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Sebby’s famous cinnamon scrolls.

The cinnamon scrolls at this Caulfield South bakery are some of the best in town

Sebby’s is all about doing one thing, really well.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Blumes is known for its 18-hour fermented sourdough bread.

This wood-fired bakery in a tiny regional town has one of the best lamingtons in Australia

  • Richard Cornish
Inside the street-level Carlton Draught bar.

A Carlton Draught bar, private karaoke: Inside a city pub’s $12m facelift, plus five more to try

  • Tomas Telegramma
The prime burger at Cutler.
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‘Ordering a burger here seems weird’: Our critic reviews Cutler’s flexible new menu

  • Besha Rodell

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Westholme wagyu and Starward whisky are highlighted across a five-course degustation at Society.

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Le Pub is the latest addition to the Kirk’s empire on busy Hardware Lane.
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Hardware Lane gains a new pub by the French Saloon and Kirk’s team

Magiritsta soup with Victorian-grown mushrooms and truffles from Meteora in Greece.
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Blumes is known for its 18-hour fermented sourdough bread.
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This regional wood-fired bakery has one of the best lamingtons in Australia

Outside the shop, where sunny streetside seating is available.
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Grab filled focaccia, pintxos and more at this Italian-Spanish deli

Sebby’s famous cinnamon scrolls.
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The cinnamon scrolls at this Melbourne bakery are some of the best in town

D.O.C’s soppressa pizza with pesto di casa.
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An iconic Italian restaurant slinging wood-fired pizzas for 20 years

The prime burger at Cutler.
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‘Ordering a burger here seems weird’: Our critic reviews the new Cutler

Inside Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty.
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‘Melbourne wine bar’ has become its own genre, but this spot breaks the mould

Crispy pata (deep-fried pork hock).
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Magiritsta soup with Victorian-grown mushrooms and truffles from Meteora in Greece.

South Melbourne’s latest dining addition serves dishes you’d find in Greece

Aegli chef Ioannis Kasidokostas takes traditional Greek recipes and executes them in unexpected ways.

  • Tomas Telegramma
D.O.C’s soppressa pizza with pesto di casa.

One of Melbourne’s most iconic Italian restaurants has been slinging wood-fired pizzas for nearly two decades

D.O.C’s Carlton flagship first opened in 2007 on Drummond Street.

Crab spaghetti with fermented chilli and lemon crumb is a Via Porta favourite that’s come across to Lucci.

An Italian sibling squad lights up Ivanhoe with their latest venue

The family behind Via Porta in Melbourne’s east have created another stunning space for big flavours and warm hospitality. And it’s set to add spark to a sleepy strip.

  • Daniela Frangos
Inside Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty.

‘Melbourne wine bar’ has become its own genre, but this decade-old spot breaks the mould

Push past the orthodoxies at Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty, where spirit infuses everything from the playlists to the legacy of cheesy, peppery dishes.

  • Dani Valent
Outside the shop, where sunny streetside seating is available.

Grab filled focaccia, pintxos and more at an Italian-Spanish deli opposite South Melbourne Market

Pull up a seat in the sunny courtyard at Deli Boy, where all produce is sourced from Italy and the opposing market.

  • Emily Holgate
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Le Pub is the latest addition to the Kirk’s empire on busy Hardware Lane.

Hardware Lane gains a new pub (and bottleshop) by the French Saloon and Kirk’s team

Le Pub is styled on the Aussie pub-plus-bottleshop format with punter-friendly prices and music.

  • Kosa Monteith
Crispy pata (deep-fried pork hock).
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Head to a suburban shopping centre for this pork dish with ‘outrageous crispiness’

It can be difficult to decide which pork dish to order at Mrs Parks Kitchen. So don’t. Order the lot and take home the leftovers.

  • Dani Valent
Huu Huu Thanh within Footscray Market.

‘Chaotic in a good way’: The inner western suburb on the edge of a renaissance

Iconic pastries, deeply flavoured pho and ringside drinks. Dani Valent traverses Barkly Street in search of its best eats.

  • Dani Valent
Aegli chef Ioannis Kasidokostas with his wife and business partner Maria Tsilfoglou.

First look: This Greek newcomer in South Melbourne cranks up the creativity

Humble Greek cooking is having a moment. But at Aegli, a Greek-born chef with experience in Michelin-starred kitchens is remixing the cuisine in unexpected ways.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Assorted dishes at Obanzai Mama.

Obanzai Mama

For Kyoto home-style ‘grandma food’ and make-your-own bento boxes.

  • Emma Breheny

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