Outdoor dining
- Recommended
- Warrandyte
The baguettes at this sunny community cafe are jaw-achingly chewy (in the best way)
Field Day is located just up from the river in leafy Warrandyte.
- Review
- Glen Iris
Our critic liked this local hangout in the leafy east so much, she visited it twice in one day
And after tasting the “flawless” tiramisu, she’s already planning visit number three.
- Dani Valent
- 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
- Richmond
Flemington bakery brings vegan croissants and mi goreng brulee to the inner east
Find classic, plant-based and Asian-fusion pastries at Croix Croissant’s new Richmond outpost.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Chippendale
Try the Tiktok-famous tissue bread – and kiss your troubles goodbye – at this boutique bakery
Korean bakery Buttered in Chippendale serves sweet and savoury flaky baked goods that conjure small moments of happiness.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Recommended
- Middle Park
Middle Park European
An elevated Eurocentric bistro and wine bar by the Tartine team.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Newtown
Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant just scored a hat
Must-order lamb, bouncy gnudi and a cassata for the ages are among the compelling reasons to visit Osteria Mucca.
- David Matthews
- Review
- The Rocks
Nan’s scones and knitted cosies on offer in this 144-year-old heritage terrace
Visiting Vivid? Pop into The Tea Cosy first to warm up in The Rocks.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Manly
This breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’
Ormeggio chef Alessandro Pavoni’s Manly venture has a bar, cafe-gelateria and restaurant, Cibaria, serving exciting, saucy carbs and scorched treats.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- Campbellfield
A food truck in an op-shop car park serves some of the best Turkish snacks in town
Find crusty kavurma rolls and meaty snack packs at Latif’s Street Foods in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.
- Dani Valent
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