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Inside Arlo in Elwood.

Conversation-stopping spuds make this cafe a must-visit in Elwood

Plus three more food spots to try in Melbourne’s heartland of “oat lattes and Bugaboos”.

  • Dani Valent
Inside Arlo in Elwood.

Arlo

This cafe is a finalist for best food in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Lezzet’s baklava.
Critics' Pick

Lezzet

Spice-packed cooking, all glowed-up.

Frozen blood orange margarita at Repeat Offender in Elwood.

Repeat Offender answers Elwood's thirsty call

May it always be that the hardest part of a day is selecting a margarita, writes Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
Curly Whiskers' signature scallops have sailed to Elwood.

Anchor makes a splash in Elwood

This broader menu from Brighton's Curly Whiskers team sails from France to the Mediterranean and beyond.

  • Dani Valent
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Battered flathead and chips.

Sails by the Bay becomes Elwood Bathers

Right on the beach, this crowd-pleasing all-day hangout is a little like Donovans Lite, reviews Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
Chilli eggs folded with plantain, topped with amaranth leaf and jazzed up with Ghanaian-style hot pepper sauce.

Geeky coffee and brunch with an African twist at Tennyson

African flavours and nitro-charged coffee combine in Elwood.

  • Dani Valent
Vanilla and orange blossom yoghurt panna cotta with 'hempnola' (hemp granola).

Swap granola for 'Hempnola' at Plain Sailing cafe

Bong! That's the sound of the bell tolling, ringing in the new era of legal edible hemp.

  • Dani Valent
Salmon poke at Elwood restaurant Ms Elwood.

Millennial pink Ms Elwood brightens up the neighbourhood

Ms Elwood's pan-Asian menu bounces from sashimi to ramen, stopping off for bao and banh xeo on the way.

  • Jane Ormond
Slow-cooked Anatolian-style lamb with bulgur salad.

Turkish delight thrives in Elwood

It's not quite the Ottoman empire, but this ever-expanding Turkish restaurant comes close.

  • Dani Valent

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