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The rustic, industrial and excellent Embla.

10 hatted restaurants within a lob of the Australian Open

When it comes to quality dining mere minutes from centre court, Melbourne smashes it. Here are 10 of the best spots to eat out before or after the tennis.

  • Andrea McGinniss and Good Food Guide reviewers
Expect to see more legume-based and high-protein snacks on supermarket shelves.

Four health food trends you’ll see everywhere this year (and are they worth the hype?)

From performance beverages to products that promise better sleep, here’s what to look out for in the health-food aisle.

  • Susie Burrell
Creme fraiche and lemon pasta.

Seven fast and affordable dinners to cook this week

A week’s worth of budget-friendly, simple to make, summery meals, sorted.

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Spaghetti bolognese is de Minaur’s go-to order at Thirty Eight Chairs restaurant in South Yarra.

‘I’m a big carb man’: The pasta dish Alex de Minaur loves to smash (and where he eats it in Melbourne)

The top Australian tennis player’s parents met at an Italian restaurant, so it’s only natural he’s a “big carb man” with a love of Italian cuisine.

  • Jane Rocca
Roti John tiger roll filled with lamb shoulder and omelette.

Sick of smashed avo? Head to this suburban cafe for a playful taste of Singapore instead

An ex-Copper Pot chef’s brunch menu is inspired by the South-East Asian comfort foods of her childhood.

  • Dani Valent

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Eating out

Mortadelis is a pasta bar inside a European deli.

From local breakfast spots to beachfront dining: The Good Food guide to Torquay

It had always been the centre of every Victorian surfer’s universe. But now Torquay is riding a food and drink wave too. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Ellen Fraser and Good Food Guide reviewers
Karen Martini to take over the Saint Hotel dining room in St Kilda.

Karen Martini returns to her roots to help revive a St Kilda favourite

  • Ardyn Bernoth and Emma Breheny
Brico has opened in the charming corner site formerly known as Little Andorra.

Melbourne is swimming in wine bars, but this new Carlton North charmer has something extra

  • Emma Breheny
Pizza Pizza is a local favourite.

The Good Food guide to the best places to eat and drink in Lorne

  • Ellen Fraser and Good Food Guide reviewers

Lists & guides

Mortadelis is a pasta bar inside a European deli.

The Good Food guide to where to eat and drink in Torquay

Michael Costanzo from D.O.C, Fabio Angele from Brunetti Classico and Luca Sbardella from King & Godfree at the Lygon Street Precinct.

The essential guide to eating and drinking at the Australian Open

Pizza Pizza is a local favourite.

The Good Food guide to the best places to eat and drink in Lorne

Melbourne’s best new restaurants, bars and brunch of 2023

Melbourne’s best new restaurants, bars and brunch of 2023

Tiramisu from Grill Americano.

The best restaurant dishes we ate last year (and yes, there’s tiramisu)

Gelato Messina has added a fifth Melbourne shop, with three other new ice-cream spots also arriving in time for summer.

Scoop up the specials at four new ice-cream shops across Melbourne

Stan’s Grill’s cevapi sandwich.

December hit list: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out

Marinated chicken and lamb with curry, banana and chow mein at Banana Leaf in Hampton Park.

Four up and coming Melbourne eat streets at every point of the compass

Embla’s bread with mushroom butter.

Melbourne’s best restaurant bread revealed in the Caps awards

The Bologna at Stefanino Panino.

Six new sandwich joints in Melbourne’s inner north

Xiao long bao at HuTong Dumpling Bar in the CBD.

25 of Melbourne’s most iconic restaurants to tick off your bucket list

Pick Prik is a destination for those seeking the colour and atmosphere of Bangkok.

Five new Thai restaurants in Bourke Street’s top end

Recent reviews

West Australian half lobster topped with truffled parmesan gratin and served with fries.

‘Pure, uncomplicated pleasure’: Swap fish and chips for lobster at this beachside kiosk

  • Dani Valent
Roti John tiger roll filled with lamb shoulder and omelette.

Sick of smashed avo? Head to this suburban cafe for a playful taste of Singapore instead

  • Dani Valent
Fried octopus sando.

This Japanese cafe in an old milk bar is worth a trip to the ’burbs

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish: Pizza with guanciale and honey.
14/20

Avo toast by day, anchovy toast by night: Local favourite Woods Yard covers all bases

  • Dani Valent
The Recreation’s interior has had a recent upgrade.
14.5/20

This ‘fantastic’ inner north bistro is on its way to becoming one of Melbourne’s best

  • Besha Rodell

Recipes

Vegetarian tostadas topped with haloumi and blistered jalapenos (bottom left).

How to make this Mexican ‘toastie’ with halloumi (plus the ‘craveable’ chillies you’ll put on everything)

Crunchy tortillas loaded with halloumi, avocado, fresh salsa and blistered jalapenos from Sydney’s “tamale queen”.

  • Rosa Cienfuegos
Clams with fregola, peas and parsley pesto
EASY

Danielle Alvarez’s fregola (Sardinian pasta) with clams, peas and parsley pesto

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Last-minute cheat’s tiramisu.

Rick Stein’s chicken tray bake is already a contender for most popular recipe of 2024

  • Rick Stein
EASY

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s soba noodles with ginger ponzu and prawns

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura

Recipe collections

Barbecued lamb chops with sweet potato and rosemary butter.

Throw some bargain lamb on the barbie with these 25 recipes

Snapper and chorizo cataplana.

Summer simmers: 10 lighter one-pots perfect for any type of weather

Spaghetti with spanner crab

Live la dolce vita with 25 of our favourite summery Italian recipes

If you like macadamia and white chocolate cookies, you’ll love these blondies.

Back at work? 10 sweet bakes to help butter up your workmates

Barbecued eggplant with garlic and paprika.

10 beaut new recipes for relaxed summer barbecues

Adam Liaw’s modern take on the classic Caesar salad.

Lost your healthy eating mojo? 20 substantial salads to you help locate it

Grilled chermoula chicken with charred lemon, dates and tzatziki.

Let's do lunch: 30 tear and share recipes for casual weekend catch-ups

RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.

Keep calm and curry on: Good Food’s 50 most popular recipes of 2023

This speedy chicken stir-fry is sticky, sweet, savoury and a little bit spicy.

10 easy RecipeTin Eats’ chicken recipes ready in 30 minutes or less

Katrina Meynink’s spicy tomato slab tart.

14 relaxed, share-friendly dinners to make this week

No-bake Nutella cheesecake recipe for RecipeTin Eats Good Food online column February 2021. Good Food use only. Not for syndication. Must credit RecipeTin Eats. Image supplied by Nagi Maehashi

Five no-bake cheesecakes to make this weekend

Spaghetti with blistered cherry tomatoes.

14 of Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s best midweek recipes of 2023

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Tips & advice

We often crave “bad” foods when we feel stressed.

The foods to avoid when you’re feeling stressed (and six simple snacks to reach for instead)

  • Miranda Levy
Vietnamese tomato salad with poached chicken and crispy vermicelli. Katrina Meynink Summer one pan recipes for Good Food January 2022. Please credit Katrina Meynink. Good Food use only.

Five simple diet changes that will make a big difference to your health in 2024

  • Susie Burrell
Swap bacon and eggs for spinach and eggs instead.

Eleven hangover cures that actually work (and why you should bypass the bacon)

  • Laurel Ives
Swapping animal products for plant-based foods like nuts can significantly lower the chances of having a heart attack or stroke.

Feeling sluggish after too much of a good thing? Reach for the nuts

  • Sue Quinn
Pack a lunchbox of healthy ingredients and never be stuck for sustenance again.

The best snacks to have on standby in case you get stuck in transit hell

  • Markham Heid

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Drinks

Cindy Tandinata enjoys a limoncello cocktail at Catalina Restaurant in Rose Bay

Move over, Aperol Spritz. There’s a zesty new must-sip drink this summer

  • Katie Spain

Chilling a red? The ideal serving temperature for serving wine

  • Huon Hooke

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Spaghetti bolognese is de Minaur’s go-to order at Thirty Eight Chairs restaurant in South Yarra.

‘I’m a big carb man’: The pasta dish Alex de Minaur loves to smash (and where he eats it in Melbourne)

  • Jane Rocca
Michael Costanzo from D.O.C, Fabio Angele from Brunetti Classico and Luca Sbardella from King & Godfree at the Lygon Street Precinct.

From budget to blowout: The essential guide to eating and drinking at the Australian Open

  • Emma Breheny
When it’s simply too hot to cook, make this soba noodle salad.

Five refreshing cold noodle salads to make this weekend

Mortadelis is a pasta bar inside a European deli.

The Good Food guide to eating and drinking in Torquay

  • Ellen Fraser and Good Food Guide reviewers
Roti John tiger roll filled with lamb shoulder and omelette.

Sick of smashed avo? Head to this suburban cafe for a playful taste of Singapore instead

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