Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Little Bourke Street near Swanston Street

Little Bourke Street (abbreviated to Lt. Bourke St) in Melbourne's CBD runs roughly east–west within the Hoddle Grid. It is a one-way street heading in a westward direction. The street intersects with Spencer Street at its western end and Spring Street at its eastern end. Melbourne's Chinatown, which extends between the corners of Swanston and Exhibition Streets, is a major feature of the street.

Major department stores Myer and David Jones along with upscale shopping centre Emporium Melbourne have entrances on Little Bourke Street with stores Coach, Michael Kors, Ted Baker, Emporio Armani and Kate Spade New York within the centre having frontages onto Little Bourke between Swanston Street and Elizabeth Street. The back entrance of GPO Melbourne is also on this street. Higher-end restaurants are found on the stretch between Exhibition Street and Spring Street.

Streets of Melbourne's Hoddle Grid

Latitudinal streets	West to East: Spencer King William Market Queen Elizabeth Swanston Russell Exhibition Spring

Longitudinal streets	South to North: Flinders Flinders Lane Collins Little Collins Bourke Little Bourke Lonsdale Little Lonsdale La Trobe

Significant lanes	Lanes of Melbourne ACDC Lane Bank Place Bligh Place Block Place Caledonian Lane Causeway Lane Centre Place Degraves Street Hardware Lane Niagara Lane Manchester Lane McKillop Street Punch Lane

Significant arcades	Arcades of Melbourne Block Arcade Campbell Arcade Cathedral Arcade Centreway Arcade Howey Place Melbourne GPO Port Phillip Arcade Royal Arcade

Coordinates: 37°48′47″S 144°57′48″E / 37.8131°S 144.9634°E / -37.8131; 144.9634

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Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

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