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Finding dumplings in the CBD isn’t tricky. You just close your eyes and throw a brick. Chances are good you’ll hit something delicious, fried and dipped in chilli vinegar.

Tallboy & Moose has run a few different food trucks and pop-up kitchens over the years, but we reckon Wee Man’s Has gotta be the best. C’mon, it’s a dedicated Scottish restaurant running out of a Preston brewery! Haggis, tatties and/or neeps, the works, laddie. And it’s owned by the city’s unofficial Scottish ambassador, the legendary Chris Orr.

Cops and doughnuts. They go together like law enforcement and sugary pastries, right? Well, there’s a new doughnut and coffee shop in Melbourne’s that’s making sweet love to the cliché, because at Cop Shop Espresso, cops get their coffee for free.

Karaoke. Dogs. Beer. Courtyards. Sequins. These are a few of our favourite things. And when we heard there was a new karaoke bar combining all of them in a giant kitschy pot, we got our arses down there pronto.   

Glenferrie Rd’s brunch scene is already pretty pumping, but there’s always room for one more. Especially when that one is serving dark chocolate & pea protein pancakes with strawberries, roasted walnuts, salted caramel and dark choc ganache.

All hail the almighty boerewors! The emperor of the sausage kingdom is a fat, juicy, South African sausage seared over burning hot coals. And there's only one place we go to get the good stuff in Melbourne: Boeri Bros food truck.

Ovolo Laneways is one of the ‘new breed’ Melbourne hotels. Which means they’re big on added extras, little conveniences and high-speed, free-flowing WIFI.

If there’s one thing that can make the bleary-eyed commute a bit easier, it’s a good cup of caffeine. Fortunately, the team at Black Flat have got you Glen Waverley folks covered.

Now this is a combo: single malt scotch and friendly puppies. There aren’t many places in Melbourne you can get both, which is why we’re psyched to introduce Port Melbourne’s new dog-friendly whisky bar: The Tipsy Cow.

Bar Carlo sneakily opened its doors last November, but they kept the news on the DL. Mostly because they were waiting for something very special to arrive from Italy—bottles of Leone from Bassano del Grappa. The only bottles in Australia, in fact.

Gather round, Melbourne burger fans. Something big just happened. 

When most people think Crown, they think Crown Towers. But don’t dismiss Crown Promenade for a cheeky weekend getaway or city staycation. It ticks A LOT of romantic boxes.

By the power of Odin, we humbly present Melbourne’s hottest new restaurant and cocktail bar. A mighty venue, strong of heart and wide of stomach. Guys, welcome to Mjolner.

Croydon might not the suburb that screams BRUNCH, but there’s a new cafe on Paul St pumping some seriously yummy brekky. It’s called Mad Ram. Partly because the owners liked rams, and partly (we reckon) because of the press of hungry Croydon locals every Saturday morning.

If you live anywhere near Essendon, chances are good you’ve been to Johnny Pump, the unofficial home of OTT freakshakes and downtown NYC vibes.

There aren’t many places in town where you can get vegan banana waffles and a potted cactus on the same bill. One For The Crow is one of them.

Acceptance is a wonderful thing, especially when it concerns doughnuts. For everyone who’s allergic, vegan, food intolerant or just plain fussy, there’s a new specialty store, dessert bar and cafe in Hampton, built just for you.

How often do you get a new Malaysian eatery dishing up authentic Bak Kut Teh PLUS a rare selection of Australian natural wines? Never. That sh*t never happens. At least that’s what we thought, until Aunty Franklee popped up on Burwood Rd in Hawthorn.

The Melbourne hospo scene is all about who you know, which is why Eastern Road Larder has got us pretty excited. Owner Renton Carlyle knows everybody.

Where can you go to access the largest range of vegan meals in Melbourne? The Cornish Arms. Vegan parma, burritos, pizza, burgers, souvas—you name it! These guys are a vegan's dream. They're even doing a vegan 'double down'—cheez and facon sandwiched between two mock chicken fillets ala KFC.

No-one’s saying Fitzroy doesn’t have the most buzzing bar scene in Melbourne, but it’s kind of nice to see people doing something new (there’s only so much blonde timber we can take).

Libby Mclean started selling plants out of her front garden back in 2015. And slowly, like a green shoot pushing through the earth, her business started to grow.

Devonshire Tea and The Dandenong Ranges go together like jam and cream (sorry, that one was too easy). What’s less easy is getting lip-smacking, contemporary Italian food in Olinda, Sassafras, Emerald or anywhere else in the Hills. Until now, anyway...

We’ll be the first ones to admit: we suck at keeping secrets. Especially delicious, alcoholic secrets hidden inside innocent-looking High St cafes.

Balaclava locals have been enjoying Ziggy’s for a while, but if you don’t live near Carlisle St, you might not have heard the name before.

Melbourne is having a serious moment with sandwiches. We might be in love.

Nosh (v): to eat enthusiastically. Which is pretty much what you’re getting at Melbourne Central’s new poke bar.

Miss Katie's very flirtatious mobile crab shack has done the rounds for ages. It's dropped anchor in North Melbourne, Brunswick and multiple locations around the CBD—but now, we're happy to say, it's set up a permanent home in Fitzroy. 

Of all the dog breeds, greyhounds might be closest to our spirit animal. They’re sleek and majestic, but take their nap times VERY seriously. So we were pretty stoked to hear there’s a new greyhound cafe in the CBD. Better yet, a rescue greyhound cafe.

There’s a blackboard at Spencer & Co which reads ‘The best things in life are cheese’. This pretty much tells you everything you need to know about Spencer & Co.

Highett favourite, AM PM, have been busy lately. Not only did they refurb their cafe space on Highett Rd, they launched a new menu at the same time. 

We’re struggling to think of a bar launch that generated more social frenzy...

Hattie Molly stormed onto the Melbourne flower scene back in 2015 (oh yes, there’s a scene). She used to operate out of a private space on Rupert St in Collingwood, but now she’s got her own concept store on Johnston St. And it’s looking all sorts of beautiful.

If you’re going to open a new gelateria on Lygon St, you’d better be bringing the big guns. This strip has seen more gelato than we’ve had hot dinners (and we’ve had a LOT of hot dinners).

Melbourne hipsterisation often comes with collateral damage. Case in point: it’s actually kind of hard now to find pizza in the inner ‘burbs that ISN’T cooked in a woodfire oven...on a thin base...scattered with precisely three pitted olives and an artful basil leaf.

Moonee Ponds, you lucky devil. There’s about 20 Zeus Street Greek gyros stores around the country, but you snagged the first one in Victoria.

Bentleigh locals, we’ve got some good news. Good Times Milk Bar is officially open for business, and your Sunday mornings just got 37% more delicious.

The talented team that brought us Melbourne Short Straw and Collective Espresso has graced us with their third café: Turning Point. A stone’s throw away from Ripponlea station, Turning Point is an all-day diner boasting a brunch and dinner menu that will make you drool.

If you’ve ever been on an Aussie road trip, odds are you’ve come across the Ettamogah pub somewhere on your journey. They’re kind of hard to miss—big red barns scrawled with drawings and cartoons, dishing up outback steaks the size of your head. 

Are your brow’s looking more like second cousins rather than sisters? Look no further than the talented Eyebrow Artists over at Ottoman3 Brow Bar (that is—if you can see under those unruly face caterpillars).  

Every so often a venue comes along that defies description. But what the hell, let’s give it a go: Evies Bar & Diner is an awesome new 1980s retro vegan-friendly warehouse diner and disco bar on Gertrude St. AKA the coolest new opening of 2018. Phew. Yeah that about sums it up.

Since opening in 2003 in Fed Square, Transport Bar has become an iconic local watering hole. The sun-drenched bar is as central as you can get—making it the perfect spot for an after work refreshment. For sports fans, it doesn’t get much better than two enormous screens dedicated to all the live action.

The Toscano’s story starts way back in 1950, when the family opened its first Melbourne fruit and veggie shop. It’s fair to say the food scene has changed over the last 70-odd years, and the old grocer has done a pretty good job of moving with the times. Now they’ve got three greengrocers across town (in Richmond, Kew and Hawksburn).

If you like your Melbourne cuisine with a side of social conscience then you can’t go past Chameleon Junction.

If you’re heavy into indoor plants like us, you’re going to need to know about The Jungle Collective.

It’s Richmond’s time to shine. Yep, Melbourne’s best extraction facial team have set up shop in a new two-storey space on Swan St.

Tavlin is one of those suburban institutions (like Zataar in Coburg) that will probably survive Melbourne itself.

The first thing you need to know about Little Odessa—you won’t find it from the front. It’s actually tucked at the rear of Brunswick St, a little out-of-the-way European wine bar, specialising in Ukrainian food, natural wines and potent tequila cocktails.

Is it just us, or does it feel like Bridge Rd is beginning to turn? Cafe maestro Eamon Sheahan obviously agrees, because when a lease opened up opposite the Epworth Hospital, he grabbed it with both hands.

If you haven’t checked out Pt. Leo Estate yet, do you even Mornington?

You have a hairdresser, right? But who’s your go-to browdresser? The brow wizards at Melanie Marris Eyebrows are your new port of call for all things archery. Don’t neglect those caterpillars, guys. They deserve some TLC too.

A few years ago, Vietnamese in Northcote was pretty hard to find. Now you can’t swing a bunch of Thai basil on High St without hitting a bowl of pho. And thank god for that—if there’s one thing every city needs it’s more pho.

Undo that top button, guys. There’s a new scoop-happy gelateria in Fitzroy, and this one’s rocking Sicilian style.

You could blink and miss Monroe. The signage on Bridge Rd is pretty demure, sandwiched between a bunch of fashion clearance outlets. But there’s no misunderstanding once you’re inside—this place is a kick-ass, matt black uber-luxe coffee house...with a side of pastels.

James Knox and his wife Paige wanted one thing from their bar Miss Moses: it had to be relaxed. An unpretentious Sydney Rd brew bar. And that’s harder than it sounds, especially in a city where most new venues launch with a gimmick.

Just when you thought South Melbourne couldn’t get any more delicious...

The sign out the front of Victoria Mill proudly declares ‘Wine, Gin & Cheese’. Yeah, these guys don’t mess around.

It’s starting to become a thing—the best venues along Chapel St are no longer on Chapel St. You have to head one or two streets back. Exhibit A: Bayano The Rebel. A new vegan-friendly cafe on Ellis St, just near Leonards House of Love and Bosozoku.

If you were a 140-year-old Italian gelateria, where would you set up shop in Melbourne? Lygon St, obvs. The unofficial gelato capital of the universe, where cones outnumber people 4:1.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that getting a burger for less than $10 in Melbourne is bloody difficult. And that was one thing Anna Rogers and Gaby Zakharia wanted to remedy with their Brunswick East burger bar, Pickle.