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New Port Melbourne fitness studio Bodhi & Ride specialises in keeping your mind and body fit. Taking a three-pronged approach to fitness and wellness, the stunning new studio combines unique Bodhi Flow yoga, spin classes and guided meditation in one two-level space.

The latest creation from Jerome Borazio, father of Laneway Festival and the driving force behind many of Melbourne's best bars, Back Alley Sally's brings laneway cool to Footscray. The first-level converted warehouse space is home to tap beers, a solid wine list and a cracking cocktail menu, as well as an indoor garden area that opens onto the street.

Masterminded by Clinton McIver, ex-Vue de Monde sous chef and one of Melbourne's brightest up-coming culinary stars, Amaru in Armadale is an incredible fine dining experience to be found in Melbourne's southside. With no attention to detail spared, the relaxed, resolved space is home to 33 seats at which diners can enjoy a mouth-watering 13-course degustation, or an abbreviated lunch menu, both of which promise to include some of the city's finest delicacies.

Wine-lovers: say hello to your new, unpretentious Bottle-O. The family-run Brunswick Wine Shop features affordable, quality wines from some of the best local and international wineries. This humble, pared-back timber shop is a hidden Brunswick gem for those who enjoy a good Pinot without the pompous ‘tude (aka every Melburnian drinker ever). 

“Not another burger joint,” said no Melburnian, ever. Dani (of Dandenong Pavilion, Easey’s, Grand Trailer Park Taverna and Truck Stop Deluxe renown), has drawn inspo for Royal Stacks from US hits Shake Shack and In-N-Out Burger, with a local twist. 

Melbourne’s first dedicated cold plate ice cream store has just opened its doors in Windsor, and boy are we happy to have headquarters around the corner. Bringing this strange and wonderful teppanyaki ice cream to Melbourne, Scroll Ice Cream uses the finest local milk and cream from Fitzroy’s St David Dairy to make some of Melbourne's best desserts.

What do you get when you take Casey Wall (Cutler & Co, Rockwell & Sons), the 2015 Sommelier of the Year, Banjo Harris Plane, and two of his ex-Attica alumni... and create a sleek but modest Fitzroy wine bar? Exciting, delicious brilliance, that's what.

Merricks Creek Cellar Door offer the perfect lunchtime spot for all grazing and wine-sipping lovers. This picturesque vineyard specialises in pinot noirs and chardonnays, all of which you can enjoy while admiring the stupendously beautiful view.

It's hard to imagine Smith St before Gontran Cherrier. It's the boulangerie that changed the foodie game in Collingwood, the sort of place (like Lune and Baker D. Chirico) that causes croissant-addicts to slip into misty-eyed memories and excuse themselves for a quiet lie down.

Expanding their ever-popular franchise, Mayday Coffee & Food located on Bridge Road, Richmond is the newest venture for the Axil Coffee Roasters family that we know and love.

It's pretty easy to say that The Parlor Milkbar & Kitchen is a shining star in the beautiful Bayside area. It's got bucket-loads of personality, heart, friendly staff and exceptional food to boot. That's probably why we keep finding ourselves there on a regular basis.

Looking for your next fitness fix? The team at KettleFit in Ascot Vale have tailored a results-driven blend of cardio, core and strength-focused exercises to deliver an awesome 30-minute and 60-minute workout. Using kettlebells, the workout classes encourage toning and improved general fitness, whether you're a 'jog once a week' type of athlete, or striving to turn your sports skills into a profession. Check out the website for class times.

Port Melbourne fitness studio KettleFit is serious when it comes to toning, strengthening and improving your general fitness. The new workout concept brings cardio and core strength training together with kettlebell weights techniques to develop awesome full-body 30 and 60 minute workouts. If your routine needs a revamp, get yourself to KettleFit and try out this epic results-driven Melbourne fitness studio.

Is your wardrobe in need of a little something special? Perhaps an 80's sports jacket, or a neon power suit? You'll love the incredible fashion and costume finds at The Aquarium in Northcote—a vintage and retro fashion store that also sells vinyl and homewares to a style-savvy crowd.

A little bit southern and a little bit western, White Oaks Saloon on Greville Street in Prahran is a US inspired haunt with killer cocktails and beverages that'll transport you across the globe. We don't mean they just have a cocktail or two: White Oaks' beverage menu is something to behold. We're talking pages and pages of the best whiskey, gin, wine, beer and of course... cocktails. We're just obsessed with the Barrel O'Rum which tingles more tastebuds than we thought we had.

When award-winning chef Ashley Davis returned to Melbourne, having spent the last few years munching and sipping his way around Europe, he wanted to create something a bit different. Something like the neighbourhood bodegas and trattorias you find in Spain and Italy: chameleon-like venues (usually with a couple of old guys out front playing chess) that can serve as casual eatery, post-work tapas bar or intimate evening meal, all at the same time.

What used to be delicious Essendon restaurant the Bricklayers Arms has transformed into our new favourite brunch spot in the 'burbs. Ten One Ate is a fantastic open-plan cafe that specialises in organic produce, tasty dishes to go or eat in, and a relaxed vibe that's ideal for kicking back with a vino or iced coffee.

We don’t mean to alarm you, but we think we’ve found Melbourne’s most relaxing fitness studio. Yoga XTC in South Yarra is a small, multi-service studio that offers complete health and fitness coaching.

Do you ever feel like you love food just a bit more than all your friends? Not just eating it... (Sorry Champ, I don’t think you’re alone there), but something a little more?

48h has answered our prayers: An amazing gnocchi joint that caters for our gluten-free buddies as well. Plus, this gnocchi is actually something to write home about - especially if that home just happens to be Italy.

The opening of Hampton Wine Co marks an exciting period for Hampton Street: once a strip with very few food options, this little part of sleepy Bayside is now blossoming.

Looking for a cocktail bar that has the cosy vibes of a living room, but the drinks are straight out of a top-shelf boutique bar? Jane Doe cocktail bar in Prahran is serving some of the tastiest drinks on Chapel Street. Think vintage furniture, retro glassware, and a bar that's stocked full of delicious spirits and infusions.

Welcome to the South Yarra haven that provides #fashun to the dog and cat communities of Melbourne: Hachi.

Looking for a slice of Japan in Melbourne? Kuu Cafe and Japanese Kitchen in South Melbourne serves incredible Japanese food, with everything from traditional breakfast platters to salmon salads, matcha treats to teriyaki and rice bowls.

St Kilda Mexican restaurant Blue Corn has been on the Melbourne food scene for a massive 15 years, treating the best of the southside to mouth-watering Mexican food and cocktails. With an outdoor courtyard and a menu that's packed full of spicy dishes to get your juices flowing, it's a top tip for a speedy dinner in the area. Grab a jug of sangria, kick back and tuck into some epic tacos, people. 

Tucked into sidestreet premises on Smith Street, Bebida cafe and bar serves up delicious tapas and drinks to a local crowd. The relaxed venue comes complete with tap beers, a handful of local and imported wines, and a cute outdoor courtyard that's hidden from view, making it the perfect pitstop for escaping the buzz of Fitzroy's main thoroughfare.

We say that when a bottle shop meets bar meets BYO food, it is an obvious winner. Windsor classic Chapel Street Cellars offer a curated selection of international beers, ciders, wines and spirits and encourage customers to enjoy their beverages on the spot.

Bottle shop and wine bar Toorak Cellars is here to bring you the best in local and international wine. The bar serves up a set of 20 rotating wines by the glass, and visitors are also welcome to open a bottle straight off the shelf. Hosting taster events throughout the year, Toorak Cellars is a wine lover's treat. 

One of the finest cake shops in St Kilda, Babka has been making some of the best pastries for nearly 20 years. Stop for a weekend bite and you’re more than likely to face a small crowd of patrons. The wait is worth it, for house-made pies, some of the best sandwiches in Fitzroy and perfectly done eggs. It’s worth grabbing some goodies to go, after all, you are in one of Melbourne’s best bakeries. 

Affordable coffees, lunches and snacks? The St Ali team sure know how to appeal to uni folk. Their latest venture, the Church of Secular Coffee, is set in the heart of Monash’s Clayton campus.

This 140-seater wine bar sources and stocks top quality boutique wines, craft beers and spirits. Whether you're looking for a bottle to go or you'd like to stop in for a tipple, Valley Cellar Door is the perfect bar. A BYO food venue, be sure to bring along some tasty eats to pair with your brews. 

There's always a bit of a focus on the ladies concerning skincare and treatment clinics, but Mankind is here to treat the lads. Offering face and body skin treatments, remedial, sports and relaxation massage, and packages specifically tailored for groomsmen and the groom-to-be or to perk you up after a big night out - Mankind sure know how to deliver. 

Popping up last December on the famous Chapel Street shopping strip, Uncommon is setting a new trend in healthy eating. This trend, you ask? It's all about sustainable, unprocessed foods that are super good for you—but you don't feel like it's health food. That's right up our alley.

It seems that Johnny Di Francesco's 400 Gradi empire just continues to grow, one delicious margherita pizza at a time. The latest addition to their family is an Essendon restaurant, complete with cocktail bar and gelateria inside the handsome 200-seater space. While you'll find their famous wood-fired Napoli-style pizza at the new venue, you will als find an incredible selection of antipasti, pasta dishes, mains and seasonal specials, each one bursting with Italiano flavours. 

A new Japanese offering has arrived at Melbourne's Emporium, and is fast becoming our go-to for casual CBD dining. With a large range of options on offer, Tetsujin not only fulfills our craving for a great, high-end sushi train in the city, but also delivers a contemporary Japanese BBQ space that feels a whole lot sexier than the Teppenyaki grills of days past.

Andy Smith has transformed his Seddon cafe Le Chien into a new modern Vietnamese diner called Luxsmith. Collaborating with friend and colleague Denis Lucey, the new Vietnamese hot-spot is set to showcase the delicious flavours and tastes of our favourite South-East Asian cuisine.

St Kilda newcomer United Kitchen Dining & Tapas is stunning fusion venue that's serving up incredible house-infused cocktails, delicious bar snacks and some cracking seafood and meat dishes to boot. The new bar-restaurant puts a focus on relaxed drinking and dining, fresh, authentic flavours and twists on classic cocktails, making it a welcome addition to Fitzroy Street's buzzing strip. 

Situated in Moonee Ponds, Studio 3 has combined everything about fitness that we love to create the ultimate fitness-meets-zen mecca.

Our prayers have been answered! Pidapipo Gelateria has opened a second store in Windsor, sandwiched between some of the best restaurants Chapel Street has to offer. Stepping up their game, Pidapipo Windsor will be bigger than it's Carlton sibling and will offer more flavours (24 flavours, to be precise!) 

Sundaes and sweets and wine, oh my! Damon Bradley - the brand new late night dessert offering in Southgate - is exactly what we've been looking for in Melbourne. I mean, how many times have you finished a movie, play or musical and thought to yourself: I'd really love a glass of wine and a red velvet layer cake with double cream, chocolate fudge and strawberries right now? Yeah, us too.

Looking for a healthy, delicious brunch in Fitzroy? The Donkey Wine Store & Cafe on Gertrude Street (formerly Ciuccio's) is one of our top picks for a relaxed breakfast, a takeaway lunch, or an indulgent brunch feast, complete with a speciality wine store on premises too.

St Cloud is a fresh-faced Vietnamese restaurant sitting pretty on Burwood Road in the leafy suburb of Hawthorn. Its name floats above the front door like – well, like a cloud, basically – and the kitchen is dishing up some of Melbourne's best modern Vietnamese fare for lunch and dinner. 

A newcomer to the northside’s buzzing brunch scene, Coco & Thyme is a beautiful new venue that’s popped up on St George’s Road, Fitzroy North. Putting its own unique twist on regular brunch fare, the team behind the café in Fitzroy North have renovated what was once a fine dining space, transforming it into a fantastic modern café and eatery. Taking inspiration from Middle Eastern flavours, a love of coffee and a deep-seeded enthusiasm for sharing both with friends and family, the result is warm and welcoming, filled with daylight, and home to some of the most creative breakfast and lunch fare there is – nothing short of a Melbourne brunch masterpiece!

HÜD Skin + Body Lounge is a unique skincare offering using exclusive and globally renowned products to deliver on all your skincare needs - and best of all, they've managed to achieve the kind of calm and stylish setting that makes you feel like you're hanging out in owner Gry Tomte's Scandinavian designer home.

Owned by a husband and wife team, Treehouse Lounge has been shaped around providing diners with a positive experience. From the quality of the food to the atmosphere, it’s exactly the sort of place you’ll want to make your regular haunt - whether its for catch up drinks, a lazy brunch, a quick dinner or a private party in the cosy den-like space.

Brunswick’s latest bistro is modern, retro, and ridiculously sleek. Boasting American-style leather booths, dark timber finishes and inverted tipi lights, Albert and Sydney is unmistakably marked with a sunset-dyed graffiti wall.

If you're a lover of casual dining with great food to boot, Meatworks is the place for you. The industrial fitout feels breezy and fresh, adapted from a turn-of-the-century mechanic shopfront in the back streets of South Melbourne - but if anything, it seems like this old building has finally found its groove after all these years.

With five different venues under one roof, 127 Brunswick Street is a fantastic new venue that's all about the good times - no matter when you arrive.

The newest addition to the South Yarra hood is Sth Central; Taking a foothold at the bottom of a brand new apartment building, conveniently located a mere few steps from South Yarra station. And when you slide into a booth and start taking in an Aperol Spritz or ten, you'll know why that's the best news you've heard all week...

Do we have enough rooftop bars in Melbourne? Never. One of Melbourne’s oldest pubs, The Imperial Hotel, boasts some gloriously greasy pub food, a range of international brews on tap, and one of the biggest rooftops in the city. With capacity for up to 270 drinkers every night, The Imperial’s rooftop may be unparalleled with 360 degree views of Melbourne's skyline and minimalistic, summer furnishing. You’d better visit to decide for yourself. 

One of Melbourne's favourite burger joints just got more accessible. Located in the heart of the CBD on Swanston Street, 8Bit's newest location is dangerously close to...well, pretty much everything in the city! Boasting their signature range of addictively tender burgers, chips and shakes, 8Bit's unpretentious, arcade-themed location is too good to pass. Getting the best Melbourne burgers just got easier. 

The Terminus Hotel in Fitzroy North has been an iconic establishment for almost 150 years, and they show no signs of stopping. Their public bar offers a killer combo of footy viewing, craft beers and the full dining room menu, but if you are feeling the summer heat you can escape to the beer garden where asian delicacies, including crispy pork belly and steamed bao can tantalise your taste buds. If you're feeling low-key vibes you can hit up the dining room if you want to experience a night of high quality steaks and sharing plates.

Named after Mr Miyagi's lover, Yukie's Snack Bar is the venue that is popping up right next door to our favourite Japanese restaurant. These two establishments will work together to create a seamless dining experience. You can order smaller bites off the 'bar snack' menu and pair it with one (or five) of the new-exciting Yukie cocktails, including a salted watermelon martini with Midori-infused 'faux' olives. No longer will find yourself turned away from Mr Miyagi's doors, as Yukie's Snack Bar welcomes you with open arms while you wait.

Nestled in the brimming Acacia Place complex, Kitty Burns is one of the most exciting cafes between Victoria Street and the Yarra. Biasol: Design Studio are behind the absolutely superb Nordic-style interior which pairs perfectly with a refreshing iced latte or cappucino, complete with cappucino art.

Carlisle Wine Bar is the ultimate hidden gem of Balaclava. Spend hours tucked away in the cosy space enjoying a relaxing drink and delicious share plates with friends. The menu is Italian-influenced and includes calamari with a spicy pistachio crumb, house made Italian pork and fennel sausage with a spicy tomato sugo and handmade pasta. The ever-changing beverage list, great service and soothing open fire will keep you coming back in all seasons.

We were pretty excited when we first discovered Pure Blender, a ready-to-go smoothie company that has answered so many of our smoothie conundrums.

Situated on Hampton Street, Xtend Barre Bayside is one of the best bayside fitness studios for classes that really see results - and leave you looking and feeling toned, flexible, and strong. The slick new fitness centre provides some of the best classes for barre in Melbourne, using unique Xtend Barre techniques inspired by ballet, pilates, and dance combined with resistance training – a one-class solution to your fitness goals. 

Good for groups or Sunday brunch with your bestie, Little Sister is Keilor East's little gem. From the team behind Hey Jude and Flourmill, the cafe boasts bright interiors and a courtyard out the back, perfect for those warmer days. Serving coffee by boutique roaster Wheres Macerel and an all day breakfast menu, swing on by to get your foodie fix. 

Imagine eating out and knowing it's all going to a good cause... STREAT Cafe is all about it, with 100% of their profits going towards an end to homelessness. This, combined with superb coffee and dishes like the honey and macadamia toasted granola with saffron poached pears? We're so in.

Windsor's all-day breakfast hub Mr Mister is a crowd pleaser. Merging open airy interiors, a gorgeous courtyard, and a menu to suit a range of tastes, you know you're in for a winning brunch. If you're a first timer we certainly recommend the baked eggs with chorizo, spiced tomato, manchego cheese and toasted almonds. Gluten free and veg options are available, so there's every reason to bring the whole crew!