Eating out
The high-end restaurants opening more casual, more affordable, just as delicious bars next door
You don’t need to plan weeks in advance, you can name your budget, and it’s OK if you haven’t dressed up. Is there a catch to this new breed of Melbourne bar?
- Emma Breheny
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- Melbourne
Why our reviewer is excited about eating this icy food all through Melbourne’s winter
Layers of coarse flakes, fine fluffy clouds and blow-torched ice … how can frozen Japanese water be so amazing?
- Dani Valent
If ‘the classics never die’, this Thornbury favourite’s cotoletta panino is immortal
With just four ingredients, it couldn’t be simpler. But that’s precisely why it’s so special, according to Sandwich Watch.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Melbourne
Our critic had many expectations for the revamped Vue de Monde. But one thing surprised her
There are a few notable changes at the newly refurbished fine diner, but those spectacular views aren’t one of them.
- Besha Rodell
- Exclusive
- Just open
Fusion food gets a bad rap, but this beautiful new Brunswick restaurant breaks the mould
Behind a heavy wooden door you’ll find Casa Chino – a special new spot for chifa, Peru’s beloved mash-up of local ingredients with Cantonese cooking.
- Emma Breheny
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
- Exclusive
- Coming soon
First look: An Italian restaurant in Mount Eliza with strong River Cafe vibes
A minimalist fit-out, bold splashes of colour and fiercely regional Italian cooking: it’s a jolt of excitement for Mornington Peninsula dining.
- Emma Breheny
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
‘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
- Exclusive
- Coming soon
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
