Robert Burns Hotel: 376 Smith Street, Collingwood VIC (03) 9417 2233 or www.robertburnshotel.com.au Spanish restaurant pioneer, Urbano Gutierrez, took over the Robert Burns Hotel in the late ’70s. The Robby, as it’s affectionately known, is in deepest, darkest Collingwood and in those days it wasn’t the funky melting pot it is today. Wisely, Urbano didn’t
The Collection Bar: 328 Bridge Rd, Richmond VIC (03) 9429 8333 or www.thecollectionbar.com.au A lightning fast refurbishment and a keen eye for historical detail has seen The Collection Bar re-emerge with a look and feel that combines the old and the new. Situated on the corner of what is one of Bridge Road’s oldest buildings,
Chill On Ice Lounge & Ski Lodge: Southgate Complex, 3 Southgate Ave, Southbank 3006 1300 423 227 or www.chillon.com.au Bobby Stephens, founder and director of Chill On Pty Ltd, came up with the concept of an ice bar for Melbourne after visiting the seminal Minus5° Bar in New Zealand with his daughter. She so loved