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Aegli chef Ioannis Kasidokostas with his wife and business partner Maria Tsilfoglou.

First look: This Greek newcomer in South Melbourne cranks up the creativity

Humble Greek cooking is having a moment. But at Aegli, a Greek-born chef with experience in Michelin-starred kitchens is remixing the cuisine in unexpected ways.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Queues at Tanning Lemontea in Box Hill.

‘Cheese tea’, bubble and not a tea bag in sight: The new-wave tea shops worth queuing for

Specialty tea shops, many originating in Taiwan and China, have exploded in Australia in the last five years. What’s behind their popularity in a coffee-loving country?

  • Annie Hariharan
Chef Hugh Allen at the site of his new restaurant, Yiaga, in Fitzroy Gardens.

13 exciting restaurant openings we’re counting down to this year

Melbourne’s only Ukrainian restaurant, two very different charcoal chicken shops, and a bakery from a pastry master: there’s lots of good eating to look forward to.

  • Dani Valent
The circular pastries are filled with custard, which changes flavour each month.

‘It’s going to be mayhem’: Heaving bakery brings cult pastries and queues to new Northcote store

After losing several bakeries, High Street in Northcote has welcomed Calle, bringing its famed croissant wheels and other queue-worthy creations from Carlton North.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Pep’s pepper is complex, punchy and gloriously aromatic.

Why don’t we pay as much attention to the quality of pepper as salt and oil?

It’s a question that led three friends to rethink what pepper tastes like and launch their single-origin brand.

  • Sarah Norris
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Salona owners Stavros and Alex Konis.

‘It’s a blessing’: A Greek dining institution gets its biggest change in nearly 60 years

Richmond’s new-look Salona joins the Greek renaissance that’s sweeping Melbourne, plus three more venues to try.

  • Tomas Telegramma
HSP bites: crisp potato with slow-cooked lamb, chilli and garlic sauces.

Your July hit list: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Meet the city’s Malaysian and Japanese dining halls, discover wine bars in surprising suburbs, plus plenty of ramen. Here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Melbourne this month.

Bar Selecta has just 10 seats, with an enormous catalogue of vinyl and creative drinks.

A new 10-seat bar channelling Tokyo is hiding in a suburb that might surprise you

A first look at a tiny newcomer that puts both music and drinks on a pedestal. Expect cocktails matched to vinyl, BYO music Sundays, and a serious line-up of whisky and sake.

  • Kosa Monteith
Salt bread sandwiches at Buttered.

Your July hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

From Newtown’s new grown-up Italian restaurant to a popular Korean chain’s first global outpost and Korean “tissue bread”, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

Flatbread and lamb are just some of the dishes cooked over the woodfire coals at Isme.

Flame-licked flatbread and HSP bites: Your cheat sheet to a revived Lebanese diner

After closing its cosy Fitzroy restaurant in 2022, Isme is back, occupying a sleek new site in Thornbury and serving a fresh raft of dishes with contemporary flair.

  • Emily Holgate

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