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ping and daily-changing single-origin African, Asia and Latin American coffees - Cam-
pos has it all covered for the modern-day caffeine freak.
Jimmy Watson's
( 03-9347 3985;
www.jimmywatsons.com.au
; 333 Lygon St, Carlton; 11am-11pm; 1, 8)
Keep it tidy
at Watson's wine bar with something nice by the glass, or go a bottle of dry and dry (ver-
mouth and ginger ale) and settle in for the afternoon and evening. If this Robyn
Boyd-designed stunning midcentury building had ears, there'd be a few generations of
writers, students and academics in trouble.
WINE BAR
Mr Wilkinson
(295 Lygon St, East Brunswick; 4pm-1am Mon & Wed-Fri, 2pm-1am Sat & Sun; 1, 8)
The owners
decked this place out themselves, in recycled timber, and now concentrate on keeping
things mellow and their customers well watered. It's a great place for a natter to the bar
staff.
BAR
Alderman
(134 Lygon St, East Brunswick; 5pm-late Tue-Fri, 2pm-late Sat & Sun; ; 1, 8)
A classic East Brun-
swick local, the Alderman has an inviting traditional heavy wooden bar, open fireplace,
good beer selection and cocktails by the jug. There's a small courtyard and you can order
from restaurant Bar Idda (
Click here
)
next door.
WINE BAR
Town Hall Hotel
( 03-9328 1983;
www.townhallhotelnorthmelbourne.com.au
;
33 Errol St, North Melbourne; 4pm-1am Mon-
Thu, noon-1am Fri & Sat, noon-11pm Sun; 57)
The Town Hall is an unfussy local. Live music is
staged free in the front room from Thursday to Saturday, otherwise they'll be spinning
some classic vinyl. There's a beer garden and pub meals, too. From the Queen Vic Market
head west along Victoria St, then right at Errol St.
PUB, LIVE MUSIC
Stovetop
CAFE
(
www.stovetop.com.au
;
100 Leicester St, Carlton; 7am-5pm Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm Sat & Sun; ; 19, 57, 59)
Just up from the Vic Market, Stovetop lives up to its name by preparing and serving their
house blend and single-origins in stovetop espresso makers. Order from its bar set on
