Bridge Road
Bridge Road
3.5
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What a find!After your Bridge Road experience you'll walk away saying, "What a find!". It could be a new favourite coffee shop, the outfit you've been dreaming of, or a must-have piece of furniture. Welcome to Bridge Road, a Melbourne shopping and dining experience like no other, only moments from the city centre.Something for everyoneBridge Road is home to world-class bars, award-winning restaurants, cafes and gelatarias; value-for-money fashion boutiques that present quality pieces and first-class customer service; and an enviable range of home furnishing stores that offer household name suppliers as well as eclectic furniture designers and antiques traders.Be spoilt for choiceWhether you're spending a day splurging in the shops, catching up with friends for a laid-back lunch, planning home improvements or meeting someone special for a quick cocktail or a long dinner the legendary precinct epitomises the city's love of food, fashion and style offering a truly personal experience.
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3.5
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laurie m
Melbourne, Australia198 contributions
Nov 2013 • Friends
Left a luncheon at Restaurant and wandered along Bridge road were a bit taken back by the amount of vacant premises we saw if this is being caused by restrictive parking being enforced, some measure should be introduced to try and reinject some new life into this once iconic shopping strip
Written 15 November 2013
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Leon2161
Sydney, Australia89 contributions
Nov 2016 • Family
My daughter and I travelled to Melbourne to look for a formal dress that we didn't want to see mass produced in a large department store or chain store. First stop was Chapel Street Melbourne. Unfortunately whilst there were lots of designer stores & chain stores there were very few boutiques that sold formal dresses that would appeal to a teenager or 20 something. There were also a lot of empty boutiques. Caught the train to Bridge Road, Richmond. There were more formal shops on Bridge Road but again unfortunately a lot of empty boutiques. Not as many designer & chain stores so not as appealing for a general shopping day. However, we had success with the formal dress search with a real find in Melbourne designer store Bariano's. Lots of beautiful formal & cocktail dresses - we were spoilt for choice. Prices were similar to what you would pay for formal dresses in a department store but designs were many & different. Luckily for us Monday's are 15% off day - an added bonus to finding that special dress.
Written 1 November 2016
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Jo G
Ascot, Australia10 contributions
May 2015 • Friends
Lots of great shops, some heavily discounted - others not. But on the day it was a great event for ladies...we were seven and had a great time.
Written 27 May 2015
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Travelling5
Perth, Australia555 contributions
Sept 2022 • Family
Really disappointed in Bridge Road. It’s been a number of years since I was here and to be honest I expected more - half the shops were either empty or closed. It used to be known for shopping but not anymore. There were a lot of cocktail/wedding/suit shops which is great if that’s what your after and a few cafes. Some small independent shops as well. Wouldn’t be in a hurry to come back.
Written 26 September 2022
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Jeffry b
Essendon, Australia13,657 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
Bridge Road has many attractions, which range from restaurants to jumble shops. We love the Vietnamese restaurants, where we have pho every time we visit. "Pho" is Vietnamese rice noodles, made with tasty broth. My friend's partner is a bargain hunter, she can't resist finding treasures in the second-hand shops. Bridge Road has many coffee shops, where you can get a strong cup of coffee and a cake to eat with your drink. The tram runs the entire length of Bridge Road, all day, every day. Parking is not great, but the tram works on a de facto hop on-hop off basis.
Written 29 May 2024
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JnVSydney
Greater Sydney, Australia23,379 contributions
June 2023
Probably the main shopping strip of Richmond, we enjoyed walking up and down it many times over our visit, browsing and shopping, fave places were Kruah 2 Thai restaurant, is worth a visit and richmond traders was our shopping centre of choice, and the red cross op shop, is good value.
Written 14 July 2023
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dowlingdirtworks
Melbourne, Australia9 contributions
Aug 2018 • Business
what has happened to our Bridge rd Richmond I used to love to visit Bridge rd for shopping and now it is a ghost town of a rd I cant believe how so many shops are disappearing into high rise flats entrances so sad my favourite shop was Witchery its gone to the high rise flats entrance keeping the old façade but gone so sad it used to be a buzzing rd in Richmond now its getting divier by the day.
Written 3 October 2018
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Alice M
Australia11 contributions
Aug 2019 • Solo
This used to be a thriving shopping strip in Melbourne and now it's completely hopeless. Barely any shops left. I went there last week and now the Country Road Outlet is gone, the whole place is completely deserted. This place is now up there with the deserted Chapel Street. If you want a decent shopping experience go either into the CBD, visit Chadstone shopping centre (personally I find Chadstone way too big and overwhelming).
Written 10 August 2019
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Deb H
Melbourne23 contributions
Bridge Road is no longer the bargain shopping hub it used to be. About 80% of the shop fronts are empty. For bargain shopping I'd recommend Habour Town, Spencer St Outlets or DFO!
Written 14 May 2015
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Hello,
Thank you for taking time adding your review.
The area has been evolving for sometime now and now has a huge range of great cafes and restaurants. The rise of Bridge Road food is a huge growth area.
We have many new buildings being developed on the hill area and soon as the work is completed or commences the empty premises will be leased again.
We still have some great labels such as Bonds, Bendon, Alannah Hill, Country Road, Gorman, David Lawrence, Rivette and Blair, Witchery, Menzclub, Aquila, Decuba, Bardot, Sportsgirl and Review to name a few.
The area has a great selection of evening and bridal shops.
Check out the food images on our listing for some mouth watering reasons to visit again, the local business owners would love to make you feel welcome and serve you some delicious food with the area offering cuisine from around the globe.
Be sure to mark in your calendar 6th March 2016 for A Global Gathering - Bridge Road's Melbourne's Food and Wine Festival extravaganza event showcasing all thats on offer.
The Bridge Road Team
Written 21 July 2015
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nicky m
Sydney, Australia1,086 contributions
June 2018
The majority of the stores have closed up and moved on elsewhere.
I think DFO now is a better alternative to bridge road.
It’s a shame - this used to be my favourite holiday spot for shopping and now my choice is only DFO. I have a DFO in Sydney.
Where did all the retailers go?
I think DFO now is a better alternative to bridge road.
It’s a shame - this used to be my favourite holiday spot for shopping and now my choice is only DFO. I have a DFO in Sydney.
Where did all the retailers go?
Written 25 June 2018
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Is it easy to get to bridge rd from Colin’s street we are staying on colins street and also is Lygon street easy to get to? Please and thank uou
Written 16 June 2019
Trams go to Lygon Street. Collins is in the center of town.
Written 16 June 2019
Hello,
Most open from 10am - 5pm 7 days a week.
We hope to see you soon!
Regards
The Bridge Road Team
Written 20 February 2017
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