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Pinotta is a Fitzroy North favourite.

It’s the end of an era for a much-loved, recently hatted Fitzroy North bistro

It’s the final weeks of a 14-year-old favourite that’s in its “golden period”. And what could come next equals a big change in direction.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Penelope (at night, at least) hides in plain sight on James Street.

Flash new supper club hides in plain sight on James Street

Blink and you’ll miss one of 2025’s most exciting openings, which is serving classic food and cocktails with subtle twists. Take a look inside.

  • Matt Shea
For Easter, Doughcraft has added both a classic and a chocolate hot cross bun to its daily menu.

Where to find Brisbane’s best hot cross buns

Whether you’re anti-peel, pro-cardamom or a fan of a wildcard hot cross bun, here’s where to hit for your annual Easter treat.

  • Neesha Sinnya, Matt Shea and Kristen Camp
Greek lemon chicken and potatoes.

The experts reveal their most underrated ingredients – and how to make the most of them

From turnips to vinegar, eight top recipe writers share the ingredients that deserve more love – and how to use them in your everyday cooking.

  • Nina Rousseau
Chef Chae prepares food in the kitchen.
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After years of trying for a reservation, our critic finally makes it to Victoria’s most hard-to-book restaurant

Besha Rodell finally scores one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae’s hideaway restaurant and home in the mountains for an unforgettable dining experience.

  • Besha Rodell
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Classic rooftop club Birdees is now a salubrious beer garden, bar and eateyr.

Storied Brisbane club reborn as a sun-kissed beer garden and eatery

There are 16 beer taps, stacks of cocktails, and a food menu much better than it perhaps has any right to be. Take a look inside.

  • Matt Shea
Shady Pines Saloon soon after opening in 2010.

Swillhouse’s bar Shady Pines Saloon to close after dispute resolved with landlord

The venue helped redefine the city’s bar culture, before allegations of sexual misconduct rocked its parent company. Now the site is being turned into a private members’ club.

  • Scott Bolles
The great Good Food Melbourne croissant taste test.

Good Food ranked Melbourne’s best croissants, and a surprise suburban bakery took top spot

Six Good Food judges blind tasted 23 buttery pastries to find the city’s No.1, from Baker Bleu to Bread Club. Spoiler alert, Lune, isn’t number one.

  • Emma Breheny
Inside the Barragunda dining room.
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The Mornington Peninsula’s newest two-hatted fine-diner is very fancy – but still a bargain

Barragunda gives critic Besha Rodell hope for the future of dining in Victoria.

  • Besha Rodell
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Chadstone’s shiny new Market Pavilion is a spectacle, but does it deserve the hype?

Recipe bots, pre-packaged meals and sweet treats are all there. But where do you sit down and eat? Here’s Good Food’s guide to the enormous food precinct.

  • Emma Breheny

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