Hardware Lane

Hardware Lane - Urban Outdoor Dining

Hardware Lane wins hands down as ‘the’ place for laneway dining in Melbourne. Shaded by a canopy of cafe umbrellas, sip your morning cuppa alfresco-style along a red-cobblestoned pavement and soak up the environment. Life along Hardware doesn't end at noon. After sunset, the stretch transforms into one of Melbourne’s funkier dining venues with the sounds of live jazz echoing off the laneway providing the perfect soundtrack for an intimate dinner.

Dante’s Peak in Melbourne’s ‘Little Street’
Vialetto Ristorante is the eruption of owner Dante�s passion for good wine, food and jazz. Nestled snugly along European styled Hardware Lane, one can almost forget that they are sitting in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. At dinnertime, with its fine modern Italian cuisine complemented with cool jazz music by contemporary jazz group Heliboptor, Vialetto takes outdoor dining to a higher level. This dining spot is the only one along the stretch that provides alfresco dining with live music accompaniment.

Here’s One for You, Miro!
If the late Spanish artist Joan Miro was still alive, he�d definitely be kicking his heels up at Cafe Miro�s eclectic blend of Surrealist art, contemporary jazz and modern Meditarranean food. With colourful murals of Miro�s works stretching across the walls of the cosy cafe and soulful jazz crooning in the background, there is definitely a laidback tempo to the ambience. Every Friday between 5 and 7pm, it�s happy hour, so get down there for some TGIF after work relief.

Veg-out the Healthy Way
Thumbs up to Invita for inviting the vitality back into your life and your tastebuds. The tribe has voted and junk food has been booted off the menu for today�s health-aware people. Replacing processed ingredients with organic produce, Invita invites you to look and feel good after eating. Owner Janaka proudly serves up an array of vegan dishes that draws its flavours from around the globe. The best part? Some of Mom�s recipes are on the menu. Hungry anyone?