An old $2 Shop has become a swish new cafe brewing its own chai and serving an adventurous new menu.

Balkan Fresh Burek in Preston is the place to get heaving serves squares of meaty, cheesy Macedonian mouthfuls.

This new all-day restaurant will have Melbourne flocking west for its imaginative take on breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Amid a sea of discount stores and pop-up shops Fifty Acres is carving out an Epicurean niche on Bridge Road.

The masterchef of Mexican street food Richard Ampudia is helping put on a rooftop party full of dancers, magic, music and plenty of food.

The Good Food Guide's Best New Cafe of 2012 is now serving a smashing dinner menu.

Two Italian sisters, who also happen to be master cheesemakers and sommeliers, are added extra cheese to this St Kilda staple.

Pop up artists and bean brew-masters: Clark St Roasters are at it again.

Cajun Kitchen spices up Elizabeth Street with smoky Southern flavours.