Wow! 130 years old (built in 1892), don’t miss it's when visiting Melbourne. My favorite shop Tea Room also here. Enjoy the shop, environment and atmosphere. Also took a lot of beautiful photos here especially; quite touched by this historical building and thank for maintain everything.

Sadly a lot of the shops are now closed down and won't be re-opening. However there is still a good selection of cakes available to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee at the Hopetoun Tea Rooms

Must visit if in Melbourne. Part of a great walk from Bourke St to Flinders Street. Block Arcade and Block Place just south of Royal Arcade.

This place is such a Melbourne institution! Went and had a wander around Haigh's, Alessi, Le Petit Chateau, Vault, L'Occitane and more. So much to see. Brought discount Easter Eggs at Haigh's, a shirt at Vault and coffees at Le Petit Chateau. Was going to meet friends for lunch or would have looked at more. If you haven't been you must go.

The Block Arcade is another living example of Australia's history. Built in 1892, this classic arcade has soaring glass ceilings and the most beautiful tiled mosaic floors throughout. Filled with cute artisan shops, specialty stores, cafes, chocolaterium, fragrance store, Melbourne's oldest tearoom and a sneaky entrance into the Charles Dickens Tavern. Definitely worth a visit for both tourists and locals.

Still to many shops closed/gone after the the government lockdown, seems it will take years to recover if at all! Had lunch there in was nice but the busy times just not there!

The block arcade is one of a few of the picturesque arcades in Melbourne, and it embodies this idea wholeheartedly. With shops for spices and incense, chocolate and cheese, not to mention the countless cafés and clothing stores, the arcade feels both artisan and ornate. The tiling, dome and beautiful decor only add to this mood, I would say it’s definitely worth checking out, local or tourist.

(Translated by Google) Cute shops and cafes everywhere As you pass by You don't have to go sightseeing and you don't have to shop. (Original) 구석구석 아기자기한 상점과 카페가 있는곳 지나가면서 볼만함 일부러 관광하러 갈 필요는 없고, 상점도 딱히 살만한건 없는듯

What a fantastic place and with so much history. I felt like I was on the movie set of Harry Potter. Melbourne has such class. Well worth the visit for photos.

Great spot, stunning architecture and nice eateries.

In the heart of a Melbourne CBD the Block Arcade is an ornate boutique shopping destination. A great spot for tourists to wander through and window shop the various boutiques. Except for the chocolate shop that you must go into, and good luck coming out empty handed.

Beautiful architecture and speciality shops

Fine and vintage shopping arcade. Great architecture, clock and fine dining of cheese and chocolate+ art+ tea 🍵

A stylish architectural building that’s intricate and quite fascinating. Cute little selection of cafes, retail and higher end unique gifts. Insta worthy detail. Worth a visit.

Lovely Shopping Centre with an antique vibe and atmosphere. Very quaint but wonderful shops with interesting items. The building and decor are also very beautiful.

Really beautiful little shopping area. We couldn't help but joke that it felt a little bit like Diagon Alley from Harry Potter. Some fun shops including choclatiers and eateries to fit your interest. A special little spot in Melbourne.

Beautiful place... most days. Many visits and it is a cozy beautiful spot kept in an old style. Just now they have decorated it with the most awfully advertisings I have ever seen, covering up the major reason to visit this place. It should be illegal! See the last picture. Shame on them.

Nice coffee shop VERY BUSY! Waited to get a table. We sat in front of the shop in the arcade. Cakes, cheese cakes, and heaps more. It is very hard to pick one slice of something!! Very nice staff

If you are visiting Melbourne, do not miss this 130 years old (built-in 1892) market. It is a historical building beautifully maintained and always lively with shops selling spices, incense, chocolates, cheese, and incense with countless cafés and clothing stores. The arcade is one of a few of the picturesque arcades in Melbourne, and its tiling, dome, and beautiful decor add to a festive mood. I would say it again that it is an absolute must visit.

The architecture, fancy shops and the beauty of this arcade should be a quick stop if your visiting. It’s a fancy walk through area with chocolate shops, modern and boutique clothing and jewelry. It’s just really cool to see because it’s unique, the shapes, glass and look of the block arcade are pretty cool.

Awesome lunch in a very famous over a hundred years old arcade.....heaps of people passing thru

Great stop to take friends from out of town and have afternoon tea at the tea rooms. The arcade is home to the best chocolate shop, Haighs. It also has some cute boutique jewellery shops, great little gift shops for tricky hard to buy men and more. Best to take the team along Collins Street and avoid driving into the city.

Hanging adverts look terrible you are ruining a major asset. What is the point of making all the shops have nice similar style signs then spoiling the look with adverts.

Historical building with variety of coffee and fabrics with yummy chocolate

Thanks to Covid-19 one can appreciate some of the often overlooked finer details of this Melbourne gem!

One of the oldest arcades in Melbourne. Upmarket shopping. And the famous Hopetoun Tea Rooms. I'm told there are no queues for breakfast. But it's busy the rest of the day.

Wow!!!! What an amazing experience I had at The Block Arcade. The tea room is amazing. U will get best tea here!!! I spent almost 4 hours here and I was losted here because this place is very attractive and the glass floor is also very attractive. The staff is also very polite and welcome their customers with 😃😃😃 I would definitely come back!!!

Great neat arcade with plenty of history

Doing it tough in covid restrictions, go shop!

Fantastic Australian tradition building mall shop area, reconstructed to recreate original structure

Wonderful lunch at hopetoun tea house. Delicious food and reasonable price. Will definitely be back

Really worth a visit, historical arcade with some fantastic food options in the zone.

Lovely Victorian architecture with cute shops and cafés. A must visit whenever I go to Melbourne

Very stunning arcade with nice selection of restaurants.

It's such a beautiful building, and has been very well maintained. There are some gorgeous unique stores and it's a gateway to some great cafe's and restaurants.

A wonderful place where you can admire architecture and design. The stores inside are all lovely. It is warming to be able to visit a place that my grandmother also visited when she was my age.

Must-see city mall for shopping fiends

Just walking in it's very historic and charming.Hopefully we never let developers get there hands on it ,it's too charming..5 stars from yours truly.Chris.k

Arcade

Old style arcade with lots of character

Definitely recommend checking out Hopetoun Tea Rooms! The food is unbelievable.

Lovely old shopping arcade.

I visited there with my friend and we had tea, cake & a wander around this mall. Absolutely charming and lovely in every way.There is a chocolatier, beechworth honey, other sweet shops but best of all the dr. Suess store..

Beautiful internal architecture

Beautiful old arcade. A reminder of days gone.

(Translated by Google) Food sensory (Original) Essensorie

Amazing shopping.

Quaint shops

Heaps of blocks.

Nice place

What an awsome representation of Melbourne's wicked architecture

A must see for any visitor to Melbourne

A beautiful quaint place to visit. ??.

The same reasons I liked the Royal Arcade

Awesome cake & tea selection. Delicious too.

Bit of a log jam.

Clesn

(Translated by Google) This is a gorgeous place, and the food products sold in it feel good. Good place to check in. (Original) 好华丽的一个地方，里面卖的食物精品都感觉好高级?值得打卡的好地方????

(Translated by Google) Historical shopping place, antique ... European design (Original) Tempat shopping yg cukup bersejarah, antik.. Desain eropa

Oh wow, the Houpton tea rooms- those cakes are nirvana-esk. Chocolate shop, Beechworth honey, damn, I put on 10kg just walking in. Beautiful historical building in the heart of Melbourne.

Amazing place.

Nice but a bit underwhelming.

(Translated by Google) Where was the antique cafe !! (Original) 너무 앤틱한 카페가 잇엇던 곳!!

One of my favourite shopping locations in Melbourne

Definitive old world jewel of Melbourne. Have not visited town if haven't seen it. Selfies optional.

Always love this place. Look down the side alley for the history. Tucked away in a small corner. Very interesting.

Nice architecture and iconic Melbourne shopping arcade. Go for the tea rooms - the shopping selection is... eclectic.

Just the most beautiful Arcade in Melbourne. Love a good stroll through there, as architecture is stunning. Shops are beautiful.

The barber in here is awesome. The oldest barber on the planet. Over 200 years old. It was pretty special to be able to go into there and have a look. The tea place nearby was perfect and the chocolate place (Haighs) was wonderful as well. Wasn't too busy and was nice and warm

Great customer service experience, sweets galore and well baked. Recommended for high tea time

Beautiful and quaint arcade in the heart of Melbourne, off Elizaberh Street, near Flinders Street train station. Great architecture and amazing shops. Even has Dr Suess and the world's oldest barber shop!!

Great lane way.

Always something great to look at and the food places are great

Beautiful experience of old Melbourne. Fantastic tea house

A good place to recharge your battery, just in the heart of city

Cool little Arcade with a few cafe's and other things. worth a visit.

Beautiful place to visit, nice coffee and cake shop... pricey though

When in Melbourne have a drink here, a great little watering hole with pleasant staff, air con a bit iffi gets a little warm at times, will be back next time when in Melbourne. I Forgot food is good also.

What is not to like about The Block Arcade. Oozes charm, illustrates heritage values, a cornucopia of delights await serious and casual shoppers plus glorious architecture. A grand Melbourne institution modelled on Milans Galleria Emanuel Vittorio.

As beautiful as ever with plenty of fine eateries and speciality stores including Haighs chocolates and the Dr Suess store, not to mention the National Trust's beautiful collection of pre-loved designer garments. The latter is definitely worth a sneak peek 😃

Beautiful arcade, well maintained full of shops and quality cafes. Mosaic floor & shops not only at street level. Clean & well lit.

I go to the Block Arcade for the spice store and that is a sensory overload with the smells assaulting your brain. Love it. Try the Mama's meatball blend... Very nice...

Went through this beautiful place on my walk to NGV

Cosy environment, beautiful building, great cafes. Highly recommended if you are seeing Melbourne.

Walked through here recently again having walked through on a few times over the years. Interesting arcade. Few shops to look at. Been here for a number of years. Good to have a wander through.

Really attractive arcade and perfect position maybe not as good as when I was a postie at the GPO in the late sixties but still worth a visit enjoyed afternoon tea/coffee and beautiful cake

A fantastic place .... even if you don't go into any shops it's a great place to walk around and check the building.

You in for a Treat if You eat at This Place! Only Place to be, Believe Me. You Won't be Sorry! Your Know your in Melbourne.

We love the exquisite Block Arcade and the great variety of shops. When we were in Melbourne recently we had morning tea at the Hopetoun Tearooms. The scones were delicious as was the tea and coffee. We plan to return to sample the stunning cakes which are always on display in the window. We also love Haighs Chocolates which were also conveniently located in the arcade.

Nice hall with a lots of little shops

Went to Basement Disks. Fabulous record store and sadly it's not going to be there much longer. The rent is now so high it's no longer viable 😐😐😐

A Melbourne classic. Love the stores, love the atmosphere and love the great places to have a coffee or a meal... A must see when in Melbourne as it encapsulates it's historic sense of style.

Luxury shops. You can enjoy the symphony every hour when the clock ring

The Block Arcade is worthy of a visit to admire its decor and to browse two shops in particular: the Hopetoun Tea Room and Haigh's Chocolates.

Wonderful shops, the men should visit the barber shop & have haircut shave & a drink of scotch. The tailor up stairs is must visit also

Don’t miss this stunning walk through history in an old Victorian shopping arcade filled with bower bird unique stores and of course the iconic tearooms. Look up look down at the fabulous architecture Superb!

I never get sick of this place. You can feel the history just walking through. I love the clock feature that goes off at the top of the hour just near the Dr Suess store.

Hopetoun Tearooms in the block arcade is the perfect place for breakfast, lunch , high tea or just a quick catch up and coffee and tea and cake.

Beautiful compact arcade; impeccable old school feeling, peppered with cafes and boutique specialty stores. Always worth a walk through for the atmosphere if nothing else.

Oh, my Mother and I just loved the Block Arcade. So many things to look at, old world buildings with modern things inside. Lots to look at, lots to buy, tea and coffee, places to eat. We were impressed and will remember our visit foe a long time and we will return again one day.

The Hopetoun Tea Room has an exquisite display of delicious cakes. We wondered how many we could eat in one sitting, or how many visits we would need to sample every cake? Delightful Arcade with lovely boutiques and busy laneway to Little Collins Street. Must visit again soon (for more cake).

A gorgeous building. The Tea Rooms are glorious.

Very interesting architecture of the 1800's arcade

Nice old arcade to walk down. Expensive shops and a nice tea room to visit

I was attracted by the delicate cakes outside the window and I bought three cakes. Those cakes are rich and sweet. I am a little bit disappointed regarding the tastes and the prices. There are many people dining in, the vibe is a bonus.

.I expect management made lots of money from the multitudinous! advertising posters they hung from the ceiling that blight the vision of the beautiful architecture. Seriously, do they have any sense responsibility for the history and aesthetics of the passageway. I'm sure they make demands of their tennant's who fulfill their responsibility so beautifully maintaining the Belle epoch style . Just visiting from Sydney and wondering if I will ever be able to view this arcade as it should be seen, or do they always abuse it this way?