Melbourne’s newest destination for luxury, 80 Collins, reinvigorates the ‘Paris End’ of Collins St with a new network of laneways leading to a discovery of highly curated flagship and concept fashion brands, plus unique restaurants, bars and cafés.
80 Collins brings together the designers and tastemakers of the moment. From luxury to advanced contemporary fashion, this is the home of innovative flagships and the future of retail.
Nine food and drink destinations are now open at 80 Collins (Farmer’s Daughters, Handpicked Cellar Door, Nick & Nora’s, Next Hotel Melbourne’s La Madonna and Ingresso, Maverick, Bowls Baby, People’s Coffee and Upstate Coffee) alongside six fashion, jewellery and footwear stores, including flagship stores for Saint Laurent, Golden Goose and FEIT, as well as Mulberry, Georg Jensen and Şener Besim’s eponymous concept store, Şener Besim.
Set to open in July and August are The Lucas Group’s highly anticipated restaurant Society and eating house Yakimono.
With Melbourne CBD visitation increasing day by day, 80 Collins is playing a central role in reinvigorating Melbourne’s vibrant heart. Eating 80 Collins, in partnership with the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, features three ‘Light Up the Night’ experiences on Wednesday 2 June, and a coveted ‘Lunch Illuminated’ experience on Saturday 5 June.
“The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is pleased to present this program in partnership with 80 Collins, an introduction to one of the city’s premiere dining and retail precincts, to food and drink lovers of Melbourne,” said Melbourne Food & Wine Festival CEO Anthea Loucas Bosha.
“From barrel aged negronis at an Australian first in-hotel barrel aging room, to tasting the first drops of a newly arrived Oregon pinot at a winemaker masterclass, to frozen capped liquid nitrogen cocktails, the drinks are just one element of what’s on offer for the travelling degustation like no other.” It encompasses four 80 Collins venues, all mere steps from one other: Farmer’s Daughters, Handpicked Cellar Door, Nick & Nora’s and Next Hotel Melbourne’s La Madonna.
Designer Şener Besim will present his first ever large-scale sculptural work, Light the Way, to be installed in each of the three laneways at 80 Collins, visible from Collins, Exhibition and Little Collins streets. Taking inspiration from one of Şener’s iconic pieces of jewellery, the public design installation will light the way to winter for the month of June. The six, 2.4 metre high works are inspired by the geometric patterns used in Ottoman heritage and architectural shapes, a major influence across all Şener’s work.
“The idea of ‘framing space’ is central to the beginnings of our visual language and always has served as a main inspiration for our work, a conversation, so to speak,” said Şener. “My hope is that these new public works act as ‘visual framing devices’ for our visitors.”
‘Fridays at 80 Collins’ will feature a range of surprise offerings every Friday from 14 May to 4 June. Customers can enter their details at ‘The Vault’ on Benson Walk to win their share in $10,000 worth of coffees, lunches and after-work drinks, distributed via premium gift cards.
The 80 Collins precinct is a large-scale site strategically located in the Eastern Core of Melbourne’s CBD. Dexus purchased the site in May 2019 for $1.476 billion from QIC Global Real Estate. The precinct comprises 105,000m2 of Net Lettable Area across:
- an existing 47 level A-grade office tower;
- a new 35 level premium office tower;
- a new retail podium with 21 tenancies; and
- a new 255 room boutique hotel.
