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The prime burger at Cutler.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

‘Ordering a burger here seems weird’: Our critic reviews Cutler’s flexible new menu

The restaurant formerly known as Cutler and Co. switches from pricey degustation dining to a more casual format.

  • Besha Rodell
Magiritsta soup with Victorian-grown mushrooms and truffles from Meteora in Greece.

South Melbourne’s latest dining addition serves dishes you’d find in Greece

Aegli chef Ioannis Kasidokostas takes traditional Greek recipes and executes them in unexpected ways.

  • Tomas Telegramma
D.O.C’s soppressa pizza with pesto di casa.

One of Melbourne’s most iconic Italian restaurants has been slinging wood-fired pizzas for nearly two decades

D.O.C’s Carlton flagship first opened in 2007 on Drummond Street.

Inside Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty.

‘Melbourne wine bar’ has become its own genre, but this decade-old spot breaks the mould

Push past the orthodoxies at Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty, where spirit infuses everything from the playlists to the legacy of cheesy, peppery dishes.

  • Dani Valent
Giuseppe’s tiramisu.
14.5/20

In a city with too many tiramisus on menus, this is the original (and perhaps the best)

Blackboard specials, a serious meat-slicer and a legendary dessert: tick, tick, tick. Cicci is the cosiest of cosy neighbourhood trattorias.

  • Callan Boys
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Aegli chef Ioannis Kasidokostas with his wife and business partner Maria Tsilfoglou.

First look: This Greek newcomer in South Melbourne cranks up the creativity

Humble Greek cooking is having a moment. But at Aegli, a Greek-born chef with experience in Michelin-starred kitchens is remixing the cuisine in unexpected ways.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Meze plates include taramosalata dip, green chilli kingfish and tirokafteri.

An ex-Kafeneion staffer heads up this Greek wine bar with a meze-heavy menu in Fitzroy North

Muses Wine Bar has opened in the former Pinotta space.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Grill your own all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue at BBQ King.

An all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue spot with a sushi bar and an instant noodle station

Grill your own meat at BBQ King in Glen Waverley.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Melbourne’s Ministry of Crab.
Good Food hat15/20

It borders on cringe, but this international seafood chain restaurant is hat-worthy

There are so many things here that feel positively out of place in Melbourne in 2025. But the service is faultless, and the crabs are exceptionally good.

  • Besha Rodell
Inside Ordain, a bar and bistro in Seaford on the Mornington Peninsula.

Beachside pocket near Frankston has a wine bar worth travelling for

Ordain has jolted the small suburb of Seaford with barbecue bento boxes, fried cheese and a real-deal club sandwich.

  • Dani Valent

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