Melbourne's top takeaways to seek out during lockdown 5.0

Melburnians know the drill all too well. Stay at home, order takeaway from your local favourites (if you can) and throw in as many extras or tips as possible to keep these businesses afloat through yet another lockdown.

Here are some of the menus and creative one-off dishes from our chefs that you can take advantage of in your 'hood. As always, there are plenty of businesses to support. Don't treat this list as exhaustive – jump online, do your own research and direct your dollars wherever you feel they're most needed.

SOUTH

Tulum

Carlisle Street's favourite food stall is back this weekend. Tulum's team will be grilling fish streetside for its crowd favourite, Bosphorus-inspired fish sangas, plus there will be boreks galore and crunchy, chewy simit bread. The fun starts on Friday at 10am and runs until 2pm or sold out. Same again on Saturday.

217 Carlisle Street, Balaclava

Atticatessen

As if there weren't enough surprises going around, Ben Shewry and co have created another Attica offshoot. Atticatessen is like the lunch bar of your dreams, with six different salads starring Ramarro Farm greens, spicy kale and more, and two hot dishes to choose from: a marron and XO fried rice, and bolognese with focaccia. The cheesecake returns for the party, too, plus Davidson plum jam drops and other sweets. The deli kicks off on Friday, running 3pm to 7pm, and returns Saturday, noon to 7pm.

Next door to Attica, 72 Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea

Comma's bagel pop-up

The Comma team's bagel off-shoot, Tuckshop, isn't ready just yet but they're using Lockdown 5.0 as another chance to pop on their training wheels, offering five bagels plus snacks and drinks at the restaurant. New fillings include the banh mi-inspired pork belly with pâté, pickles, coriander and hoisin, and an Angus beef cheeseburger bagel. Open 10am-2pm, Saturday and Sunday.

2 Station Street, Moorabbin

Bar Carolina

Like the sound of rabbit ragu and pappardelle? Or perhaps 1-kilogram T-bone with horseradish mousse, after an opening snack of burrata with 'nduja and toast? Make a beeline for Bar Carolina. All the favourites are available for takeaway this weekend, plus kid-friendly pasta, 500ml bottled cocktails and wine. Order for pick-up or, if you're within 7km of South Yarra, delivery is available. Order online.

44 Toorak Road, South Yarra

EAST

Auterra

The doors have barely swung open at the Amaru crew's new wine bar, but they're taking their first lockdown in their stride and opening a takeaway window.

From Friday, get fancy prawn sandwiches (pictured), comte cheese eclairs, the bar's signature boudin blanc hotdog with Japanese pickles and shiitake ice-cream sundaes.

Available from noon to 4pm, Friday to Sunday.

1160 High Street, Armadale

Mister Bianco & The Italian Job

Melbourne's best-named delivery outfit, The Italian Job, is getting the Minis back out on the street this Friday and Saturday to deliver a ready-to-heat menu of kingfish cured in Campari, cavatelli pasta with duck and mushroom ragu, and slow-cooked beef cheeks on polenta.

Not going near the stove? Mister Bianco will bring you hot dishes like ricotta gnocchi with osso buco, and roasted duck breast with pumpkin and chestnut jus. Cosy.

Order online and see pick-up and delivery details.

Hemingway's Wine Room

Date night at home is sorted with Hemingway's menu for two. In fact, you could probably get two date-nights out of the Moveable Feast. Start with half a dozen oysters, move on to roasted quail, followed by fish of the day and lamb shank with roasted root vegetables. Bursting yet? Dessert is pecan pie. Available Friday and Saturday.

Phone orders only: 03 9416 5064

CITY

Embla

Settle in with confit swordfish and a bottle of something excellent from Embla's list this weekend. The crew have put together another finish-at-home menu, with five dishes starting with snapper carpaccio with cime di rapa and orange, through to chocolate ripple-misu. Bread, cheese and parfait are available to add on, along with booze. Order online.

Grossi a Casa

Not over lasagne yet? The Grossis have you covered. Don't stop there though. Duck tortellini, caponata, baked lamb shoulder, minestrone and torta Caprese are among the family's many heat-and-eat options, or you can opt for one of the many packs and leave the decisions to the pros. Order online.

Cumulus Inc (and siblings)

Cumulus and sister restaurants Cutler & Co and Supernormal are all offering at-home menus this weekend. Expect Andrew McConnell signatures like lamb shoulder for two on Cumulus Inc's set menu, along with entrees, sides and dessert, while Supernormal is offering its line-up on a dish-by-dish or banquet basis. Both venues are offering delivery via Providoor; Cumulus is also available for collection from the venue.

Fitzroy fine-diner Cutler & Co's menus are $130 for two or $260 with wine, and include a vegetarian option. Collection only from the venue (55-57 Gertrude Street).

Indu

Fire up your weekend menus with dishes from Sri Lankan diner Indu, offering both hot dishes or meal boxes that require a little bit of reheating and assembly. The boxes include curries like Goan pork or chicken and cashew, along with dhal, rice, breads and snacks and dessert. The hot menu features the dishes you know and love from the restaurant. Next Tuesday, a planned vegan dinner will now be happening virtually, with boxes available for pre-order. Order ready-to-heat boxes via Indu's website or takeaway here.

NORTH

Vex

The cheeky trio behind this Northcote wine bar are reviving Hot Vex, their streetside takeaway hustle that's seen them cook pilafs, Moroccan-leaning stews, lamb kebabs and more.

Who knows where they'll head for this weekend's menu. It's certain that you'll want to jump aboard early – it's known to sell out.

66-68 High Street, Westgarth

The Recreation

Roast chicken, but make it fancy. Fitzroy North's primo pub is doing roast chook with truffle, plus chicken liver parfait with pear chutney, fennel and cabbage slaw, and orange and pistachio cake. Oh, and they're throwing in a wine flight from their top-notch cellar. Available Saturday and Sunday. Order online.

162-170 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North

Theodore's

Roll on down to this Brunswick backstreet favourite all weekend for a menu of hot snacks to go. There are fried rockling rolls, lamb cutlets with cabbage and fermented pumpkin, pretzels and sausages in buns, plus coffee, cocktails and sweet treats to tempt you. Open from noon on Friday and Saturday.

4 Saxon Street, Brunswick

Etta

Six courses of Rosheen Kaul's food in the comfort of your own home sounds like a lockdown silver lining if there ever was one. Snacks include caramelised onion and comte croquettes, while larger dishes are wood-fired tandoori carrots with stracciatella and, for carnivores, milk-braised pork and salsa verde (there's a winter veg tarte tatin for plant-eaters). Available all weekend but you must order by 9pm on Friday. Order via obee.com.au/etta

WEST

Cobb Lane

With cancelled orders from their wholesale clients, Cobb Lane are asking their Yarraville community to get behind them by stocking up on baked goods this weekend. To sweeten the deal, they're bringing back a crowd favourite, a smoked black garlic and gruyere sourdough.

1-3 Taylor Street, Yarraville, Fri-Sun 7am-noon or until sold out.

Bar Romanee

The friendly folks behind Romanee are determined to brighten your weekend. From 11am on Friday and Saturday, they're offering black pudding buns, beers and cocktails.

Come Saturday night, it's a cook-at-home affair with six dishes of pure comfort. Gnocchi with ratatouille and lamb merguez, anyone?

Monday means steak night – stay glued to their Instagram for details.

23 Anderson Street, Yarraville. Orders for Saturday night to: info@barromanee.com

Warung Agus

Boxes of Balinese goodness from the West Melbourne stalwart are yours this weekend, with strokes for all folks. Vegan, pescatarian, pork, chicken or a combo of items are on offer, with tough choices to make. There's babi guling headlining the pork box, a roasted spatchcock in lemongrass and tamarind sauce, or tamarind fish, with an array of sides included. Each box feeds four people. Order via Instagram.

Grazeland

Takeaway options abound at Melbourne's open-air gathering place for food stalls of all stripes. Mask up, scan the QR code, and then choose what's for dinner. Afghan kebabs? Nashville hot chicken? Japanese souffle pancakes because #yolo? Metro Bar will also be selling drinks to-go. Open 5pm-9pm Fri-Sat, 12pm-8pm Sun.

20 Booker St, Spotswood, grazeland.melbourne