Try the hidden pubs and Lounges for a change. They're not just places to drink, but eat, relax and check out some great hidden scenes and music. Try places like Tony Starr's Kitten Club for great music, unusual drinks and amazing fusion Australasian food. Or perhaps the big overstuffed chairs and cozy surroundings of GP (the Gin Palace), where the list of martinis will dazzle all. They arrive at your table in very tall glasses and are all themed and use the best ingredients.

If those places are not hip enough, how about La La Land, where their specialty is fondue and the settings will have you relaxing and feeling hip the minute you recline on one of the many sofas.

Tony Starr’s Kitten Club: 267 Little Collins Street, Melbourne; tel: 03 9650 2448; www.kittenclub.com.au

Gin Palace: 190 Little Collins Street, Melbourne; tel: 03 9654 0533

La La Land: Corner of Hardware and Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne; tel: 03 9670 5011

All of these hidden places can be found in a simple
pack of cards. These cards contain not only the addresses of Melbourne’s hidden bars (which can be down an alley and through an unmarked door) but directions as well. The cards break down the CBD into areas which makes planning your evening and getting to each venue very easy. For more information see www.shoppingsecrets.com

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Most of Melbourne's many and best central bars do not have signs, they are down an alleyway, through a non-descript door. Get a local to show you, or explore the alleyways yourself and discover Melbourne's best-kept secrets.

Anywhere and everywhere in the centre of Melbourne

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In Hosier Lane, central Melbourne, and the lanes surrounding it, you will find street art of all descriptions.

Hosier Lane

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