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The 'Hip Hopper' at Lankan Tucker cafe in Brunswick West.

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Choose your noodle: DoDee Paidang's signature tom yum soup comes in varying degrees of heat.

Secret soup recipe the key to spicy success

  • Nina Rousseau
The must-try Levantine breakfast at Levanter Cafe.

Syrian cafe breezes into Balaclava

  • Nina Rousseau
Le Lee's must-order sarma (cabbage rolls).

Just like Grandma's back in Macedonia

  • Nina Rousseau
The prawn sando with pert, poached prawns, pickled daikon and a thousand island-ish 'pink sauce' on soft milk bread.

Mod meets trad at cross-cultural Sonny Chiba

  • Nina Rousseau
Hip Hopper: a brunchy tasting plate featuring an egg hopper, string hopper, curry (fish, chicken or veg) and condiments.

A fresh spin on Sri Lankan street food

  • Nina Rousseau
Better than the original? Duck laksa at Laksa King Kitchen.

Melbourne's laksa monarch still reigns

  • Nina Rousseau
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From left: Pistachio, Nutella and classic cannoli piped with ricotta-based fillings and dipped in crushed nuts and/or chocolate chips.

Found! Melbourne's best cannoli is in the 'burbs

  • Nina Rousseau
Cambodian five-spice noodle soup.

My Cambodia's soups strike the salty-sour-sweet spot in Springvale

  • Dani Valent
The chicken doner kebab is a ripper.

This bargain kebab shop is a northern legend

  • Nina Rousseau
King lunch for one: The tum tard platter is the best of all worlds.
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This Thai platter is a king lunch for one

  • Gemima Cody
Cashew curry with yellow rice.

Vibrant, homey Sri Lankan flavours from a crew of two

  • Besha Rodell
Colombian-style hot chocolate served with mozzarella.

Cento Mani cafe is full of Colombian beans

  • Besha Rodell
Banh trang tron (rice paper salad).

Move over rice paper rolls, hello rice paper salad

  • Besha Rodell
Omnivore combination platter on injera bread.

Mesob brings Ethiopian food to Northcote

  • Besha Rodell
Bright flavours: a selection of dishes at Spice Pantry, Prahran.

Is this Melbourne's best butter chicken?

  • Besha Rodell
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Don't miss the carnitas - slow-cooked shredded pork tacos.

Tortilla-makers serve up authentic Mexican flavours at El Sabor

  • Besha Rodell
Uyghur pastry is like a Middle Eastern meat pie.

Uyghur Chinese: A heavenly crossroad of tastes from the Silk Road

  • Besha Rodell
Beyti tantuni, wrapped in think pastry-like bread.

Turkey: Meet tantuni, an alternative to the kebab

  • Besha Rodell
Ayam cabe ijo - fried chicken with spicy green chilli relish.

Halal Indonesian: Don't miss chicken at Pondok Rempah

  • Besha Rodell
Spicy minced chicken dip: Thai larb meets bolognese.

Cambodia: Bopha Devi's dip blends Thai larb and bolognese

  • Besha Rodell
Lamb Biryani.

Diamond combines Indian and Hungarian cuisines

  • Besha Rodell
The pork hock in a clay pot is made from scratch.

Hit the road to try real Thai flavours at Khao San Road

  • Besha Rodell
The vegan mezze plate for two.

Greece: Bargain vegan-friendly banquets in Brunswick East

  • Besha Rodell

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