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The Punters Club drinks list is pub-appropriate but with better wine.
13.5/20

‘How good are pubs?’: The return of an old Fitzroy favourite feels like a triumph

The revival of this Brunswick Street landmark also raises the question: Why isn’t kangaroo schnitzel an Aussie staple?

  • Besha Rodell
XO pipis in a fruity chilli sauce with egg noodles.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Does Neil Perry’s new Chinese restaurant Song Bird hit all the right notes?

Dive into a big bowl of pipis and wrap Peking duck in pancakes at the veteran restaurateur’s grand new banquet house.

  • Terry Durack
Bar Spontana’s fitout features brick walls, exposed roof trusses and colourful artwork.
14/20

Funk, fire and fantastic cocktails: This secret bar might be the Thai diner of your dreams

Bar Spontana is one of those spots that feels like a secret, and a really juicy secret at that.

  • Besha Rodell
Fish burger made with hoki, cucumber pickles, mustard seed, lettuce and American cheddar.

A cafe so tranquil (and a fish burger so good), how can it be so close to chaotic WestConnex?

Menu stars at serene and clean-lined Alexandria cafe Ellen include a cracking fish burger and a brilliant emerald halloumi and pea salad.

  • Lenny Ann Low
The winery development housing Re’em (pictured) also includes a cellar door, barrel room and accommodation.
Good Food hat15/20

Yarra Valley’s deluxe new winery restaurant is shaking things up, and we’re here for it

Most winery restaurants steer towards the cuisine of traditional wine-making countries. Not so at Re’em.

  • Dani Valent
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The sushi train, imported from Taiwan, fits the narrow Bourke Street site.
13.5/20

It’s super weird, fun and accessible, but a few things almost send this big-name sushi train off track

The Bossa Nova pitch sounds like a drunken late-night thought bubble. But it’s a welcome measure of weirdness for this great restaurant town. 

  • Besha Rodell
Bonito with palm heart and pomelo.
13/20

It has a new hotshot Sydney chef and great service. So why has this St Kilda stalwart lost its hat?

The room, drinks and service are all great. But the umami-forward food leaves our critic feeling baffled.

  • Besha Rodell

Street-food feasts for under $10 a head make this suburban spot a winner

For incredibly cheap Korean cooking, such as tteokbokki, fried chicken and wobbly milk bunnies, it’s hard to go past this Strathfield hot spot.

  • Lenny Ann Low
A wall of vending machines at Gacha Cafe.

Getcha self to this fun gacha spot for snacks that taste just like Japan

Visiting this George Street spot is like cracking open a toy capsule as it swooshes down the machine.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Barbacoa estilo Hidalgo (lamb barbacoa tacos with chilli consommé).

‘The best tacos Melbourne has ever seen’: This inexpensive Fitzroy diner is changing the game

The most memorable, soul-quenching single bite of food I’ve had in weeks was at modest shopfront diner El Columpio.

  • Besha Rodell

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