Would you like . . . more than anything else . . . to dine while Elle Mcpherson, Tom Cruise or kd lang sit at a table close to you?

Where might this be possible? Of all places, Melbourne in Victoria, Australia!

The famous are frequently spotted in Melbourne's Prahran, a suburb close to the city centre and Crown Casino.

You too can search out the hot spots that attract the famous . . . provided you retain your dignity and contain a caring nature for other people's privacy.

Two of the most popular celebity-spotting places in Melbourne are Revolver in Prahran and Heat: both are leading nightclubs.

Neighbours actor Daniel McPherson and Wog Boy creator Nick Giannopoulos, soccer star Mark Bosnicch and singer Natallie Imbruglia are frequently seen there.

International singers including kd lang, Harry Connick Jr, models Elle Macperson, Helena Christiensen and Christy Turlington choose consistently to dine at Café e Cucina in Chapel Street, Prahran.

Also frequent visitors while in Melbourne are Kylie and Dannili Monogue, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Liz Hurley, Hugh Grant, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf and the US rapband Beastie Boys.

The Blue Train in Southgate drew Jerry Seinfield while he performed at the Crown Casino.

Recently, during her tour of Australia, Britain's Patricia Routledge, the actress recognisable as Mrs Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, made a beeline foe Walter's Wine Bar.

Other places in which the world's celebrities head in Prahran include the Como Cinema and the Jam Factory.

If you visit the Shakahaari vegetarian restaurant in Carlton, you might catch Barry Humphries and others.

Humphries and Clive James occasionally drop into Kay Craddock's bookshop in Collins Street, while other stars searching for a good read can be occasionally found at Borders in Chapel Street.