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Hot new Melbourne spots to see and be seen.

Auterra

This snacks-only wine bar is led by Clinton McIver from fine dining powerhouse Amaru, so you know you're in safe hands. The details are spot-on, with polished stemware, elegant design and a 13-page wine list. Embark on a "snackustation" and bounce from a panko-crumbed prawn and kimchi sandwich to an earthy shiitake soft-serve sundae.

1160 High St, Armadale, 03 8529 2660, auterrawinebar.com.au

Entrecote

The French funhouse (pictured top) has upped sticks from South Yarra to a new flagship on Greville Street. The menu hits the same bistro sweet spots: steak frites with Cape Grim porterhouse and secret herb butter sauce, freshly shucked oysters and toffee-topped creme brulee. With space for 200, it's primed for a party.

142-144 Greville St, Prahran, 03 9804 5468, entrecote.com.au

Nomad

After four years of rumours, this cult Sydney restaurant has opened its Melbourne outpost at the former Ezard at Adelphi site. The narrow space has been updated into a moody 100-seater, with chef Jacqui Challinor's wood-fired Mediterranean menu featuring stretched-to-order flatbread and crisp-skinned suckling pork.

187 Flinders Ln, Melbourne, 03 8419 2800, nomad.melbourne

Hope St Radio

What started as a community radio station is now a thriving bar-restaurant for the bright young things of the inner north. Ellie Bouhadana's warm Mediterranean menu features handmade pastas and snacky charcuterie to match the on-trend drinks. The Collingwood Yards arts precinct also features a new rooftop bar, Runner Up, with one of the city's best views.

35 Johnston St, Collingwood, hopestradio.community

Manze

This 25-seat natural wine bar from Mauritius-born Nagesh Seethiah (ex-Bar Liberty, pictured above with wine gun Moira Tirtha and sous chef Jack Short) built a following in lockdown with popular pop-ups introducing in-the-know diners to the Indian and East African accents of Mauritian cuisine. Seethiah presents the recipes of his childhood with a modern edge, including barramundi samosas and vindaye, fried fish pickled with turmeric and mustard seeds.

Shop 2, 1 Errol St, North Melbourne, manze.com.au

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This article features in the Good Food Guide 2022 magazine, published on November 30 with presenting partners Citi and Vittoria Coffee, and free with The Age. Also on sale from December 7 in newsagents and supermarkets.