Australia's cultural capital, with extraordinary coffee culture, the country's finest food, world-class galleries, and laneways full of street art and hidden bars.
Chef Ben Shewry's extraordinary restaurant in Ripponlea, one of the world's 50 best. A 10-course exploration of Australian native ingredients and personal storytelling.
Melbourne's most celebrated Chinese restaurant since 1975, Gilbert Lau's Cantonese institution in a stunning city arcade. The duck and the XO pipis are legendary.
A beautifully intimate South Yarra boutique hotel — 40 suites, outstanding personal service, and a location in Melbourne's most elegant shopping and dining precinct.
Melbourne's cultural heart, the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia's oldest and most visited art museum) flanks Federation Square. Both free entry.
Hosier Lane, Centre Place, and Degraves Street, Melbourne's famous laneways are an ever-changing gallery of street art and the home of the city's best espresso culture.