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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
‘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
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 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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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