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Seven Kilometres of Fitzroy and Collingwood, on Foot

Three hours and nearly seven kilometres, which is the most walking of any food tour in this city, and the reason is geography: Fitzroy and Collingwood are where Melbourne actually eats, and they are not on top of each other. It starts with coffee, in one of the better places, and introductions. Then a Fitzroy sandwich, and the guide is upfront that a sandwich does not sound like destination food. Look at the queue outside these shops and reconsider. Gertrude Street next, and the walk is part of the tour rather than the gap between stops: a vegan deli, an ice creamery, and on Saturdays a hot sauce tasting. Collingwood after that, for what the guide calls the most impressive vegan restaurant in Melbourne, a local bakery, a bookshop, and a run of cheesecakes. Then back to Fitzroy for tacos and a drink somewhere with a view worth the climb. Ten people at most, in English, with all the food and drink and the guide. Wear proper shoes. There are rests, but seven kilometres is seven kilometres.