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This place might be 15 minutes from Tullamarine, but 'airport hotel' doesn't really seem appropriate. This is a $35m four-star regional estate, featuring a historic homestead, 250-person event space, 250-seat restaurant, vineyard and farmers' market, set on 1,100 beautiful acres.

Vegetarian American barbeque has hit Melbourne streets and dining will never be the same again. An Urban List favourite, the appropriately named Gem Bar is serving up smoky, soul-enriching veggies, along with their usual authentic American fare.

Do these guys ever sleep? Fresh from the opening of Clubhouse in Malvern, the team behind Bentwood, Penta, Legacy and about a billion other venues are at it again, this time in Mount Waverley. They’ve opened up what might just be the prettiest cafe of the bunch. It’s called Stanley, and it’s popped up on Stanley St (go figure).

If there’s one studio in Melbourne that’ll help you get ripped abs, it’s this place. They’ve got ‘Core’ in the name FFS.

Next time you’re walking along Domain Rd in South Yarra, cast your gaze up a couple of floors. You’ll notice a modernist, brushed concrete building above the new Matilda. They look like high-end apartments, but they’re actually the city’s newest boutique hotel. Twelve spiffing suites with personal butlers, designer furnishings, and some of the best damn views in the city.

Cornerstone Of Northcote is a light, airy café with polished concrete floors, pretty aqua-tiled tables and lots of hanging greenery. It’s the type of place that instantly feels like your local, even if you’re coming from across town.

It’s hot inside Scott Pickett’s new restaurant on Domain Rd. Really hot. And not just in a Hansel-so-hot-right-now kind of way. You can feel the crackling heat licking off the two fire pits and the wood-fired Josper oven. This is Scott’s first southside venture, and he’s decided to go Old Testament: full smoke and brimstone.

People always say things like ‘Oh, the Queen Vic Market has been there forever.’ But we often take it for granted: there has been a market at the top of Queen St for over 140 years. Since 20 March 1878 in fact.

When you think of takeaway, putting your health first doesn’t come to mind. But the team at Laneway Greens are here to explode your preconceptions about food that comes in bowls. 

Sweet nectar of the gods, why do you tempt us so? Like we didn’t have enough trouble running the delicious snack gauntlet on our way home from work, now they’re opening a PAFU at Southern Cross Station.

This is what the future of Melbourne’s cafe scene should be: something that benefits both the people eating, and the people working. Guys, say hello to Moon Rabbit, Preston’s new social enterprise cafe.

Cancel that trip to Paris immediately, sure there are sights to see like the Eiffel Tower, and the Arc de Triomphe, but we know you’re really heading over there for pastries and desserts aplenty.

It’s a tough gig, opening a dessert bar. Petit gateaux and decadent nibbles might sound like a no-brainer, but think about it: how often are you really craving pistachio and strawberry tarts? 

If you haven’t been to Hobart lately, or at the very least planned a trip down there to see the sights, what’s exactly are you waiting for?

So you want the LA look? That toned and tanned greyhound bod that looks like a fusion between Elle MacPherson and Olivia Newton John circa Let’s Get Physical? We know a good place...

Coté Terra in Oakleigh makes us think of those old Al Pacino coffee ads. You know, where he’s sitting there sipping espresso, then he taps the table and goes, ‘This is good coffee.’

A gorgeous bank-themed cocktail bar set inside the heritage Swan Street State Bank, Fargo & Co in Richmond is a must-visit for anyone who loves a good time (and even better food and drinks).

Amazing how the time flies. Blackhearts & Sparrows started up back in 2006 with one store. The idea being: let’s show Melbourne that good wine doesn’t have to be a) expensive, or b) wanky. That model clearly works, because there’s seven of them around town now, dispensing quality vino, spirits and craft beer.

Forget everything you thought you knew about burgers...and Indian food. Because Burger Shurger is here to check your burger privilege.

There’s a lot of misconceptions floating around about yoga. First, that it’s expensive. Something you do before hopping in your Jag and brunching in South Ra Ra. The other is that yoga has become a ‘scene’ thing: that people are more concerned with 'gramming and #blessing each other than actually tuning out and enjoying the moment.

Melbourne’s coffee scene is getting so good you don’t even need to leave your car anymore. People will now bring perfectly extracted, specialty grade coffee to your driver’s window while you try to guess the Secret Sound on breakfast radio. And it’s all happening at DC Coffee Roasters in Preston.

Percy’s Aeroplane is one of those cafes you pray opens up ‘round the corner from your house. A proper neighbourhood watering hole, where frazzled mums, busy corporate types and sleepy students can all come and chill in perfect, caffeinated harmony.

Pickings & Parry is one of those stores that makes you feel 10% more manly just by standing in it. As if, with enough passive exposure, you could arm wrestle a grizzly bear and mix an Old Fashioned at the same time.

Don’t let the crumbling exterior fool you—Prince Patrick Hotel is a step above your average corner pub.

If you’re wearing socks, prepare to have them blown clean off. Port Melbourne classic Ciao Cielo has moved into brand new digs, and even opened a cheeky sister bar, Ciao Cucina.

You’ve heard porky rumblings for months. But now we’re happy to announce Mr Crackles is finally (finally) serving in Melbourne.

If you’re driving along Gilbert Rd in Preston, don’t be surprised if a pop of pink and Ministry-Of-Magic-green tiling catches your eye. This is Pinky’s—a pastel design and homewares wonderland from local artist Emily Green and stylist Beckie Littler. AKA your new happy place.

There’s something smashed on the Hiatus menu. But it’s not avocado. In fact, nothing at this Zen-like Kew cafe is quite what you think. From the street it looks like a cosy little white-washed coffee nook...but there’s also a sunny timber-lined courtyard out back. They do smoothies...but the smoothies include things like ‘feijoa’, tonka beans and peppermint.

The Wayside Inn has seen a few iterations over its 100-odd year run. This is the latest of them. The old girl re-opened in early April (after a brief rest) with a new team, new booze and a new-look menu.

Clocks at Flinders St is part of the city's fabric...the city's slightly sticky, pokies, ca-ching ca-ching jackpot fabric. But now we're happy to say they've achieved something miraculous. Clocks is officially cool.

It’s places like Tulip that make us want to open our own little bijou espresso bar. Nothing fancy. Just a pink hole-in-the-wall, some cute branding, a crew of caffeinated regulars who stop by and have a chinwag. It’s such a simple concept, but barista-owner Sam Hall-Haydon has absolutely nailed it here.

It’s here, North Melbourne! Burgerlove has popped up in the Central Club Hotel on Victoria St, and your arteries will never be the same again.

If you’re travelling to Melbourne for work or play, or just looking for a little staycay—you’d be mad not to consider the Melbourne hotel institution that is Crown Towers.

Forks & Fingers. The name doesn’t give too much away. But trust us—this place is the definition of underrated gem. The team at F&F are spinning out some fusion creations that are totally changing the Indian food scene.

Thank god. The old mosaic welcome on the front doorstep is still there: ‘Come in for good times.’

Lulie (formerly ‘Lulie Street Tavern’) is one of those venues that inspires fierce local loyalty. Anyone living within 2km of this place probably swings by at least once a week. And they’ll be happy to know that the new Lulie isn’t too far away from the old site. In fact it’s just across the road.  

#Burgerlove has a long and proud history stretching back into the mists of time (well, around 1994). In those days they were cooking epic patties at the cult burger joint Cafe 51, the hidden gem of Melbourne’s burger nascent scene.

Dumplings and massages. Two of our (see: everyone’s) favourite things. Not necessarily a classic combination, but you won’t catch us complaining.

There are two truly iconic markets in Melbourne, when you get right down to it. Queen Victoria (which has been going strong since the 1860s) and South Melbourne Market, which first opened its stalls back in 1867.

Phwoar. Just pause for a moment to let the classiness waft over you. Because this place, right here, is genuinely stunning.

Local slow-fashion boutique Kuwaii started as an alternative to the ‘churn’ fashion model: cheap materials, low-quality labour, nothing sustainable or ethical. Founder and designer Kristy Barber wanted to change all that, so 10 years ago she started up a little boutique label (the name’s a play on kawaii, the Japanese cuteness culture).

There’s a sign at Rebel Blue that says ‘Mykonos – 14,799km’. Which feels appropriate—Windsor isn’t known for its Greek food.

There’s a review on Garden Foods’ Facebook page that goes like this:

St. Charly feels a bit like a generational invasion. Smack bang in the middle of Lygon’s Street’s spaghetti strip, you’ve got this: a pastel popping, geometric brunch bar, dishing up Euro-Asian breakfast and very good coffee. Is this a sign of things to come?

Need to break free from work for a couple of days? We’ve been there. The Novotel Melbourne South Wharf may just be the solution, in prime position for a cheeky Melbourne staycay.

You know that feeling where you really don’t want to cook, but also can't justify eating out? There's nothing in the cupboard (and not a lot in your bank account) and you wanna eat something delicious and healthy that'll make you a better person? Not too much to ask, right?

We all know the benefits of wellbeing, but nowhere in Melbourne is combining self-care with tasty food quite like Armadale’s newest addition: Willow Urban Retreat.

The legends over at Mopho Canteen have been slinging the tastiest pho on Carlisle Street since 2015. It's THE place to go in Balaclava for blood orange piña coladas and crispy pork spring rolls.

If you’re gonna build an over $10m park in Glen Huntly, you need a good Saturday brunch spot nearby. The two go hand in hand. You can’t have kids screaming on flying foxes and climbing ropes without a double-shot latte clutched in your white-knuckled hand.

Most people wouldn’t open a nursery dedicated to plants you can’t cuddle, but Naomi Burd isn’t most people. Cool Cactus is her indoor succulent store in Armadale, just off the main Glenferrie Rd drag.

If one thing’s for sure, it’s that when you sit down for a delish brekkie at this Hawthorn café, you ain’t drawing the short straw (pun very much intended), and let us tell you why.

This place takes ‘Drunken Chicken Soup’ to a whole new level. It’s called Wonder Bowl—a new pan-Asian noodle soup bar in the CBD.

Is it just us, or does the word ‘bagelry’ sound delicious? A purveyor of bagels. It’s the same feeling we get any time we drive past a self-described ‘chippery’. Well hold onto your pretzels, guys, because Balaclava just got a new bagelry, and it’s yeasty as hell.

Who would have thought we’d see the day when Seven nightclub turned into a brunch bar, eh? If we had a nickel for all the bad decisions we’ve made in this building...

Raoul Symons was the brains behind Motorina in Elsternwick and worked the kitchen at France-Soir—so it’s no big surprise his new venture, Stella Deluxe, is a notch or two above your standard pizzeria.

The Hash Coffee team are back (seriously, do these guys ever sleep?) with yet another cafe, and this time they’re not pulling any punches. Presenting Whitehorse Chloe—a two-storey, all-white Asian-inspired brunch bar in Box Hill.

Rosanna is one of those ‘growth suburbs’, which is basically code for ‘still able to buy a house here’. It’s booming with young families, moving out of the big smoke for a simpler life near the Warrigal parklands and a Yarra River that doesn’t look like brown sludge.

Sometimes you just know that a bar’s onto a good thing. The cocktails are on point, there’s a savvy chef in the kitchen, and the designer fit-out screams ‘Pantone Of The Year 2018’. Well Prahran’s new cerulean cocktail bar has all of that and then some.

These guys sure know how to stick to a theme.

You’ve probably driven along St Kilda Rd and seen that huge ‘stacked block’ building and thought, ‘I wonder what that place is about?’ Well mostly it’s about annoying modern architecture. But it’s also about the secret speakeasy bar on the ground floor.