Not your average rooftop bar. Here the team is reducing waste with innovations such as tomato skin “paprika”, apple core “flour” and celeriac-skin treacle, plus sorbets and ice creams created from vegetable by-products.

A woodfired hearth powers the kitchen at Bloom, with most dishes (and some cocktails) informed by the flames. This place is great for groups, and the setting is special: an old tram barn surrounded by the river and ghost gums.

This beachside venue blends New York-Italian food with Aussie surf club vibes. Every table in this expansive, 260-person capacity venue is a good one, but special points go to the balcony. It affords views out over the ocean and Henley Square.

A 19th-century corner store is now a neighbourhood eatery and providore with a sophisticated all-day menu. It’s also one of the city’s best bottomless brunch destinations.

The Anchovy Bandit crew’s neighbourhood deli is where you can stop in for a pastry or sanga and stock the pantry while you’re at it. Or, hang around for a while with brunch cocktails and spins on French bistro classics.

Johnny Di Francesco’s margherita pizza was once named the world’s best – and now you don’t have to travel to try it.

Ascend the stairs from Hindley Street to a slice of island paradise, with pan-Asian and California-inspired bar snacks, playful cocktails, a disco ball and DJs spinning house and funk tunes.