King Street is a main road in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. It is is considered a key hub of Melbourne's nightlife and is home to many pubs, nightclubs, restaurants and, perhaps most famously, adult entertainment venues.
Part of the original Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837, the road has become a main traffic thoroughfare connecting Southbank and North Melbourne through the city centre. King street is named for Captain Philip Gidley King, the third Governor of New South Wales.