Rockwell and Sons

Rockwell and Sons is a fascinating package that juxtaposes fine-dining elements with some down-home USA food.

Lady Bower Kitchen

Welcoming Lady Bower taps into a reservoir of goodwill.

Rosetta

Rosetta is a throwback to European glamour, the grand tour and old New York.

Six Keys

Six Keys strikes the balance between accessible and interesting.

Eastern Dumpling House

Eastern's flavour-packed dumplings are handmade daily.

Shed 5

Shed 5 on South Wharf is the practical answer to the way forward for Greek food.

Cellar Bar

Cellar Bar is faux Vegas and pretend retro, a grown-up, spangly parlour that offers a big night out, not just a meal.

Los Latinos

Meat, glorious, meat; there's plenty of it at this festive, three-month-old Latin American pupuseria, with a menu that touches down in El Salvador, Mexico and Peru.

Virginia Plain

Virginia Plain is a sprawling, ambitious attempt to be one of Melbourne's venues that matter.

Gorski and Jones

Gorski and Jones

Cantina Centrale

The packed Cantina Centrale is a new upstairs-downstairs, wood-fired pizzeria by the team from Northcote's Cafe Bedda.

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Machi

Machi's dishes are made with Japanese technique but with distinctly Australian, market-driven ingredients.

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Black Toro

Mexican comes to Glen Waverly

Kaprica

Pietro Barbagallo has gone back to how it all began with Kaprica.

Trocadero

Hamer Hall finally has the restaurant it deserves - whether you're in with the yarts crowd or not.

Silo by Joost

It's an all-star cast at Silo by Joost, a zero-waste, two-month-old CBD cafe with exceptionally good food.

Mamak

Melbourne gains a new Malaysian star.

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Shu

Shu's crazy iconoclasm leaves an impression.

John Gorilla

John Gorilla.

JAM Cafe Gallery

JAM is a top little spot run by Melanie and Michael Nichols on a strip in Murrumbeena.