Friday
- Evening
Chin Chin
Pan-Asian · $$$ · CBDOpen the weekend here — No-bookings cult favourite — banquet menu, basement bar GoGo.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in CBD — short walk from your other stops
Saturday
- MorningQueen Victoria MarketFood & Drink · North Melbourne
1878 market — Friday night summer market is a citywide event.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
- ·Keeps you in North Melbourne — short walk from your other stops
- Lunch
Cumulus Inc.
European · $$$ · CBDAndrew McConnell all-day classic — slow-roast lamb shoulder is the move.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
- ·Keeps you in CBD — short walk from your other stops
- AfternoonFederation Square + ACMICulture · CBD
Public square + the moving-image museum across from Flinders St.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in CBD — short walk from your other stops
- Evening
Lune Croissanterie
Bakery · $ · FitzroySaid by NYT to be the world's best croissants — queue starts at 7am.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
- ·Keeps you in Fitzroy — short walk from your other stops
Sunday
- Brunch
Attica
Contemporary Australian · $$$$ · RipponleaBen Shewry's Indigenous-ingredient tasting — World's 50 Best regular.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Keeps you in Ripponlea — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- AfternoonHosier LaneCulture · CBD
Best-known street-art alley — changes monthly.
Why this pick- ·A standout for food-first weekends
- ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
- ·Keeps you in CBD — short walk from your other stops
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