Eating out
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- Docklands
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
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- South Yarra
This Melbourne icon divides food snobs – but our critic keeps going back
It may not be Melbourne’s best French restaurant. But it might be the city’s best-loved bistro.
- Besha Rodell
Guy Grossi’s late-night bar reopens – serving the cult spaghetti dish worth staying up for
Venture down the laneway behind Grossi Florentino for playful Italian snacks and inventive cocktails by a Lake House Daylesford alum until 1am.
- Tomas Telegramma
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- Thornbury
Meet the meaty main that’s so convincing, vegans have sent it back to the kitchen
Restaurant-bar Ballard’s, and its plant-based food, is anything but bland.
- Dani Valent
Love sushi rolls? Try onigiri, the lunchtime upgrade that’s sweeping Melbourne
Japan’s “soul food” is creeping onto cafe menus and into convenience store fridges in Melbourne — and these rice balls have a few bonuses that our beloved handrolls don’t.
- Emma Breheny
- Review
- 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
Celebrity Sydney chef to bring French bistro flair to this under-served end of the city
Busy chef and empire builder Luke Mangan is returning to his culinary roots (as well as his hometown) for a tried-and-true restaurant formula: the bistro.
- Emma Breheny
These bars are handing out free snacks most days. Here’s when to stop by
Say ciao to Melbourne’s best aperitivo hours, when complimentary canapes are served with your drink. Here’s where to find them.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Oakleigh
This self-serve bakery’s sweet-savoury ‘sausage roll’ snack pushes every button
Pick up a tray and try Korean baked goods at this humble but bustling family-run bakery in the ’burbs.
- Dani Valent
‘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.
- Tomas Telegramma
Former three-hatted Sydney chef to open restaurant and basement bar in Melbourne
Get ready for lots of seafood and Iberian influences at the latest projects from decorated Sydney restaurant couple Ross and Sunny Lusted.
- Tomas Telegramma
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