Corrs Lane, situated between Londsdale Street and Little Bourke Street, is a little-known reminder of how the city used to look. Hosting a handful of Asian restaurants bars, and even a German Cocktail bar, Corrs Lane is an interesting place to visit.
Built sometime before 1895, Corrs Lane used to be home to some of Melbourne’s best billiard table manufacturers, with Alcock’s Timer Yard and Manufactory calling the lane home. Sometime during the 20th century Corrs Lane was transformed into the place it is today, although it still retains some of its original charm and characteristics.
On the Londsdale side, Corrs Lane is only accessible through a tiny walkway, no larger than a meter across, harkening back to Melbourne’s early days as a cramped city packed end-to-end with low-rise apartments and stores, before being transformed into the city we know today. On either side of this narrow pathway are old brick buildings, many converted from housing into restaurants and cafes, some of the buildings are as old as the lane itself, surviving many renovations and buyouts.
Corrs Lane is home to many interesting restaurants and bars, most notably the Berlin Bar that takes on an incredibly unique gimmick of theming their drinks after East/West Berlin during the Cold War, with drinks and flavor profiles reflecting different parts of the then-divided city.
