Over the years, whenever I hear friends are coming to #Melbourne for the first time, I offer then a list of emailed recommendations. Finally, I've turned that into a little website:
https://pat.melbourne

It's not an exhaustive list of all the good spots - but it's a list of places/things that _I_ love.

pat.melbourne

@pat what's the deal with this mysterious vegetarian ramen at Cafe Ogawa - can you just ask and they'll make it for you? (and do you know what style of broth it is?)

@oddline they've mentioned it on their Instagram posts, so it's not a secret, just hasn't been printed in their menu yet. So yes, you can just ask them - I'm not sure of the style of the broth, but here's a photo.

Do note that you can't book, so it's walk-ins only. When you arrive, you put your details in their tablet, they'll send you a text so you can monitor your place in the queue and can wander elsewhere in the meantime. Sometimes they stop accepting people on the queue (it was 7:30pm or so last night) as last orders is 9pm. Which is to say: maybe go on a weeknight, and on the earlier side.