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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.

After 15 years in the wholesale business, the team at fashion and accessories label ELK have finally bitten the bullet and opened up their new flagship store right in the CBD.

A hop, skip and a trot from Flemington Racecourse, Mama Bear is possibly the most visually stimulating café in Melbourne’s West. Plastered in a whimsical graffiti mural on its exterior and decked out with exposed bricks in its warehouse-style dining space, there’s very little Shaynna Blaze could critique about this Flemington dwelling.

Shrouded in an aura of mystery and class, Igni in nearby Geelong is a fine dining venue for those in the know. Chef Aaron Turner, formerly of innovative Drysdale venue Loam, has opened a new site in hopes to show his diners a truly special dining experience.

Melbourne has a new Thai king. Travelling across interstate borders, Long Chim will be opening on the Crown Riverwalk just in time for summer. Follow your nose, we’re sure you won’t miss it.

Ever wanted to do the whole ‘dinner and a show’ thing but haven’t had enough dosh for a ticket to New York? Well, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can experience it all without leaving Melbourne soil. Meet Bird’s Basement, a music and entertainment venue that will bring all your concrete jungle jazz dreams to life!

Just when you thought Hawthorn couldn’t get a more pimped up food scene, this 180–seat all–day restaurant has burst in with its breakfast terrace and black marble tables to raise the bar even higher.

Burgerlove (formerly Cafe 51) in South Melbourne has well and truly made its mark on Melbourne's burger scene. This hidden gem flips some of the most delicious patties in the three thousands, serving up crazy creations that include cheese and bacon stuffed patties, Nutella-topped burgers, and fried banana.

There’s a new kid in town and they’re all about the clean eating, farm-to-fork experience that provides us self-confessed foodies with drool-worthy dishes straight from the producers and growers themselves who planted the seeds.

Burger Lab is most certainly the South’s answer to mouth-watering burgers! This place has it all—burgers, fries (including BBQ mince and Mexican cheese loaded fries) and shakes. Their colourful beetroot and black squid ink buns make for the perfect #burgerlife Insta against their huge neon sign and the salted caramel & fairy floss shake will have you in a sugar coma for the rest of the day (in a good way)! Oh and did we mention this place is licensed!? They’ve even got gluten-free beers #winning!

Never baked a cake? Guilty of buying your mum the same home-brand mud cake for her birthday every year? No Problem! Not only do the fine bakers at The Cake Cottage make delicious cakes, but they also hold classes where you can learn to as well! Ranging from the beginner's basics all the way through to vintage-style cupcakes, there is nothing you won't be able to achieve after a visit to the ladies at The Cake Cottage. This includes a sugar-induced coma, because if you can walk out of the store without three pieces of passionfruit sponge cake, then you're stronger than we are.

From the team at Denis the Menace and St Edmonds, Adam Wilkinson is set to hatch one of his quirkiest inventions yet. Meet Grange Road Egg Shop, Toorak's newest brunch installation is now up and running. Wilkinson's signature style focusses on local produce that is sustainable, in a light and bright space.

As far as wraps go on Smith St, Jimmy Grants had the market on lock for quite some time. Until Shane Delia's Biggie Smalls arrived to challenge for the kebab crown. 

One of our favourite brewers from WA has now landed in industrial Port Melbourne. Taking over the former Bertie Beetle Factory on Bertie Street, Colonial Brewing Co has put a fresh coat of paint on the brewery and are brewing up some of the best locally brewed beer you’ll find in Melbourne.

Just when you thought Melbourne couldn’t get any more fancy, they’ve gone and unveiled a revolutionary new entertainment destination that’s not only a restaurant, but a bowling alley, games arcade, cocktail lounge and laser tag venue as well. We’ll give you a moment to collect yourself.

We're never stumped for choice of desserts in Melbourne, but there's definitely been a shortage for those who are vegan.

The ultimate steak sandwich has arrived in Melbourne, and we’re absolutely jittering to get our hands on it.

Queensland favourite, Betty's Burgers & Concrete Co. has finally arrived in Melbourne’s CBD.  With a spot in Noosa and a spot in Surfers Paradise, Betty’s Burgers is a favourite that will no doubt be welcomed into Melbourne with open arms and hungry mouths.

A classic staple in the CBD food scene, The Duke of Wellington is a must-visit for any proud foodie. The oldest licensed pub in Melbourne, this trusted Duke has been around for quite some time.

Vegetarians, vegans and gluten-free foodies—prepare to party. Melbourne’s favourite modern Middle Eastern canteen, Mama Rumaan, is home to an enormous selection of fragrant dishes that are easy on your eyes and your stomach.

The new kids on the block call themselves mischievous dreamers, and we can definitely tell why. 

Just like your favourite local chippery, The Atlantic’s Fish & Chippery serves classic summer takeaway with a refined twist. Think freshly caught fish, crispy potato chips and tempura soft shell crab wraps made for sun-soaked days by the river.

Nest is the Melbourne secret that is going satisfy your dangerous homewares addiction. Since opening its doors in 1999, this South Melbourne boutique has played host to a carefully curated range of homewares developed by local textile artisans who’ve drawn inspiration from the textile exploration that Nest has offered for over a decade.

Hidden away from the mayhem of Chapel Street, Eat’aliano by Pino is the embodiment of a local food gem. A TUL team favourite, Eat’aliano by Pino are nailing traditional Neapolitan-style food (and service).

Jac + Jack have recently opened its sixth boutique store in Armadale. This luxurious boutique has a relaxed modern vibe featuring marble, brass and black steel fixtures, polished concrete and Birch ply enhanced by plentiful natural light.

There’s no arguing that Melbourne’s CBD is filled with some seriously impressive dining venues. As you head to the top end of Flinders Lane you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to fine dining and up-to-the-minute, on-trend restaurants. Which is all well and good, but not so great if you’re after something a bit more low-key that doesn’t compromise on quality.  

Pinball and whisky, what's not to love? Melbourne's very first Pinball bar has opened up on Franklin Street. With heaps of new and vintage pinball machines, you're sure to be amused all night. Their menu isn't too shabby either, with a good selection of whisky, beer and food to keep you satisfied. It definitely makes for a different and entertaining night out!

One of our favourite pizza places in Melbourne, D.O.C. serves traditional pizza to the masses with authenticity and care. With two other venues located in uber-Italian Carlton, it was time to move a little bit out of the comfort zone - south, to Albert Park to be exact. D.O.C specialises in simple Italian fare made beautifully, like a classic margherita pizza with san marzano tomato, fresh basil and only the finest mozzarella available.

Melbourne's newest rooftop bar has finally opened, and we could not be more excited. From the team behind iconic American BBQ joint Fancy Hank's, Good Heavens is a funky rooftop space with flirty and fun cocktails of the '80s. The colourful drinks include variations on classics: think Harvey Wallbangers, Mai Tai's and Blue Lagoons for some retro vibes.

Located on Swan Street in Richmond, this adorable store is filled with hand-crafted pieces from independent Australian and international designers. Filled with everything from jewellery and hand soap to kids clothes and wall art, Lily and the Weasel seriously has it all.

Melbourne’s only coffee tricycles have found a permanent home in Richmond. Bean To: Off Swan, is your new coffee hangout and they know exactly how to tackle a busy day! This warehouse inspired space has specialty coffee, epic food creations and hot water bottles.