Northcote

Vegetarian Israeli street food, served fast.

“A touch of innovation without being scary or confronting” is how owner-chef Scott Pickett describes the menu here, and he’s bang-on.

One of the best curry spots in town. There's also a location in Flemington.

A family-friendly pizza joint that takes menu cues from its larger sibling up the street, and is happy for you to BYO.

This organic cafe serves an entirely vegan and raw menu. Chef-owner Yoko Inoue's cooking showcases the benefits of macrobiotic and organic raw food. Although most of the menu takes its cues from Japan, Inoue often just cooks what she feels, so dishes such as beetroot spaghetti and raw lasagne are common.

At this gelato shop, owned by a Sicilian native, the gelato is classically made, but many of the flavours are anything but. Past scoops have involved chocolate and rosemary, and pear and elderflower. It also doubles as a cafe, serving Italian breakfasts and lunches.

A vast light-filled eatery from the crews who brought us first-rate cafes Bawa and Sloane Ranger.

This cafe with a hidden kids’ area welcomes dogs and serves breakfast gnocchi and sticky-date hotcakes.

A bright cafe with healthy on the mind.

A retro-inspired lunch spot.

Veg-forward food offerings, a stash of unusual wines and punchy cocktails in unassuming, warm surroundings.

Six food trucks, 35 beer taps and 699 of your closest friends.

The ideal place for a couple of quiet pints.

A 19th-century church turned barnyard style bar with music always playing, in Northcote.

A tasteful venue for a relaxing drink on the edge of Northcote.

It’s froths and no fuss, every day of the week.

Lovingly handmade, unique pieces that shy away from mass production runs and favour a little bit of personal history

Freshly baked sourdough, single origin coffee and Nancy Wilson on the record player.

A second-hand bookstore with a new feel.

A colourful underwater-themed vintage and costume shop in the north.