Date night

Umami Tokyo is a new late-night izakaya serving snacks to fuel your next bar crawl.

It’s arguably Sydney’s most “Sydney” restaurant, but does the Opera House’s flagship venue still fulfil its ambition?

Times New Roman is difficult to Google but easy to love for its affordable spaghetti, wine and penchant for Cheezels.

Oppen in Windsor has extended its hours from Thursday to Saturday.

Tomo-An chef Tomotaka Ishizuka serves his Aussie-fied Japanese tasting menu to six guests at a time.

There’s only room for 15 people at this tiny Brunswick East venue.

Melbourne’s thriving cafes are now coming for your evenings, with the lure of cocktails, share plates, DJ sets and excellent dinner deals.

The jewel in the crown in Sydney chef Junda Khoo’s mega Melbourne venue.

Regional Thai dishes by a husband-and-wife duo.

After a slow start, the Bridge Road restaurant is now pumping most nights of the week with a feel-good menu that makes you glad it’s winter.