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Crumbed fish sandwich with tartare and iceberg at Karen Martini's all-day eatery Hero at ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne.

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April 2021 hit list: Hot and new places to eat and drink in Melbourne this month

Newly opened and recently reviewed restaurants, bars and cafes to add check out this month (and beyond).

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Crumbed fish sandwich with tartare and iceberg.
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Karen Martini's cooking at Federation Square's Hero restaurant

  • Gemima Cody
Shunde-style porridge base hotpot with seafood, sliced beef and delicate fish and pork balls.
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Wu Mi Zhou brings comforting congee hotpots to Melbourne

  • Gemima Cody
King William's Brigadier sandwich with roast chicken, crispy chicken skin, stuffing, zucchini slaw and gravy.

The best new express lunch spots in Melbourne's CBD

  • Michael Harry
Pata (deep-fried pork knuckle with condiments).
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A feast of Filipino flavours at Chibog, West Footscray

  • Gemima Cody
Barramundi crackers and dip.

The future is bright at Future Food System, Federation Square

  • Gemima Cody
The dessert trolley is a weapon of mass destruction.

Review: Attica Summer Camp pop-up at Lillydale Estate

  • Gemima Cody
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Peruvian-born Alejandro Saravia mans the gill at Farmer's Daughters.

Farmer's Daughters chef brings a taste of Gippsland to the city

  • Dani Valent
Stockbrot (bread on a stick) served with creme fraiche and pumpkin seed oil.

Less is enough at Vex Dining in Westgarth

  • Gemima Cody
Iconic Elwood cafe Jerry's Milk bar is back in action, and may even bring back its original oyster wagon.

Elwood's much-loved cafe Jerry's Milk Bar makes a comeback

  • Dani Valent
La Madonna's dining room features an art installation evoking Sicilian shipwreck ceramics, bells and olive oil pots.

La Madonna opens at new Next Hotel Melbourne in CBD

  • Sofia Levin
Handpicked Wines Melbourne Cellar Door is serving wine flights with cheese and other wine-friendly snacks.

Handpicked Wines Melbourne Cellar Door brings vineyard charm to the CBD

  • Roslyn Grundy
Broccolini, pine nuts and Yarra Valley caviar.

Moorabbin locals make a dash for Comma Food and Wine

  • Dani Valent
A selection of Zelda Bakery's kosher pastries.

Underground sourdough supplier Zelda Bakery moves from garage to Ripponlea shop

  • Dani Valent
Axil Coffee Roasters is now brewing at Charter Hall's new $1.5 billion Wesley Place precinct.

The Manse, Ingresso, First Love Coffee: three new cafes to try in Melbourne's CBD

  • Sofia Levin
Beef tartare, egg yolk, pho jelly and anchovy tapioca crisps at New Quarter, Richmond.

Richmond restaurant Hanoi Hannah reboots as New Quarter

  • Roslyn Grundy
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Osaka-trained chef Aaron Schembri is combining local artisan ingredients with Japanese technique.

Japanese-trained chef Aaron Schembri opens Kadota in Daylesford

  • Richard Cornish
Pumpkin ravioloni with pistachios.

A pandemic pasta hustle has become a real restaurant, Al Dente Enoteca

  • Dani Valent
Sardinian fregola with saffron-braised abalone and pecorino.

Vesper brings mod-Mediterranean to Toorak Road, South Yarra

  • Sofia Levin
The Ballroom beef club sandwich.

Step back in time with dinner and a show at the new Brunswick Ballroom

  • Jane Rocca

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