Fitzroy North

A casual neighbourhood restaurant by legendary chef Donovan Cooke.

The pasta spot where drawing on the table is encouraged. If that’s not your thing, the $9 pasta, $9 Negronis and $9 carafes of wine might be.

Authentic North African flavours that locals have been queuing for since 1998.

Here to feed us traditional home-style pizza, pasta and all things Italian food and drink.

From the team behind Congress and Future Future, this cafe, grocer and wine bar is serving cacio e pepe eggs in the morning and locally made charcuterie – best followed with Sicilian cannoli – by night, in a room full of mid-century design flourishes.

It's best known for its organic sourdough, but this bakery offers so much more.

A simple, subtle aesthetic speaks worlds for the minimalist style at this neat cafe in North Fitzroy.

Despite the Germanic origins of its name, Mitte offers modern Australian breakfast cuisine with an epicurean flair.

An old-school cafe still keeping up with the times.

This backstreets local makes great burgers and stocks the right beers to drink with them.

Danish minimalism meets Italian wine bar. With a cinema.

Four old hands are behind this no-fuss bar, which is complete with ferns and a fireplace.

A locally focused wine and snack bar in Fitzroy North by sommelier Michael Underwood.

These Melbourne designers are doing it for themselves in a romantic new space, complete with arches, terrazzo floors and marble benches.

A collection of imported products from antiques and furniture to a small selection of clothing.

A warm, communal bottle-o with 300 wines and 200 beers.

Community-driven organic produce.

Natural gelato near the Edinburgh Gardens.

Brand-new clothes and accessories for men, women and newborns.