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Billy Van Creamy

Billy Van Creamy

All-natural scoops near the beach.

  • Dani Valent
Homely and warming at Earth Walker & Co.

This candlelit South Coast cafe-restaurant serves medieval feasts fit for a king

Lush and dramatic dishes made from seasonal produce over an open fire are at the heart of Coledale’s cosy coastal cafe-restaurant Earth Walker & Co.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Pancakes with poached rhubarb, baked apple, coffee caramel and mascarpone.

‘Best in the country’: Why this pancake topping is worth a stop on your next road trip

The secret to earthly delight is in pairing local fare with passion at Moonacres Kitchen in the Southern Highlands.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Saazaa’s spacious interior, including a new eight-seat espresso bar.

This surprising factory space is one of Melbourne’s most interesting coffee spots

The caffeination options are many at Saazaa Coffee, from a macchiato made with Kenyan and El Salvadorean beans to drip coffee made with Burundi single origin.

  • Dani Valent
Potato churros with fermented capsicum puree.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

This newly two-hatted Torquay restaurant delivers zero-waste and maximum enjoyment

Chef Graham Jefferies’ compelling, startlingly creative waste-not cooking sees his rejigged Samesyn restaurant gain a second chefs’ hat.

  • Dani Valent
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The go-to dish: Chilli oil parfait is a riot of bold flavours.
Good Food hat15/20

Lygon Street favourite gets a new chef, and a hot new ‘mind-bending’ chilli oil dessert

Always a place that showcases Melbourne dining, Etta has been reinvigorated by a new chef bringing Asian-influenced flavours to the fore.

  • Besha Rodell
Beneath a nutty granola-like topping of nuts and seeds is a silky artichoke custard.
Good Food hat15/20

‘I’m still marvelling’: The Geelong restaurant dish our critic can’t stop thinking about

Eleven-year-old Tulip looks casual, even unremarkable. But passionate new owners are helping it blossom.

  • Besha Rodell
Zoe Birch in the tiny dining room at Greasy Zoes in Hurstbridge.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

This restaurant is smaller than some families’ dining rooms. Exclusive, yes. Elitist, no.

You won’t find the baller beef and gold leaf of other tiny fine-diners here. Greasy Zoes trades in a different kind of indulgence: the preciousness of time.

  • Emma Breheny
Kimusabi.

New ‘sushi’ spot offers bargain $35 omakase experience just off Newtown’s meat-free mile

Plant-based Japanese venue Kimusabi on Enmore Road takes sushi to a new, creative level with a vegan twist.

  • Lee Tran Lam
The interior at Maggie’s Snacks and Liquor, Brunswick East.
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This under-the-radar newcomer is one of Melbourne’s best cocktail bars right now

Bloody delicious cocktails. Hyper-elevated bar snacks. Friendly staff. All this wine bar needs is a crowd.

  • Besha Rodell

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