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Introduce visitors to the American Doughnut Kitchen, then explain it’s not actually American.

I’m coming to Melbourne for the week. Where should I eat? The critic’s top picks for visitors

These are the restaurants, pubs and bars that reveal our city’s essence, and who we are as Melburnians, says Besha Rodell.

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

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
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
Fried plantain at African Calabash restaurant in Footscray.

‘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
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Victoria Whitelaw taking with her flowers bought from Melbourne Market.

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
Kalamaki (mixed skewers served over rice) at Tsindos Greek restaurant in Melbourne CBD.

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.

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

Family restaurant Tsindos, and its secret eggplant dip, has been a Lonsdale Street stalwart for 40 years.

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

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
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

Step into Emerald City, the Yarra Valley’s new four-seat fine diner hidden in the back of a whisky bar.

  • Emma Breheny

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