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Byblos has reopened at Portside Wharf with a lighter, brighter look.

Portside classic reborn with a new look – and new menu

From the creators of Donna Chang comes this beautifully revised restaurant, which also features a killer signature cocktail list and Lebanese wines. Take a look.

  • Matt Shea
Who’s up and who’s down in 2025?

‘Back with a bang’: The restaurants with new hats (and lost hats) in The Age Good Food Guide 2025

An iconic fine diner reclaims its three-hat status. High-profile operators take hits. And omakase restaurants rise and fall.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Chef of the Year Jung Eun Chae.

The complete list of winners at The Age Good Food Guide 2025 Awards

From the coveted major prize categories to our three new awards, meet the best the Victorian hospitality industry has to offer right now.

The Age Good Food Guide 2025.

The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2025: The full list of hats

From one hat to three, the essential list of every hat-winning restaurant from The Age Good Food Guide 2025.

The Albion Hotel pours mostly Bodriggy beers.

Hold our beer, the pub is back. Here are Melbourne’s 20 best right now

In the lead-up to The Age Good Food Guide on sale from November 19, we raise a glass to the return of the pub, in a big and welcome way.

  • Daniela Frangos and Jay Clough
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Emils’ Turkish eggs with sujuk sausage and simit bread.

The brunch bunch: Melbourne’s top 30 cafes right now

In the countdown to The Age Good Food Guide 2025, we celebrate the cafes that provide perfect cremas and brunch every which way, always with a side of joy.

  • Dani Valent
The Age Good Food Guide 2025 Critics’ Picks.

Tacos to char kwai teow: 20 restaurants you’ll find Good Food Guide critics dining in their downtime

Loaded lobster rolls, best-in-class brisket, and noodles tossed expertly in the wok: our reviewers reveal their hitlists.

  • Emma Breheny and Good Food Guide reviewers
Grilled king prawns with side of piaya (flatbread with miso onions) at Askal.

The finalists for the three biggest awards at The Age Good Food Guide Awards, revealed

Ahead of The Age Good Food Guide awards on Monday night, these are the finalists for the biggest awards. You can be guaranteed they will be great.

  • Emma Breheny and Good Food Guide reviewers
Shane Delia pictured in his Maha restaurant in Melbourne’s CBD.

Top Melbourne chef Shane Delia to expand empire to Brisbane

The yet unnamed venue will open in the Thomas Dixon Centre and take diners on what’s being called an “unrestricted spice journey.” Here’s what else to expect.

  • Matt Shea and Nick Dent
August is a new restaurant from former Bar Francine chef Brad Cooper and his partner Matilda Riek.

A 19th-century church is the setting for one of 2024’s best openings

Celebrated young-gun chef Brad Cooper and his partner, Matilda Riek, have created an intimate, Euro-focused diner with a punchy wine list.

  • Matt Shea

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