the sun set over the city on a warm night.

Chez Dré is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

4. Chez Dré

8.6
285-287 Coventry St, South Melbourne, VIC
Café · 102 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: Trying the macarons here should be as mandatory as it gets. Plus they serve grated carrot as side for breakfast orders and the staff are lovely.

South Melbourne Market is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

5. South Melbourne Market

9.0
322-326 Coventry St, South Melbourne, VIC
Market · 115 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: The market itself puts anything in Sydney to shame, but the best part are the many options for quick bites of food. The $1 oyster shots are my favourite.

St Kilda Breakwater is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

6. St Kilda Breakwater

St Kilda Pier, Melbourne, VIC
Harbor or Marina · 4 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: See penguins in the wild without having to drive all the way down to Phillip Island.

Carlton Gardens is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

7. Carlton Gardens

9.2
111 Carlton St, Carlton, VIC
Park · 49 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: For being one of Australia's only 3 man-made UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this place sure gets overlooked often.

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

8. Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

9.1
Federation Square (at Flinders St), Melbourne, VIC
Museum · 59 tips and reviews

Aram D.Aram Dulyan: Try to catch one of the indie game exhibitions here. Play all the games, then buy the ones you liked when they come out on Steam.

Mamasita is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

9. Mamasita

7.9
1/11 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC
Mexican Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 157 tips and reviews
Chin Chin is one of Mandatory Melbourne.

10. Chin Chin

8.9
125 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, VIC
Asian Restaurant · Melbourne CBD · 291 tips and reviews