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Soi 38 restaurant’s owners Tasha Piyaphanee and Top Piyaphanee outside the restaurant in a carpark.

Melbourne’s favourite Thai restaurant is exiting the car park, and adding a second venue

Melbourne’s best-known Thai restaurant is about to move, with a new home that’s less hidden but holds plenty of other perks.

  • Emma Breheny
Assorted curry pans (curry-filled bread puffs).

The new Melbourne restaurants, bars and cafes we got excited about in August

From these Japanese buns to Irish-Chinese loaded fries and deep-fried gnocchi bites, a wide world of snacks abounds in Melbourne.

Bistro Grenier has opened in Newtown.

The new Sydney restaurants, bars and cafes we got excited about in August

Bronte’s new beachside bolthole, street food in Strathfield and Texas-inspired barbecue in Penrith – from east to west, there’s a table waiting for you.

Kew bar Bianchetto now screens movies mid-week with movie snacks to match.

From vintage movies to flamenco: The Melbourne restaurants reviving ‘dinner and a show’

Skip dessert and do an hour of karaoke. Dine mid-week when there’s a live band and cheap gnocchi. Or sink into a booth with a negroni and watch a vintage film.

  • Emma Breheny
Plant-based corn dog with golden curry ketchup and mustard seeds at Smith + Daughters Social Club.

Plagued by an alarming number of venue closures, Melbourne’s restaurants are ‘flipping’

Faced with tough times, top operators have tackled a downturn in trade by rethinking their restaurants.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Bossa Nova is a sushi train and bar with a Brazilian bent.

Bourke Street’s slick new sushi train (driven by dining big guns) has plates from just $4.80

Hospo heavyweights Con Christopoulos and Victor Liong transform a “magic” space into Bossa Nova, a sushi spot with a Brazilian bent.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Chongqing chilli chicken.

Your August hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

From lip-tingling spicy chicken to suburban excursions for baked goods, here’s where to eat and drink in Melbourne this month.

The Classic smashburger with chips and watermelon soda.

Your August hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

From cult Japanese ramen to social-media-sensation smashburgers, here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

Southern blue fin tuna with a prawn cracker coating and ginger-turmeric sauce.

Will this new hyped hotel restaurant meet Fitzroy’s high standards?

A boutique hotel has arrived in one of Melbourne’s most visited areas. Here’s what’s in store at its Thai-influenced restaurant, which faces stiff competition from its neighbours.

  • Emma Breheny
Daniel Harrison and Michael Ico, co-owners of Newtown cafe Soulmate, have teamed up to open Superfreak in Marrickville.

Get your Superfreak on at this standout new Marrickville cafe with soul

The exclusive first look inside Superfreak, with its fuzzy banquet seating, vinyl records and cork flooring combining to make a memorable first impression.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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