Our picks

You’ll find plenty of places open late by wandering down Sydney Road and Lygon Street on a weekend, but Brunswick also has a lot of nightlife away from the main strips too.

Here’s our selection of places that are open proper late so that you can make a proper night of it. We’ve personally checked all these hours so we’re confident they’ll be open late (it was tough staying up past our bedtimes but someone has to do it).