Nature & outdoors
Royal Botanic Gardens
Wide lawns, lakes and gardens close to the city center.
3 min drive from the center · 1.6 km · 1.0 mi
Photo: Johntorcasio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Australia
Melbourne
23 shuls (13 Chabad) · 25 kosher · 178 hotels on our map
Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Royal Botanic GardensSt Kilda BeachFederation SquareMelbourne LanewaysGreat Ocean RoadMelbourne Holocaust MuseumMelbourne Zoo
About
A cultured, leafy city with one of the most vibrant Jewish communities outside Israel and the U.S. Caulfield, St Kilda East and Balaclava have many shuls, Chabad and kosher restaurants and shops close together.
Best time to goOct–Apr; the weather changes quickly, so bring layers.
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in Melbourne
Nature & outdoors
St Kilda Beach
Seaside promenade and pier where little penguins come home at dusk.
5 min drive from the center · 3.2 km · 2.0 mi
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Landmark
Federation Square
The city's public square, next to Flinders Street Station.
7 min drive from the center · 4.2 km · 2.6 mi
Photo: DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Stroll & shop
Melbourne Laneways
Narrow lanes of street art, cafés and small shops.
Photo: WANG.PC · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Great Ocean Road
A famous coastal drive with the Twelve Apostles rock stacks, a long day trip.
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jewish heritage
Melbourne Holocaust Museum
A museum in Elsternwick, close to the Jewish neighborhoods.
9 min drive from the center · 6.0 km · 3.7 mi
Photo: Gadish · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Family & fun
Melbourne Zoo
A traditional zoo in Parkville with an Asian rainforest and gorillas.
Elliott Avenue, Parkville VIC 3052 · 15 min drive from the center · 9.3 km · 5.8 mi
Photo: Commander Keane · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
43 shuls, Chabad houses and kosher places in this city were added or completed by hand from Chabad, kashrut-agency and community websites (checked November 2026). Each one links to its source.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
Each card names its hechsher and the agency, vaad or Chabad list it comes from. Places marked “Tagged kosher on OpenStreetMap” have no hechsher source yet. We don’t certify anything: always check the hechsher yourself.
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