"A list of Melbourne essentials wouldn’t be complete without a pub, and it’s hard to beat St Kilda’s Espy with its five levels of eating, drinking, and music. Once an elegant hotel, the 140-year-old building has had a massive makeover to bring it back to its former glory. Think tropical wallpaper, velvet couches, and chandeliers. The seaside pub has 200 beer taps and two kitchens, one for classics like parma and fish and chips, the other for Cantonese." - Audrey Bourget, Sharlee Gibb