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- St Kilda
There isn’t a house wine here, but there are ‘house oysters’ (and they don’t get better)
Let yourself be steered off-road and try a different pairing at oyster and wine bar The Walrus.
- Dani Valent
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‘Heart and soul of Melbourne’s gastronomy’: Legendary Italian grocer to close after 70 years
It’s the end of an era for a family-run business that helped change the city’s eating and drinking landscape.
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Clashing colours and banana leaf feasts washed down with cocktails bring pulsating energy back to the former site of a beloved Italian restaurant.
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Forget panini and focaccia. This spin-off sandwich bar is all about fluffy flatbreads served still-warm and filled with primo Italian ingredients.
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This crowd-funded cafe, bar, restaurant and pantry has changed Coburg for the better. If you’re local, you’re lucky.
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- Footscray
This market restaurant serves the South American version of a halal snack pack
I was full about five seconds after starting but kept diving back in, writes Dani Valent.
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- St Kilda
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Charlong is clever, creative, run by women and could only be in Melbourne.
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