African
- Review
- Balaclava
‘A true find’: This pop-up is the kind of place that makes Melbourne worth celebrating
Warehouse cafe Glass Merchants turns into Congolese restaurant, Malewa City, three nights a week.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Northbridge
Run to Paradice – or at least this spirited Northbridge dining room
Could this be one of the city’s best-kept-secret cooks? His bold, confident, unique cooking suggests his is a name to watch closely.
- Max Veenhuyzen
- Review
- Ascot Vale
‘Doubly exceptional’: Why this humble Ethiopian restaurant’s injera is twice as nice
Sinq’s sisters cook Ethiopian dishes you can find in dozens of Melbourne dining rooms, but with uncommon deftness and detail, and a warm, generous spirit.
- Dani Valent
‘Fufu has gone ballistic’: Five West African eateries (and their signature dishes) to try
There’s a Sydney import bringing goat curry to Fitzroy, a vibrant bar and bistro putting Ghanaian spirits in your cocktails, and more.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Footscray
‘Golden, starchy goodness’: These are hot chips, but not as you might know them
Friendly family restaurant African Calabash is a taste of West Africa in Melbourne’s west.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Reservoir
La Gout Afrique is a brilliant little gem in a suburban corner milk bar
What do you buy from a milk bar? Cheezels, dishwashing liquid and emergency Tim Tams. What about jollof rice, fried plantain and fufu?
- Dani Valent
- Review
- St Kilda
Akwaaba brings the food of West Africa to St Kilda
Do you know your banku from your fufu? If you're unfamiliar with the food of Ghana, visit this colourful restaurant for fun and tasty schooling.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Footscray
Ras Dashen's fitfit will warm your winter-brittle bones
Head to Footscray for a bowl of this Ethiopian-style beef soup that's soulful, fortifying and supremely comforting, writes Dani Valent.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Brunswick
Rug up for a taste of Cameroon in a Melbourne gravel lot
The food coming out of this shipping container is dynamic, filling, comforting and, at times, thrilling.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- North Melbourne
North Melbourne's Mauritian wine bar Manze gets off to a flying start
After building a following with pop-ups, Manze chef and co-owner Nagesh Seethiah has a hit on his hands.
- Gemima Cody
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