East Melbourne is a popular inner city region of Melbourne and is bordered in the north by Victoria Parade and east by the suburb of Richmond. With half of East Melbourne’s streetscape devoted to parklands and sporting grounds, visitors will enjoy the opportunity to get out and about in flourishing parks and discover why Victoria retains its mantle as the Garden State of Australia. With a bustling local food scene, which includes standout Vietnamese cuisine, East Melbourne is home to wide leafy streets, a multicultural community and some of Melbourne’s more famous parks, gardens and sporting grounds including the iconic MCG