Offering no-nonsense Cantonese dining in the heart of the CBD, Ling Nan has been satisfying Melbourne’s late-night cravings for around three decades. New location, same must-order XO pippies.

Buy a bottle of wine or BYO at this bistro and wine store.

Bottled table wine only.

The Tanpapat family has been been serving Thai food for generations. They opened at this spacious Richmond warehouse in 2013, serving traditional dishes just as you’d find them in Thailand. Think boat noodles, punchy larb and pla rad prik (deep-fried barramundi with tamarind sauce).

A student favourite with plates of dumplings under $10.

Italian that changes with the seasons. $20 per bottle corkage

A Victoria Street staple.

Match your burgers with a $5 BYO drink.

BYO for $8 a bottle.

Fluffy roti and Malaysian satay. BYO for $4 a head.

There's few better matches than woodfired pizza and wine.

Corkage is $3.50 a head. You know what to do.

For lunch only Saturday to Thursday BYO with no corkage charge.

No menu here, but you're guaranteed an authentic Greek experience.

More than just pizza.

Nothing but pizza.

Some of the best dumplings in town.

At its roots it’s Taiwanese, but modern Japanese and Western influences permeate the menu.

Bring your own wine or wet your palate with a cleansing Tsing Tao – you’ll need it.

Italian food with BYO vino.

Supper Inn is a BYO Melbourne institution. Just ask Melbourne’s top chefs.

BYO $5 per person.

Lunch and Wednesday night BYO for wine only. $15 corkage.

Twin brothers Antoine and Bechara Taouk serve up Lebanese soul food, just like their grandma did at home.

You might have seen the crimson Peking ducks hanging in the window. This affordable, bustling Cantonese barbeque and seafood restaurant is a Victoria Street institution. Rotating specials are handwritten on the wall, but don’t go past the Peking duck pancakes and char siew (barbeque pork).