Mates Rates and Cheese Plates

The southern end of Chapel Street often gets a little overlooked in all the flashy hustle and bustle of Prahran, South Yarra and Windsor — but there's a lot to see south of the border of Dandenong Road. And by a lot to see, we mean a lot of cheese to eat for free courtesy of charcuterie, cheese and wine bar XM4.

The St Kilda venue knows how to please the people, and it's already doing it with its range of seasonal produce, good wine, cheese and a bagel menu to back things up. But it's stepping up things to "why aren't you here already?" level by slinging free cheese boards your way on Friday nights.

'Mates rates and cheese plates' is the name of the– game, so you're not going to want to go alone. Head along for a complimentary cheese grazing table and cheap drinks from 5–7pm every Friday, before heading north up Chapel Street for wherever your night might take you. Cheese counts as a proper dinner, right?