While the main bar/restaurant is rambunctious with noise — laughter, clashing cutlery and clinking glassware — the secretive back bar is mellow, and conducive to a late night liaison any night of the week. There's something to please everyone on the drinks menu here (it's more appropriately described as an encyclopaedia volume), whether it be beer, wine or cocktails — making the venue ideal for those occasions when you're unsure of your company's tastes. Being one of those 'must-see venues for Melbourne tourists, it's unlikely you'll run into any regular mates here — unless of course they're on sneaky dates too.

Images: Giulia Morlando.