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Red Cliff.
14.5/20

This city restaurant’s signature dish has been served 100,000 times

Red Cliff is a sensory assault and heartfelt celebration of China’s spiciest cuisines.

  • Frank Sweet
Raw tuna with stracciatella and a fragrant lemon-myrtle dressing.

A new day-to-night restaurant arrives with a globetrotting menu

Banksia serves dishes that take inspiration from across Europe, Asia and beyond.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The kavurma snack pack with chicken.

A food truck in an op-shop car park serves some of the best Turkish snacks in town

Find crusty kavurma rolls and meaty snack packs at Latif’s Street Foods in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

  • Dani Valent
Lemon schnitzel is crumbed to order:

Your June hit list: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Beers and schnitzels galore, the must-orders at freshly baked bakeries, and more.

Falafel with tahini, pickles and zhoug.
14/20

One of Melbourne’s favourite falafel crosses the river to get to this southside bar

It’s worth coming to cocktail bar Nobody’s Baby for the crunchy-fluffy falafel alone.

  • Dani Valent
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The seafood tower at the Collins Kitchen buffet at Grand Hyatt.

Buffets are booming: Four of Melbourne’s best all-you-can-eat restaurants (plus one to avoid)

Five years on from COVID restrictions, the buffet resurgence is real. Here’s what’s driving the trend and tips for getting the most bang for your buck.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Middle Park European is set to open June 3.

Middle Park finally gets its moment as a new bar and bistro opens in the suburb

From the owner of Tartine and Ned’s Bake, Middle Park European is a long-awaited diner for pasta and steak frites in the Melbourne neighbourhood.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Chicken katsu with Japanese gravy.
Critics' Pick

This inner-city terrace serves outrageously juicy katsu and boss-level drinking food

Craft beer hangout Benchwarmer breaks the mould with its brash and bold Japanese snacks.

  • Emma Breheny
Army stew (budae jjigae) with sausages, beans, tofu and kimchi.

Get Korean street food until 2am at this late-night CBD haunt

Seven Star Pocha brings street-food energy to its casual, sometimes raucous dining room.

  • Dani Valent
Banksia operator’s Nishant Arora and Adam Aflalo.

Caulfield North scores a neighbourhood restaurant with fine-dining cred

After nearly changing careers, a former Society and Cutler & Co chef has rediscovered his love for cooking at an airy day-to-night diner.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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