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Those who appreciate the finer things in life will love these modern-day villages, where high fashion sits side by side with cafes and galleries

ARMADALE High Street Armadale is home to fashionable clothing boutiques, antiques, bridal shops, beauty salons, furniture and jewellery (highstreetarmadale.com.au). Still more are tucked away in Kings Arcade, built in 1893 (kingsarcade.com.au). There’s a healthy cafe culture with 8 Days (8dayscafe.com.au), Coin Laundry (coinlaundrycafe.com.au), Gardiner & Field (gardinerandfield.com) and Mammoth (eatmammoth.com) among the hotspots. Choose a treat from the windows at Cooper & Millas (1094 High Street, Armadale), or keep the kids happy at Cubbyhouse Canteen, located in the midst of a gorgeous park (43A Union Street, Armadale). Glenferrie Road has a more low key vibe, along with fashion, gift, book and homewares stores, global cuisine, ice cream, frozen yoghurt and organic fare. Rainy afternoons are made for gallery hopping. Check out pop culture and animation art at Silver K (silverkgallery.com.au), tribal art and antiques at BC (bcgalleries.com.au), and retro treats at Vintage Posters Only (vintagepostersonly.com) and Leticia Morris (letitiamorris.com).

CAMBERWELL More than 400 stores line Camberwell’s Burke Road, making it one of Victoria’s largest street shopping centres. Visit your favourite chains plus boutiques, recycled fashion, antiques, salons, day spas, homewares and gifts (camberwellshopping.com.au). Camberwell Place has everything you need under one roof (camberwellplace.com.au) , while the weekly Sunday Market in Station Street is packed with pre-loved fashion and other treasures (camberwellsundaymarket.org).

Art Deco classic Rivoli Cinemas has your entertainment covered, with eight screens including Gold Class (200 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East). Choose from a variety of cuisines in and around Camberwell Junction, from modern steakhouse The Meat & Wine Co (themeatandwineco.com) to classic Italian at Italy 1 (italy1camberwell.com.au), colourful Afghan Village (923 Burke Road), and award-winning Indian at Tandoori Den (tandooriden.com.au). Don’t miss the Camberwell Fresh Food Market for all your fresh food and flower needs. Check the website for hours (camberwellfreshfoodmarket.com.au). A few kilometres away, Canterbury’s Maling Road is a treasure trove of traditional shops stocking quality fashions, homewares, and gifts along with quaint eateries (malingroad.com.au).

TOORAK For luxury brands and Tudor-style architecture, head to Toorak Village. Put your most fashionable foot forward with the help of Moda Liston, Henry Bucks and Christensen Copenhagen, or deck yourself out in diamond accessories from Imp Jewellery (toorakvillage.com.au). Dine at Manhattan for a touch of New York chic (manhattanrestaurant.com.au), or experience celebrity haunt Romeo’s (romeosoftoorak.com.au), a la carte restaurant Quaff (quaff.net.au), or French gem Bistro Thierry (bistrothierry.com). Keep it casual at The Malvern Hotel (themalvern.com) or Welcome Thai (welcomethai.com.au) or stay in with a bottle of wine from Toorak Cellars (toorakcellars.com.au).

Art lovers will relish Kinrosss Arts Centre, a celebrated cultural and social hub welcoming people from all cultures and faith traditions for exhibitions, special events and nourishment at the Manse Gallery Café (kinrossarts.org.au), while in May and June each year the sidewalks and shop windows of Toorak Village become a temporary gallery in their own right as part of the Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition. DV

Getting there

TRAIN: Most Cranbourne, Pakenham and Frankston services from the city stop at Toorak and Armadale. For Camberwell, take the Belgrave/Lilydale line. TRAM: Take Number 8 from the city to Toorak Village, Number 6 to High Street Armadale or Number 72 to Camberwell Junction. To plan your route, go to ptv.vic.gov.au

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Get a taste of the good life in one of Boroondara’s many quaint villages and cosmopolitan towns

Whether you’re looking for high fashion, markets, fabulous eateries or a rooftop cinema, you’ll find it all just east of the city in Boroondara. Explore our abundance of matchbox cafes and hidden courtyard bars, hunt for vintage buys and bargains, find classic retailers, or visit one of our established markets.

If you’re adventurous, you could cover it off in a day: eat brunch in Kew Junction, go shopping in Glenferrie Road, pick vegetables in Ashburton, visit a fresh deli in The Village North Balwyn, trawl the markets in Camberwell, admire the beautifully wide and tree-lined streets and old world charm of Maling Road, pick up a unique gift in Burwood Village, then grab a cheap and cheerful at one of the local secrets in Greythorn, then back to the Lido to catch the latest cinema sensation, and after all, nothing says summer like relaxing in a deckchair and watching a movie under the stars…so maybe you’ll need more than one day…

Camberwell Sunday Market more than a local institution, this Melbourne icon attracts collectors from all over Melbourne. Located on Station Street in Camberwell, 7.30am 12.30pm every Sunday camberwellsundaymarket.org

Boroondara Farmers Market located at 484 Auburn Road, Hawthorn, showcases some of the best produce from regional Victoria. Open from 8am -1pm, why not pay the market a visit on the 3rd and 5th Saturday of the month. @boroondarafarmersmarket

Camberwell Fresh Food Market Melburnians love market shopping, and it’s no surprise this vibrant produce market is a popular spot for locals. Open Tuesdays, Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays from 7am. camberwellfreshfoodmarket.com.au

Lido rooftop cinema, 675 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn With its diverse film program and none of the crowds associated with its CBD counterparts, the Lido rooftop’s ‘local favourite’ status might soon be history, as more and more visitors discover its charms. lidocinemas.com.au/rooftop

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Lido Cinemas Rooftop; Coffee at Mailing Road; Boroondara farmers market; Boroondara makers market

Getting there

Getting there: Train: Belgrave or Lilydale Line to Auburn, Hawthorn, Camberwell or Glenferrie Stations Tram: Number 16, 48, 70, 72, 75 or 109 w www.boroondara.vic.gov.au @boroondaralife

Village life

Ever-so-chic Toorak Village is the shopping destination for the very best in food, wine, cigars, beauty, fashion, jewellery and that special gift in one beautiful location

Toorak Village has a history of catering to the ‘high end’ and today it is a compact mix of fascinating shops and dining establishments. With a charming tudor-style village atmosphere, Toorak Village is nestled in the midst of the most desirable real estate in Victoria. Compact and easy to get around, Toorak Village is home to over 150 unique specialty shops all located within an easy stroll of one another.

You will find the very best in fashion boutiques such as Henry Bucks Menswear, Villique, Mon Amore Paris, Moda Liston, Christensen Copenhagen, Fells, Luisa Spagnoli and stunning diamond accessories from Imp Jewellery.

Be pampered and spoilt in one of the beauty, brow, hair and nail salons. Be refreshed in one of the 30 restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars and fresh food stores – from the bustling Romeos Restaurant to the cosy and intimate Quaff or Marquee Restaurants.

Sample an eclair from Laurent Boulangerie & Patisserie or a croissant from the Wood-Frog Bakery in the Tok H Centre. Sip coffee in one of the sunny street or arcade cafes then visit Haighs Chocolates for an exquisite tasting or gift.

Visit in May or June when the Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition is on, bringing sculpture to the windows and streets of Toorak Village. This is a free event with all sculptures for sale and not to be missed when visiting Melbourne. Walk the village and enjoy this free street gallery-like event that will delight and intrigue all that visit.

toorakvillage.com.au

Toorak Village is famous for its prestigious fashion boutiques, sunny street cafes, fine dining, glamorous hair salons and luxurious beauty parlours. With over 150 chic specialty shops and a Sculpture Exhibition in May, our vibrant shopping strip will give you a friendly and unique shopping experience.

Visit Toorak Village by tram, bus or train from Melbourne’s CBD. Catch a train to Sth Yarra station then jump on the east bound 58 tram to stop no 132. The 605 bus along William St will also get you to our door.

Street Shopping Style

Camberwell’s diverse and enticing shopping precinct offers everything you need, and plenty more you’ll want

Leafy Camberwell was named in the 1880s, after the south London district of Camberwell. The three intersections in the Melbourne version – Burke, Riversdale and Camberwell Roads – form Camberwell Junction, the start of the vibrant retail precinct, also known as ‘The Style Junction’.

There are over 400 retailers, from big brand chains to exclusive boutiques, offering everything you need, plus plenty you’ll want. This busy precinct is best discovered on foot as you can weave through stores to find one retailer at the front and another backing onto the car parks and laneways behind it.

The oldest part of the precinct is up on ‘Burke Hill’ north of Camberwell Railway Station with row upon row of elegant Victorian facades now home to stylish day spas, award winning hair salons or small restaurants offering dishes from around the world. The Camberwell Antique Centre offers a collection of individual dealers’ wares.

Previously known as The Well, a small shopping mall behind the Burke Road shops has been transformed into ‘Camberwell Place’ with a new state-of-the-art dining space with stylish cafes and bars, communal tables and innovative pop-up restaurants that change regularly.

Every week the iconic Camberwell Sunday Market is held from dawn to midday in the Station Street car park, with the chance to discover a treasure amongst the vintage collectibles and car boot specials. Run by the local Rotary Clubs they raise over one million dollars annually for local and international charity projects. This is also where you’ll find the Camberwell Fresh Food Market, over 85 years ago the old carriage factory was converted into stalls of fresh produce including stunning flowers and freshly shucked oysters; this market is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7am. The Rivoli Cinema was built in the 1940’s as the first twin-cinemas complex in Australia. A $16 million major renovation in 2000 added six smaller cinemas and with the help of historians restored the graceful art deco features of the foyer and cinemas one and two. Recognised as one of the top 10 cinemas of the world, it has retained its grand decor while updating the comfort and technology for a modern audience. The trader’s association hold events throughout the year including the CamberWell-Being in May, the ‘Camberwell on Canvas’ community art trail in November and their Christmas family shopping event mid-December. Be part of the ‘Annual Camberwell Dinner Party’ in September with special offers and events designed to celebrate the diverse food scene found in the precinct. There are over 100 cafes and restaurants with an extensive range of cuisines and styles from casual to fine dining.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Rivoli Cinemas, Montebello Emporium, Camberwell Place shopping centre

Needto know

The Camberwell shopping precinct is only 10 kilometres from the city, catch trams 70, 72, 75, train to Camberwell Station or you can find off-street free parking either side of Burke Road.

For a complete list of stores, directions, offers and information on the events in the precinct see CamberwellShopping.com.au

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