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Twelve wallet-friendly yet wow Mother’s Day ideas from cooking kits to ‘Goldilocks’ treats
Forget flowers and chocolates. Go for a DIY gesture that’s also affordable, a cooking class with a difference or a box of sweet treats by top Melbourne bakers.
- Tomas Telegramma and Emma Breheny
High Street is jam-packed with bars, cafes and restaurants – but this is its best section
The 18-kilometre stretch runs through five suburbs in Melbourne’s north, and one slice of the strip is enjoying its golden era. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink in Thornbury.
- Dani Valent
How a run-down strip became the most exciting culinary street in the west
In Melbourne’s west, diners are spending big at this once-unassuming strip that now bustles with amazing eateries. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink on Watton Street.
- Dani Valent
Five years ago, Lygon Street was dying. Now diners are queuing out the door
Melbourne’s most iconic dining strip was saved from a slow demise – but if you’re only visiting for Italian, you’re doing it wrong. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where you should go to eat and drink.
- Dani Valent
How a well-heeled street of rug and wedding dress shops became a premier dining strip
Visitors used to flock to Armadale for the boutique shopping. Now its eateries – from high-end to casual – attract Melburnians from all over the city. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink on High Street.
- 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
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
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- Hot & new
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.
- Recipe collection
- Just open
10 hot new southside venues worth making a pit stop at this weekend
Rev up before or after the Australian Grand Prix at these new restaurants, bars and breweries, all just a bunny hop from the Albert Park circuit.
The queue-worthy Cubano sandwich from Nico’s is a masterclass in maximalism
It’s just as impressive – if not more – than the shop’s bestselling chicken-schnitzel sanger, Sandwich Watch discovered.
- Tomas Telegramma