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Tiger prawn brioche rolls at the Mahob by Amok pop-up.

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Melbourne hit list May 2023: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

From lobster rolls in a glamorous lobby to these prawn buns (pictured) at a Cambodian pop-up in a pub, here’s what to add to your must-visit list this month. Plus puffed pizzas, puffy bread and fluffy breakfast souffles.

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Showroom Bar’s lobster roll.
14/20

Does hotel restaurant the Showroom Bar serve the Rolls-Royce of lobster rolls?

  • Besha Rodell
Cityfields dining at Chadstone

Cityfields is the latest jewel in Chadstone’s glittering new food and drink crown

  • Dani Valent
Duck kari at Mahob by Amok.
14/20

Mahob by Amok serves top Cambodian cuisine in an unlikely setting

  • Besha Rodell
Beverly rooftop bar in South Yarra is one of several new bars adding to Melbourne’s bar scene.

Three new bars to try, from a glam Cali-inspired rooftop to a cosy Carlton gem

  • Emma Breheny
A breakfast muffin with sausage, egg, cheese and “Bazzinga” sauce at Warkop in the Melbourne CBD.

Indonesian sandwich shop Warkop expands to CBD (and adds breakfast muffins)

  • Emma Breheny
Future meets heritage in the Driver Lane store.

Black Star finally opens in the city with a flaking great new range of pastries

  • Emma Breheny
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Inside Firebird’s long dining room.
14/20

Is Firebird still firing? The flavours are fantastic but the service is lukewarm

  • Besha Rodell
Spice-roasted cauliflower with date and tamarind chutney is one of OlMate’s South Asian-insipred fillings.

Three new Melbourne lunch spots (and they’re not all sandwiches)

  • Emma Breheny
Booths have been squeezed into former cells, with curtains separating the spaces.

Former Pentridge Prison is now home to beautiful new bar Olivine

  • Emma Breheny
Prawn Nerano pizza is named after a town in Campania and its eponymous zucchini-heavy pasta dish

Rossi opens where Ladro TAP once stood in Prahran – and there’s pizza

  • Emma Breheny
Assorted dishes at Totti’s Lorne.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Has Merivale’s gamble to open Italian powerhouse Totti’s in Lorne paid off?

  • Besha Rodell
The Faz pizza topped with roasted peppers, pancetta, pesto, mozzarella and feta.

‘I’d travel for this pizza’: Ohana is a slice of Hawaiian, but not as you know it

  • Dani Valent
A 19-metre bar that’s also an open kitchen for cold dishes adds extra theatre.

Ritz-Carlton’s spectacular sky-high restaurant Atria opens to the public

  • Emma Breheny
Japanese souffle pancakes with Nutella rice crisp are a typically creative Clementine dish.

New South Melbourne cafe Clementine is out to break brunch stereotypes

  • Emma Breheny
No 100 joins a buzzing stretch of restaurants and bars on Flinders Lane.

Petite all-day bistro-deli No 100 packs a punch on Flinders Lane

  • Emma Breheny
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Bahama Gold in Brunswick East.
14.5/20

Lygon Street strikes it lucky with lo-fi bar Bahama Gold

  • Besha Rodell
Mexican taquitos filled with slow-braised beef.

Local tapas bar Little Drop of Poison has good vibes on tap

  • Dani Valent
Chef and co-owner Murat Ovaz (left) and chef Frank Berardi are combining culinary influences.

Chessell and Clarke cafe brings a taste of Turkey and Italy to Southbank

  • Emma Breheny
Inside Ballarat’s cosy and colourful Pancho restaurant.
14.5/20

‘I’d eat here every week if it was in Melbourne’: Pancho is a whirlwind tour of Latin America in Ballarat

  • Besha Rodell
Beef with beetroot, blackberry and horseradish.
Good Food hat15.5/20

The new Underbar’s tasting menu is an abundance of riches (and an act of endurance)

  • Besha Rodell

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