Guidebook for Braddon

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Guidebook for Braddon

Food Scene

American-style burger place, really tasty! Great service and fun atmosphere especially at night.
32 locals recommend
Grease Monkey
19 Lonsdale St
32 locals recommend
American-style burger place, really tasty! Great service and fun atmosphere especially at night.
Inspired by East Asia cuisine, Akiba brings amazing food and drinks to Canberra. A fast-paced dining experience.
48 locals recommend
Akiba
40 Bunda St
48 locals recommend
Inspired by East Asia cuisine, Akiba brings amazing food and drinks to Canberra. A fast-paced dining experience. 
Great coffee, great service and amazing food. The Cupping Room is a trendy cafe with the latest flavours. Really great food and value for money
43 locals recommend
The Cupping Room
1-13 University Ave
43 locals recommend
Great coffee, great service and amazing food. The Cupping Room is a trendy cafe with the latest flavours. Really great food and value for money 
The best Italian food in Canberra. Fabulous service, upmarket restaurant and can be pricey however definitely worth it!
27 locals recommend
Italian & Sons
7 Lonsdale St
27 locals recommend
The best Italian food in Canberra. Fabulous service, upmarket restaurant and can be pricey however definitely worth it! 
Hearty dining in a splashy steakhouse and bar with exposed concrete walls and leather banquettes.
10 locals recommend
Marble and Grain
25 Mort St
10 locals recommend
Hearty dining in a splashy steakhouse and bar with exposed concrete walls and leather banquettes.
Moody restaurant with banquettes and white tablecloths for upscale Indian share plates and main
Copper Chimney
24 W Row
Moody restaurant with banquettes and white tablecloths for upscale Indian share plates and main
Stylish, glass-fronted restaurant with a Modern European menu, extensive wine list, and live music
65 Northbourne Restaurant
65 Northbourne Avenue
Stylish, glass-fronted restaurant with a Modern European menu, extensive wine list, and live music
A cafe built around doing the simple things well. nice sun spot popular with locals
19 locals recommend
Barrio Collective Coffee
30 Lonsdale St
19 locals recommend
A cafe built around doing the simple things well. nice sun spot popular with locals
japanese food
21 locals recommend
Lazy Su
9 Lonsdale St
21 locals recommend
japanese food
Upscale Modern Australian share plates in a bustling, stylish dining room with an open kitchen.
24 locals recommend
eightysix restaurant
Lonsdale Street
24 locals recommend
Upscale Modern Australian share plates in a bustling, stylish dining room with an open kitchen.
Toasties and Coffee
6 locals recommend
Toasted
22 Lonsdale St
6 locals recommend
Toasties and Coffee
Cosy Scando vibes, delicious food and coffee
13 locals recommend
RYE Cafe
9 Lonsdale St
13 locals recommend
Cosy Scando vibes, delicious food and coffee
Beautiful artisan bakery. Pick up a tasty sourdough and run, or sit with a pastry and the paper.
9 locals recommend
Sonoma Alexandria Cafe
32 Birmingham St
9 locals recommend
Beautiful artisan bakery. Pick up a tasty sourdough and run, or sit with a pastry and the paper.
The just-as-tasty local alternative to Messina.
14 locals recommend
Frugii Dessert Laboratory
28-30 Lonsdale St
14 locals recommend
The just-as-tasty local alternative to Messina.
A cosy spot to enjoy sashimi, ramen and other tasty Japanese treats.
6 locals recommend
WHITE CHACO
27 Lonsdale St
6 locals recommend
A cosy spot to enjoy sashimi, ramen and other tasty Japanese treats.
Olé!
14 locals recommend
Pizza Gusto
23 Lonsdale St
14 locals recommend
Olé!
Why wouldn’t you order fish and chips when you’re this close to the ocean? But seriously, this place is the best in Canberra and the dimmies are out of this world.
6 locals recommend
Catch Fish and Chips
19 Lonsdale St
6 locals recommend
Why wouldn’t you order fish and chips when you’re this close to the ocean? But seriously, this place is the best in Canberra and the dimmies are out of this world.
Your local micro-brewery is right around the corner. Sit with a pint, grab some bar food, or both. The cheese platter isn’t bad value.
55 locals recommend
BentSpoke Brewing Co.
38 Mort St
55 locals recommend
Your local micro-brewery is right around the corner. Sit with a pint, grab some bar food, or both. The cheese platter isn’t bad value.
Mediterranean dishes cooked in a fire pit or wood oven.
12 locals recommend
Black Fire Restaurant
38 Mort St
12 locals recommend
Mediterranean dishes cooked in a fire pit or wood oven.
Do yourself a flavour. The ramen is as delicious as it is close.
Ramentic Restaurant
24 Lonsdale St
Do yourself a flavour. The ramen is as delicious as it is close.
Delicious greasy creamy pasta. What diet?
10 locals recommend
Chez Frederic
14 Lonsdale St
10 locals recommend
Delicious greasy creamy pasta. What diet?
Stylish locale serving modern Australian dishes. The outdoor bar is great for a cocktail in summer, too.
11 locals recommend
Sage Dining Rooms
Batman Street
11 locals recommend
Stylish locale serving modern Australian dishes. The outdoor bar is great for a cocktail in summer, too.
The brunch is heavy but you won’t go home hungry. Grungy vibes and sunny outdoor seating.
15 locals recommend
Coffee Lab
26 Narellan Place
15 locals recommend
The brunch is heavy but you won’t go home hungry. Grungy vibes and sunny outdoor seating.
Produce-driven tapas and share plates. A bit fancy.
10 locals recommend
Temporada
15 Moore St
10 locals recommend
Produce-driven tapas and share plates. A bit fancy.
Get your dumpling fix. Perhaps not the classiest of dine-in restaurants but a great takeaway option.
11 locals recommend
Yat Bun Tong Dumpling House
10-12 Lonsdale St
11 locals recommend
Get your dumpling fix. Perhaps not the classiest of dine-in restaurants but a great takeaway option.
Sean McConnell might be out but if you’re seeking a foodie experience, Monster is worth the Uber. The hotel lobby is a cosy spot to sit with a coffee or glass of red, too.
58 locals recommend
Monster Kitchen and Bar
25 Edinburgh Ave
58 locals recommend
Sean McConnell might be out but if you’re seeking a foodie experience, Monster is worth the Uber. The hotel lobby is a cosy spot to sit with a coffee or glass of red, too.
Great Food
9 locals recommend
Stanley's
21 Battye St
9 locals recommend
Great Food
Boutique beans and inventive, eclectic dining in a trendy space with bookshelves and comfy sofas.
13 locals recommend
Two Before Ten
68 Bandjalong Cres
13 locals recommend
Boutique beans and inventive, eclectic dining in a trendy space with bookshelves and comfy sofas.
Cosy restaurant
39 locals recommend
Tilley's Devine Cafe Gallery
Wattle Street
39 locals recommend
Cosy restaurant
12 locals recommend
Cafe Momo
14 Thynne St
12 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Trendy bar with good music. In close proximity to other pubs and nightclubs!
23 locals recommend
Knightsbridge Penthouse
26 Mort St
23 locals recommend
Trendy bar with good music. In close proximity to other pubs and nightclubs! 
Laid-back bar with an outdoor area. Great atmosphere and tasty food!
16 locals recommend
Honkytonks
17 Garema Pl
16 locals recommend
Laid-back bar with an outdoor area. Great atmosphere and tasty food!
Canberra's biggest pub and nightclub - a lot of young people from ANU on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Pub/bar vibes downstairs and nightclub vibes upstairs! Paid entry upstairs on Friday and Saturday otherwise free entry.
15 locals recommend
Mooseheads Pub & Nightclub
105 London Cct
15 locals recommend
Canberra's biggest pub and nightclub - a lot of young people from ANU on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Pub/bar vibes downstairs and nightclub vibes upstairs! Paid entry upstairs on Friday and Saturday otherwise free entry. 
Best gin bar in town and tasty share plates.
15 locals recommend
Tipsy Bull
5 Lonsdale St
15 locals recommend
Best gin bar in town and tasty share plates.
Drinks and dancing
35 locals recommend
Hopscotch
5 Lonsdale St
35 locals recommend
Drinks and dancing
Authentic local vibe and a really top kitchen. Thursday night is steak night! Live sports played liberally on big TVs and boy do they have a pool hall back there.
12 locals recommend
The Civic Pub
8 Lonsdale St
12 locals recommend
Authentic local vibe and a really top kitchen. Thursday night is steak night! Live sports played liberally on big TVs and boy do they have a pool hall back there.
Whiskey and pretzels in the key of speakeasy.
28 locals recommend
Hippo Co
17 Garema Pl
28 locals recommend
Whiskey and pretzels in the key of speakeasy.
Not another speakeasy bar. Molly is good though. So so much whisky.
35 locals recommend
Molly
Odgers Lane
35 locals recommend
Not another speakeasy bar. Molly is good though. So so much whisky.
Like 80s music? Like light-up dance floors? Really like 80s music?
14 locals recommend
88mph
10 Hobart Pl
14 locals recommend
Like 80s music? Like light-up dance floors? Really like 80s music?

Parks & Nature

The best view of Canberra! A really nice walk up the mountain and the view is definitely worth it!
61 locals recommend
Mount Ainslie
61 locals recommend
The best view of Canberra! A really nice walk up the mountain and the view is definitely worth it!
Beautiful and scenic walk along Lake Burley Griffin - a few tracks that differ in length, close to Parliament House too.
123 locals recommend
Lake Burley Griffin
Flynn Drive
123 locals recommend
Beautiful and scenic walk along Lake Burley Griffin - a few tracks that differ in length, close to Parliament House too.
Hiking and you can go up Telstra Tower for a great view of Canberra
6 locals recommend
Black Mountain Drive
Black Mountain Drive
6 locals recommend
Hiking and you can go up Telstra Tower for a great view of Canberra
7km walk around the lake
33 locals recommend
Lake Ginninderra College
2 Emu Bank
33 locals recommend
7km walk around the lake

Arts & Culture

Focus on Indigenous culture, European settlement and our interaction with the environment. Free general admission
187 locals recommend
National Museum of Australia
Lawson Crescent
187 locals recommend
Focus on Indigenous culture, European settlement and our interaction with the environment. Free general admission 
Canberra's science museum that's fun for both adults and children!
146 locals recommend
Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre
King Edward Terrace
146 locals recommend
Canberra's science museum that's fun for both adults and children! 
The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia
War Memorial Park
39-73 Moore St
The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia

Shopping

Large shopping centre to cater for all needs - cafes, retail shops and more! A Dendy cinema is also located here
177 locals recommend
Canberra Theatre Centre
London Circuit
177 locals recommend
Large shopping centre to cater for all needs - cafes, retail shops and more! A Dendy cinema is also located here 

Entertainment & Activities

Movie theatre in the heart of Canberra!
39 locals recommend
Dendy Cinemas Canberra Centre
148 Bunda St
39 locals recommend
Movie theatre in the heart of Canberra! 

Getting Around

Large bus interchange that can take you anywhere around Canberra
16 locals recommend
City Bus Station
16 locals recommend
Large bus interchange that can take you anywhere around Canberra