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 Glassworks
Location
Glassworks is located in the heart if Melbourne's
wholesale fashion district in cosmopolitan Collingwood about 2 km from
the heart of Melbourne.
The Collingwood train station is approx 500m away, trams
run in Victoria Pde. (500m approx), bus services in Hoddle St (330m
approx).
Nearby popular business districts are
Smith Street,
Gertrude St,
Victoria &
Brunswick Streets.
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Nearby Popular Business Districts
 Smith
Street (400m*)
Smith Street is one of Melbourne’s oldest, yet most interesting,
shopping strips. This area offers a range of outdoor adventure
clothing outlets, sporting goods, leisure clothing and vegetarian
produce shops. The atmosphere is bohemian with groovy bars, a large
variety of vegetarian and organic cafés, homemade pasta and fabulous
coffee.
Luckily many of these cafés serve breakfast all day long so you can
shop in the trendy boutiques and finish up with breakfast!
This strip changes its image when night falls as it becomes busy and
cosmopolitan with all of the funky nightlife its bars, pubs and
restaurants have to offer
Gertrude Street (500m*)
You’ll find something ‘a little different’ in this street. It has one
off women’s fashion boutiques, art galleries, speciality bookshops,
art supplies, organic bakeries, costume design and hire, paint shops
and a handmade billiard table store. Gertrude Street’s diverse range
will keep you busy and interested.
A wide array of restaurants will also enrich your eating experience
catering for both bohemian and cosmopolitan tastes. Hotels are
plentiful if it is just a drink you are after, or a nice bottle of
wine to take along to a BYO restaurant.
Brunswick
Street (900m*)
Brunswick Street has a great collection of eclectic clothes shops,
bookshops, designer jewellery shops and interesting one-off boutiques.
It is the heart of Melbourne’s bohemian culture with a range of
galleries and a vibrant nightlife.
The choice of cafés, restaurants, bakeries, ice creameries and organic
outlets on this strip is amazing. Enjoy a stroll down the strip, lose
yourself in the smell of fresh coffee with the only problem being
which café to choose from! has a great collection of eclectic clothes
shops, bookshops, designer jewellery shops and interesting one-off
boutiques. It is the heart of Melbourne’s bohemian culture with a
range of galleries and a vibrant nightlife.
 Victoria
Street (700m*)
Victoria Street, or ‘Little Saigon’ as it’s also known, has an
overwhelming supply of Vietnamese produce, entertainment and dining.
Experience the hustle and bustle, the inviting aroma of Asian food and
the interesting window displays. Walk down Victoria Street with your
shopping list to buy your fresh fish, meat, poultry and vegetables and
be surprised at the reasonable prices. Pop in for a quick takeaway or
lounge for several hours in one of the many traditional Vietnamese/
Asian restaurants lining the street.
Don’t forget that early January marks an important time on the
Chinese/Vietnamese calendar as it’s time for celebration and welcoming
in the Lunar New Year. The New Year Lunar festival on Victoria Street
is filled with dance, music, food and the famous Lion Dance.
*all distances shown are approximate & "as the crow flies"
** some information on this page sourced from
City of Yarra
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