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New York-style jumbo pizzas are hard to come by in Melbourne's CBD, but if you're a sucker for a late-night slice, you'll want to hot-foot it down to Meyers Place to check out Pizza Pizza Pizza. Run by the team behind the now-defunct Mr Big Stuff, the pizza store does a mean to-go slice.

Missed out on the Fat Duck pop up, and need a little Heston in your life? Dinner By Heston Blumenthal is everything you could hope for from a Heston restaurant—but it's not quite what you are expecting.

If it’s a lunch feed of mouth-watering pizza, pasta and ensalata that you’re after, or perhaps just a sandwich and coffee to go, A25 in Docklands, situated on Collins Street, is our go-to for fantastic Italian food in one of Melbourne’s busiest precincts.

Offering up simple, delicious and authentic Thai food, this Brunswick East hot spot is an institution. Spanning over two floors, Thaila Thai is a buzz with good vibes and happy customers. By 7pm on Friday nights you'd be lucky to get a table and ravenous diners are quick to fill up the tables to indulge in some cheap deliciousness and enjoy the BYO policy. 

Tucked away in an unassuming shopfront in Armadale, Street Talk cafe is busting out some of the best brunch offerings the south east. The light-filled renovated front room is the perfect place for a coffee as you look out onto the bustling High Street, or pop out the back to the sun filled courtyard for a more substantial feed.

Nothing beats fresh baking, and if you’re on the hunt for some of the best breads, cakes and baked treats in Melbourne, you’d be a fool to bypass Mill & Bakery at Central Pier.

One of the hottest labels to come out of Melbourne, Kuwaii takes a modern approach to tailoring, using luxe fabrics and soft colours to create cutting-edge looks. Founded in 2008 and entirely made in Melbourne, the label's reserved approach to shape and structure makes for a look that's full of clean lines and luxe details.

If you're a blonde—ash, platinum or otherwise—you'll know that a good blonde specialist is pretty hard to come by. Someone who understands the difference between 'creamy' and 'oh god it's totally yellow', or someone who will serve you a glass of champers whilst enthusiastically chatting about what on earth we all did before Olaplex.

The brilliant team that brought you Camberwell favourites Collective Espresso and Miss Frank have wandered south. Boasting healthy dishes with raw fruit confetti, brûlée yoghurt and black tea marbled eggs, this newly opened Hughesdale café has spurred on more than just a little local interest.

If you die a little inside every time you see the obligatory smashed avocado and sourdough toast on a Melbourne brunch menu, then head into Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Hidden within a white-washed building with turquoise signage is Cheltenham hot spot, The Odd Room. Serving up a delicious all day breakfast and lunch menu, complimented by exquisitely made coffee, this is a cafe not to be missed.  

174 years in the making, the geniuses behind Cheeky Monkey in Richmond and Rubber Duck in Clifton Hill are bringing a lil' sophistication to the North Side. Named after Pascoe Vale's first business owner, George Jones is your one stop shop for clean, contemporary and stylish breakfast, lunch or dinner. 

Located in the CBD, Korean restaurant Guhng spans over an impressive four levels, with each level offering a unique setting and atmosphere. The lower ground level is perfect if you're in for a night of a warm kimchi stew and bibimbap with friends or family. Moving up to ground floor, we have the more refined and elegant dining area which screams 'perfect date destination'. Put your potential partner's chopstick skills to the test with the Wagu charcoal BBQ set which comes with all the traditional Korean condiments (yay, more kimchi!), salad and soup. 

Oh my carbohydrates... the planets have aligned and a prophecy has been fulfilled. Melbourne, remember the year 2016 because this is when our beautiful city FINALLY received a toastie and coffee pop up drive through cafe.

One of Melbourne's top hair salons for everything from restyling to blonde colouring, Cream Melbourne in Fitzroy is our go-to for virtually every hair need you could possibly have. Having relocated from the salon's previous location on Johnston Street to an incredible daylight-filled, warehouse-style premises (which includes a spacious rooftop!) on the same strip, the salon offers both men's and women's cuts, expert colouring, tinting and colour removal, and first-rate events styling with a level of service that's second to none. 

If you know anything about burgers (and we can assure you that, here at The Urban List, we know just about everything about burgers), you'll have heard the name Burgerlove (formerly Cafe 51) mentioned with great reverence. The South Melbourne burger mecca has recently opened its second venue, in St Kilda, where it will be serving up double and triple-stacked meaty goodness to the southside’s hungriest burger fans.

Fitzroy's bar scene has something for everyone—but if it's a cosy music-lovers' venue you're in the mood for, complete with a hidden outdoor beer garden and relaxed vibes, you can't go past Radio Bar on Gertrude Street.

Found in a cute little pocket of Elwood, Haize makes your hair experience all about you. From the moment you walk in the door, you’ll feel comfortable that you’re in good hands with experienced hairdressers. All you need to do is relax and wind down with a soothing head massage and a fresh coffee, a glass of wine, or maybe even a beer.

Malvern's Finch & Lane brings luxury furnishing to a whole new level, offering timelessly classic furniture, lighting, textiles décor with elements of rare cinema art from the bygone era.

Stop passive-aggressively toying with your regular hairdresser and head into D’Artanian Dior Hairdressing instead. With an obsessively hospitable, handpicked team of four expert hairdressers (and the salon puppy Bailey), getting your hair redone has never felt better. 

Taking the classic frozen yoghurt shop model that we've all grown to know and love and smashing it on its head, Goje is a force to be reckoned with. Taking an artisan approach to the making of frozen yoghurt, Goje is a hipster vegan's dream: all of the products at Goje are cruelty free, vegan AND refined-sugar-free. 

We are beginning to think there is nothing Masterchef judge George Calombaris can't accomplish. Following the culinary successes of The Press Club, Gazi, Hellenic Republic and Jimmy Grants, George's next project is Hellenic Hotel, a Greek style gastro-pub/restaurant in Williamstown. Spanning over two levels, the new Hellenic Hotel has all the characteristics of a great Australian pub we all know and love, whilst maintaining the integrity of the Hellenic culture, history, and food. 

Carlton's Eden's Backyard have totally nailed the concept of naughty and nice. 

We love a Melbourne hot-spot that makes our lives easier, and when it comes to keeping fit, healthy and happy, Harmonia Health does exactly that. The South Melbourne hub is home to just about everything you need to keep your body and mind functioning in tip-top condition: Yoga, meditation, Qigong and Reiki healing (read on to find out what they actually do…), massage therapy, acupuncture, and healthy groceries and bodycare, all under one roof for the very first time.

It's a well known fact that Melbourne holds the largest Greek population in the world outside of Greece—and yet, I spend a lot of time wondering where I can get my Greek food fix at anywhere other than George Calombaris-run joints.

Mister and Miss is truly a match made in Mont Albert heaven. This massive contemporary warehouse-style cafe is constantly busy keeping local’s tummies and Instagrams very satisfied. All our party favourites are on the list: crushed avo, zucchini and corn fritters, buttermilk pancakes, soft shell crab burger (you know the drill).

A newcomer to Brunswick's dining scene, Host is a beautiful, petite restaurant serving the best in local cuisine, hidden in a northside warehouse. Owned by Nedim and Majda Rahmanovic​, previously of North Melbourne’s Twenty & Six Espresso café, the restaurant serves small sharing plates and larger dishes for hungrier diners, accompanied by an abbreviated wine list that's pretty much a 'best of' when it comes to more obscure tipples.

This Melbourne café has gone a little rogue. There’s no smashed avocado, poached eggs or brunch menu in sight—but that doesn’t stop this pint-sized café from attracting a steady stream of caffeine-deprived visitors.

The proliferation of secret laneway bars behind non-descript doors in Melbourne is the stuff of legend—and now we have had yet another one gifted to us in the form of off-Greville cocktail, whiskey and cigar bar, Rufus. Melbourne, you're too good to us.

If we had a dollar for every time Fritz Gelato has won a "Best Gelato in Australia" award, we would be rich—and probably hunt down the owners to buy their entire business, just so we can eat their gelato eight days a week for free.

Smäk me, this health focused Scandinavian inspired restaurant is seriously cool. Located off Chapel Street, Smäk Food House has a very clean, minimalist vibe (but not minimal enough to make it pretentious), alongside the kind of menu that would turn any nutritionist on. 

Located in the back streets of Newtown in Geelong, the Gold Diggers Arms is an iconic neighbourhood public house that perfectly balances contemporary dining with classic gastropub dishes.

If you're looking for Melbourne's most comprehensive skin and body hub, you can't possibly look past North Carlton beauty salon, Duquessa. Specialising in cosmetic treatments in Melbourne, ranging from LED light therapy, to safe dermal fillers, to the latest celeb-endorsed vitamin treatment, the stunning northside salon is all about getting the absolute most out of your skin. 

Remember when your mum forced a bob cut on your innocent little head and your so-called-professional-hairdresser failed to leap to your defence? Sooth your childhood haircut trauma at The Blowout Bar.

It seems as if Market Lane Coffee is slowing taking over the Melbourne coffee scene one suburb at a time... but we certainly aren't complaining. Their fifth store is conveniently located in a beautiful old heritage building near Parliament Station, across from the ridiculously lush Treasury and Fitzroy Gardens.

OPENING JUNE 2016

Skip your typical weekly dinner date and run amok at AMOK Restaurant this weekend. Offering modern, Cambodian cuisine, this traditionally decorated restaurant serves a seasonal menu championing vibrant Khmer flavours.

The stellar Doughnut Time team has done it again—opening its doors to a second stand alone outlet on the northside, satiating our constant, neverending need for M&M topped bundles of fried dough.

Espresso is their name and coffee is their game—and United Theory bascially wins the game each and every time. Unified Theory's aim is simple: bring its customers the best curated coffee from the best local bean roaster extraordinaires.

The Glass Den is a shining beacon of breakfast-y light in Coburg, nestled in the old Pentridge Prison site and headed by Mini Pakchima—a head chef with a fondness for Thai infusions.

With 5 distinctly different spaces within it, The Cellar Door is a game changer in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. This unique venue, made up of three stories, is the latest brewery from Croydon favourite The Public Brewery. With the aim of showcasing the best and latest produce from the Yarra Valley, The Cellar Door is a brewery like no other. 

Organic, sustainable, seasonal, free range, handcrafted AND ethical food? Where has Little Sunflower been this whole time?

Fitzroy, please welcome the new Sicilian kid on the block, Mr Ottorino. Mr Ottorino will bring your tastebuds back to Italian flavours from the 50's and 60's but with humble modern flair. 

If you’re in dire need of a pooch-friendly, pizza-filled hideout (because, who isn’t), you’re in luck. Newly opened Honeycomb Hideout is accepting visitors at the rear of Footscray’s fresh, no-frills Italian restaurant Fox In The Corn.

When the weekend rolls around, especially when it gets really cold in Melbourne, the majority of the city heads to the warmth of the big shopping centres to ease their aching bones. Once there, we tend to give in to the average chain cafes and food courts, accepting our ill-tasting food fate.

Located on level three at Emporium shopping center, Supercharger is the ultimate PT-approved restaurant if you're in need of a quick and cheap nutrition boost. Their colorful and cleverly designed menu takes all the hard work out of eating healthy, boasting a wide range of protein packed options and more superfoods than you can even dream of.

Vegans, it’s time to pho-king freak out. Newly opened GOODdays offers vegan Vietnamese food on Sydney Road, with half the menu dedicated to vegan-friendly dishes. Think house-made vegan mushroom and tofu spring rolls and fragrant four mushroom pho. We’re pho into this menu.

In this day and age, if we want something, we want it now, and when it comes to spray tans in Melbourne, we’re no different. Thanks to Melbourne beauty newcomer, Sunspray 24/7, spray tans are the latest service to get the round-the-clock upgrade we wished they had from the get-go. 

In need of a beauty lift that’s low maintenance and high impact? Simply Brow & Lashes’ Northcote studio is our go-to for everything lash, brow and body hair-related. From full sets of eyelash extensions for wide-eyed fluttering, to the latest brow shaping techniques that’ll leave you with *that* Cara Delevigne look, to precision waxing and IPL hair removal, their in-house experts are our beauty saviours.

We honestly can't keep track of how many best pizza awards 400 Gradi have under their belt, and now the "world's best margarita" is finally coming to Eastland shopping center. No longer will you eastsiders have to travel across the river to get your hands on pizza extraordinaire Johnny Di Francesco's authentic Neapolitan style pizza.

From the team behind some much loved favourites (Tall Timber, Rustica Canteen and Short Straw to name a few) comes the next great cafe to the bayside suburb of Carnegie. With the kitchen under the helm of Chef Ryan Lording (former head chef of Tall Timber) you're in for a treat at Left Field.  

Hochi Mama, located in the CBD, offers crisp and vibrant modern Vietnamese food with a menu that is all about sharing with your mates. Although, we highly doubt there would be much sharing going around, seeing as their menu is full of drool worthy, "yes I actually do mind if you eat that last bit" chopstick lickin' options. 

Positioned in the famous Hardware Lane in the CBD, the modern Asian-inspired White Mojo is such a hit amongst eager brunch-goers that a second store in Balwyn is already underway. And with a seriously creative menu and staff so friendly that they'll put your real friends to shame, we completely understand why.

Wave goodbye to the mosh pit inside Messina and curly lines at Pidapipo, this family-friendly ice creamery deep in the Melbourne ‘blurbs has some of the best ice cream in the city. And, there probably won’t be a half hour queue.

Named after one of the original owners of St Kilda’s ancient George Hotel, Freddie Wimpoles is Melbourne’s latest old school bar boasting a range of craft beers, American-style deli food and a poolroom. Housed in the former George Hotel, Freddie Wimpoles features a rustic, neon-lit interior perfect for post-swim drinks.

Imagine the scenario: You and a handful of mates head to one of Melbourne’s latest underground cocktail bars, ready for a night of drinks, nibbles and good times. When you get there, one of the venue’s staff asks you a little about your interests—are you a Disney princess, a horror fan, or still binging your way through ‘Orange Is The New Black’?—then leads you to an awesome private room, filled with props and puzzles. When she doesn’t return, you reach for the door, thinking there must’ve been a mix-up. It’s locked. What the hell is going on?!

For over 20 years, this foodie institute has been serving up greatness, food comas, and 'gramm-able food porn. Nestled in the gateway of the botanical gardens, Cafe Domain is about as Melbourne as you can get. Open 7 days a week, this spacious and light filled cafe has a unique and varied menu that will satify everyone. 

Zero Gradi is the gelateria you need in your life that you didn't realise was missing! Younger sibling to old favourite 400 Gradi, 400 Gradi Cicchetti and Gradi, Zero Gradi churns out fresh gelato every day to compliment your carbo loading food comas (from one of the Gradi's or elswhere) and all your Brunswick gelato cravings.  

Nutrition power house restaurant Supercharger opens their second doors in the heart of Prahran. If you're a health conscious foodie or if you just need to make up for your over indulgent weekend, you can now get all your protien, superfood and kale fix just minutes off Chapel Street. All the classics are still here for you to pick and choose from and if you haven't tried their menu before, make sure you hit up their silken tofu with shiitake in white bean miso. You may just consider going vegetarian after this!

Previously nestled at the back of the unassuming Kines cafe, The Break Room has now moved to the Collingwood Mastercraft warehouse. A move which may happen again—because this is basically just a pop up plastic box with a stool in the middle and a couple of pink baseball bats on hand.