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Pita, cooked in Tzaki’s wood oven, is served with feta butter.

Come early for coffee, stay late for feta butter pitas and cocktails at Yarraville’s new cafe/mezze bar

Greek is the word at Tzaki, the buzzy new all-day diner with a menu that makes the most of its roaring wood-fired oven and a top chef at the helm.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Bristol, on Sussex Street in the CBD, has been given a head-to-toe redesign

The Bristol Arms is back and it’s nothing like the old Retro you remember

Forget the daggy dance music. The beloved Sussex St boozer has been reborn as a Greek souvlaki rooftop bar from hospo veteran Peter Conistis, with a fully fledged restaurant next to come.

  • Scott Bolles
Ammos.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Cancel that Greek island resort holiday; come to this new waterfront restaurant instead

A meal at Peter Conistis’ Ammos soon turns into a joyful feast of dishes many of us grew up loving.

  • Terry Durack
Olympia Wine’s rooftop is all blue and white.

This hidden rooftop bar is a dose of Greek island heat during a bitter Melbourne winter

It’s out with sedans and SUVs, in with saganaki croquettes and spritzes, at this former car park in the city’s Greek heartland.

  • Dani Valent
The chefs’ culinary backgrounds merge in the lamb forequarter chops with chimichurri.

High-profile brewer opens first Melbourne venue and there’s chops by the kilo and spanakopita lasagne

Two chefs with a love of fire are having fun with their first beer hall menu at South Melbourne’s new Pirate Life brewpub.

  • Emma Breheny
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The decor has barely changed since Supper Club became Kafeneion.
14.5/20

This Greek restaurant is a window into Melbourne’s heart

For more than 25 years, Supper Club has been a haven for night owls. Now, Kafeneion is occupying the space, delivering Greek comfort food and excellent drinks.

  • Besha Rodell
From left: General manager Joey Commerford and head chef Alessandro Mandelli with creative partner George Calombaris.

‘Nervous as hell’: George Calombaris takes the reins at one of Sydney’s top Greek restaurants

The Melbourne-based celebrity chef and former MasterChef judge takes over from founding chef Peter Conistis.

  • Scott Bolles
Restaurateur Con Christopoulos, right, and business partner Stavros Konis at the original Bourke Street Kafeneion.

Popular pop-up Kafeneion is moving into a much-loved Spring Street bar (and its replacement is radical!)

The city’s favourite pop-up of 2023 has put down roots. And its owner is already hard at work on a replacement that’s unlike anything Melbourne’s seen before.

  • Emma Breheny
Rob Broadfield review. Ode to Sirens Fremantle. Picture: Rob Broadfield

Pony up for a nostalgia and hummus-soaked trip back through time

Ode to Sirens is a quirky hotel dining room, very much the expression of its muso owner. But at heart, it’s a good pub with great beers and bar staff who like their customers.

  • Rob Broadfield
Rob Broadfield food review. Yiamas. Picture: Supplied

This was our finest meal of the year. So, how did Yiamas get it so right?

If the benchmark for a best-ever restaurant experience is happiness and a wholly enriching experience, Yiamas at Subiaco is our best of 2023. 

  • Rob Broadfield

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