Alice Crockett

Bless the noble baristas, chefs and waiters who forgo their holidays so you can stay fed and caffeinated. We salute you. Here’s who’s open over the summer break.

A new liquor delivery service, plus other things you might need in the early hours.

New cafe Francis Coffee offers a sleek, cosy place to regroup and refuel on those chaotic Queen Victoria Market shopping trips.

The paper has come down from the windows at the long-time-coming Smith Street Alimentari, the new sister to Gorski & Jones and Brunswick Street Alimentari.

His CV reads like a Michelin-starred food guide, but British-born pastry chef Matt Forbes decided his true calling was to fill Melbourne’s cafes with some of the most delicious and creative inventions to come out of an oven. We visit him as he preps in his new Yarraville cafe, which is set to open next month.

Coffee has a new contender in the form of Theic Tea Bar in Collingwood, serving 24 types of specialty tea without a bean in sight.

Four of Melbourne’s oldest and most iconic markets are coming together to celebrate the colourful community hubs they are for Melbourne Market Week.

Christian Kimber finds an ideal fit for his pop-up men's shoe store, taking up temporary residence at Herr Blick this weekend.

When the doors of The Aylesbury close, a new, more relaxed eatery and bar will open its place – a little Spanish sibling of Añada called Bomba.