If you’re lucky to snag a table (especially on weekends), sit back and enjoy all-day cocktails (including four different Mimosas and Bloody Marys) on the bustling Gertrude Street strip. Plus a food menu that covers all bases and moods. Winner.

Meet Mamasita’s more casual sibling, set in a kitschy pastel 1970s-style Mexican-inspired taqueria. At its weekend-only bottomless brunch, expect traditional tostadas made from scratch, elote (grilled Mexican street corn) and more. Order a frosty grapefruit margarita and feast on as many tacos as you can handle.

This all-day diner serves up flavours of Southern Italy with Mediterranean influences. Highlights have included panko-encrusted eggs accompanied by sourdough, salad, ham hock and candied walnuts. Also, fried eggs in a spicy Arrabiata sauce that’s given a lift with ‘nduja, garlic and peppers.

Friday to Sunday, this moody Mexican diner serves tacos, chilaquiles and 90 minutes-worth of bottomless cocktails – including Palomas and Micheladas. There’s a special vegan menu on offer, and everything is gluten-free. More info here.

Gilbert's is a bright all-day diner serving up classic Aussie brunches with a Mediterranean twist. Expect yia yia-approved spanakopita, golden slabs of fried halloumi and $5 mimosas all day, everyday.

The building alone –a heritage-listed former powerhouse – is worth travelling cross-city for. It’s no surprise the third cafe from the Top Paddock and Kettle Black crew is also good for boozing. Long lunches roll into dinner all too easily here.

Come for the decadent brunch and cocktail jugs. Stay for the drag queen shows. Bottomless brunch includes Greek-style snacks (think lamb souvlaki and baklava waffles) and bottomless drinks, while the fabulous view is free.

You wouldn’t know that this former rifle club sat empty for 20 years. Every weekend it brims with locals who enjoy the fun French-Indochinese snack menu with bottomless Mimosas, cocktails, bubbles and beer. There’s an upgrade for free-flowing bubbles and rosé, too.

This two-storey bar and terrace – set in a historic 1907 bank – will pack two hours’ of bottomless drinks, caviar and deconstructed Reubens into your weekend. Plus, there are house DJs and backdrops for photos with your crew.

This plant-filled corner store is not your average wine bar. Along with exceptional brunches and delicious pastries, you’ll also find accessible wines and bar snacks. So you can enjoy breakfast right through to aperitivo hour.

This inventive cafe breaks the mould in many ways. Not only does it serve thoughtful modern takes on Asian cuisine; it also serves bottomless brunch every day.

Set in and around the spectacular Ormond Hall, this eclectic suite of photogenic garden bars and luxe spaces is primed for a bottomless brunch. Enjoy a weekend session in the Conservatory, complete with drinks and crowd-pleasing dishes. This one’s also pooch-friendly.

Artful modern Australian cafe fare set in a spacious modernised 1880s-era terrace house. Brunch might include fluffy ricotta hotcakes or a brisket Benedict, alongside brunch-friendly cocktails (including Espresso Martinis and Mimosas).

Like its sister venue, The Kettle Black, this brunch institution dishes up breakfast cocktails, beer and wine in a chic all-day setting. Sit up at the long, communal benches or nestle into a booth as the morning fades into the afternoon.

Come hungry, dusty or (best of all) both to this southside institution. Wash down hangover-busting breakfast staples like the Death Benedict with beer, wine or a Bloody Mary.

An all-day breakfast and lunch menu that might feature hotcakes, truffle mushrooms and a Wagyu beef burger is bolstered by Proud Mary coffee. Ring in the weekend by taking yours shaken, not stirred, in an Espresso Martini.

A languorous long brunch at this Argentinian restaurant (from the team behind San Telmo, Pastuso and Palermo) might see you eating empanadas, morcilla and cochinillo (Western Plains pork cooked over the pit). Enjoy them alongside as many beers and wines as you can muster.

High tea is a great excuse to dress up – and eat cake after cake. You can do both at Newmarket's boozy high tea, which will fancify your weekend with bottomless drinks, sangas, danishes and scones. Let them eat cake.

Another weekend wonder, The Smith is known for its bottomless spritz brunch, always backed by a fabulous drag show. There’s good food and serious fun here – you can’t go wrong.

A bright and inviting cafe that has a bit of everything. Go for exceptional creative brunches; Commonfolk’s own coffee blends enjoyed by mug or flight; and lo-fi wines with brekkie, if you’re so inclined. Also in Mornington and Frankston.

An ingenious rotating sign signals the swap from bright coffee and brunch spot Pantry Glen Iris to moody Asian-inspired diner and cocktail bar Too Good Talker – by one of Melbourne’s most prolific cafe operators.

At this beachy brunch and lunch spot – from the duo that brought us Moby – you'll find a range of creative but approachable dishes. It's all set within a light-washed, coral-accented space with room for plenty of people.

An all-day brunch spot with a breakfast option for everyone, from hulking burgers to okonomiyaki to syrupy waffles. Plus, a tight list of wine and beer.

Sustainability, simplicity and even transportability are the guiding principles of this singular community cafe. It's set within a recycled shipping container, and surrounded by an abundant kitchen garden. Kimchi toastie? Cantabrian anchovies on toast? Back it up with an Aperol Spritz.

Settle in for all-day breakfast and lunch staples in this buzzing semi-industrial diner. Standouts include a souped-up eggs Benny, loaded chocolate and berry waffles, and mushrooms with poached eggs and dukkah on sourdough. Plus, a tight list of Mimosas, Bloody Marys, prosecco and beers.

Hit this Euro-inspired daytime diner for its marmalade-slathered carrot-cake toast, hotcakes two ways and killer chicken-caesar sangas. Sit at a snazzy stool inside, or in the shaded outdoor area, and sip on Industry Beans coffee, or boozy-brunch-friendly cocktails and pét-nat.

Order a punchy chilli scramble in the morning or a loaded chicken sandwich around lunch, which you might pair with a brunch-friendly Bloody Mary or wine. And on your way out, be sure to grab a loaf of Neds crusty seeded sourdough – or local’s favourite olive grissini.

This family cafe and wine bar will take you right through your day – from all-day brunches and house-roasted coffee in the morning, to Corsican-inspired dishes and a 400-strong wine list at night.

A spot from the team behind some of the city’s biggest cafe hits. They’re making brunches with damper, Vegemite, Kakadu plums, wattle-seed bacon and Milo mascarpone.

Located across from Queens Park, this expansive cafe goes beyond the rudimentary with its brekkie offering. And with 75 seats, it’s ideal for big groups.

Enter the cyberpunk facade to find Chris Lucas’s two-level Japanese diner. The flames are turned up every weekend for its $89pp bottomless brunch. Expect a feast of roasted chicken with miso gravy, prawn yuzu gyoza and more. Plus, free-flowing cocktails.

Once a month, this combination cafe, restaurant, roastery and retail space puts on a fun bottomless brunch. To eat? You might order souped-up chilli scramble or pandan bubble waffle. And house espresso, cocktails and wine to drink.