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Assorted dishes at Ho Liao including char kwai teow (top left).

Four hot new city restaurants with $15 lunch deals to hit in your break

Including a three-storey Malaysian mega-venue from a top Aussie chef, and affordable fast-casual eateries for cheesy toasties and pastas.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Olympic Meats proves takeaway food can offer the same level of care as a fine-diner.

Your June hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

From a reborn Malaysian institution to a nostalgic small bar in an old childhood home, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

Lemon schnitzel is crumbed to order:

Your June hit list: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Beers and schnitzels galore, the must-orders at freshly baked bakeries, and more.

Middle Park European is set to open June 3.

Middle Park finally gets its moment as a new bar and bistro opens in the suburb

From the owner of Tartine and Ned’s Bake, Middle Park European is a long-awaited diner for pasta and steak frites in the Melbourne neighbourhood.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Banksia operator’s Nishant Arora and Adam Aflalo.

Caulfield North scores a neighbourhood restaurant with fine-dining cred

After nearly changing careers, a former Society and Cutler & Co chef has rediscovered his love for cooking at an airy day-to-night diner.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Breadcetera owners Anthony Silvestre (left) and Frank Ciorciari.

‘It’s the milk bar for 2025’: Breadcetera fills a loaf gap in Malvern East

The new takeaway shop and grocer is serving house-made sausage rolls, chocolate tarts and chicken salad sangers on high-top bread.

  • Dani Valent
Coffee and baked goods at Hector’s Bakery, including the cinnamon bun with “Cinnabon vibes”(right).

Your guide to 13 of Melbourne’s hottest new bakeries (plus what to order at each)

Here’s a baker’s dozen of openings to add to your hit list, from suburban gems to those in the inner-city’s emerging pastry hub.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Sippenham is a new wine and pasta bar in Sydney’s inner west, inspired by East London.

Sippenham is meant for locals only – but it won’t stay that way for long

A new pasta and wine bar is the most exciting thing to happen in an oft-overlooked inner west suburb since the Metro.

  • Jessica Yun
24-hour marinated charcoal chicken comes with Lebanese pita bread at Habibi Chicken’s Preston outlet.

Melbourne’s charcoal chicken shops have levelled up: Here are four to try

There’s more than meets the eye at these new spots. Try Lebanese wraps with serious spice, wood-roasted birds like those found in Korea and a burger that rivals a fast-food fave.

  • Quincy Malesovas
The bar at Valentine’s.

Brookvale brewery transforms ’80s wedding venue into late-night date spot

With karaoke rooms, Sex on the Beach cocktails and a former fine dining chef, this might be “the perfect space to fall in love”.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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