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Charcoal chicken is a specialty but not a focus at Henrietta in Melbourne.

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The beautiful south: 20 great new restaurants, bars and cafes situated south of the river

Move over hipster northside joints, there’s plenty of great stuff going on south of the Yarra, too.

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Charcoal chicken is a specialty but not a focus at Henrietta in Melbourne.

Sydney’s Henrietta spreads its wings to Windsor, with a much larger Middle Eastern menu than the original

  • Emma Breheny
The former Espy kitchen is now Italian-American diner, Louey’s.

St Kilda’s legendary pub The Espy adds Italian-American disco diner Louey’s to its many dining options

  • Emma Breheny
The croissant brownie from new Melbourne bakery Lumos.

Lumos Bakery in McKinnon bakes a brownie-filled croissant

  • Emma Breheny
Go-to dish: Chirashi bowl.
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Go to Prahran for lunch at Uminono and probably the best value high-quality sushi in Melbourne

  • Besha Rodell
Grazia has struck a chord with Glen Iris locals.
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Join the Glen Iris locals who flock to glitzy new Italian restaurant Grazia

  • Besha Rodell
Co-owner Dom Gattermayr is excited to have access to South Melbourne Market’s produce with her second cafe.

Meet Juniper, the new South Melbourne cafe from the team behind hugely popular Florian

  • Emma Breheny
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Prawn Nerano pizza is named after a town in Campania and its eponymous zucchini-heavy pasta dish

Rossi opens where Ladro TAP once stood in Prahran – and there’s pizza

  • Emma Breheny
Spanakopita at Hellenic House Project in Highett.
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Hightail it to Highett for George Calombaris’ new restaurant, Hellenic House Project

  • Besha Rodell
Yugen Omakase’s six-seat counter.
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In South Yarra, Yugen’s omakase is one of the most thrilling dining experiences in Melbourne right now

  • Besha Rodell
Japanese souffle pancakes with Nutella rice crisp are a typically creative Clementine dish.

New South Melbourne cafe Clementine is out to break brunch stereotypes

  • Emma Breheny
Pretty Little’s communal dining table.
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Meanwhile in Balaclava, Pretty Little feels like a great dinner party at a friend’s house

  • Dani Valent
By The Glass wine bar in Armadale

Warm up with cool-weather cocktail wonders (and wines) at By The Glass in Armadale

  • Dani Valent
Cityfields is a grand new restaurant at Chadstone Shopping Centre.
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Chadstone’s shiny new 600-seat restaurant Cityfields puts shopping in the shadow

  • Besha Rodell
Beef short ribs with sauteed kale.
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Smoky, mod-Asian Sydney-restaurant Yan opens in South Yarra

  • Besha Rodell
Beverly rooftop restaurant in South Yarra offers a view Melburnians haven’t seen before.
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South Yarrra’s California-cool rooftop bar Beverly serves up never-before-seen views and glam food

  • Dani Valent
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Margherita pinsa at Pinsabella.

Pinsabella brings ‘pinsa’ to St Kilda (just don’t call it pizza)

  • Dani Valent
The Saint’s dining room is hemmed in by red brick and walls of glass, with black marble tabletops lit by tiny lamps.
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Third time’s a charm for St Kilda’s mega-venue the Saint

  • Larissa Dubecki
Bibimbap served at Ondo in Armadale.

Korean soul food meets Melbourne-style cafe at Armadale’s better-than-great Ondo

  • Dani Valent
The Faz pizza topped with roasted peppers, pancetta, pesto, mozzarella and feta.

McKinnon’s suburban gem Ohana is a slice of Hawaiian, but not as you know it

  • Dani Valent
Steak frites with beef jus.

St Kilda’s Post Office Club Hotel flies under the radar as a French brasserie

  • Dani Valent

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