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The classic street food item, you can’t go wrong with corn-on-the-cob. And the geniuses behind the Cornutopia food truck in Melbourne have made it oh-so-easy to get in your belly! Served in street-style boxes, this Melbourne food truck also offers tacos and corn chips for your Mexican-foodie pleasure!

If you’re lucky enough to be hanging around this food truck, why not give your body a boost? Offering a range of slurpable superfood juices, Blendco has some of Melbourne’s best cleansing juices on the move! Our pick is the Detox Blend with coconut water, kale, spinach, ginger, lemon, tumeric and spirulina. 

All-natural, handmade gelato on the move—that's what the Billy van Creamy food truck is all about. Billy van Creamy is a Melbourne food truck favourite, bringing artisanal gelato (possibly) to your doorstep. It’s amazing what some people can achieve in a truck, isn’t it?  

Sometimes all you’re looking for is a warm, juicy, tender burger. The Beatbox Kitchen food truck brings Melburnian’s all around Victoria just that! With a simple menu (really simple, there’s just three items on the menu!), Beatbox Kitchen have perfected their meals to bring you the burger of your dreams. 

A secret Tiki bar?! Well, Listers, to say we're excited about Aloha Sailor would be an understatement! The underground Tiki bar in Collingwood serves up some of the best cocktails in Melbourne for those looking for drinks with an exotic twist, and the venue's decor (skulls, foliage, more skulls...) is a real treat too. Expect Aloha Sailor's signature cocktail-filled treasure chests oozing 'smoking' nitrogen and a whole lot of leis. 

If you haven’t been acquainted with street-savvy, African cuisine the Afrofeast Food Truck will be more than happy to educate you! One of Melbourne’s best food trucks, Afrofeast pumps out some of this city’s freshest street eats. You’ll be stalking this truck down after one bite! 

Beautiful, smart womenswear for every occasion, Megan Park pieces will ensure you’re effortlessly standing out at every event. One of the best homegrown Melbourne fashionbrands, everything you see on the rack is diligently handmade – there’s no such thing as mass-production at Megan Park! You’d be silly to go past this Melbourne fashion boutique on your High Street shopping spree. 

International designer Megan Park still refuses to mass-produce clothes after decades of success. Every item you pick up in their Fitzroy store is designed in-house, and worked on by the same specialist throughout production, so you know real love has gone into each and every design. One of Melbourne’s most loved labels, brand-name Megan Park offers stylish, smart casual wear for every occasion. 

Find peace, serenity and quiet inside this gorgeous international studio. Acne’s Armadale store complements their high-end ready-to-wear fashion items with modern art and architecture. Inside this stunning space you’ll find some of Melbourne’s most on-demand clothing, so if you see something you like you’d be wise to grab it quick. 

Loved around the globe, Acne is the go-to brand for statement items and true designer pieces. Combining multi-disciplines, walking into their Little Bourke Street studio is a shopping experience like no other. One of Melbourne’s biggest international brands, you’d be a fool to skip Acne if you’re after something really special. 

Be gone, ripped wools and hole-torn sweaters! Luxury knitwear brand Jac+ Jack is bringing high-quality fabrics back into Melbourne wardrobes. Producing some of Australia's finest quality cashmere knits and luxury basics, Jac+ Jack’s painstakingly made products guarantee you’re receiving top quality for your dollies. Their clothes are simple and modern, fitting seamlessly into every wardrobe. The Emporium Jac+ Jack store is a must-visit of any Melbourne shopping expedition. 

If you’ve ever wanted to exercise in style and luxury, beautiful South Yarra fitness space, Studio PP is made for you. Among other contemporary programs, Studio PP offers Pilates, yoga, barre, boot camps, boxing and personal training. The brainchild of ex-winter Olympian and fitness dynamo Steph Prem, Studio PP also houses a nutritionist for meal planning consultation and massage therapy specialists. Yeah, there’s literally everything you could want in this amazing Melbourne fitness studio. 

We think Richmond’s Reunion & Co must serve some of the prettiest food in Melbourne, phone’s at the ready! There’s all the classic breakfast and lunch options at this café, plus a couple of delightful surprises like their bread butter pudding with trio raisin syrup. And after a truly hard day of shopping down Bridge Road, who would ask for anything else? One of Richmond’s best local spots, it’s too easy to drop by for a morning cuppa or afternoon break. 

Located in one of Melbourne’s favourite precincts, The Archway, Mr Huang Jin offers some of the best Taiwanese food in Melbourne. There are all your expected favourites on the menu—juicy dumplings, rices and dripping pieces of perfectly cooked meats, all served tapas style. Head on down and enjoy some of the most delectable Asian bites in Melbourne CBD.  

Well, hello, burger fans, you've come to the right listing! North Melbourne burger restaurant Wonky Trolley serves an epic variety of burgers that combine traditional ingredients with the weirder ones to create all-out burger magic. Love a double stack, or need some pineapple and bacon on your burger? Try some of the best burgers in Melbourne at this awesome hidden gem...Trust us, you'll be back!

Listers, it’s time to turn up the heat! Get that India is an awesome find on Commercial Road, South Yarra where you’ll find burgers, curries, wraps and salads—all deliciously infused with the flavours of India, making for some of the best Indian food in Melbourne. Think tandoori chicken breast matched with mint yoghurt and salad on a brioche bun…The ultimate in fusion burgers! The Get That India motto is ‘Clean.Lean.Choice’ and that’s exactly what you get—great Indian food that’s packed with flavour and comes in a whole range of different meal combo’s.

The Roving Marrow is the latest addition to Carlton institution The Astor Hotel's reinvention. Taking the shape of a dining room, The Roving Marrow is part new Carlton restaurant, part dining novelty, hidden inside the building's reimagined bar. Food will be simple and delicious, with a focus on tasty dishes selected by diners from 'roving' trolleys. The best bit? There's green tea on arrival and a lengthy cocktail list to work your way through. 

Small, cosy and warm, Wolf and Hound Cafe has everything for the perfect local café. The menu, compact and full of punch, reflects the miniature space inside Woolf and Hound nicely. And if the initial response from residents is anything to go by, this Melbourne cafe is gonna be a winner. Better get in before the inevitable hype hits! 

Brought to you by the good people of Slater St. Bench, 580 Bench is their second St Kilda Road cafe that serves up some of the best coffee in Melbourne. The open space allows you to get up close and personal with the coffee action, and the cafe's minimal design is the perfect location to ease yourself into the day. Need a bitte to eat? 580 Bench stock nibbles including Shortstop donuts...yum!

Armadale cafe Walk Don't Run is all about clean eating, superfoods and delicious organic dishes. The light and airy Morey Street cafe is one of the best cafes in Melbourne for healthy options that come from animal-friendly farms. Whether you're a vegetarian, vegan, or, er, raw-tarian, Walk Don't Run will whip you up a tasty breakfast or lunch in no time!

This shiny brand new Parisian restaurant is hitting all the right notes. Earmarked to be one of Melbourne’s best European restaurants from the get go, Entrecôte houses unapologetically simple steak and chips, done the French way. With happy hours regularly on offer just to tempt you that little bit more, why not enjoy your beautiful meal with a glass or two of wine?

Vegans, rejoice! The duo behind Smith & Daughters—one of Melbourne's best vegan restaurants—have opened Melbourne's first vegan deli, Smith & Deli. Taking inspiration from traditional Jewish delis, Smith & Deli sells a whole range of vegan produce designed for take-away and home eating. Dedicated to sourcing and producing the best vegan food in Melbourne, Smith & Deli is a Fitzroy standout. A vegan reuben sandwich?! It does exist and it's goooood. 

For essential wardrobe staples with an edge, look no further than Melbourne’s favourite boutique, Viktoria + Woods. One of the best premium brands in this city, Viktoria + Woods only uses the highest quality fabrics, making this designer store in Armadale an all-too-easy addition to everyone’s closet. Choose from their beautiful seasonal collections for seamless sports-lux fashion.   

If you’re looking for a men’s barbers in Melbourne CBD, you’d be a fool to pass Melbourne barbers Men + Co. The fantastic gents grooming parlour combines old-school service (think shoe shines, deluxe cut-throat wet shaves and the classiest service you’ll find) with new-school styling tips and products, making for an awesome grooming hot-spot that should be on every Melbourne man’s list.

Dudes, listen up! If you're looking for the best men's shoes in Melbourne, and don't care much for your budget, Double Monk is the perfect place to find them. The independent shoe shop specialises in the best leather shoes sourced from around the world, presented alongside accessories such as grooming products, umbrellas, socks, ties and more in its bespoke retail space. One for investment purchases that'll be with you for years to come, Double Monk is one of Melbourne's best mens boutiques that's a delight to visit—the true epitome of luxury! 

There's nothing quite like fresh oysters, and when you can get them this close to home at the Richmond Oysters on Church Street, why wouldn't you? A restaurant, wholesaler and retail operation, you can choose to have your oysters accompanied by fine wine, take them home with the best fish and chips east side, or cater your own dinner party with the best seafood starters around. Always fresh and delicious!

New Melbourne burger bar Kustom Burgers is plating up some of the juiciest burgers we've seen lately. The new Thornbury restaurant specialises in American diner style food and drinks—think southern fried chicken, cheeseburgers with onions and bacon, cherry Dr Pepper and the hottest hot sauce in the city! The decor ain't bad either—there's a full size vintage flatbed truck in the dining area with some vintage inspired neon to boot. One for the Melbourne burger die-hards for sure!

For the ultimate multitaskers, One Square Espresso in Elsternwick is a little haven for coffee fiends who find themselves in need when on the way to the neighbouring train station. This teensy Melbourne cafe is definitely worth a visit—great coffee, tasty food and friendly staff all make for one of the best tiny cafes in Melbourne.   

Mid-2016 has brought about new changes to much-loved Brunswick restaurant, Lady Carolina. Now operating under a new team, headed by Patrick Ciccaldo, executive chef Hugo Diaz (Cafe Bedda, Cantina Centrale) and brothers Vitale and Paul Ferrante (Cantina Centrale), the restaurant has been given a second lease of life. 

South Melbourne’s new fancy pants restaurant Lume, is set to be one of Melbourne’s best degustation spots. With a whooping 18 course (EIGHTEEN COURSE) menu spanning over a few hours, this is what you call a true dining experience, Listers. The seasonal dinner menus are expected to offer clean, fresh flavours with a familiar contemporary Melbourne taste. 

Bringing together Melbourne’s favourite international brands with their own exclusive range, Grace showcases the best of Melbourne fashion. Shop for your entire wardrobe from top to toe at one of this city’s best boutiques. Whatever your style is, Grace can provide. 

Adriano Zumbo’s newest venture involves a very classy high tea set menu, with a different dessert offering as the day turns into dusk. Did we mention cocktails too? Sweet-tooths, you're so spoilt in Melbourne. 

Stepping into new South Melbourne dessert shop Bibelot is like stepping into a scene from Willy Wonka—it is truly dessert HEAVEN! The luxe space, featuring monochrome mosaics and green velvet banquette seating, showcases the most exquisitely detailed, not to mention delicious, desserts created by the same team behind neighbouring South Melbourne patisserie, Chez Dré. Not only will you find some of the best desserts in Melbourne at Bibelot, you'll also find chocolate fountains (!!!), sorbets, high tea, and plenty more sugary sweet goodness.

Former Attica alumni are taking a more low-key approach to Melbourne dining with the opening of Lot 3 in Ripponlea—a casual, American-style eatery. Housed in the former train master’s house at Ripponlea Station, Lot 3 is designed to be a true neighbourhood restaurant, open from 11am to 9pm, capturing the commuter trade. Think high-quality hot dogs, bagels packed with cured meats, and a damn fine mac and cheese. It's not licensed, due to technically beuing part of the station, but the delicious homemade sodas will hit the spot. 

When we first discovered East Brunswick boutique The Boroughs, we nearly cried with joy! If you love quirky design objects, books, fashion accessories and jewellery, you'll love this Melbourne design shop, which is packed to the rafters with wares by local (and the odd international) designer. The Boroughs also run classes on site, so be sure to check their website for updates. Looking for a gift for the friend who's impossible to buy for? Trust us, you'll find it in The Boroughs.

South Yarra design hub A Good Space stocks homewares, ceramics, stationery and giftwares that are ethical and sustainable, making it the perfect spot for grabbing a gift that will do good! The store currently keeps a handful of the best Melbourne based labels (inclusing jewellery by KISAH, one of our favourites!), as well as a rotating collection of international brands. If you're looking to support the little guys while still picking up something stylish, A Good Space is for you!

Prosciutto Bros. Craft Bar is the real deal if you love cured meats and craft beer in Melbourne. The Eltham venue, run by two brothers, Jamie and Clyde, serves up delicious craft beer, tasty sharing plates, hearty meals and more in the venue's warehouse space. The breadth of the beers on offer, combined with the great menu and eager crowd makes it one of the best craft beer spots in Melbourne for an evening's indulgence—what more do you need?!

Nothing beats spending a Saturday afternoon leafing through books and vinyl, especially if it's at Melbourne record store The Searchers, Fitzroy. Specialising in second-hand gems, The Searchers stocks a wide variety of genres and styles including everything from jazz standards to hip-hop classics, soul divas to heavy metal. It's the perfect record store in Melbourne for picking up a gift for a music fan, or for treating yourself to a new discovery. 

Body Be Well is a Melbourne fitness and healthy lifestyle coaching service that helps your body to, um, be well! The personal training service combines exercise with education and healthy eating to lead to a sustainable, healthy lifestyle for its clients. Expect bespoke advice, top class coaching, enthusiastic and experienced trainers plus functional training that gets results. Better yet, you can pay as you go and classes fit around you, so why not give it a go?

Situated in the Melbourne mecca of all things cool that is Curtin House, Human Salon is one of Melbourne's best hairdressers for hair colouring and restyles. The salon itself is fitted out in beautiful Japanese furniture, making it the perfect place to relax, and the staff work wonders with warm blondes, tints, treatments and vibrant colours too. Looking for a fresh cut in the CBD? Look no further than Human Salon and its hairstyle whiz kids. 

One of Melbourne’s oldest milk bars doubles as a weekend breakfast pit stop and a gourmet grocery store for the truly busy among us. Camberwell’s Milkboy on Fordhams is one of this city’s best part-shop part-café destinations. Catch up with friends over fresh, homely meals and grab a few essential groceries on your way out! 

Step into the world of classic homemade sweets, milkshakes and jaffles at Grigons and Orr Corner Store—a retro, country-style milk bar in North Melbourne. Endearing childhood and modern sweets fill the walls, just to tempt you beyond their honest all-day menu. Accept that you’ll likely be walking away with a stash of goodies from one of Melbourne's best milk bars. 

From the team who brought you The Collection Bar in Richmond comes Port of Call Salon Bar & Grill, a new Melbourne bar inspired by the eats, treats and beats of the Caribbean. Located on Franklin Street in the Melbourne CBD, Port of Call boasts a mean rotisserie grill which will include jerk chicken and jerk pork amongst other delicious meats. You'll need a drink to wash all that down, of course, so you'll be pleased to know that Port of Call has some of the best rum-based cocktails in Melbourne, along with beer, wine and other spirits. But we're going for the rum, obviously. Take it from us, you're going to want to hit up this Melbourne bar ASAP!

3 Ravens Brewery in Thornbury produces some of the most delicious craft beer in Melbourne with a focus on rich flavours and small batch beers. Hidden a few hundred metres from the Darebin Creek Trail, the beer lovers' hot-spot is now also home to a bar where fans can sip on the latest brews at a large communal table and bar area. With a warehouse speakeasy vibe and the brewery itself tucked behind the bar area, you can be guaranteed an extra-fresh pint, as well as picking up something to go. We hear they are also installing a coffee roaster, making for some tasty locally roasted beans as well as a coffee porter, we hope!

Housed in a former warehouse in Cremorne, Denis the Menace is a new Melbourne cafe from Adam Wilkinson, formerly of Woodstock and St Edmonds. With ex-St Edmonds chef Simon Neale commandeering the kitchen and barista Damon Glover in charge of caffeinating the masses, Denis the Menace is sure to get the Melbourne cafe crowd excited. Expect plentiful healthy options, and dishes including ocean trout poached in coconut curry with chilli, sweet basil, mint, kaffir lime and brown rice, and a Japanese-style omelette with spanner crab and seaweed salad.

Some of the hospo guns behind Northcote’s Barry and both Pillar of Salt and Touchwood in Richmond have launched new East Melbourne cafe, Square and Compass—a 60-seater venue in the city's most beautiful central suburb. Expect healthy and delicious food, fresh drinks and some of the best coffee in Melbourne courtesy of Seven Seeds and Promised Land in this brand new East Melbourne cafe space.

If you're looking for the best manicure and pedicure in Melbourne, head straight for POLISH Ripponlea. The team at POLISH, led by salon director Melanie Lachal, offer everything from classic manis and pedis to deluxe treatments and nail art. Hands down, one of Melbourne's best nail salons.

Finally, one of Melbourne best bakeries, French patisserie Noisette, has made its way over to Bentleigh! Your decision-making skills will be challenged in this spacious area, from lunch or nibbles to pastries or cakes, we have no doubt you’ll be walking away with more food than you need. Accept it, embrace it. 

Up there among Melbourne's best yoga studios, Grass Roots Yoga in Richmond is perfect whether you’re starting out as a beginner, intermediate or expert at hot yoga. Get your sweat on at this wellness studio that will cleanse your body inside and out. Make sure you book in for one of their yoga retreats too!

The contemporary Light Space Yoga studio in Mitcham, spearheaded by mother-daughter pair Susan and Claire, is a Melbourne yoga studio specifically designed to relax your senses and create a feeling of calmness through its design. Enjoy a modern yoga session on white bamboo and coloured pillows, overlooking a skyline view of Melbourne. A beautiful space to nurture yourself. 

Light Space Yoga in Balwyn emphasises the importance of the yoga space as much as the teachers. Designed to feel light and airy the moment you walk into the studios, this Melbourne Yoga studio is ideal for the stress-heads and overworked among us. Maybe we’ll need to visit sometime. 

Slice Girls pizza in Melbourne's CBD has a menu with just nine options...but don't let that fool you! Toppings are fresh, creative and much, much tastier than your average run-of-the-mill takeaway pizza—tallegio, red vein sorrel and black truffle oil is our fave! And for a mere ten bucks, you’ll have change to splurge on their Date Killer Garlic Bread while you're there. WIN!

Oh how we adore you, Pressed Juices! Delicious, healthy and nutritious, this is true guilty free drinking. The infamous Melbourne cold pressed juice brand now runs a Juice Van, which visits different suburbs of Melbourne every day. Follow Pressed Juices on Instagram to keep updated on locations. Fresh juices are coming to you soon, Listers! 

The obsession with Gelato Messina has spread far and wide, across seas (they've just opened in Vegas!) and suburbs. It’s no wonder then, the Messina team decided to open a second store in Richmond to dish up more of Melbourne's best gelato. Although a little smaller than its Fitzroy-brother, Gelato Messina Richmond stocks the same addictive flavours. Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for Messina. 

Exposed brick walls, homely wooden tables and chalkboard menus make up this classic Melboure Italian restaurant. La Svolta Hampton proudly uses Nonna's and Nonno's recipes, so you can rest assured you’ll find plenty of hearty Italian soul food here. A local favourite for its tomato-y, cheesy, pizza-pasta-y goodness, if you’re in the area you’d be crazy not to swing by. 

Home to cold pressed juices, acai bowls and delicious raw treats, Soul Press is one of the best healthy cafes in Melbourne. Recently opened on Hampton Street in Brighton, this Melbourne clean eating cafe will keep your sweet tooth satisfied without the heavy tummy.  

Melbourne online florist Fig & Bloom is not your usual floral genius—rather than offer the same-old run of the mill bouquets (you know the ones...), Fig & Bloom creates customised one-of-a-kind bouquets to suit each individual's petal and foliage preferences. Fig & Bloom are also big believers in treating yourself to flowers, rather than always buying them as gifts—too right, we say! Next time you're looking for a standout Melbourne florist, look no further than Fig & Bloom—their flowers are INCREDIBLE!

With a crackling fire and low-hanging lights, Kitty Somerset in North Melbourne is the perfect cocktail bar to warm up at on chilly nights. A low-key, cosy establishment, Kitty Somerset is ideal for those wanting an entertaining night out minus the ringing ears and grotty floors. Oh and some of Melbourne's best cocktails help too!

Brunswick bar Joey Smalls serves up some of the best cocktails in Melbourne alongside tasty food and great music. The retro-inspired interior and creative drinks menu (chilli coconut margarita, anyone?) make it a killer venue for a session with mates, and the slew of local DJ talent behind the decks means that the music selection is always top notch. It gets better—Melbourne burger company Huxtaburger are now on-board serving up tasty burgers too! Love a late-night drink in Melbourne? Make Joey Smalls your next stop-off!

Fitzroy cafe and restaurant Grub Food Van is one of the most beautiful spots in the area for anything from a quick coffee, to a full lunch, to an evening meal made from the local area's finest produce. The coffee-serving van itself is a permanent fixture, and the kitchen serves seasonal dishes accompanied by a great selection of local organic sodas, juices, beer and wine, largely thanks to head chef Scott Blomfield (ex-Supernormal) and gardener in residence, Ben McMenamin.