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Gingerboy and its striking interior in 2006.

‘It’s brutal’: Beloved laneway spot joins wave of Melbourne restaurant closures

An 18-year-old modern-Asian fan favourite goes into liquidation, as a tough economy hits the hip pockets of both owners and diners.

  • Emma Breheny
Rice bowls with sticky roasted pumpkin.

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Nourishing, warming dinners and satisfying salads to help counter overconsumption of chocolate eggs.

The go-to dish: falling-apart lamb barbacoa served with warm flour tortillas.
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To try some of Victoria’s best Mexican food (and margaritas), head for the hills

Forget nachos, sombreros and fishbowl margs. Honcho is delivering good-value modern Mexican dishes cooked over fire.

  • Besha Rodell
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Jo Barrett, co-owner and chef at Little Picket in Lorne.

Award-winning chef Jo Barrett to close hatted Lorne restaurant Little Picket

Riding high with a Good Food Guide hat, Victoria’s Chef of the Year is quitting the bowls club to tackle new projects.

  • Dani Valent
Mitch Orr, chef at hatted Sydney restaurant Kiln, will oversee food at one of St Kilda’s dining institutions.

Trailblazing Sydney chef Mitch Orr to reign over Prince Dining Room

He’s won awards and accolades in the Harbour City. Will his freewheeling style and signature Jatz snack bring more sizzle to St Kilda?

  • Emma Breheny

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Eating out

Tim Matthews placed his Ballarat pizzeria, The Forge, into administration last Monday.

‘The tourists have stopped coming’: Well-known restaurants close in regional Victoria

Cost-of-living pressures are biting regional hospitality businesses hard, with many forced to close their doors.

  • Richard Cornish
Victoria Whitelaw taking with her flowers bought from Melbourne Market.

While you are sleeping, this major suburban food market quietly powers Melbourne

  • Emma Breheny
The two-level restaurant, and its $70 banquet, is a good option for groups.
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Greek food is having a moment, but this 40-year-old city icon is an authentic stayer

  • Dani Valent
Emerald City chef Joel Alderdice behind the counter of his four-seat restaurant.

Behind the green velvet curtain is the most surprising (and tiny) opening of 2024

  • Emma Breheny

Lists & guides

Bridge Road Brewers’ menu champions pizza topped with local ingredients.

The best places to eat, drink (and scoff pizza) in Rutherglen and surrounds

Bronwyn with her beloved cheeseburger at Butcher’s Diner.

From noodles to late-night burgers, this is where comedians eat out on the cheap in Melbourne

The chefs’ culinary backgrounds merge in the lamb forequarter chops with chimichurri.

10 hot new southside venues worth making a pit stop at

Seabourn dining

Good Food’s essential guide to the best cruise dining and drinks

Publique Bakery owner Sung Kim at the CBD shop.

Eight of Melbourne’s new-wave bakeries worth spending your dough on

Assorted dishes at The Petrel Hotel in Geelong West.

Road trip! 15 new regional restaurants to check out

Sink into a banquette, or nab a prized seat at the bar at Bar Lourinha.

Suburban gems, laneway legends: 10 of Melbourne’s best Spanish restaurants

Deep End pizzeria in Fitzroy specialises in three different styles of US pizza: Chicago, New York and Detroit.

Eight new (and new-ish) pizza places serving styles beyond Neapolitan

Lee Ho Fook owner-chef Victor Liong outside his favourite Melbourne restaurant, Flower Drum.

The chefs’ guide to Melbourne’s Chinatowns (and what to order)

Don’t miss the oysters at Bar Lourinha.

12 of Melbourne’s best date-friendly dining spots (plus where to sit at each)

Hector’s HCT is a riff on the classic trifecta.

Seven essential Melbourne sandwiches you must try

The dining room at Beltana Farm near Canberra.

The new Australian restaurants we’re excited about in 2024

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14/20

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  • Dani Valent
Cafe and restaurant Tapenade is a taste of France on Commercial Road.

Olive the regulars love French favourite Tapenade − and it’s easy to see why

  • Dani Valent
Brico restaurant and wine bar in Carlton North.
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Is it a restaurant or a wine bar? It doesn’t matter when Brico is as friendly and fun as this

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The interior at Maggie’s Snacks and Liquor, Brunswick East.
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  • Besha Rodell

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Steak with store-bought crispy chilli oil and simple sides is a midweek favourite.
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RecipeTin Eats was almost too embarrassed to share her go-to dinner with crispy chilli oil

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Adam Liaw’s cheat’s millefeuille with leftover Easter eggs

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Shakshuka meets savoury bread-and-butter pudding in this share-friendly brunch dish.
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Good news, pasta lovers. It’s not as bad for your health as you may think

  • Hattie Garlick

Why eating bananas can be more effective at reducing blood pressure than cutting down on salt

  • Michael Searles
Good Food’s Callan Boys and Bianca Hrovat taste test crossover snack foods.

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Gingerboy and its striking interior in 2006.

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Tim Matthews placed his Ballarat pizzeria, The Forge, into administration last Monday.

‘The tourists have stopped coming’: Well-known restaurants close in regional Victoria

  • Richard Cornish
The go-to dish: falling-apart lamb barbacoa served with warm flour tortillas.
14/20

To try some of Victoria’s best Mexican food (and margaritas), head for the hills

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Rice bowls with sticky roasted pumpkin.

20 healthy recipes to get back on track after the Easter blowout

Steak with store-bought crispy chilli oil and simple sides is a midweek favourite.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats was almost too embarrassed to share her incredibly simple go-to dinner with crispy chilli oil

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
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