Melbourne

A 24-hour Greek institution in the city.

Walk down a CBD laneway and into a concrete parking garage to find this Thai street-food eatery serving a boat noodle dish with a cult following, tom yum soup, laksas and Bangkok-style coffee and tea.

Step off Bourke Street into this lively two-storey eatery, where staple dishes from the Thai region of Isan pack flavours of extreme heat and sourness.

Pisco sours and ceviche, just like you’d find in Lima.

A dependable brasserie serving French classics to the suited and booted.

Some of the best dining and views in the country.

This sea of olive leather, grey velvet and art deco touches is not your everyday foyer cafe. On the menu: French flatbreads you can fold up like a taco, and salads with porchetta or rotisserie chicken.

The eighth outpost for Axil specialty coffee roasters – this time with full kitchen service.

Mac’n’cheese pies, banana and custard pancake pies, and rhubarb and liquorice dessert pies in a tiny shop that takes cues from Alice in Wonderland.

Say goodbye to soggy office sandwiches.

Put down the supermarket stuff, these small batch sourdough crumpets are the real deal.

A miniature gin distillery with a one-year lease, and a hundred-year history.

This Melbourne nightclub comes with a 29-year dance-music legacy.

Above American barbeque spot Cheek, this pretty cocktail bar has four happy hours a day and serves Sichuan fried-chicken sandwiches until 3am. Further up, there’s a rooftop bar with city views.

The crew behind Section 8 has a joint high above its original haunt.

This tiny, technicolour Flinders Lane patisserie serves flaky croissants and fluffy doughnuts without the help of butter, milk or eggs.

The best place to find quality basics and beautifully made pieces.

Floral fantasia and femininity abounds at this local label’s boutiques.

Melbourne’s icon of gloriously bold, fun prints.

A mixture of vintage and modern women's clothing and accessories.

The Swedish fashion house brings Scandinavian minimalism to Melbourne.