Good for solo diners
- Recommended
- Windsor
A Scandi cafe in the southeast is now open at night for steak carbonara, share plates and more
Oppen in Windsor has extended its hours from Thursday to Saturday.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Cremorne
Sogumm is part of a new wave of venues reimagining home-style Korean cooking
The Cremorne restaurant, by a husband-and-wife duo, is all about understated Korean cuisine.
- Quincy Malesovas
- Review
- South Melbourne
This newly two-hatted laneway restaurant in an old warehouse is ‘a portal to Japan’
Tomo-An chef Tomotaka Ishizuka serves his Aussie-fied Japanese tasting menu to six guests at a time.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Ripponlea
An old cottage next to Ripponlea Station serves one of the best salad sangers in town
Stop by Rippers for milkshakes, fries, burgers and more.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Brunswick
This Brunswick ramen bar specialises in just one type of broth
Ramen Shouyuya Sake Bar is geared around shoyu ramen in only three varieties.
- Emma Breheny and Harvard Wang
- Recommended
- Brunswick East
Tiny Bar
There’s only room for 15 people at this tiny Brunswick East venue.
- Emma Breheny
- Review
- Haymarket
‘Put your face in a hot pot’: This no-frills Thai diner is your new BYO winter spot
Khao Kang Maruay is a modest restaurant that specialises in Isan-style cooking from Thailand’s north-east.
- Callan Boys
- Recommended
- Fitzroy
This cosy inner-north ramen joint serves less than 100 bowls a day
Ramen Ako’s specialises in chicken shio ramen.
- Harvard Wang
- Review
- Chippendale
Try TikTok-famous ‘tissue bread’ – and kiss your troubles goodbye – at this bakery
While it seems like there’s a new viral treat on every Sydney street corner these days, Buttered’s Korean-inspired baked goods aren’t just for social media.
- Lenny Ann Low
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