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Owner-chef Attila Yilmaz at his Canterbury restaurant Pazar Food Collective.

‘Kind of scary’: The real reason so many restaurants are closing

The predictions are devastating: one in 13 hospitality businesses could close in the next 12 months. So what’s gone wrong, and what can be done to help?

  • Dani Valent
Meatballs “al forno” with cheesy garlic bread.

Five marvellous meatball recipes to cook this weekend

Let the good times roll with these meaty crowd-pleasers.

Kwong fried rice.

The only four dishes you need to create the ultimate Kylie Kwong dinner party

As much-loved restaurateur, Kylie Kwong announces the closure of Lucky Kwong restaurant, we celebrate some of her greatest dishes. This banquet is guaranteed to wow your guests.

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Assorted dishes including grilled prawns and watermelon ceviche at Amphora.
12.5/20

Does Marvel Stadium’s new fine-dining restaurant beat a meat pie at the footy?

Amphora and Friends of Fire have dual menus: an omnivorous one and a vegan version by Smith & Daughters’ Shannon Martinez.

  • Dani Valent
La Luna Bistro is closing its doors after just over 25 years in business.

A Carlton North favourite is shutting its doors after more than two decades

Chef Adrian Richardson’s restaurant has been praised for its consistency, dry-aged steaks and house-made smallgoods. So why turn off the lights?

  • Tomas Telegramma

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Melbourne Eat Streets

Tiamo restaurant in Carlton.

Five years ago, Lygon Street was dying. Now diners are queuing out the door

  • Dani Valent
Tocca restaurant in Werribee.

How a run-down strip became the most exciting culinary street in the west

  • Dani Valent
Victor Churchill in Armadale.

How a well-heeled street of wedding dress shops became a premier dining strip

  • Dani Valent
Modu restaurant on Clayton Road.

The gritty ‘eating street’ in the south-east that boasts more than 200 restaurants

  • Dani Valent
Crosta D’Oro in Thornbury.

High Street is jam-packed with bars, cafes and restaurants – but this is its best section

  • Dani Valent

Eating out

France-Soir in South Yarra.
14/20

‘This Melbourne icon divides food snobs – but I keep going back’

This South Yarra stalwart really does feel like a neighbourhood bistro in Paris, right down to the uneven cooking.

  • Besha Rodell
Moon Mart’s kimchi jaffle.

This molten kimchi jaffle will take you to Funkytown

  • Tomas Telegramma
The doors are back open at late-night bar Arlechin in the city.

Guy Grossi’s late-night bar reopens – serving the cult dish worth staying up for

  • Tomas Telegramma
The steak-like lion’s mane mushroom dish.

Meet the meaty main that’s so convincing, vegans have sent it back to the kitchen

  • Dani Valent

Lists & guides

Ora, already a key part of the Kew community, is about to open after dark, too.

10 new neighbourhood wine bars to spend a cosy Sunday afternoon in

Negroni sbagliatos and snacks at Bianchetto.

These bars are handing out free snacks most days. Here’s when to stop by

Welcome to Good Food’s Eat Streets series.

The essential guide to five of Melbourne’s best Eat Streets

Mulberry Group founder Nathan Toleman (left) and chef Tom Sarafian have partnered on the opening of Sarafian’s first restaurant.

Six new venues set to get Melbourne sizzling this winter

The Plough in Footscray offers a $23 steak special on Tuesdays.

Cheap grills: 20 of Melbourne’s best-value steak nights

May hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

May hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

At Flower Drum, the service alone is remarkable.

Our chief critic’s little black book of places she usually only shares with visiting friends

Sean’s

I’m coming to Sydney for the week, where should I eat? The critic’s top picks for visitors

Bridge Road Brewers’ menu champions pizza topped with local ingredients.

The best places to eat, drink (and scoff pizza) in Rutherglen and surrounds

Bronwyn with her beloved cheeseburger at Butcher’s Diner.

From noodles to late-night burgers, this is where comedians eat out on the cheap in Melbourne

The chefs’ culinary backgrounds merge in the lamb forequarter chops with chimichurri.

10 hot new southside venues worth making a pit stop at

Seabourn dining

Thinking about booking a cruise? Everything you need to know about the food and drink

Recent reviews

Assorted dishes including grilled prawns and watermelon ceviche at Amphora.
12.5/20

Does Marvel Stadium’s new restaurant Amphora beat a meat pie at the footy?

  • Dani Valent
France-Soir in South Yarra.
14/20

Melbourne icon France-Soir divides food snobs – but our critic keeps going back

  • Besha Rodell
The steak-like lion’s mane mushroom dish.

Ballard’s meaty main is so convincing, vegans have sent it back to the kitchen

  • Dani Valent
The “fried sausage roll” (centre) is wrapped in milk bread rolled in panko crumbs.

Self-serve bakery Manna’s sweet-savoury ‘sausage roll’ snack pushes every button

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish: The oyster selection is fun to slurp your way around the Australian coast.
14/20

There isn’t a house wine at The Walrus, but there are ‘house oysters’

  • Dani Valent

Recipes

Teriyaki salmon bowls.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ teriyaki rice bowls stretch two salmon fillets into a satisfying dinner for four

This wholesome meal can be thrown together in the time it takes to steam rice.

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Citrus fruit salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s simple breakfast proves fruit salad isn’t just for summer

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Nagi and gyros

RecipeTin Eats reveals the secret to making this cult souvlaki bar’s chicken gyros at home

  • Nagi Maehashi
Classic roast beef and gravy.

How to cook Adam Liaw’s classic roast beef and gravy (and don’t forget the Yorkies)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw

Recipe collections

Dill and mint add vibrancy to this simple but satisfying pasta dish.

12 frozen veg-packed (but fantastic) recipes to cook next week

Serve this lamb, rice and vine leaf borek with garlic dip.

Give it a whirl: Five spiral pastries to cook this weekend

Creamy cauliflower and potato soup topped with mini cheese toastie bites.

16 freezer-friendly soups and stews to cook (and stash away) this week

RecipeTin Eats’ baked chicken and broccoli macaroni cheese.

Budget bangers: 50 thrifty recipes for tight times

Cr: William Meppem / GW - Food, March 5 issue. Neil Perry's chicken with lemon and orzo risotto. SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM GW160305 William Meppem – Sat, 5. March 2016 12:00 AM988594168.jpgCr: William Meppem / GW - Food, March 5 issue. Neil Perry's chicken with lemon and orzo risotto. SMH GOOD WEEKEND Picture by WILLIAM MEPPEM GW160305

50 crowd-pleasing chicken dishes (starring RecipeTin’s popular curry)

Adam Liaw’s shepherds’ pie.

Oldies but goodies: 10 of your favourite childhood recipes to cook next week

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spiced apple cake with mascarpone and maple frosting.

From apple cakes to RecipeTin’s steak: April’s 20 most popular recipes

One-pan slurpy creamy tomato and fennel ravioli with optional spicy sausage.

14 simple dinners that go straight to the sauce

Fast one tray eggplant and spicy salami lasagne. Sage Creative autumn/winter recipes for Good Food online and Home Front. February 2022. Good Food use only. Please credit James Moffatt

14 of our favourite low-fuss and affordable dishes to cook this week

Manoush-style pizzas with prawns and chilli.

10 fast and curious Friday night flatbread pizzas

Vegetarian-friendly pithiviers filled with mushroom ragu.

Five crowd-pleasing Recipe Tin pies to bake this weekend

Barbecued cauliflower with mascarpone bechamel.

Five easy and cheesy new cauliflower steak recipes

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Tips & advice

Yoghurts may often look similar but their nutritional panel will reveal important differences.

A dietitian ranks seven popular supermarket yoghurts (and reveals her top picks)

  • Susie Burrell
Emily Yeoh with a larger version of the $15 wok she recommends from Yuen’s in Brisbane, or a similar Asian grocery store.

The $15 wok this chef (and ex-MasterChef contestant) swears by

  • Matt Shea

Eating ultra-processed meat linked to greater risk of early death

  • Laura Donnelly
Black coffee.

Eight health benefits of drinking black coffee

  • Emily Craig

A dietitian’s guide to food additives – and which ones to avoid

  • Susie Burrell

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Drinks

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  • Huon Hooke
Diners try the line-up of Coravin wines at Bentley Restaurant & Bar.

Try one of the world’s best wines for half price. But is it really worth $320 a glass?

  • Bianca Hrovat

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