The Best of South Melbourne

Emma Stirling: I've been shopping here with my mum since I was a baby. still fantastic if not quiet so cheap anymore. Read more.

Nick Orloff: Have the paella. 'Nuf said.

Fern Yeo: If i wake up one day craving for BLT, i'd fly 7 hours to Melbourne, straight to Dead Man Espresso. That's how good it is.

Esther Sugihto: Great breakfast with a smashing coffee

Chris Liew: Probably the best place to get kitchenware for the cheapest prices. Go upstair for commercial-ware.

Kate Maskiel: Beautiful take home meals available. Choose from winter warmers like beef lasagne topped with parmesan and bechamel, a traditional beef moussaka or a Morrocan chicken tagine with olives and prunes.

Hennley Sah: Try the ayam bakar and chili is really good.

Kaye B.: Live music, sophisticated seafood fare from the owner and creator of Claypots St Kilda

Kate O'Donnell: Amazing coffee. Perfect to sip as you peruse the other market stalls.

Tommy T: Best hot chocolatess

Lina Lee: Best thing in peko peko is probably their cotton cheesecake! Light and fluffy as a cloud ala asian style cakes. Lovely. Now if only I could steal the recipe...

david gee: Just like Tokyo !!

jeroxie: Quesadillas chicken with sweet corn, black beans and chipotle mayo. YUM! Read more.

Megan Castran: I LOOOOVE Let Them Eat Cake!!! Since my 40th birthday we have bought ALL our special cakes there! LOVE the fun atmosphere there xxx

Agnes Lee: Try the grilled calamari, not rubbery or chewy at all and great for a snack or light meal.

Sophie Ng: Get the curry and izakaya dishes to share. Awesome place for gatherings!

Jacey L: the grilled squid legs are sooo delish!

Dayane Straube: Very friendly staff, great food, amazing service and venue. Accommodated our #socialmelb gathering like pros! Highly recommended bar & Restaurant.

Nick Png: Monday night is Steak night!! $19 steaks and sides

Bryony Cole: The staff are very friendly, ask them lots of questions about wine!

Kate Kendall: Wow, what a reinvention! Go with a bunch of people and share some of the $5 tapas... the pizzas are great value or be all UK and have a gourmet Scotch Egg. Don't forget to check out the lush toilets!

Simon Small: No 9. Nigiri Unagi - teryaki eel - is delicious

Georgie Tulloch: Design house Stockholm ... Stunning!

James N: Great decanters!

Peter R: Roti roti roti!

Craig Thorn: Get the Simon Says burger!

Emma Dilemma: You will feel like you've invaded someone's lounge-room when you walk in, but with such friendly staff (and patrons), your awkwardness will quickly subside into a genial sense of awesomeness

Sarah Kempson: Gluten Free bread here - the French Toast is to die for!!

Oliver Forbes: Italian gourmet is the best

Adrian Furby: The gozlemes are delicious - parcels of pastry cooked to order filled with spiced mince or cheese and spinach.

Dominic Miller: Best coffee in Melb. Try the food too amazing.

Kenneth Meow: The art of flour.

Andrew Wilkins: Great neighbourhood café. Can vouch for the muffins. Fresh bread baked daily on the premises available around noon.

Sean Greaney: Best coffee in Australia, probably the Southern Hemisphere and the only reason 'World' wasn't referenced in this write up is fear that fellow FourSquarers might suspect hyperbole.

Ippei Kadota: $2.80 pots & $4 wines everyday 4-6pm. Happy hour baby!

Kia Matthews: Yummy food here. Nice atmosphere. The duck curry is amazing and the roti is great too.

Hiroko Ooka: Authentic Cheap Indonesian!!

eM: all jewellery services are done off-site. send off days are Tuesdays and Thursdays

Brendan Tonkin: The café portion is now open. Try the muffins and cakes.

Andy Cronin: Beards... Lots of dudes with beards. But don't let the beards fool you... The better the beard the better the coffee. Tip: try the coffee.

Damian Brooks: A Melbourne institution, a couple of dim sims makes a great cheap lunch on market days