Chef Adrian Richardson’s restaurant has been praised for its consistency, dry-aged steaks and house-made smallgoods. So why turn off the lights?
It may not be Melbourne’s best French restaurant. But it might be the city’s best-loved bistro.
It’s the end of an era for a family-run business that helped change the city’s eating and drinking landscape.
These are the restaurants, pubs and bars that reveal our city’s essence, and who we are as Melburnians, says Besha Rodell.
Look forward to live DJs, neon pink lighting and crowd-pleasing feed-me menus when Chin Chin makes its AFL debut in Geelong next month.
Besha Rodell refuses to feel guilty for loving enduring Tex-Mex chain Taco Bill – fusion food in the original (and best) sense of the word.
Owner Aydin Bol has been a constant presence at Bodrum, and it’s still him and his moustache that greet diners today.
Much-loved Melbourne stalwart Gerald’s Bar is almost impossible to score with numbers and hats, says Besha Rodell. But she gives it her best shot.
When Wall Two 80 opened in 1998, almonds and oats were as yet unmilked and no one had a labradoodle.
It’s hard to go past Rumi’s greatest hits. But changes at its new home ensure it’s relevant to a new generation of diners.