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Burritos will be—literally—flying your way today.

Grab your best friend Leslie, because there’s a Hannah Montana vs Lizzie Maguire 90s nostalgia-soaked dance-off happening tomorrow. Who thinks up this stuff? Seriously.

Grab your packet of Zyrtec and hit the streets, ‘cos there are one too many cool things to check out this weekend, like our very own Melbournised Pokémon Go (you’ll get it in a sec) and plenty of burger events for #gainz. 

Tiny food is definitely a trend that has got us interested, and while we absolutely love eating and looking at regular sized food, there’s something about tiny food that stops us from looking away at any point.

And you can find it at Urban Weekender, presented by ShopSmall.

Burgers, Melbourne’s gone mad for them over the past couple of years. You only have to look at burger aficionados like Burgers Of Melbourne to see that there are more burgers in Melbourne than most can keep up with.

And it’s restored our faith in humans, TBH.

If you’re anything like us, chances are you’ve been hiding a not-so-secret desire to hang out at the zoo once the gates are closed so you can live out your Night At The Museum fantasy. Who wouldn’t want to spend the evening chilling with Chimpanzees, ‘gramming with Giraffes, and star-gazing with the seals? If you’ve never thought about this, you’re probably lying—because it sounds amazing to us.

Strap on your wedges and glam up your nails—the dream Melbourne date night is here and (for once) it’ll be extra kind to your poor, abused hip pocket. Chaddy is hosting a Festival de Luxe throughout October, transforming the centre into a hub for performance, cabaret, music and visual delights every Saturday night.

It’s pretty obvious before we even walk through the door: Baroq House isn’t shooting for ‘more of the same’. This place is going for ‘best cocktail bar in Melbourne’ or nothing. It isn’t everyday that a bar splurges for a giant billboard on Punt Rd...

No DeLorean necessary, guys. Brunswick’s favourite gallery, cinema, warehouse bar...thing, Howler, is taking us all the way back to small-town America, circa 1955.

Look, we’re simple people here at The Urban List—there are two sure-fire ways to our heart: first and foremost, an Aperol Spritz (with a Sicilian olive, obvz), and a big, heaping bowl of pasta with a side of bread and olive oil, for good measure. 

Hold on to your fascinators.

ICYMI, October is breast cancer awareness month.

Can you keep a secret? Jupiter is leaving Libra for Scorpio. Can you believe it? We totally saw it coming. Listen up, Melbourne. We've checked the charts, and this week is going to be like an episode of Love Island—savage, sensual and secretive.

Unless you’ve been living under a seriously large rock for the past couple of years, you’re more than likely to be aware of Melbourne’s massive art and design market—Finders Keepers.

Now that the finer weather has finally arrived it’s time to start thinking about your weekend road trips—And hitting up wineries on the Mornington Peninsula is always a good idea.

We've got the low-down on the best free event of the month.

These are the ten stunning walking trips that are going to take your breath away. Most likely, literally.

It’s time to bow down to the overlord of hoity-toity restaurant sides because we’ve just tracked down the recipe for halloumi fries so your homemade veggie burgers can hit nek level. Combining the class of halloumi and the outstanding family values and all round generally YASSness of regular fries, these pre-dinner/dinner/post-dinner/all-day snacks will curb any all hunger waves that hit you now and forever, amen.

Look, if we said that online shopping wasn’t our hobby, our greatest joy in life, and arguably where 98% of our paycheck goes, we would absolutely be lying. We’re that co-worker who is constantly signing for packages at work and always seems to need a hand carrying it all to their car come 5pm. But hey, we wouldn’t have it any other way. Except if we could nix that pesky little thing called shipping fees, that is.

Raise your prosecco-filled glasses to this.

May it be all of Melbourne’s alter egos; the Hipster, the High-Roller, or the Hippie, there’s a little bit of everything and more including some much needed talking, you’ll understand when you read it. 

Fact: burgers make the world go around. 

It’s the event you’ve been training for your whole life. Dimmies, dimmas, dim sims—how many do you reckon you could scoff in five minutes? One Beaconsfield burger bar wants to find out.

You’ve probably been to Footscray Finds market before, that is, if you’ve ever crossed the Maribyrnong in your life.

Ahh cake. Is there a more delicious four-letter word? At times underrated but always delicious, cake is the sweet treat that deserves greater appreciation and shouldn’t just be limited to birthday parties (which are really just an excuse to eat larger quantities without shame, if we’re being honest).

If your social calendar is looking a bit lean this weekend and you’re looking to add to it, there’s no better suggestion that Batman Market’s Moon Festival.

And it’s all because of Coke Plus Coffee… 

We are already one month into this absolute shit storm of a love story and so far someone has pissed on a plant, a man cried over a dirty rag, a seven-foot bodybuilding wizard bent a fork with his MIND, a woman-hater punched a wardrobe and Sophie Monk said ‘condom’ on national TV. So while love may not be in the air just yet, the scent of dead love fern and testosterone is running bloody rampant through our nostrils.

Harry Potter jewellery in general terms might not be newsworthy—there are a lot of ugly golden snitch necklaces floating around on the internet in case you were wondering—but beautiful Harry Potter jewellery that we would actually wear, well that's another story.

Deception at its finest.

Ah, the humble Sunday session. Despite the fact that they were invited by someone who most definitely does not have work on Monday, they’re one of our favourite weekend traditions. There’s the sunshine, your best mates, the tunes, and most importantly…dranks.

When you’ve already blown your annual, sick, bereavement and carer’s leave on streaming GoT live every Monday at home, you’ve gotta start getting creative. Fortunately for you, we’ve put together a list of the most tried and true sick day excuses in the history of hookey.

Because our love for Mexican food and dessert is matched equally in its importance in our lives (really, we couldn't choose), news of a dessert taco making the rounds in Brisvegas made us feel things we never thought possible.

Calling all Melbourne hedonists: If you’re a sucker for a mind-blowing experience that will simultaneously knock your socks off and freak you the f#ck out, you’re going to want to read on.

24 seriously cool events, three days—challenge accepted.  It’s coming to the pointy end of the year where you look back and realise you’ve only ticked-off a quarter of the things on your to-do list. So now’s your chance to redeem yourself with food, wine, art, and dogs. 

Ever wonder what the fish in the Melbourne Aquarium get up to after dark? Now’s your chance to find out. The Aquarium has just announced they’re gonna run an ‘Aquarium After Dark’ party at the end of the month, and it's looking epic. 

If first impressions count, Rice Paper Sister is out-rivalling its older siblings.

Put your puffer jacket and boots away, the sun has finally returned and it’s time to get those pins out yet again.

We’re head over heels crushing on the newest addition to Gold Coast’s vacation offering, a stunning boutique property that is reason enough alone to pack your long weekend bag, scoop up your lover and indulge in some old fashioned luxury. 

There’s a well-worn Italian proverb that says, ‘Amici e vini sono meglio vecchie’, which basically translates as, ‘Friends, like wine, are best when aged’. The same could be said for Lello Pasta Bar. 

Everyone loves a dog with a job, and dogs just bloody love jobs. From finding dodgy items in bags at the airport to helping those who need their guidance most, dogs are just too good for us.

Procrastination. It can make a damn fool out of the best of us. One minute you’re speeding through your to-do list, ticking shiz off left, right, and center, and then the next you’re knee deep in a Wikipedia page about Chop Chop Chang (that’s the first monkey in space, FYI).  Honestly, there’s no judgment here, we’re serial procrastinators through and through—hence why writing this list was so easy (apart from the time spent procrastinating).  

Oh yes, the time is here. No doubt you’ve been waiting for the right time to fill your place to the brim with a selection of plants—that time being when they’re cheap, and there are a lot of them on offer.

​We’d love to be the bearers of good news this week, but it looks like the stars are out to get you. Must be all that shade you’re throwing. Better grab that wheel and turn the karma bus around—go volunteer with kittens or something. You need to get the universe back on side.

It’s that time of year, the sun is out, you’re thinking about hitting the beach again, and the Night Noodle Markets are back to take all of your money on a balmy spring evening.

Goddess of Gorman, Lisa Gorman has blessed us again with her style vision and teamed up with Spanish artist Mireia Ruiz to bring you a vibrant collection of home wares, accessories, and most importantly poppin’ apparel because #farshunnn.

We've got the low down.

We were overdue for something like this—it’s been at least a week since Melbourne invented some delicious mash-up monstrosity. This year we’ve seen doughnut HSPs, potato cake burgers, and edible cookie dough sandwiches...Now it’s sushirittos. 

A whole world to explore and endless possibilities!

It feels like not a week goes by without some mad scientist chef coming up with some new Nutella dish for us to wrap our laughing gear around—and what do we have here?

Summer is here (wellllll, almost).

Summer’s coming which means hitting the gyms and healthy diets…lol jokes. 

Staying up to date with ALL of Melbourne’s food news is probably not possible (you’d need to warp the fabric of space and time). But that’s why we’re here. Presenting The Feed: your curated guide to everything delicious that happened in the last week.

About four hours before you get up in the morning, put the kettle on and douse your hair in try shampoo, the sun rises. This natural phenomenon occurs on a daily basis and has been described as ‘pretty bloody beautiful’ by Instagram captions the world over. Fortunately for us Melburnians, there are some pretty ripper places to take in an early morning sunrise and we’ve gone to the trouble of rustling them up for you before the smog gets so heavy you can’t see through it.

​Love pups? One of those people who shows a suspicious amount of enthusiasm when it comes to Halloween? You’re gonna love this event.

Peanut butter and jelly. Kim and Kanye. Avo and toast. Some things just go together. But McDonald's and vegan? Well, it's just not something we've ever really considered before. So you can imagine our surprise when we heard that Maccy D's would be trialling a vegan burer—the McVegan no less—for the next six weeks. 

Hands up if all your nights out end with a pizza at Heartbreaker and karaoke at Jankara. First off, you’re a bloody legend. But secondly, it might be time to kick the habit. There is a world outside the ‘usual’.

​Now we’re bloody talking. The Prahran Pool waterslide was fun and all, but no matter how hard you catapulted yourself down that rusty spiral, you never achieved actual Zero G weightlessness.

Harry looks like Angela Anaconda with his hair out.

Goodbye French teachers everywhere.

Calling all art-lovers, dancing kweens and broke AF over 30s.

As if pillowy-soft cheese tarts weren’t enough to make us gush, Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart are dropping their new blueberry flavour this Friday 6 October and the first 150 are free.

Yes, we're serious.

Things are looking up, Mellbourne. The sun’s out, Aperol spritzes are in, and we just got a public holiday because of a freaking football game. Trust us, doing nothing this weekend is not an option.

Here’s what to do when it’s too damn hot to function in Melbourne.

​The only thing better than tacos? LOTS of tacos. Imagine handing over a crisp $10 note and getting 10 crisp, meat-stuffed tacos back in return. That’s what’s on offer at Bodega Underground in the CBD.

Don’t shoot the messenger!

Imagine spending your life watching people eating pizzas, burgers and doughnuts, while you have to gobble down cold kidney chunks from a bowl. That’s the hell most dogs face on a daily basis. The fact that they enjoy cold kidney chunks doesn’t make it any less of a tragedy.

Glen Waverley’s Kingsway has gotta be one of the most underrated foodie strips in Melbourne. Where else can you get freshly hacked BBQ char siu, crispy-fried pork and prawn dumplings, smothered in chilli oil and black vinegar, AND cutting edge cafe cuisine, all within easy reach?

Whether you’re looking to celebrate an occasion (or: you’ve royally f**ked up)

We’re dusting off our platform wedges as we speak.

Remember when MECCA dropped their own make up line and you all lost your collective shit? Well, get ready to lose it again, because MECCA is celebrating its 20th birthday by releasing a shit tonne of new and exclusive products, not just from their own range but from all their best brands too.

We’re officially at the stage where everyone’s carbon footprint is a strong size 11 womens, which means things need to start changing around here or in a few short years Melbourne’s iconic CBD square could become Federation Lake.

Ditch that pesky social life and curl up with a good book or unhealthily addictive TV series. After all, Netflix isn’t a hobby—it’s a lifestyle choice.

Stop what you’re doing and listen up.

Love? Money? Mysterious strangers who turn out to be emotionally manipulative douchebags? The stars are fickle things, guys. It takes some serious skills to peer into the murky depths of the future and predict stuff like how our Tinder date will go this week. Luckily, we have those skills.

As we recover from a wild end to September (carn the Tiges), October is looking like market month for Melbourne. Food trucks, vintage bargains and actual sunlight—this is the stuff that makes Sundays worthwhile.

The Mr Black Espresso Martini Fest will takeover Meat Market and will take place from November 3 – 5. The event will have more than 20 different styles of Espresso Martini on offer, as well as being divided into 6 different bar areas that will all serve their own take on the drink.

Chicken pho is one of those recipes that takes four hours and $30 worth of ingredients to make, and $10 to buy from a CBD food court. But you make it once so you can use it as a Tinder icebreaker for six months afterwards.

There have been rumours floating around for weeks (along with a suspiciously named private Twitter account) that Bachelor In Paradise Australia was actually bloody happening—and now we’ve got confirmation.

Not gonna lie, there's a lot of free stuff happening in Melbourne this month. There are October festivals like Spring Fling and Halloween. There are markets and gothic picnics and quality memes brought to life. There's even a pets' day out for your four-legged fur baby. And the best part is they’re all 100% free.

With the final remains of winter floating away in the lovely pollenated air, it’s time to say goodbye to our friends at the Winter Night Market and make new ones with a free hug at Friday’s hugathon.  

Made with alpine strawberries and white peaches.

It’s time to charge your camera and drill another notch in your belt because the most aesthetically delicious summer food hub has launched in Melbourne and it’s planted right in the middle of your new favourite urban shopping oasis.

Ain’t nothing better than not having to do the dishes, except also not having to go through the laborious process of having to choose what you’re going to eat (#firstworldprollems). For those who are new to the ‘feed me’ concept, it’s basically a carnival lucky dip but for bloody good Melbourne cuisine. You walk into a venue and they set a selection of their most delicious plates in front of you. Simples.

Forget schnitzel challenges, we’ve put together the only food-related quest you’ll ever need—the Melbourne Muffin Bucket List. We’ve searched the city high and low for the tastiest, most extravagant paper-wrapped mini cakes to ever walk these streets and come back with the only muffins you’ll ever need on your lips.

We’re already two weeks into the third season of The Bachelorette and so far $6.45 has been spent on producing it. Sophie is loving herself sick in all the new outfits the designers have been digging up for her at the Salvos, meanwhile Osher is still learning how to talk like one of the boys without getting hit with a defamation case.

We know you’re busy, sometimes in between trying to look busy at work and browsing memes on Instagram you miss the odd bit of amazing news. Well, we’re here to help.

Don’t get us started on adulting, please. We’ve already had to quash those expectations our eight year old self had for 23 year old us, because—shockingly, might we add—we aren’t married, rich CEOS, with a bunch of kids, and wardrobe full of designer threads, and hundreds of adorable puppies. Rude. 

Never a truer word was spoken than the matra ‘fries before guys’ (or girls, or, well, everything frankly), because fries are literally life. That’s just straight up fact.

Is there anything better than meatballs? Maybe just meatballs that are baked in green pesto. Ummm amazing! Make this recipe from The Wandering Matilda and win at life.

How much cheese is too much cheese? If you’re anything like us, the correct amount of cheese is the amount of cheese in front of you. At Changz Canteen, that would be ten different cheeses, crumbed then deep fried to a crisp.

Run, don't walk.

Move over Smith Street because Hawthorn's Glenferrie Road is seriously becoming one of the coolest destinations for Melbourne’s food and culture scene.

Grand Final Long Weekend. Is it just us, or does the fact we’re getting a day off for a football game make you feel, like, 21% more Australian? Well, turns out there’s heaps to do this weekend, whether you follow AFL fanatically, or have so little clue that if someone told you there was a team called the Pakenham Possums, you’d believe it (carn, possums). Makers’ markets, pirate pork parties, high tea and plenty of Grand Final luncheons.

You can tell a lot about a person simply by knowing where they live. We’re not talking about their voting electorate, water provider or favourite local Indian takeaway joint, we’re talking about the set of wheels they use for late night Maccas runs, coz ain’t nothing better than a long list of broad generalisations and suburb-related stereotypes to get the blood pumping.

Here’s some top news coming out of the Premier’s office (who happens to love us FYI), to help out with crowds getting to and from the MCG for Grand Final week, the Free Tram Zone will be extended to the MCG from today until Grand Final Day. The extension also covers stops on Wellington Parade, Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena.

We live in a seriously stunning country, and while there hasn’t been an official vote we think our fair shores take the crown for being some of the most beautiful in the world. If you’re anything like us, you’d agree that the best way to enjoy our breath-taking country is by sitting back with some snags on the barbie and a cold one in hand. We know we’re not alone in this decree because our good friends at Johnnie Walker are on the same page. So much so, they’ve even released a drink that is absolutely perfect for weekend picnics in the sunshine. Allow us to introduce your new fave drink, Johnnie & Ginger.  A delightfully refreshing pairing of Johnnie Walker and ginger ale; the only ingredient missing is the weekend.

You are damn well welcome. 

Storyville is the latest venture from husband and wife team Steve Thomas and Keti Kezunovic (29th Apartment, Pawn & Co). Conceptually ambitious, aesthetically ridiculous. It’s a bit like those places that do fairy birthday parties...if those parties served tequila and had a 5am liquor licence. 

Yes, you read right. Melbourne Zoo’s annual summer concert series—Zoo Twilights—is coming back once again to help you fill your summer event calendar.

We’ve had it all in Melbourne when it comes to murals, from LushSux’ Kim K murals to his political portraits, and who could forget his magnificent piece of that bloke who punched a roo. 

It’s the most Harry Potter fun you can have without being sued by Warner Brothers. Welcome to Melbourne’s annual Butteredbeer pop-up bar! That is one crucial ‘ed’, let me tell you.

For when you decide your body (*temple*) needs a well-deserve time-out from the horrors.

In case you didn’t know, today is National Dumpling Day. A day where you can eat as many dumplings as you want and you shant be judged for it.

 We’ve got the best news of 2017 for you.

Love, money, career, relationships – if you believe that your life is controlled by giant balls of gas rotating billions of miles away, you’ll want to keep reading. We’ve checked the stars, done a few calculations (...drunk a few mimosas) and worked out what you’re *really* in for this week. It doesn’t get more science than that.

Hands up who needs a holiday?! 

Yep, they’re at it again. This time The Food Truck Park is are combining two of our greatest loves—doughnuts and ice cream—for one spectacular food festival event.

Combining our three favourite things: fluffy animals, phenomenal food, and farmer’s markets.

Ah yes, that one day in September. It’s back once again, the day where Melbourne comes to a complete halt, everyone gathers around a table that is too small for their group at the local pub, and cheers for a team they don’t support based on the fact that they hate that one player.

Shine bright like a… unicorn?

Calling all self-proclaimed Dumpling Masters, it’s your time to shine. It's World Dumpling Day this Tuesday, and Melbourne’s celebrating with special treats and non-stump dumpling goodness.

It’s like someone opened our brain, plucked out a daydream, then built a festival to match. Presenting the Tinnie Pie Party—a one-day event dedicated to tinnies, pies and puppies. Not necessarily in that order.

Get ready to ‘Nawww’ like an old lady looking at photos of other people’s grandchildren, because PETstock are running their National Adoption Day today.

People, dreams do come true.

Here are 47 thoughts we had during episode 2 of The Bachelorette.

Remember that time we told you all about a unicorn festival hitting Melbourne and you lost your collective sh*t? Yeah, it seems like everyone is pretty into unicorns these days, which might explain why Kellogs' has just decided to introduce a seriously magical unicorn version of their already magical Froot Loops.

No 10/10 trip is complete without a few roaring waterfalls.

Hold onto your hats, because the world’s favourite savoury pancake is getting its own pop up in Northcote. Fumio Tanga—the Hiroshima-born okonomiyaki master—is bringing his craft all the way to Melbourne.

Free food is great. But free burgers are even better. So we were pretty stoked to find out that the legends over at Grill'd are giving away free burgers for a week in October. So, what's the catch? It's a pretty good one if you ask us.

Celebrating everything Pinot Noir related, this music and drinking festival is springing up this spring at the Melbourne Showgrounds.

We double checked with Jane Bunn, and it turns out that glowing orb in the sky is actually this thing called THE SUN. It heats our planet and is responsible for all life. Amazing the things you learn in a Melbourne spring. To celebrate the return of our favourite burning gas thing, Melbourne is putting on a hell of a show. 

Crack out the footy franks and a tall glass of Tia Maria on the rocks because the Bogan Queen has risen and the days of archaic misogyny on The Bachelor are [almost] O-V-A-H.

ICYMI, we like food. We like it a lot. But we also recognise that we’re some of the luckiest ducks around and there are plenty of people around the world who don’t get to experience life’s little luxuries. In fact, 795 million people in the world live in hunger and poverty. That’s a pretty astonishing figure, and it’s why we’re pretty passionate about The Hunger Project’s Unleashed Women initiative.

Hold on to your napkins, Melbourne. Things are about to get greasy. The legends at Belleville have just launched a new intitiative—Southern Fried Sundays.

Supermarket runs can go one of two ways—you can come out with a trolley full of junk food and plans for an indulgent night in front of the telly, or you can leave wanting to key every car in the carpark because you just had to endure an hour of humanity at its worst.

If the words ‘Cowboy Bebop’, ‘Ladybeard’ and ‘cosplay’ generate no meaning inside your brain, this might not be the festival for you. IF however, you’re a massive fan of Japanese anime (think Sword Art Online, Neon Genesis, Naruto and, yes, even Dragon Ball Z) you need to get your ass down to the Exhibition Centre on 4 & 5 November. Because the Madman Anime Festival is back, and it’s looking ridic.

How best to describe Footscray's Bad Love Club? A hot pink, all-day jaffle bar and bakery...that also mixes epic cocktails. It’s a concept designed to baffle pigeonholes.  

The universe is being kind this week. Well, to most of us. It’s tempting us with slightly warmer weather and those breezy gale force Melbourne winds. But before we reach for the mince pies and beach cricket set, we’ve gotta get through the next few months. Actually, even that’s too much. Let’s just get through this week, hey.

It’s well known that bigger isn’t always better, but when it comes to a good old-fashioned meat pie, bigger is most certainly better.

Hands up who lives near Burnley? You lucky devils. The news just dropped: there’s a new brewery and pub opening on Bridge Rd in December.

If there’s one thing we’re 100% sure on, it’s that Melburnian’s are absolutely bloody mad for a burger. We’ve covered everything from the best burgers in the north, the west, or even Melbourne’s best burgers overall—and you guys can’t get enough of it.

Spring is finally here and we couldn’t be more relieved to shed our winter down jackets and dust off those beer garden bench seats. In anticipation for the slight improvement in weather, we’ve scoped out the best food and wine festivals on the calendar this spring season, And booze hounds - this is the only list you need to read this season.

Sometimes it feels plain dirty forking out precious frosé money for a bowl of rice, raw fish and cucumber, which is why we’ve searched high and low for a foolproof poké bowl recipe that can reduce the chance of your car getting repossessed.

I don’t know about you but the chance to sing Everything is Awesome all night long surrounded by thousands of LEGO pieces and no kids in sight sounds like a pretty rad Thursday night. Between that and shaking up a Monday night with a Fringe Fest act, this week is looking promising. Now only if Melbourne’s weather would join in.

There’s nothing quite like a good garage sale, not only can you pick up something useful for a bargain basement price, you’ll also probably buy about 7 things that you don’t actually need all because they cost under $10.

We know you’re busy, sometimes in between trying to look busy at work and browsing memes on Instagram you miss the odd bit of amazing news. Well, we’re here to help.

After eight weeks of watching Matty road test eleven different sports cars, the moment we found out which womb he’s going to grow Wet Blanket Jr in finally arrived.

In case we hadn't made this abundantly clear yet, we're kind of obsessed with our pets here at The Urban List, so you can imagine our excitement when we stumbled upon Petflair.

There's not much to taco 'bout here, just go and make these mouth watering green chilli pulled chicken tacos from The Wandering Matilda immediately. You're going to be the most popular person around in no time at all.

For some reason buying Cadbury bars, Chupa Chups and other ordinary stuff you can get year-round, practically anywhere, becomes wildly exciting when they’re bulk-sold in novelty plastic bags. Who knows why. It’s just one of those quirks of human nature.

​Yep, you read that right. This weekend, the legends at Welcome To Thornbury are throwing a festival dedicated to all suspicious meats cooked in glutinous rice skins. AKA dim sims and dumplings.

You’re welcome.

​Nearly there, Melbourne. Just two more days. You can do this. If worst comes to worst, tell you're 'hot desking', then go and play Tetris in the kitchen for a while. With a weekend line-up like this, Thursday and Friday are set to fly by. Fringe Festival is back in town, we've got cellar door Oktoberfests, beer trivia nights, a blood exhibition and the Foto Biennale's wrapping up for another year. 

We’re more than sure that you’re fully across everything that is the humble waffle, but just in case, let us introduce you to the pancake’s crispier, more cross-hatched, more square (although sometimes round) friend.

Just when you thought Dubai couldn’t get any more extra, they’re opening yet another epic attraction. The city is about the open its doors to a… wait for it… floating underwater resort. And yep, it deserves a top spot on your travel bucket list.

That one day in September is almost here, and not only do we have a great game to look forward to—but there’s a sweet as public holiday coming up as well.

On a sleepy stretch of Nicholson St, in Carlton North, you’ll find one of our favourite openings of 2017. It’s not a high-concept fusion bar or some three-level marble brunch factory. It’s a small community cafe, run by a friendly husband and wife team, and it’s doing some of the best South American breakfast food you’re ever gonna eat.

With Melbourne Fashion Week wrapping up, and New York Fashion Week just kicking off, our feeds are aflutter with the best blogger style to hit the streets this season.

Rock Sugar has all three, and they know how throw a party better than your bestie.

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we need to tell you to stop because we’ve discovered that edible cookie dough doughnut sandwiches are now available for purchase in Melbourne.

The time has come to combine our extensive astrology insight and our favourite furry friends.

No doubt about it, spring is in the air. That Antarctic wind blasting down Bourke St. Melbourne’s habit of channel-flicking between crisp sunshine and torrential rain whenever it gets bored. More snow on Hotham than the Himalayas. If the seasons can’t make up their mind, what hope do you have?

​It’s almost time for the 35th Melbourne Fringe and if you’re anything like us, the mammoth showcase of over 400 excellent acts can be a little overwhelming. Don’t stress, we’ve done the hard work for you and pulled together a lucky 13 of the funniest, coolest and frankly freakiest shows you’ve got to go to.

Oh 3:30pm, we know you well. You’re that time the clock seems to freeze on after having a crazy-productive morning, and after the excitement from pausing for your lunch break has worn off. 3:30pm is often marked by three easily recognisable symptoms: firstly, you’re procrastinating (hard), secondly, you’re craving something sugary, and lastly, you need a damn coffee. 

Melbourne, you’ve never seen American soul food like this before.

Everything you need to eat, drink, see and do in Buenos Aires.

Melbourne has been in the depths of fashion fever, with Melbourne Fashion Week welcoming Spring via runways galore. Amongst the new trends on the designer runways (berets, bumbags and waist belts, FYI), the student runway stands out as a shining beacon of creativity.

This might be the most exciting collab of the year. The Astor Theatre is showing a Sofia Coppola double feature at the end of the month, and they’ve invited Supernormal Canteen along to cater. Boo-freaking-yeah.

Melbourne’s bipolar weather is still doing its thing but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy ourselves especially when everyone’s trying to coax spring out of the stormy clouds. Have the ultimate food coma at Coburg’s drive-in food truck festival or journey through the concrete jungle to Hana for a Hawaiian Happy Hour.

Cancel your plans and start saving your hard earned cash for next weekend.

Dating. It’s the fifth circle of hell until suddenly it’s not.

We know you’re busy, sometimes in between trying to look busy at work and browsing memes on Instagram you miss the odd bit of amazing news. Well, we’re here to help.

Taste of Melbourne is turning the big 10, and to celebrate they’re throwing a massive party at the MCG. But it’s not all gonna be about the food. For the first time, the team have invited designers, artists, and musos to join in on all the fun.

We’re only a week away from finding out which fertile womb Matty’s going to chain to his kitchen sink and the producers are pulling out all the stops to make sure he’s portrayed as a soulless schlep with washboard abs until the very end.

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

Turns out Port Fairy isn’t the only town to enjoy a spot of Dachshund racing. This month Hophaus in Melbourne is getting in on the action by hosting their annual Teckelrennen (we’re guessing that’s German for ‘racing sausage dogs in ridiculous costumes’).

Styling your home is basically a full-time occupation now. If people come round for tea and you DON’T have a Monstera plant and a couple of vintage cameras dotted about your living room, your guests are well within their rights to mock you and then leave. Sounds harsh, but we didn’t make the rules.

This is one of the many small ways to tell that you, my friend, have your shit together.

Spring is in the air people. You can officially ditch the big winter coat and frolic down the street wearing nothing but a crown of daffodils (at least, that’s what we’ll be doing. You can use daisies if you want).

We get it—you’ve just spent the GDP of a small country on your wedding, and now you have to think about your honeymoon? It’s enough to make your accountant cry.

We have finally been relinquished from winter’s long and crusty grasp, and the smell of fresh flowers and magpies fills the air as the spring months descend upon us in all its sinusy glory *takes a breath and chokes on an agapanthus*.

This one started, as so many things do, with a friend telling us “Oh my god I just had the best vegan roast of MY LIFE last night. You have to check out this place in Carlton North.” To be honest, the concept of a vegan roast sounded more confusing than delicious. Do they just bake half a cauliflower? And what about a gravy? You have to have gravy, right? “Relax,” our friend said, “They do their own animal-free gravy, and there’s even roast beef if you hate tofu.”

Consider this your professional development (and ultimate girl power) goals.

If you’ve downed a few beers and are feeling the need for some greens, you can pretend you’re healthy with buffalo cauliflower.

Cucumber is really just water showing off.

The thing you bring your in-laws when you’re really (*really*) trying to impress (because goddamn it you are serious about this relationship and these Monkey Face Orchids prove it), there’s nothing quite like a flower. 

Yep, the calendar has flipped over to September, and that can only mean one thing—footy finals.

Big fan of Dragon Ball Z? Cheez TV basically raised anyone who watched it in the late 90’s and early 00’s, and Dragon Ball Z was a staple of this very high-quality broadcast.

Ditch that pesky social life and curl up with a good book or unhealthily addictive TV series. After all, Netflix isn’t a hobby—it’s a lifestyle choice.

Calling all wizards, muggles, squibs and humans, there’s some truly magical news coming out of the ‘burbs this week: Australia has its first ever Harry Potter store!

You'd be right to say that here at The Urban List we like to have fun and we don't take ourselves too seriously. But there are a few things we hold close to our heart and one of them is helping others wherever we can, which is why we're asking everyone to pitch in and help out now.

Winter has finally gone, Spring is here, and you can expect sunshine and beautiful days over the coming week......actually, this is Melbourne, there is only dark clouds and rain on the way.

If you didn’t know fashion week is upon us, you’re obviously not a part of the Gliteratti. Trust us, we get it. Fashion runways aren't for everyone, especially if you'd prefer to be sitting at a five course degustation rather than front row at a fashion show. And if that's you, you've come to the right place. 

​Melbourne loves many things. Footy, pies, using the term ‘throwing shade’, complaining about public transport, being ironically proud of Fed Square. Oh, and markets. Especially when that spring sun is shining. Coffee in one hand, new vinyl or faux industrial lamp in the other, browsing the stacks in search of a bargain. Is there a better way to spend a Sunday morning?

​If you felt a disturbance in the Force this morning, that’s because Melbourne’s MSO just dropped the news they’ll be performing an exclusive series of Star Wars concerts in December, kicking off with the (surprisingly awesome) Force Awakens.

The Queen Vic Night Market and its pasta-cheese-wheel-thing may be on their way out, but here’s some news to cheer you up: the market is throwing an epic Brazilian festival in September.

This week we bring you quite possibly our most important recipe to date. We present, our Lord and Saviour, the sausage roll. As the embodiment of everything it means to be a pre-adolescent growing up in the late twentieth century, this little crispy meat wrap represents everything we love about year three birthday parties, third-year uni housewarmings and grand final day house raves.

We're talking bottomless meat.

​September! We made it! Up top, guys. The year’s pretty much done and dusted now. Just a few months of playing Tetris at work and it’ll be Christmas, sweet glorious Christmas. A few interesting ones for you this week—everything from a Zen-style urban retreat to mini smoked brisket burgers (mental note: someone needs to combine those).

Peanut butter isn’t a food—it’s an obsession. No bowl of porridge is complete without a big dollop of PB and if there’s no nutty goodness in that smoothie, we don’t want to know about it. It’s a jar-a-week habit.

Believe it or not, South America is one continent you actually can do on a budget.

We know you’re busy, sometimes in between trying to look busy at work and browsing memes on Instagram you miss the odd bit of amazing news.

Free brisket BBQ sandwiches from Melbourne’s premier meat smokers? Hells to the yeah. Fancy Hank’s are launching a new lunch menu next Monday, and to celebrate they’re giving away free sandwiches to 100 salivating Melburnians. 

Hands up if you like mac and cheese. *All hands raised* 

What rhymes with free? ME—well you, but you get what we mean. This September, all the free things are looking pretty damn saucy. 

Holiday season at the Drama Cabana has been and gone and all that’s left are six empty incubators and a comprehensive fertility calendar

You can officially put 2017 down as the best year in history.

We all have a soft/medium/hard spot for cheese, and this September you won’t brie-lieve your eyes as the first ever Mould A Cheese Festival comes to the cheese-loving city of Melbourne.

Oh, middle child. Being sandwiched between the perfect, cherished first-borns and can’t-do-no-wrong younger siblings often feels like you’ve been handed the shit end of the stick in life. While we know that middle children are the coolest cats out, if you’ve grown up as one, you might be left thinking that it’s the absolute worst.

Beer swimming pools might just be the greatest thing ever.

Well hello there spring, aren't you a sight for sore eyes *winky face*. It's about time you showed up. Winter's cool, but you know, a little too cool, if you know what we mean. Finally, the birds and the bees are out to play and so are we. There's sample sales, dance parties, a bakers market and way more where that came from. Check out our list of awesome things to do in Melbourne this weekend.

Planning a wedding is hard. There, we said it. It’s hard and expensive and difficult and costly, and if it wasn’t for the whole everlasting love thing, no-one would bother doing it at all. 

Vogue American Express Fashion Night Out is coming (on Friday 1 September to be exact) and so is your credit card debt. 

When the waiter asks what we’d like, the response is unanimous: “The ‘Give It To Me’ menu, please. And three Asahi Blacks.” We were always gonna try a bit of everything at Sash, Windsor’s new Japanese fusion restaurant and cocktail bar. It’s not the sort of menu where you order a pizza and call it a night. 

If you’re anything like us, your once beloved mid-week date night consisting of new outfits and new restaurants has turned into finding your cleanest (and stretchiest) pair of comfy pants, ordering UberEATS and settling in for a night of House of Cards re-runs.

Something is happening in St Kilda. 

It’s no surprise to any film buff that the ’00s fostered some of the best films to ever grace our movie screens. From cult classics to underground festival films––the ’00s are, in our opinion, one of cinema’s greatest years. In light of this, we’ve decided to round up the best of the best 00’s films that we believe are totally worth watching. Grab some popcorn, a soda, your bae, your bestie, your cat, whoever…. and endure this ultimate ’00s film festival

Maybe one day we'll quit whining. But quit wine-ing? Never. Especially when we know where to get our hands on award winning wine at prices that will definitely make you double take. Not that we're Vue De Monde-level sommeliers, but we do know our Merlot from our Shiraz and can regonise gold metal status...when we see the label.

Australians all let us rejoice, something something young and free, some other stuff and wealth for toil...um, girt is in there somewhere...If you know the national anthem better than that (and if you were paying attention at even half a dozen primary school assemblies, there’s a good bet you do) you can score a free steak sandwich today at Empire Steak’s new South Yarra store.

To celebrate International Bacon Day—for one day only—the evil geniuses at Milkcow will be introducing Bacon Ice Cream to their amazing menu.

Forget extra-shot-soy-mocha-frappuccinos, it’s time to get back to basics. We’ve sussed out the most delicious chai lattes in and around Melbourne and have brought you a list of the best. We haven’t skimped on pouring gimmicks or authenticity either, so if you’re a sucker for a fancy teapot and a mini wooden paddle, then pay attention.

Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, but you know what they say, when one pop-up closes, another boutique ice-creamery opens... if you live in Melbourne that is. So this week is all about new beginnings and thank God, because the three-quarter year crisis is very real and we needed a second chance at 2017, too. Here’s what you’re *really* in for this week.

In news that’s sure to make dogs all over Melbourne continue what they’re doing in complete ignorance, your favourite dog-friendly music festival is coming back in November. Yep, Dogapalooza is hitting the grassy slopes of Richmond’s Burnley Park on Sunday 12th November. Why should you care about this? First, because it’s called Dogapalooza ffs. Secondly, because it’s pretty much the ultimate dog’s day out.

Listen up, kids, we know there hasn’t been any Michael Hill jewellery ads or national ‘Best Dad in the World’ competitions, but Father’s Day is quite literally this Sunday and the clock’s ticking if you still haven’t bought him a present.

Taylor Swift is BACK… though you might not quite recognise her. Throwing the world into a frenzy last Friday with the release of new lead single “Look What You Made Me Do”, Taylor’s done anything but shake her past year of drama off. With the jury divided on the song itself, Tay Tay’s latest super subtle and lyrically ambiguous music video only proves the Queen of Snakes is in it to win it (*sarcasm off*).

Forget zucchini noodles, it’s time to get your heart a’ pumpin’ with some hardcore carbo-loaded-nara. We’ve rounded up the best eggy pasta in Melbourne, and we’ve even included the blasphemous (but equally delicious) creamy adaptation, because a lil’ cream never hurt nobody (lactose-intolerant peoples excluded).

You’ve seen the videos on your social feeds, the ads on your TV, and the hoarding up around the city spruiking the works currently underway to build the Melbourne Metro tunnel. Well, now the time has come for us to help out with naming the new 4 state-of-the-art underground stations.

With Melbourne’s crazy weather out to play, getting out of bed sucks. Working out isn’t even the picture…unless some alcohol is involved…and maybe some free ramen afterwards…just to balance it all out. Good thing all that stuff and more is heading our way in the next five days. 

Days go by quickly in winter, so we're not blaming you for being out of the loop. Here's all the news you missed this week: 

There’s nothing quite like tearing into your biscuit dough just before you turn that sucker out into little round balls ready for baking, or even when you pick up one of those pre made tubes from Coles or Woolworths—but apparently due to the raw egg present, doing any of this is a fairly bad idea.

After the success of Open House Melbourne—that annual architecture extravaganza you always forget until it’s too late and all the best places have been booked weeks ago—Ballarat is getting in on the action.

There are eight wise, Buddhist words floating around Pinterest at the moment: “The trouble is, you think you have time.” When it comes to travel, we often apply a “Oh, I’ll do it one day approach.” While this is fine and dandy, there’s much more world to see than you realise! To help you create your perfect travel bucket list, we’ve found 50 things to see around the world before you die.

Whoever’s running the NGV’s event line-up this year, give them a bloody raise. Not only have we had Van Gogh, Hokusai and an 11-metre swimming pool (just coz), we’re getting an exclusive Christian Dior exhibition. And it’s starting this Sunday.

Doughnuts, croissants, and cake oh my! The Flour Market's back for another year of good-bye-summer-bod frenzy. This year’s line-up include familiar favourites Luxbite, Cherry Cakes, and Cobb Lane, and new friends like The Pie Shop, au79, and Bistro Morgan just to get you started.

There’s nothing better than jumping on a long-haul flight. 

It has been nigh on five weeks since Matty first met all 22 of his potential prodigy incubators and though the first episode provided a few warning signs surrounding mansion moles, it didn’t even scratch the cervix of the drama that would plague the wombs this season.

We know you’re busy, sometimes in between trying to look busy at work and browsing memes on Instagram you miss the odd bit of amazing news. Well, we’re here to help.

Just when you think there’s no hope for humanity and we should all go live up a tree, something like this happens. Bar Americano in the CBD are offering patrons the chance to ‘pay forward’ their drinks; basically reserving a free drink for a total stranger. That stranger will walk into the bar, sit down, and—hey presto—there’ll be a free espresso or Euro-style aperitif waiting for them. On the house.

A clickable smorgasbord of celebrity trash talk, food porn, good-to-knows, generally interesting chat-starters, and anything else we think you should know about from around the Internet. It’s your watercooler cheat sheet for the week. 

Victoria has never been great at the whole Japanese-style cherry blossom thing. You can usually catch a glimpse in The Dandenongs’ National Rhododendron Gardens, but the flowers there fickle and short-lived (for best results, give them a try in late September, or early October).

There’s a nek level gin party coming to Melbourne and we’ve got the deets. Forecast: 99% chance of gin.

The Melbourne Show has come along way since we were a kid, when the most delicious thing you could buy was a Bertie Beetle showbag and a huge cotton candy thing, spun from the gossamer wings of deceased fairies. These days it’s some serious GOURMET shit, as Jules from Pulp Fiction would say.

Facebook is home to a gold mine of absolute drongos. Each and every day humanity’s greatest digital deviants and megabyte thieves honour us with statuses and comments that highlight the internet’s greatest flaw—the idiot soapbox.

There’s probably an argument to be made that mac n’ cheese doesn’t need pimping. It’s a dish that essentially comes pre-pimped. Its DNA is 94% cheese for God’s sake. If mac n’ cheese was an animal, it would have been hunted to extinction long ago. Why bother adding extra toppings? What ever happened to the concept of ‘less is more’?

To help you with your quest for consistently luscious locks, we’ve found some time-friendly, budget-friendly hair hacks. From simple pillow changes to brushing techniques that will change your mane forever.