Eating out
This hatted city restaurant is now serving a rare Italian sandwich you should know about
Forget panini and focaccia. This spin-off sandwich bar is all about fluffy flatbreads served still-warm and filled with primo Italian ingredients.
- Tomas Telegramma
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- St Kilda
These ‘genius’ dumplings are not what you might expect at a typical suburban Thai
Charlong is clever, creative, run by women and could only be in Melbourne.
- Dani Valent
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
- Review
- Brunswick East
This retro cafe is all about ’90s vibes and honest food with 101 per cent heart
Affordable sandwiches, sunset-coloured walls and sweet bakes are the order of the day at Suntop Plaza in Brunswick East.
- Dani Valent
Who has replaced star chef Rosheen Kaul at Etta, and what’s next for her?
She helped make the Brunswick East wine bar an essential Melbourne dining experience. And with such big shoes to fill, who is taking over as head chef?
- Tomas Telegramma
Don’t visit St Kilda’s reborn Prince Dining Room without knowing this first
Hotshot Sydney chef Mitch Orr has brought his golden touch to the Prince. Here’s what to order, where to sit to and other inside intel to get the most out of it.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Armadale
A little Japanese, a little French but a lot to love at this Armadale passion project
Don’t be deterred by the words “fusion food”. At this High Street newcomer, two cuisines meld with sensitivity and purpose.
- Dani Valent
Cheap grills: 20 of Melbourne’s best-value steak nights
The list includes a charming tavern, a slick-looking pub and a spot serving some of the best-value wagyu in town.
- Emma Breheny and Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Fitzroy
‘One of the more affordable omakase restaurants, up there with those that cost double’
Shusai Mijo’s midweek “cut and cook” menu is a hot proposition, no wonder it’s booked out through May already.
- Besha Rodell
- Collection
- Restaurant news
Your May hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month
Affordable gems worth crossing town for and charming little wine bars galore. Here are Melbourne’s hotspots to visit this month and beyond.
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- Just open
Enter this pasta shop via a back lane to discover Thornbury’s classy and discreet new diner
Two nights a week, the Umberto team’s pasta shop Pastificio Sandro moonlights as a restaurant, with charry mortadella skewers and a fancy version of nonna’s soup.
- Tomas Telegramma
