Spotted Guides

🧑‍🍳 Small businesses worth knowing about. Family pop-ups, new openings, local legends. 📍 Across 8 AU cities. 🤝 Paid collabs: DM or email us

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Melbourne's medieval army goes to war every Friday at Western Oval, Parkville. Sign in 6:15pm to 7:15pm (new players by 7pm), first game free.
#Melbourne #Parkville #LARP #Swordcraft

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This dog isn't asleep. Chimera Taxidermy on the Mornington Peninsula preserves much-loved pets forever. Skull preservation from $100, quotes on their website.
#Melbourne #MorningtonPeninsula #Taxidermy #WeirdMelbourne

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Melbourne cafe called Bobby Stop Stealing Our Camping Chairs: $3 iced long blacks at Shop 9/99 Spencer St, Southern Cross Station. Mon to Fri 7am to 4pm, Sat 8am to 4pm.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCafe #SouthernCross #MelbourneCoffee

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Latin America comes to Queen Vic Market: Cachivaches Latin Market, Sat 21 and Sun 22 Nov, 9am to 4pm, Sheds C and D. 50+ stalls, free entry.
#Melbourne #QueenVicMarket #MelbourneFood #LatinMarket

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Melbourne's free African festival: 40+ communities at Fed Square, Fri 20 to Sun 22 Nov, with the Jollof Rice Wars on Sunday. Daily times not out yet.
#Melbourne #FedSquare #AfricanFestival #MelbourneEvents

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Pierogi, pączki and folk dancing, free at Fed Square: the Polish Festival is on Sun 15 Nov, 10am to 5pm.
#Melbourne #FedSquare #PolishFestival #MelbourneEvents

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A hole in the Shrine of Remembrance roof aims the sun at 1 word. See it recreated every half hour from 10:30am, free, or come Wed 11 Nov for the real sun.
#Melbourne #ShrineOfRemembrance #RemembranceDay

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Free lantern festival with 200+ Asian dishes by the Yarra: Colours of Asia, Alexandra Gardens, Fri to Sun 13 to 15 and 20 to 22 Nov, 11am to 10pm.
#Melbourne #MelbourneFood #MelbourneEvents #LanternFestival

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This dragon's head weighs 200kg. The Millennium Dragon sleeps at the Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place. Open daily 10am to 4pm, adults $17.
#Melbourne #Chinatown #ChineseMuseum #HiddenMelbourne

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$2.50 za'atar pizza, on the menu since 1992. A1 Bakery, 643 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, open every day 7am to 5pm.
#Melbourne #Brunswick #SydneyRoad #MelbourneFood

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This ceiling copies a cave near Sparta. Stalactites, corner of Lonsdale and Russell, since 1978. Open till 2am Fri and Sat.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCBD #MelbourneFood #Souvlaki

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The Big Issue started on the Flinders Street Station steps in 1996. Vendors buy each copy for $5 and sell it for $10, so buy one.
#Melbourne #TheBigIssue #FlindersStreet #MelbourneHistory

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1 woman carved this tree for 3 years, for kids. The Fairies' Tree, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, across from the Tudor Village. Free.
#Melbourne #FitzroyGardens #HiddenMelbourne #MelbourneHistory

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The original of this dog was stolen in 1995. Larry La Trobe number 2 stands on Swanston St outside Town Hall, free to visit any time.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCBD #PublicArt #MelbourneHistory

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The free way to spend Melbourne Cup Day: NGV 10am to 5pm, ACMI at Fed Square and the State Library till 6pm, all free. Tue 3 Nov.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCup #NGV #FreeMelbourne

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He served coffee here for 44 years. Pellegrini's, 66 Bourke St, open since 1954. Grab a stool and order the bolognese.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCBD #MelbourneCoffee #MelbourneHistory

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Kids aged 4 to 15 get into Melbourne Zoo free on Cup Day: Tue 3 Nov, 9am to 5pm, Parkville.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCup #MelbourneZoo #MelbourneKids

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Moët on arrival for $65 this Melbourne Cup at the Termi, Fitzroy North: Tue 3 Nov, doors 11am, big race at 3pm.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCup #FitzroyNorth #CupDay

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He finished physio, then took over the family deli. Laikon Deli turns 50: 324 Bridge Rd, Richmond. Friday nights from 5pm for wine and tapas.
#Melbourne #Richmond #MelbourneFood #GreekFood

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A Hong Kong jockey club lunch on Melbourne Cup Day: JUNI, 136 Exhibition St, Tue 3 Nov, 12pm to 4pm. $130 for 6 courses and champagne.
#Melbourne #MelbourneCup #MelbourneFood #CupDay