Vox Pop

Ben H, 20, is a saxophone player who also pulls beers for elderly gents (and their friends) at the Fitzroy Bowls Club. Ben, who has recently moved to South Yarra, shares his Melbourne Top 5...

1. Best area: Smith St

2. Best night spots: Black Cat, Fitzroy - 'A cool place with a good crowd and djs on weekends'; Red Triangle, Fitzroy - 'One of the few pool halls with both 3/4 and full size tables. Best milkshakes in Melbourne!'

3. Best eating: Wing Loong - 'Cheap Chinese restaurant in a lane off Little Bourke St. Free unlimited green tea and $7 meals = win!'

4. Best shopping: Northside Records, 236 Gertrude St Fitzroy - 'Awesome selection of second-hand and new funk, hip hop, breaks and all sorts of cool stuff. And Chris the owner has a sweet afro so you know it's all legit.'

5. Melbourne tip: 'The best spots are always the ones where you feel like a local.'

Ben describes Melbourne in a word as 'funkadelic-freakout-postpop-dub-wobble-groovestep' (I hope I punctuated that correctly). Innit?

The popular Northside Records, Fitzroy.