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Queen of the South is here to show you what modern Mexican dining looks like. Head chef Malcolm Williams (from Touché Hombre, Rice Paper Scissors) aims to bring maturity to Mexican flavours. More than just your usual Mexican street food, this restaurant caters to every dining need. From small plates to larger sharing dishes, a dedicated vegan menu, bar snacks, desserts and wicked cocktails.

While Stepping Stone may be set back from the hustle and bustle of Chapel Street, that doesn’t mean this beautiful café hasn’t been making noise of its own.

Over the last 8,000 years, we’ve been gradually pumping more and more additives and preservatives to our bread to cater to the masses, but you won’t find anything artificial at Burnham Bakery.

Primo is your friendly local pizza joint if you’re fortunate enough to live in the beautiful suburb of Northcote, or it could be if you’re willing to move. With a menu jam-packed with delicious Italian dishes and desserts, and a reputation for affordable pizza, this is your one-stop shop for calamari, margherita pizza and chocolate avocado mousse.

We’ve discovered Melbourne’s latest addition to its middle-eastern dining scene, and you’ll find it right in the middle of the CBD.

Whether you’re buying them for a special occasion, or just to put a smile on somebody’s face, you’re always going to be in need of a magnificent bouquet of flowers.

Since its humble beginnings in menswear, Rag & Bone has made a name for itself as a leader in ready-to-wear men’s and women’s fashion, thanks to its combination of classic, high-quality tailoring and downtown New York edge.

Gelato lovers prepare your spoons because the Augustus Gloop Gelatery has your golden ticket. This shop hanging out in Melbourne’s North is an ever-changing delight of creamy gelato, cookie sandwiches and other dessert-like creations.

Nick Stanton's Ramblr is what we call a Venn Diagram restaurant. It sits in the middle of two worlds, where 'casual' meets 'fine dining' and Europe and Asia collide in some sort of delicious tectonic eruption. 

Need a new lunch spot? Look no further! The perfect Japanese takeout lies right on Fitzroy’s Smith Street.

So, you think you know Vietmanese food inside-out? Well foodies, leave your preconceived notions of Viet-style cooking at the door of Richmond newcomer—An Uong Eat. Drink. Vietnam. This cute, contemporary twist on traditional cooking styles and familiar flavours is transforming Viet cuisine into mouth-watering tapas-esque morsels that melt in your mouth, leaving your belly brimming with deliciousness!

Special diet? No worries. There’s something delicious for every allergic foodie at Market On Malvern.

This vegan restaurant is about to change your mind on where to get the best pizza. Red Sparrow is Melbourne’s newest wholly plant-based pizzeria in Collingwood. Whether you subscribe to veganism or not you can enjoy a delicious slice of Mushroom or Pepperoni pizza. Don’t be fooled by the ‘meat’ options either; everything is vegan from the pepperoni to the bratwurst and all the cheeses are dairy-free.

Bar’s popping up in unused spaces throughout the city of Melbourne are nothing new, but often they can appear haphazard and unfriendly. This is not the case for Whitehart.

A taste of French elegance has landed at Ladurée in Chadstone. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of shopping to enjoy a macaron and tea in their stunning tearoom or along the marble bar. Classic macarons are the order of the day from salted caramel to liquorice, rose petal and coffee. For those who prefer French delights of the non-macaron variety there is a selection of patisserie cakes available, ice creams, sorbets and even milkshakes.

Overlook is a bar and café next to the Astor Theatre that just screams ‘Here’s Johnny’. Disappear into an art deco dream (or nightmare as the case may be) named after the Overlook Hotel from Stephen King’s The Shining. Sip on carefully crafted cocktails, fine wines and craft beers or any of their selection of Australian spirits if the eerie surroundings leave you jittery.

All hail to the pizza gods because there’s a new faith in town. Sacrilege just came back into style at Holy Moly – an all-night pizza joint and sports bar downstairs in Hawthorn’s Untz Untz nightclub. Stop in for a Bloody Maria and a pizza hand crafted by the genius behind Lucky Coq and Bimbo Deluxe.

From the duo behind the highly popular Fitzrovia comes a new casual eatery in the heart of St Kilda’s bustling Acland St. Roxborough is all about Mediterranean flavours done right.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it should be no surprise to you that Melbourne is in the grips of an ongoing burger craze. But while the price of houses in our fair city grow ever higher, the price of burgers remains quite affordable.

Stop what you’re doing, get in the car and visit Clickon Furniture. Just take our word for it. If for some reason you’re still reading this because your car’s in the shop or there’s a Metro strike going on, here’s a little more info.

It may not look like much from the outside but this cafe in Brunswick is your next top brunch, lunch—any time of day spot. It wouldn’t be a Melbourne worthy café without stellar coffee and Rogue District has you sorted, sourcing theirs from local coffee roasters Reverence Coffee.

In a street saturated by Italian restaurants, this Korean BBQ venue is taking Lygon Street up a notch.

Millie Archer is the hot new brand in Melbourne-designed homewares, selling their stunning pieces exclusively online. Each item is unique with very few of each design produced. We hear your moans, but fear not because these designer goodies are affordable. You can actually get change out of $100! Millie Archer follows the simplicity of Scandinavian style and are always updating their collections to suit the seasons, so you can keep your home looking fab all year round.

The Firehouse is a 1929 Heritage listed metro fire station that has been lovingly restored into a comfortable and informal all-day dining and drinking establishment. This Ringwood restaurant features a simple Mediterranean inspired menu, entertaining bar nights and an extensive drinks list filled with carefully selected wines and craft beers.

With a menu packed with Japanese pancakes, dijon butter mushrooms, 'Breakfast Dogs' and ‘Yum Bowls', we can safely say that this west-side café puts the ‘cray’ in Footscray.

Frank’s is the latest café in a long line of amazing new eateries that trail down the east side of the bay. Launching in 2016, Frank’s is named after the founder and owner Harry’s late grandfather Frank McCann, and opens up a relaxed environment where you can grab some great food, coffee, and a catch up with your mates.

Curved pale wooden-panelled walls, a flecked sea green tiled floor and matching twin columns either side of the cake-laden service station greets you upon entry. The third endeavour from the team that transformed Bentleigh East’s Centre Road strip when they went in with Little Tommy Tucker and the hero’s behind Elsternwick’s Glovers Station, the St Martin’s name is announced in a bold new font designed specially by Work Art Life Studios. Pendant lights punctuate the tuck-pointed concrete block wall at the rear and hardwood tables and chairs dot the floor.

One of the most underrated cuisines in Melbourne has gotten a delicious, vibrant, kimchi-filled facelift. Specialising in modern South Korean flavours, Seoulja Boy’s menu explodes with chilli, fermented vegetables and addictively rich spicy sauce (but seriously, can we please have some to take home?).

Wild looking desserts and Instagram go hand in hand, and that’s why we’re super excited that Black Star Pastry has set up shop in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

Launching way back in 2013 with the help of a wildly successful crowd funding campaign—Melbourne Watch Company has been putting together beautiful timepieces since then.

Slate Melbourne is your gateway to understated elegance and bohemian ease. The team behind the brand have embraced the ‘Gypsy Movement’, an image of ‘creative and optimistic people who blend fashion and art, whilst maintaining a relaxed, laidback approach to life’. This is a far cry from the ‘Warehouse Sale Movement’, an image of a desire for style that is achieved through boxing day and stocktake sales that leave you traumatised and very highly strung, one many of us have been embracing.

Coffee by day, dogs by night – this food cart is popping up at some of the hottest events in Melbourne.

Poké, where have you been our whole lives!? For those of you who are a tad behind the times, poké is a Hawaiian take on fresh, raw diced fish seasoned with your choice of sauces – think sushi in a bowl! Tucked away near Glenferrie Station, the guys at Poki Time build your poké bowl to order and there are endless combinations of bases, sauces and toppings to choose from, making it the perfect takeaway lunch. It’s seriously the best meal for both the health conscious and self-confessed foodies, like us! 

If you want to add a splash of colour and quirk to your wardrobe, look no further than the bold, eye-catching designs at Leonard St. With funky prints, cool colours and retro designs, Amanda McCarthy’s hand-drawn pieces hang in store with minimal fuss. Situated in iconic Carlow House, Leonard St. pieces hang with minimal fuss, except for an intricately framed mirror to admire the simple lines and silhouettes.

After wowing burger and milkshake loving punters further north in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney—Brooklyn Depot are finally hitting the streets of the world’s most liveable city.

Ever find yourself going to same venue and wishing that it would offer you a bit of variety? Well, look no further than Merchant Lane.

Who knew that a literal food and wine paradise was only a ninety-minute drive from the CBD? We did.

It's back, baby. The team behind south-east Asian haven Botherambo have re-opened their barbie-pink poke bar on Swan Street!. Mahalo Poké has been one of the stalwarts of Melbourne’s booming poke scene, serving takeaway-style Hawaiian-Japanese. It hibernated over winter (poke bowls don't go so well when it's 6 degrees outside), but it's gearing up for another big summer season. 

If Ferrero Rocher gelato stuffed in a croissant doesn’t get the tick of approval from your GP, tell him gelato stuffed croissants are a non-negotiable dietary staple.

This one here goes out to all the devout foodies in Melbourne and their religious hankerings for high quality brunch–we’ve got your next pilgrimage sorted.

From the team behind From On High and Hard Pressed, there’s a new brewery coming to Collingwood!

The menu may be an all-raw, addictive and preservative-free space, but you won’t notice while chewing through these colourful, flavour-bursting brunches. The Vegan Crumpet Stack is a crowd pleaser with crumpets, house made raspberry chia jam, lemon cashew cream, fresh berries, coconut ice-cream and a roast almond crumble.

Three Monkeys Place is a local haven bringing the pizzazz of an inner city café to the Eastern Suburbs. This Doncaster Café boasts amazing food styling and a vibrant menu, giving the place an edge over many of the other local offers. Not only is the food at Three Monkeys Place pretty, but it also tastes delicious.

There’s nothing common about Commonfolk Coffee. A little away from the busiest strip in Mornington, Commonfolk Coffee serves uncommonly good coffee and exceptional brunch with a generous side of cheeky, friendly service. 

There’s people who need dough, and then there’s people who kneed dough, and the guys behind Pizza Religion are definitely both. Having recently taken out the prize for Best Pizza in Australia during the Global Pizza Challenge for their famous 18-hour braised beef cheek option, these guys are dedicated to God’s greatest gift to man – pizza.

Now open, this hawt new Indochine-inspired café and bar was, as the name suggests, formerly the historic Caulfield Rifle Club. This urban escape now serves everything from Seven Seeds coffee and an all-day breakfast menu, through to ripe summer fruit cocktails and ‘crispy cricket’ bar snacks.

A brand new bistro restaurant has just popped up on South Yarra's Domain Road and I'll tell you what, it's a little bit fancy.

The Market Lane coffee stall at the Queen Victoria Markets is hailed as the 'home away from home' for all north-siders to appreciate. In the maze of stalls and merchants, you will find the Market Lane connoisseurs located next to the fruit and veg section.

If you've ever wondered what to do with old wine bottles instead of just throwing them out, then this new venue will let you wonder no more!

Station Street Café is all about food, coffee and wine. It is a local hangout spot for escaping winter chills, indulging in an all day breakfast and enjoying a delicious coffee. The spacious interior is decorated with succulents and paintings, with plenty of comfy places for you to rendezvous.

Not only did this doughnut oasis sell 10,000 deep-fried balls of sugary dough in the first eight days it was open, but the entire brand was created by a 15 year-old schoolboy.

If you're looking for a great new spot for a beer after work, then Hopscotch is bound to be your new favourite hangout.

If you love Vietnamese and Chinese food then you must try Hawker Boys. Hawker Boys is a restaurant in Melbourne’s CBD that combines a home-grown passion for flavour with a modern twist to create authentic, delicious dishes.

Blonde timber, mint blue couches and delicate overhanging plants makes newly opened Lt. Osteria a haven away from Melbourne’s monochromatic business district.

Just a hop, skip and a jump from Richmond’s Burnley station, this new little café has plunged headfirst into the Melbourne food scene with a unique focus on great coffee and an environmentally conscious menu, but more importantly—bugs.

Melbourne’s love for good soft serve is strong—if the response to Milkcow is anything to go by. After a hugely successful pop-up in 2016, the international soft serve sensation has opened a permanent ice-creamery on Bourke Street.

Not only does the name tear down constructions of gender normative expectations, Lady Moustache also does a bloody good Chorizo & Chicken Risotto.

Hospitality stalwarts Geoff Lindsay and Paul Dimattina have taken the helm of South Melbourne gastropub, Lamaro’s, and they’ve taken it to the next level.

This Melbourne CBD restaurant might be a tricky one to find, but once you do, you’ll be treated to a truly awesome Korean dining experience. Bornga is a tasty spot that specialises in quintessential Korean fare—we’re talking bibimbap, sizzling barbecue platters, crispy fried chicken, slurpable noodles and other addictive dishes that will have you deciding that this is the place to get your Korean food fix in Melbourne town.

Welcome to the home of freak shakes! With flavours like salted caramel, strawberry shortcake, candy land, Nutella and Malteser, you might need to visit the dentist on your way home, but it’ll be totally worth it! Although most people come for the epic shakes, Sugar Buns actually does a killer brunch too.