Try the deep-fried crocodile at Big Esso.

If you're not sure about Vegemite, let the Vegemite curry at Sunda in the city change your mind.

Gimlet at Cavendish House serves quite possibly the best martini in the city.

Victoria by Farmer's Daughters is a farm-to-table restaurant on the Yarra River that uses produce only from Victoria.

Lagoon Dining is a modern Asian restaurant serving the serves a magnificent togarashi fried chicken in Carlton.

Cutler & Co in Fitzroy feels both fancy and casual at the same time, and we love it.

Vue de Monde might be tasting-menu only, but it still feels pretty casual and it has views from the 55th floor of the Rialto.

The 20-course menus at Attica in Ripponlea are full of adventurous takes on Australian ingredients.

Top Paddock has all-day breakfast and excellent coffee in Richmond.

Higher Ground is a cafe/restaurant hybrid in the Melbourne CBD.