Alice Manderson

This tiny shop with Franco Cozzo-inspired design has won regulars with thoughtful renditions of childhood classics. Try the crisp fish finger sandwich with house-made tartare, the classic chicken sandwich and the house-baked chewy chocolate chip cookies.

Kuku-Yalanji and Hungarian painter Tiarna Herzceg has lifted their art from their studio to our homes in a collaboration with machine-washable rug brand Double.

Polish food is hot at Eat Pierogi Make Love. Expect brightly garnished dishes, apple-cinnamon cocktails, a plethora of vodka options and, of course, pierogi at the brutalist-inspired shop.

Including bistro-inspired sandwiches by Hector’s Deli and France-Soir; a Maltese feast from Julia Busuttil Nishimura and Jacqui Challinor; and London’s Noble Rot takes over Marion.

Broadsheet is bringing together lunchtime favourite Hector’s and South Yarra’s torch-bearer for late-night bistro dining, France-Soir, for a limited range of sandwiches as part of Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. Dom Wilton says it's “maybe the height of my career”.

The maximalist, retro venue has opened The Keys Kiosk just in time for summer. Put on your bowling shirt and stop by for whole-roasted flounder with café de Paris sauce, and Sydney rock oysters with malt dressing.