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Steak served with carbonara is available for $25 on Thursdays.

A Scandi cafe in the southeast is now open at night for steak carbonara, share plates and more

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

  • Dani Valent

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Chef Tomotaka Ishizuka behind the counter at Tomo-An kaiseki restaurant.
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This newly two-hatted laneway restaurant in an old warehouse is ‘a portal to Japan’

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

  • Dani Valent
Inside Tiny Bar, Brunswick East.

Tiny Bar

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

  • Emma Breheny
Popular Melbourne cafe Ophelia is now open for dinner three nights a week, serving pasta, share plates, cocktails and more

$20 pasta and bargain bowls: Five cafes now staying open for (budget-friendly) dinners

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

  • Dani Valent
“Laksa bombs”, a smash-hit from Junda Khoo’s Sydney restaurants.

Ho Jiak – Junda’s Playground

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

  • Tomas Telegramma
Pipis stir-fried with morning glory, chilli, Thai basil and more.

Chaar Long

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

  • Quincy Malesovas
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Inside the Bridge Road restaurant.

Richmond’s Love Letter is an ode to Yorkshire puddings, gravy and chaos

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.

  • Dani Valent
Deep greens, dark timbers and printed upholstery make reference to bamboo.

‘We’ve never seen a Malaysian restaurant like this before’: Ho Jiak arrives in Melbourne

Saving the best ’til last, Sydney chef Junda Khoo opens the crown jewel in his mega-venue. And it’s got even more fireworks than its northern cousins.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Tiramisu at Central Park Cellars in Glen Iris.
13.5/20

Our critic liked this local hangout in the leafy east so much, she visited it twice in one day

And after tasting the “flawless” tiramisu, she’s already planning visit number three.

  • Dani Valent
Potato cakes with creme fraiche and lumpfish caviar.
Critics' Pick

‘A hefty, triple-cooked beast’: Bear’s serves the Goldilocks of potato cakes

This warm bear hug of a venue has plenty to offer, but its fate is tied to this excellent snack with startling crunch.

  • Larissa Dubecki

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