Sit at the omakase bar for robata-grilled marron with kombu butter; clam and miso soup; and fried rice amplified with Wagyu, shiitake and cod roe. All in a heritage-listed building full of original bluestone features and brooding black marble.

A former Stokehouse chef putting a Spanish twist on traditional Argentinian cooking.

A laneway bar with unique liqueurs and classic Italian bites. Come for the spritz; stay for the cicchetti.

Hawker-style food from the streets of Bangkok, at South Wharf.

Late night burgers, steak sandwiches and duck-heart yakitori.

Andrew McConnell's all-day eating house combines excellent food with interior design.

A vibrant pan-Indian diner serving naan pizzas, sweet-and-sour fried cauliflower and Tandoori-fired-pineapple cocktails.

A DIY okonomiyaki restaurant. There's also sushi, salads, fried chicken, donburi, gyoza and yakitori.

It's the dumpling chain with a Michelin star and outlets all around the world. What more encouragement do you need?

One of Melbourne's original American barbeque joints.

Winner of the best-pizza-in-the-world 2014 is also at Crown.

The Melbourne outpost for Singapore's most famous chicken-rice vendor.

A world-famous ramen joint serving the Hakata-style noodle-soup dish from Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture.

Punchy Thai food and cocktails.

Pepe's is a New York-inspired Italian restaurant. The space has all the terrazzo floors, plump leather booths and dim lighting you could ask for. So grab a Martini, take a seat in one of those booths and scan the menu. Clams Casino? Veal parmigiana? A hot-fudge sundae? It’s hard to go wrong.

This is one of the CBD's quintessential rooftops. It's appeared in Melbourne-set movies, has great outlooks, good drinks and vibey music. Plus, in summer, it morphs into a rooftop cinema screening cult movies and classic blockbusters.

An Argentinean restaurant and wine bar that features a traditional parrilla barbeque.

A family-run dumpling house specialising in seafood.

Beautifully executed pan-Asian offerings by Andrew McConnell. Come for Melbourne's most famous lobster roll, steaming bowls of ramen at lunch, Korean-style barbequed meats and Shanghai dumplings.

An elegant all-day bar and restaurant in an iconic building.

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

More than simply the Wheeler Centre's bar and cafe, The Moat is a food and wine destination.

A casual dining space with one of the finest views in Melbourne.

The prefix for international calls to Italy is a fitting title for this pizzeria and degustation bar.