Windsor has long been overshadowed by its more flamboyant neighbours, Prahran and South Yarra. As recently as 2005, the bottom end of Chapel Street was mostly tired two-dollar shops and didn’t have much going for it.

You wouldn’t know it now – the suburb has developed one of the most dynamic restaurant scenes in Melbourne. And thanks to Jungle Boy and classics such as Lucky Coq and The Windsor Castle, it’s also a great place for a drink.

Wander away from Chapel Street and things get real quiet. The narrow streets mix ‘70s-era apartments, older terraces and a few newer developments, with few shops or other businesses. It’s a good place to live if you like to be close to the action, but not right in the thick of it.