Food
You can have brunch in a 150-year-old heritage-listed mansion, drink gin in a former red light district cottage and eat pasta in what was one of Melbourne's first synagogues.
King & Godfree — Temporarily Closed
The 135-year-old institution has been reborn as a three-level Italian food mecca.
Little Lon Distilling Co.
A tiny CBD gin distillery that open its bar three nights a week.
Hazel
From the minds behind Liminal and Common Ground Project comes this after-work go-to for cocktails and clever contemporary bites.
Young's Wine Rooms
A wine bar with Mediterranean snacks in a 100-year-old Hawthorn East building.
Cromwell Streat
The social enterprise has opened a permanent cafe, bakery and roastery in Collingwood.
The Bank on Collins
Finally a bank you might actually want to visit.
Ciao Cielo
This refined Italian eatery in a historic courthouse will transport you to Tuscany for the night.
Pepe's Italian & Liquor
You'll find cheesy bowls of gnocchi, meatball pizza and giant sundaes at this 1930s New York-Inspired Italo-American joint on Exhibition Street.
Bentwood
This Fitzroy cafe's plating up stunning brunch fare to match its warm, designer fitout.
Market Lane Coffee Collins Street
This beautiful coffee spot from the Melbourne roasters is located in a historic CBD building.
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