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Fitzroy

The Gardiner Hotel’s rooftop overlooks heritage buildings along Glenferrie Road.

Four new and snazzy Melbourne pubs to meet your mates at this summer

Happy hours and weekly specials make these restored boozers a no-brainer for silly season fun.

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Al pastor tacos with grilled pork, salsa verde and pineapple.

Frankie’s Tortas & Tacos

New-wave taqueria in a retro-diner setting.

Spaghetti all’assassina at Bar Rosella.

Bar Rosella

Unfussy trattoria with old-school charm.

Old meets new at the Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street.

Builders Arms Hotel

This corner pub opened in 1853 and has spun through a dizzying variety of incarnations.

Toddy Shop occupies a tiny space in Fitzroy.
Critics' Pick

Toddy Shop

Twenty-seat hotspot for punchy, group-friendly plates.

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The sushi course at Shusai Mijo includes miso soup made with chef Jun Oya’s signature dashi.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Shusai Mijo

A rarefied room for kappo-style omakase.

Rocco’s signature meatball sub.
14.5/20

Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca

More than cult sandwiches.

El Columpio’s lamb barbacoa tacos with chilli consomme.
Critics' Pick

El Columpio

Modest diner by a Mexico City native.

Citrus buffet
Critics' Pick

Citrus

A help-yourself curry hotspot.

Breton custard cake.
14.5/20

Carnation Canteen

Glowing bijou beacon in a former corner store.

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