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club in Melbourne (and like the idea of a glass dance floor), this is going to be your best
bet. It's in one of the old sheds jutting out into Docklands' Victoria Harbour.
Brown Alley
CLUB
(Colonial Hotel; 03-9670 8599;
www.brownalley.com
;
585 Lonsdale St; 10pm-7am Thu-Sun; Flagstaff)
This historical pub hides away a fully fledged nightclub with a 24-hour licence. It's
enormous, with distinct rooms over three levels that can fit up to 1000 people. The sound
equipment is the business and the rota of DJs includes spinners of breakbeat, psy-trance
and deep house.
South Wharf & Docklands
Boatbuilders Yard
( 03-9686 5088; 23 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf; 7am-late; City Circle, 70, 71)
Occupying a
slice of South Wharf next to the historic
Polly Woodside
ship, Boatbuilders attracts a
mixed crowd of office workers, travellers and Melburnians keen to discover this develop-
ing area. It's made up of 'zones' running seamlessly from the indoor cafe/bar to the out-
door barbecue and cider garden, bocce pit and soon-to-come summer gelato bar.
BAR
Story
(700 Bourke St, Docklands; 7am-4.30pm Mon-Fri; Southern Cross)
Another coffee spot from
Dukes, this one does a roaring trade for the Docklands office workers, filling the gap for
great coffee in the area. It's a short walk from Southern Cross Station along the Concourse
towards Docklands Stadium.
CAFE
Richmond
Bar Economico
(438 Church St; 5pm-late Wed-Sat, 2pm-late Sun; 70, 79, East Richmond)
The newspapered front
windows might have you turning on your heel, but rest assured you're in the right place.
With its menus on ripped cardboard boxes and caged bar, Economico is a kind of Central
BAR
