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Little Collins Street in the Melbourne CBD hosts your new favourite stop, East. By the team behind HuTong, East brings you some fresh Chinese style tapas! Get your fingers greasy over some slow cooked pork ribs, roti rolls and fried potato balls! With a modern spin on Chinese flavours, grab a mate or five and head down for some of these delicious shared plates.

Elyros in Camberwell is a trendy wine bar and restaurant offering up scrumptious Greek food. Focusing on the regional cuisine of Crete, their menu boasts free range and grass fed meats. If this sounds as good to you as it does to us, you’ll be wanting to go on a Sunday for the $45 set menu. It’s a family style lunch - nom!

By acclaimed chef-restaurateur Scott Pickett, comes Northcote's Estelle Bistro – the new more casual additon to the Estelle fine dining experience. Indulge in delectable bar snacks over a glass of wine (oysters and charcuterie make an appearance), or settle in for the night and choose from the à la carte menu of bistro classics, like melt-in-the-mouth lamb shoulder. Yum! Feeling indecisive? Let the experts take control and order the three or five course chef's selection. Open for dinner seven days, and for lunch Friday-Sunday.

Amazing authentic South East Asian flavours are something that Melbourne does well, but nowhere does them quite as well as Richmond restaurant and bar, Botherambo.

Elwood flowers lives up the its name. The concept has grown and matured over the years. What started as the Leaf Store morphed into The Leaf Florist, and then once again into Elwood Flowers.

Boasting an extensive range of seasonal florals, the selection at Flower Temple in Artemis Lane, Melbourne, is always a sight to behold. Located in the QV complex, its convenient location makes Flower Temple the perfect place to pick up anything from a table arrangement to a beautiful Bonsai. If you’re feeling adventurous, you could even try your hand at one of their flower arranging workshops! One of Melbourne's best florists for busy worker bees and weekend wanderers.

The name is no joke at Art Stems florist in Carlton – the flower arrangements are literally works of art. Specialising in beautiful Australian natives and exotic tropicals, head down to sniff, absorb and adore the beautiful and unique flower arrangements on offer from one of Melbourne's best florists!

If you’re after something delightfully light, but not lacking in flavour, then fly on over to Benjamin’s Kitchen in Alphington. With a fantastically airy decor that will have you feeling like you’re floating on clouds, the food won’t weigh you down, but rather elate you. Treat your tastebuds to some tangy Asian flavours, with plates designed for sharing.

Northside welcomes vegan lovers paradise, Like Minded Projects to Fitzroy. It’s not your average cafe though, playing host to three separate specialists! Coffee Supreme pours out some sweet brews, while Fred Gets supplies the scrumptious healthy snacks, from salads to sandwiches. And for the sweet (but still clean!) tooth? Ace is serving up some raw delights, including vegan cookies and all your sugar-free not-so-sneaky snacks! Stop by this trendy Fitzroy hot-spot to see what the locals love.

If you’re after some tasty takeaway that won’t pile on the calories, then look no further than Foxes Den in Malvern. Serving up yummy roasted chicken, with a scrumptious range of healthy salads to die for! It’s all about clean eating and piling up on healthy veggies, grains and protein. And boy are some of those combos darn delicious!

Combining fine wines, exquisite cheeses and pizzas delivered fresh from the neighbouring Pizza Gallery, Milton Wine Shop is a relaxed wine bar in Malvern.

30 Mill Espresso is a petite hole-in-the-wall café that caters to locals in need of a Malvern breakfast or lunch. The coffee served includes the cafe's unique house blend as well as rotating single origin picks from Industry Beans and cold drip specialities. Both the house sandwiches and all-day breakfast items make for a perfect speedy lunch—great for refueling if you’re in the area.

Proudly open for all 365 days of the year, Eden Espresso café in Malvern serves generously-sized breakfasts and lunches, excellent coffee and a concise selection of alcoholic beverages. Its comfy interior includes slouchy couches for the ultimate veg-out over brunch, and can be booked out for parties and private functions of all sizes.

Ricotta hotcakes, baked eggs, freshly baked banana bread…If you’re in the mood for some of Melbourne’s best café eats, Thread serves up delicious food and drinks in Malvern seven days a week.

A beacon of caffeine and sustenance that sits adjacent to Malvern station, Master of None serves up great rustic café eats and delicious Supreme coffee to commuters and locals. 

Unlike its bigger Hawthorn brother, Melbourne CBD's Axil Coffee Roasters Espresso Bar is super compact and super efficient, just the way we like our city coffee. The baristas here at Axil are amazingly quick, so don’t be deterred by the crowd, embrace the buzz! You’ll also find a glorious number of tempting nibbles and bites if you’re feeling peckish. We have a feeling you will be. 

Centrally located on Russell Street in the Melbourne CBD, Hakata Gensuke is responsible for some of the best ramen in Melbourne. It's little wonder why Hakata Gensuke always fills up so quickly—their pork bone noodle soup, Tonkotsu Ramen and Tsukemen, all prepared by Master Chef Kousuke Yoshimura, are lip-smackingly delicious! A must-try if you're looking for a quick, cheap and tasty lunch or dinner in Melbourne CBD.

Situated on the corner of Smith Street and Gertrude Street, Crumpler Fitzroy stocks an extensive range of luggage, including hard-shell suitcases, rucksacks and backpacks for the fashion-conscious. Look out for limited edition seasonal ranges if you're hoping to pick up something exclusive. 

We know what you're thinking, Listers—a Melbourne cafe that's all about dip?! Yep, Dip In is like heaven for anyone who considers themselves a dip aficianado (and even those who don't!)—they've got everything from hummus, tzatziki and guacamole, to olive tapenade, Moroccan carrot and spicy green tahini. The best part? They're all made fresh on site and are gluten-free! Dip In also offer a concise but delicious breakfast menu, along with a killer cup of coffee.

The little sister to nearby Vietnamese hotspot Hannah Hanoi, Hannah Hanoi Express Lane serves up take-away Viet-style street food seven days a week. All your usual faves are on the menu—pho, banh mi, rice paper rolls, vermicelli salads—and, if you can't escape the office to pick up your pho fix yourself, the team do office deliveries if the order numbers are right.

If you've got a passion for paella and a thirst for sangria, then best you get to Simply Spanish in South Melbourne quick smart!

When you think Spanish food, you think paella, and Simply Spanish at Queen Victoria Market has arguably the best paella in Melbourne!

Spanish tapas and paella doesn't come any better than at Simply Spanish, an authentic taste of Spain right here in Melbourne.

If you’re serious about skin and achieving that ‘lit from within’ look then you better book an appointment at Skinovations in Beaumaris STAT. 

A lot of Fonda fans forget there's one in Hawthorn. It tends to take a backseat to Flinders Ln or Chapel St. But that's a real shame, because Fonda Hawthorn has a character all its own.

Melbourne health nuts, rejoice! The Nutrition Bar is growing, stretching its nourishing food and philosophy into the CBD! Located on St Kilda Road in Melbourne, this latest installation of The Nutrition Bar is serving up all your favourite healthy snacks and take home meals, from green smoothies to cold pressed juices and power-packed acai bowls. Your on-the-go feel-good fuel!

Turn your body into a lean, green, clean, machine with The Nutrition Bar in Windsor. The original health bar in Richmond was such a hit that they’ve since expanded, gracing Chapel Street with their nutty protein balls, fresh salads and super smoothies! Grab a scrumptious acai bowl to go, or one of their no-fuss dinners. Clean eating on Chapel has never been so easy!

Following the Hellenic philosophy of eating healthy, nourishing food, Mastic in Kew is George Calombaris’s latest hit on Melbourne's clean-eating cafe scene. The menu is fresh and delicious, with popular items such as goji berry granola and scrumptious fig, honey and yoghurt popsicles! Feast yourselves without the guilt, then play a round or two on the resident ping pong tables.

Offering 100% sustainable practices in providing their delicious plant based food, Heal.Thy Self Co. in Yarraville is a tropical themed clean eating cafe dedicated to providing you with a totally healthy experience! Nutrition is king at this health haven, but flavour doesn’t take the back seat. Get pumped for their super smoothies and raw treats! Their zucchini spaghetti with cherry tomatoes is a definite winner, too.

If a great cocktail is, to you, not only a drink but in fact a way of life, then Church Street's Bar Exuberante is the ideal place to indulge.

What do you get when you combine disco vibes and neon lights with crazy colour and Mexican panache? Burroteca, hands down one of the coolest bars in the Melbourne CBD, that’s what!

If you’re after a modern, fine dining twist to traditional Greek cuisine, then check out The Press Club by George Calombaris. Plush surrounds and impeccable service make dining here a memorable occasion, with food that almost looks too good to eat! Almost. Offering an a la carte menu for lunch, and tasting menus for dinner you'll be truly satisfied. Or go the whole hog and book in for a one-of-a-kind private, experimental culinary adventure by Press Club Projects.

Horace Street is a cute Malvern café from Sandra Powell – the brains behind Hawthorn’s Life on Mars – boasting freshly baked pastries, a comprehensive brunch menu and Allpress coffee, all served up within a simple, bright interior.  

Get excited Melbourne foodies - there's a tasty new Asian fusion restaurant in town! Tucked away on Little Lonsdale Street in the CBD, Table Lamp Restaurant & Bar boasts a delicious modern Asian menu in a cool contemporary setting (think Balinese style art and dangling birdcages).

One of Melbourne's best kept secrets, GG Restaurant on Clarendon Street is a standout thanks to chef Paul Dunlop's brilliant menu offering of pizzas, pastas, share plates and our fave…the slow roasted rotisserie meats (the lamb and marinated chicken are SO GOOD!). Sommelier Luca Montebelli has also put together one of Melbourne's best wine lists, featuring a host of Australian and international wines, while the need for caffeine is taken care of by Veneziano Coffee.

From the team behind Dead Man Espresso, Sun Moth Canteen & Bar is the CBD’s newest hot spot. The chic all-day eatery serves up a limited but deliciously high-quality menu and coffee, plus a great range of craft beers and natural wines. Sun Moth Canteen & Bar is open from the early morning through to the late evening, for your any-time-of-the-day cravings!

When it comes to frozen yogurt in Melbourne, Yo-Chi is the last word on this city’s favourite dessert. The company’s Hawthorn emporium serves up fro-yo and smoothies (or Smoochis, as they call them) in over twenty all-natural flavours that can be enjoyed with any number of toppings—fresh fruit, nuts, homemade crumbles, chocolate drops and stewed compotes…the list is endless!

Code Black’s North Melbourne cafe and roastery is looking pretty darn swish. With changing seasonal blends, visit the team to get a quality brew! Their recently opened Howard Street location is already popular, setting the bar high for coffee in North Melbourne.

N2 Extreme Gelato are inviting you into their world of gelatogastonomy! Their always new and exciting flavours are frozen by liquid nitrogen, and with their handy location on Sutherland Street in the CBD, it’s easy to get your hands on some ice cold deliciousness! Not for the plain Janes, get pumped for some of Melbourne's best gelato, with scoops like nutella with crushed hazelnuts, rice bubbles, a rice bubble choc top and a chocolate ganache syringe!

Phamily Kitchen is the funky new Vietnamese addition to Smith Street in Collingwood. Serving up traditional Vietnamese food that's fresh and flavoursome, get excited for the already hugely popular kitchen’s delicious offerings. We’re salivating over the caramelised pork and the super fresh rice paper rolls!

Jason M Jones’ Entrecôte in South Yarra is living proof of the whole 'less is more' motto. This place pretty much built its reputation on a single plate of unbelievably delicious food: the fabled steak and pomme frites  (steak and french fries, if your French isn't up to snuff). 

Tucked away in a light-filled space above Chapel Street, Core Candy is one of the best boutique fitness studios in Melbourne – the perfect place to work up a sweat and get fit! On offer are three types of workouts direct from New York City – pilates, barre, and high-intensity interval training (also known as HIIT or Accelerate) – all guided by expert trainers and designed to give you maximum results.

Design boutique Make Designed Objects keeps homewares, textiles and bedding, kitchenware, jewellery, gifts and more. It's the ideal place to go when shopping for gifts in Carlton, and keeps local designers such as Mud ceramics alongside European names, including Alessi and Marimekko.

Things have changed at Mr Lawrence. For starters, it’s moved. You’ll now find it down the road, in the building that used to be its sister restaurant, Tenpin. 

Brought to you by the minds behind Cookie, Toff in Town, Boney and Revolver Upstairs, Magic Mountain Saloon is a new Melbourne bar and restaurant, offering a unique and sleek dining experience from breakfast, all the way to late night bevvies.

Think you know pilates, Urban Listers? Well think again! Thanks to their innovative pilates and elliptical classes, Xtreme Pilates X in Fairfield is easily one of the best pilates studios in Melbourne.

Feel like being transported to the kitsch corners of Asia without even getting on a plane? Get on down to Fitzroy's Rice Queen for a night full of cherry blossoms, fusion food, cocktails and karaoke. Quirky design elements include deep blue and jade wallpaper, a massive tiled bar, mix and match chairs and colourful cushions, Chinese lanterns and fairy lights.

Whether you’re in for a quick bite, or sitting down to a multi-slice feast over a few drinks, pizza is one thing that we absolutely refuse to compromise on. The crust has to be perfectly crispy, the dough light but not soggy, and the toppings pimped to perfection! Which is why we’re so head-over-heels with the slices we’ve found at A25 Pizzeria, the South Yarra Italian restaurant that’s drawing from old-school techniques and the latest food trends to serve up pizza and pasta with a modern twist.

Serving up gourmet burgers in Hawthorn, Humburger is a local favourite. With five burgers to choose from, feasters can get excited for the Melbournian, New York, Tokyo, Frenchy and Saigon burgers, all with distinct and inventive flavours! We’re salivating over the Saigon, featuring marinated chicken, cucumber, carrot, coriander, chicken parfait, onion, chilli, mayo and nuoc cham.

Sitting on the corner of Bourke Street and Exhibition Street, The Grand Trailer Park Taverna sports a quirky retro fit-out that screams classic American Winnebago. Slinging out delicious patties and alcoholic milkshakes, this restaurant is definitely spicing things up in the Melbourne burger scene! We’re pretty excited for the salted caramel, maple bacon and Makers Mark bourbon shake!

Apart from having a totally cool name, Thaiger on Causeway Lane in Melbourne is serving up some pretty radical burgers. What makes them so special is a contemporary Thai twist on some traditionally delicious flavours. We’re loving the Pou-Nim Black Burger, that serves up cripsy soft-shell crab with granny smith apple, Asian slaw, sweet and tangy dressing, all in a funky black bun.

When it comes to bars in East Brunswick, you’d be a fool to overlook Temple Brewing Company, one of Melbourne’s best breweries that’s also home to delicious kitchen, cracking events space and cosy beer garden.

Serving up some of Melbourne’s best burgers and hotdogs, Footscray’s 8bit do some pretty wicked American-style servings. With a fun retro video-game theme, the decor is fun and full of flavour, just like their food! Burgers are named after video games—we love their epic Double Dragon.

Round the Way bagels are hitting the spot with Melburnians. This snazzy food truck is bringing New York street food to hungry Aussies, with delicious inventions like the Chan Chan Bagel Burger, featuring chicken breast marinated in spiced Cuban rum. Also offering a range of cheeky macarons, coffee and cupcakes, Round the Way ticks all the boxes for your hunger, caffeine, or sweet tooth cravings!

Serving up all natural, non-fat frozen yoghurt, the Yogurddiction food truck is the trick to cool you down when hitting the streets of Melbourne in summer! They have a huge range of toppings to choose from too, so go on, be naughty! 

This snazzy 1960s Airstream trailer has been converted into a mobile pizza purveyor, and we’re loving Happy Camper Pizza's simple but quality pizza offering! Traditional style to more inventive pizzas are on offer. We’re licking our lips over the fig and proscuitto pizza with gorgonzola, béchamel, rocket and balsamic. As well as being totally mobile, the Happy Camper crew are pretty versatile, and happy to cater for your next function too.

The Mr Burger Food Truck brings the epicness that is Mr Burger to the streets. Visiting regular spots such as the Yarraville Gardens, Fed Square and Bowen Crescent in Melbourne, the mobile meat machine is a hit wherever it goes. Mr Burger sells great quality burgers, chips and drinks; the menu is simple... as in simply awesome! Check their website to find out where the truck will be next!

From the team who brought you Snow Pony and The Stables of Como comes Hawthorn's Porgie + Mr Jones, a wonderful, sustainable, local cafe that believes in real hospitality, family life and has a genuine love of food and the lifestyle that goes with it. Famous for their scrambled eggs and their perfect courtyard with beach umbrellas and massive tables, they've also extended their hours to dinner on Friday and Saturday nights, so we can now enjoy it for a post work drink and feed. Walk on in seven days a week, but make sure you book if you're having dinner. 

Windsor Deli is nothing short of a Windsor icon, serving up some of Melbourne's best sandwiches. A welcoming deli-cafe, it's the place locals come for a chat, a coffee and a freshly baked cookie or gluten-free treat. If you're wanting a cheap breakfast or lunch, they also have a brilliant menu featuring the aforementioned tasty sandwiches and delicious daily salads. Open seven days, Windsor Deli is a great spot to meet your mates for coffee, gluten-free treats, yummy nosh and indulgent treats, all served with a big smile. 

After the Tears in Elsternwick is the perfect place for a pre or post movie drink and nibble, conveniently located next door to the Classic Theatre on Gordon Street. Walking in to this charming Polish restaurant is like walking not only into another country, but another era too. With a charming fireplace and candlelit atmosphere, you'll show up for the drinks (and why wouldn't you with such a ridiculously extensive vodka list), and stay for some scrumptious nibbles too. Our pick? The Lychee Martini is spot on, with ginger vodka, lemon vodka, lychee syrup and lemon and elderflower. Polish off some pierogi for a truly authentic experience.