Fitzroyalty

Hyperlocal news about Melbourne's first suburb: Fitzroy 3065

Mecca Bah

I was surprised to find that I have not written on Mecca Bah on New Quay at Docklands already. I love the food and although the service can be rather slow at busy times, I keep going back. I was there for lunch on Friday with the Docklands Marketing Network and had the wonderful Moroccan spiced calamari with Turkish bean salad.

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Mecca Bah usually gets positive reviews from bloggers and I agree. With a crisp WA unwooded chardonnay and a view of the sparkling water, you won’t want to leave in a hurry.…

coffee at the Artery

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I went to the Artery in Fitzroy recently. It’s another cute Fitzroy place located on a quiet side street that you could easily miss. It’s a relaxing place to hang out or have coffee at on the weekends. It has art exhibitions, bands and a calm spacious environment.

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hyperlocal

I’ve been following the growth of hyperlocal sites – sites that focus on specific geographical areas. Fitzroyalty is focused on Fitzroy, for example, though it also includes whatever occupies my miniscule attention span at any particular moment.

There are some other excellent examples: the Smith St blog covers Fitzroy and Collingwood, the Abbotsford blog specialises in Abbotsford and the inner north-east, and the Republic of Moreland deals with Brunswick, Coburg and surrounding suburbs. I also love I Love St Kilda.…