Sad salads to bargain bowls: How SilkSpoon saved lunch in the city
This cheery Chinese kiosk has gone from zero to lunch time hero in a matter of months, with under $20 meals bound to keep city workers happy.
Food & Wine
Six hotly anticipated restaurant openings to watch out for in 2025
After a dire 2024, the city’s dining landscape is showing signs of new life — with a swag of top-tier chefs opening new restaurants this year.
Smashable great-value snack you’ll obsess over all summer
The chef behind city favourites Lucy Liu and Taxi Dining has smashed it out of the park with his latest project — home to one seafood snack bound to live rent free in your mind.
Chef brings city tastes to Warrnambool with hip new restaurant
A Melbourne chef has made the ultimate homecoming by opening a “simple” and “seasonal” restaurant in the coastal town.
Feeling fancy? Live the suite life with these six AO food experiences
Level up your tennis eating and drinking game with these six fancy restaurants and foodie experiences.
$7.50 sweet snack to slam courtside at the Australian Open
From fat deli-meat loaded sangers to some cluckin’ good fried chicken, and cheap sweet treats — these are the best-value eats to try courtside at the tennis.
Top chefs reveal best spots for country counter meal and coldie
Make the road trip worthwhile at these star chef-endorsed regional treasures— spanning pubs, breweries and bars.
Seven sun-drenched bars to try this summer
Looking for a space to enjoy snacks drinks with friends as the weather heats up? We’ve found some of the city and region’s best new bars and restaurants to tick off your list this summer.
Melbourne’s must-order restaurant dishes to try in 2025
Burgers, cheesecake and a tricked-up pavlova. Make sure these restaurant dishes are at the top of your ‘to eat’ list this year.
9 best Melbourne restaurant openings of 2024
In a whirlwind year of closures, Melbourne’s dining scene was also blessed with a slew of new openings. These are the best places to add to your eat list.
How to host the ultimate plant-powered ‘Veg-mas’
Melbourne cook Alice Zaslavsky wants you to host the ultimate plant-powered Christmas lunch or dinner this festive season — and has a few hacks that’ll stop sad salads in their tracks.
Gone but not forgotten: Melbourne restaurants we lost in 2024
Cost of living woes and sky-high overlays have led to the closure of many beloved Melbourne institutions this year — and some didn’t leave without putting up a fight.
Can a DJ be the ‘change agent’ for Crown’s restaurant revival?
DJ Grant Smillie says he can lead Crown Melbourne’s restaurant revival with his buzzy new day-to-night venue tipped to a celebrity hot spot this summer.
Dip king reveals exciting new direction for Zareh
After a “few ups and downs”, Melbourne dip king and star chef Tom Sarafian’s new restaurant project is taking shape — minus one notable hospitality group.
Hotel Sorrento unveils sexy rooftop bar in time for Christmas
A breezy new rooftop bar is checking into Melbourne’s summertime playground this week — boasting impressive bay views, an ocean of seafood platters and champagne.
$1 must-try Dandenong Market snack that won’t whack the wallet
Take your tastebuds on a world tour at the suburban stalwart market— and save top dollar on these 10 tasty lunch finds costing $10 or less.
Shabby to chic: Ballarat chef reinvents Black Cat Truffles
A star Ballarat chef has transformed a shabby truffle farm into the ultimate foodie destination — complete with tours, degustations and brunches. And there’s more to come.
Push for controversial City of Melbourne carpark sale to be canned
A leading business group has said reported plans for the City of Melbourne to sell a valuable carpark to a Sydney pub giant at a knockdown price is a “perplexing decision” and should be scrapped.
Posh Buninyong restaurant’s ‘pub era’ is a genius move
When the pub closed down for renovations in this country town near Ballarat, a posh restaurant stepped up and the move is paying off in the food stakes.
Pasta is king at Bendigo’s hot new Euro restaurant
The team behind Ballarat’s posh hotel restaurant Babae has just launched a more casual, “loosely European” all-day eatery in Bendigo where pasta is king.
Chicken chain takes on Maccas, KFC in cut-throat fast food wars
Fast food chicken chain El Jannah has ambitious plans to rule the roost of Australia’s cut-throat fast-food market — hatching several new stores as it prepares to take on Maccas for store domination.
Portuguese restaurant’s cheeky nod to Nando’s
There’s a lot more to Portuguese food than flame-grilled chicken, but chef Ross Lusted couldn’t help himself and has created a special dish “for the Nando’s lovers” at his new city restaurant.
Is Il Mercato still worth the hype two-months on?
After the media hype dust settled, Herald Sun food critic Kara Monssen returned to the city’s Italian mega-market to see whether it’s worth your time and money. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Is this sandwich making you sleepy?
What do popular Melbourne cafes Hector’s Deli and Lune have in common? One Canadian podcaster is using their menus to help put thousands of people to sleep world wide.
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