Hardware Lane
Hardware Lane Hardware Street | |
|---|---|
| Hardware Lane facing south towards Bourke Street | |
| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Bourke Street |
| North end | Little Lonsdale Street |
| Location(s) | |
| Suburb(s) | Melbourne central business district |
Hardware Lane is a wide laneway in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. It runs roughly north–south between Bourke Street and Little Lonsdale Street. It changes name to Hardware Street between Lonsdale and Little Lonsdale Streets.
The lane is famous for its numerous restaurants and cafés, though also features hairdressers, fast food restaurants and retail shops. Hardware lane is a thriving example of Melbourne's famous laneway culture, with a distinctly European feeling and unique red brick paving.
The lane is closed to traffic between 11am-11pm and occasionally features nighttime live jazz performances.