What's snuck onto the scene since you've been gone? Add these new bars, restaurants and pop-ups to your January dance card.What: A seafood restaurant close enough to Port Melbourne beach you could almost throw your Portarlington mussel shells onto the sand. The views are watery, the menu is a refined take on fish from glazed Skipton eel to roasted clams and whole spit-roasted garfish.Details: dakotadining.com.
Advertisement You will now receive updates from Good Food - Newsletter Good Food - Newsletter Get the latest news and updates emailed straight to your inbox. What: In the grassy area of Collins Quarter sits a two-level Mexican diner with a margarita lounge on the top floor and a sweeping menu of the usual suspects plus brisket empanadas and guacamole you can customise tableside. You can get a Mexified eggs benedict for breakfast, too.Details: mejico.com.au/melbourneWho: Owner Emilio Rogliano and head chef Michael Martin .
What: A bottle shop-bar hybrid named for the former Bijou Theatre. Bijou stocks small batch spirits and cocktails to buy or take away and serves Milk the Cow cheeses and charcuterie from Salt KItchen. It's small, but Luzz has also swung an outdoor parklet.Details: bijoubottlestore.comLove Shack Brewing Company Who: Brewers Conna Mallett and Harrison Cox who met at Stomping Ground Brewery.