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Brunswick East

Pastries including pandan kaya croissant toast and mushroom rendang hand pie.

Core Roasters

There’s no better place to nerd out on coffee than Core.

Bar hounds outside The Rocket Society.

The Rocket Society

An all-day wine bar serving Lebanese wraps for lunch and share mezze from the charcoal barbecue in the evening.

The go-to dish: Chilli oil parfait is a riot of bold flavours.
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Lygon Street favourite gets a new chef, and a hot new ‘mind-bending’ chilli oil dessert

Always a place that showcases Melbourne dining, Etta has been reinvigorated by a new chef bringing Asian-influenced flavours to the fore.

  • Besha Rodell
The apricot walls set the pattern at Brunswick East’s Suntop Plaza.

This retro cafe is all about ’90s vibes and honest food with 101 per cent heart

Affordable sandwiches, sunset-coloured walls and sweet bakes are the order of the day at Suntop Plaza in Brunswick East.

  • Dani Valent
Rosheen Kaul has left her gig as head chef at Etta Dining.

Who has replaced star chef Rosheen Kaul at Etta, and what’s next for her?

She helped make the Brunswick East wine bar an essential Melbourne dining experience. And with such big shoes to fill, who is taking over as head chef?

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Suntop Plaza channels summery Noosa vibes.

Owner of hatted 1800 Lasagne transforms quiet cafe into Brunswick East’s next hot spot

Suntop Plaza has a new look and owner, but the heart of the cafe – and most of its home-style sandwich menu – remain very much intact.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The interior at Maggie’s Snacks and Liquor, Brunswick East.
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This under-the-radar newcomer is one of Melbourne’s best cocktail bars right now

Bloody delicious cocktails. Hyper-elevated bar snacks. Friendly staff. All this wine bar needs is a crowd.

  • Besha Rodell
The go-to dish: Mushroom pierogi.
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‘A meal for two of this quality for less than $100 is downright astounding’

Eastern European delights (including vodka) are brightened up in this vibrant venue.

  • Besha Rodell
The quail kabobs that Anthony Bourdain ate.
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The ‘delicious little birdies’ Anthony Bourdain loved are better than ever at this new-look Melbourne icon

It’s hard to go past Rumi’s greatest hits. But changes at its new home ensure it’s relevant to a new generation of diners.

  • Besha Rodell
A wrap filled with hot chips, toum (garlic sauce) and pickles.

Rumi restaurant launches Rocket Society with $8 Lebanese wraps by day, bar snacks by night

Rocket Society launches into Brunswick East with a fresh line-up of Middle Eastern-inspired fillings.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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