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- Templestowe
‘This frankly odd menu is one of the most exciting eating experiences I’ve had in ages’
Dani Valent gains an informal, intimate insight into Iranian home cooking in a low-key suburban shopping strip.
- Dani Valent
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Footscray’s legendary Franco Cozzo site has undergone a wild transformation
- Tomas Telegramma
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- West Melbourne
This quiet neighbourhood gem is as DIY as it gets, but you probably won’t mind
Whitebark isn’t a destination but if you’re looking for somewhere small and neighbourly, it might be just the spot.
- Besha Rodell
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Wally’s brings relaxed dining and hard-to-find wines to a corner spot in Albert Park
The bijou new wine bar hopes to become a magnet for the neighbourhood with its 300-bottle wine list and lovable Euro dishes like steak in bordelaise sauce.
- Daniela Frangos
Bistra brings back the old-school Aussie bistro complete with 𝄒90s menu classics
There’s beer on tap, trifle in glass bowls, and battered prawns. And a near-extinct hospitality tradition – replete with white tablecloths – is being revived.
- Emma Breheny
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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- Essendon Fields
This charming wooden hut − and its peachy dessert − is a fairytale find near an airfield
Basq is an unexpected but pleasing all-day restaurant with really good − and dare I say “yum” − food.
- Dani Valent
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This ambitious Carlton North fine diner is loosening things up with its new front bar
Walk-ins, Indian street snacks and an open door: it’s an all-new era at Carlton North fine-diner Enter Via Laundry.
- Emma Breheny
Top chef Ben Shewry reckons the pasta at this underrated CBD restaurant is better than Bologna’s
The Attica restaurateur and chef shares his Melbourne and Sydney food and drink favourites – plus the Malaysian food city he almost wishes he could keep secret.
- Jane Rocca
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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
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- 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
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