Eating out
Melbourne’s hottest new food precinct is… Marvel Stadium?
Marvel Stadium is dishing up a dining revolution with food by hatted chefs, vegan parmas and restaurants open well beyond game day.
- Emma Breheny and Andrea McGinniss
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Will this trailblazing Sydney chef usher in a new golden era for St Kilda’s 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
‘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
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‘Golden, starchy goodness’: These are hot chips, but not as you might know them
Friendly family restaurant African Calabash is a taste of West Africa in Melbourne’s west.
- Dani Valent
While you are sleeping, this major suburban food market quietly powers Melbourne
A miniature city rises and falls each night, built on cucumbers, apples, forklifts – and bacon and egg rolls. Meet some of the people behind it.
- Emma Breheny
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Your April hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month
Greek food is having a moment this month plus where to go pre- or post-comedy festival show from comedians in the know.
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- Melbourne
Greek food is having a moment, but this 40-year-old city icon is an authentic stayer
Family restaurant Tsindos, and its secret eggplant dip, has been a Lonsdale Street stalwart for 40 years.
- Dani Valent
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- Melbourne
Tapenade provides a warm and authentic slice of France in an unlikely city setting
The owners of this cafe and restaurant, in the base of a shiny apartment block on a busy road, have endeared themselves to locals.
- Dani Valent
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Behind the green velvet curtain is the most surprising (and tiny) opening of 2024
Step into Emerald City, the Yarra Valley’s new four-seat fine diner hidden in the back of a whisky bar.
- Emma Breheny
From comfort noodles to late-night burgers, this is where comedians eat out on the cheap in Melbourne
From late-night bites at city stalwarts to big noodle bowls for under $20, these are the much-loved venues comedians recommend throughout the festival.
Find Korean barbecue from a hatted restaurant in this suburban shopping centre
Menu items named after K-pop groups bring the fun, and premium Japanese beef brings the luxe. Welcome to the new breed of shopping centre restaurant.
- Emma Breheny
