Melbourne

Hosier Lane

Attractions

★★★★★

The city’s most famous street-art laneway, repainted almost daily. No two visits look the same.

Queen Victoria Market

Food

★★★★★

Open since 1878 — cheese hall, hot jam doughnut van, and the Wednesday night market in summer.

Royal Botanic Gardens

Outdoors

★★★★★

94 acres of lawns and lakes beside the Yarra. Do the Tan Track loop like a local, then collapse under a tree.

Patricia Coffee Brewers

Coffee

★★★★★

Standing room only, hidden on a corner between office towers. Three options — black, white, filter — all perfect.

Lune Croissanterie

Dessert

★★★★★

The New York Times asked if these are the world’s best croissants. The cube-shaped Lune Cut sells out early — queue accordingly.

Bar Americano

Drinks

★★★★★

A ten-person standing bar in a laneway, doing classics with zero compromise. When it’s full, it’s full.

Chapel Street

Shopping

★★★★★

Kilometers of vintage stores, local designers, and record shops running through Windsor and Prahran.