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Splitting a matcha flavoured daifuku with a piece of string at Sydney Daifuku Store.

Split your mochi with a piece of string at this hidden Japanese cafe

Our reviewer has never encountered a more expansive offering of these squishy pastry desserts than at this spot. It’ll cure your wish-I-was-in-Japan blues.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Wagyu short rib teishoku (set meal) served with rice, miso soup and more.

Omi 380

A one-stop dining hall for all the current hits of Japanese food.

  • Quincy Malesovas
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
Good Food hat15/20

Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant just scored a hat

Must-order lamb, bouncy gnudi and a cassata for the ages are among the compelling reasons to visit Osteria Mucca.

  • David Matthews
The exterior of The Tea Cosy.

Nan’s scones and knitted cosies on offer in this 144-year-old heritage terrace

Visiting Vivid? Pop into The Tea Cosy first to warm up in The Rocks.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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This breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’

Ormeggio chef Alessandro Pavoni’s Manly venture has a bar, cafe-gelateria and restaurant, Cibaria, serving exciting, saucy carbs and scorched treats.

  • Myffy Rigby
Dry chilli chicken.

India meets Chinatown in this chicken dish that’s not to be missed

Up-and-coming chef Ahana Dutt offers an inviting crash course in Bengali cuisine at Kolkata Social.

  • Lee Tran Lam
A selection of onigiri from Comeco in Newtown.

Comeco Foods

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

Cibi

Cibi

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Lulu & Me is a pay-by-weight cheesecake shop in Collingwood.

Lulu & Me

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

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