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Buffalo mozzarella, broad beans, green tomatoes, fennel and lemon.

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Can Arthur save the dego?

The dishes come two by two at Arthur, turning what looks like a scarily long tasting menu into a five-course meal.

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Handmade noodles with beef and potato at Handmade Noodle Bar.

Carlingford Village Shopping Centre's hidden gems

This time-warping suburban Sydney shopping centre contains some delicious surprises.

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Sang's Korean fried chicken (KFC) is gold-standard.

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Sing for your supper at Sang by Mabasa

This small Sydney restaurant serves the gold-standard of Korean fried chicken.

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Beef carpaccio, sliced as thin as tissue paper.

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Arbory Afloat is the party of the summer

This 400-person pontoon floating on Melbourne's Yarra River shouldn't be as good as it is.

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Temasek's prawn and chicken laksa Singapura.

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Is this stalwart serving Sydney's best laksa?

Callan Boys revisits Parramatta's joyously chaotic Temasek.

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Spiced pumpkin creme diplomat, shiitake ice-cream and meringue at Laura.

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Melbourne restaurants

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Catch up on The Age chief restaurant critic Gemima Cody's reviews.

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Tantuni iskender.

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World plates

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Besha Rodell travels the world without leaving Melbourne.

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Italian savoury doughnuts at Arbory Afloat.

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November hit list

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Fresh faces in Fitzroy and where to find these fluffy cheese doughnuts.

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Spaghetti bolognese at The Waiters Restaurant.

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Melbourne icons

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Gemima Cody revisits the restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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The Commodore cocktail at Galah bar in Windsor, Melbourne.

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Melbourne bars

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Michael Harden hits the city's watering holes.

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Sticky date hotcakes at Field Black cafe in Northcote.

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Melbourne cafes

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Larissa Dubecki rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Sepia dishes.

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Sydney restaurants

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Catch up on The Sydney Morning Herald chief restaurant critic Terry Durack's reviews.

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Black Star Pastry at Moore Park.

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Sydney cafes

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Good Food rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Confit ocean trout.

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Sydney icons

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Good Food revisits the city's restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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Negroni.

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Sydney bars

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Callan Boys rates Sydney's best cocktails, beers, wines and bar snacks.

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North Indian thali.

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Sydney world plates

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Andrew Levins travels the world without leaving Sydney.

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Pizza piccante at AcquaFresca by Pilu.

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November hit list

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Add these bars and restaurants to your must-do list.

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The top 20 cafes in Melbourne Top 20 Melbourne bars

Crispy fish sandwich at Bondi Beach Public Bar.

Sydney's best bars

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The classic martini served The Mayfair in Melbourne.

Top 20 Melbourne bars

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Tom yum goong from Chat Thai at Circular Quay.

Sydney cheap eats greats

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The all American grilled cheese toastie at Maker and Monger, Prahran Market.

Top 20 Melbourne cheap eats

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Meet Mica's eggs benedict.

Sydney's best cafes

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Breakfast is the new dinner: Ruby skirt steak with endive and kipflers at Higher Ground.

The top 20 cafes in Melbourne

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The Good Food Guide 2019.

National Good Food Guide 2019 on sale now

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The Bao Brothers will be at the Melbourne Night Noodle Markets 2018.

10 reasons the Melbourne Night Noodle Markets rock

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See Japan and 2019 Rugby World Cup with Adam Liaw

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Chef Peter Gilmore, winner Citi Chef of the Year at the Good Food Guide awards, held in Melbourne, 8 October 2018.

The Good Food Guide Awards 2018

The best of Australian food is celebrated at the second national Good Food Guide Awards in Melbourne.

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Compressed beetroot dish at Lesa for Melbourne trends video. Visit Victoria and Good Food.

What's trending in Melbourne

Video brought to you by Visit Victoria.

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Melbourne northside v southside.

Melbourne northside v southside

Video brought to you by Visit Victoria.

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Ben Shewry from Attica

The passion and vision of Attica chef Ben Shewry

Attica chef Ben Shewry talks about his passion and vision for the future of food. Video brought to you by Citi.

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Sixpenny chef Daniel Puskas

An interview with Sixpenny chef Daniel Puskas

Sixpenny chef Daniel Puskas talks about his love and appreciation of cooking. Video brought to you by Citi.

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Caterina Borsato, owner of Caterina's in Melbourne's CBD.

What is service excellence?

Caterina Borsato of Caterina's Cucina e Bar in Melbourne; Vicki Wild (and Martin Benn) of Sepia, Sydney; Longrain's Sam Christie; and chef Neil Perry talk service excellence. Video brought to you by Citi.

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All the winners and hats at the Good Food Guide Awards

Scarlet prawns with prawn roti. Restaurant Orana.

Catch up on all the action from the national awards held in Melbourne.

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Q&A: Your Good Food Guide questions, answered

From left: Terry Durack, editor Myffy Rigby, Callan Boys and Jill Dupleix at Restaurant Hubert in Sydney.

For the first time ever, the Good Food Guide's senior reviewing panel gets a grilling by Good Food readers.

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Hand-harvested seafood at Quay.

Love at first bite

Terry Durack picks his favourite new dishes of the year.

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