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Walk-ins only

The gamjatang soup is pretty much the only menu item at Guk’s Eedaero Gamjatang.

This slow-simmered Korean pork bone soup is best split with friends

Even the small size of gamjatang – priced at $40 – feeds two to three people, or go the large for $70 for groups of four or more.

  • David Matthews
Maalu Maalu specialises in all-you-can-eat Sri Lankan buffet.

One of Melbourne’s best all-you-can-eat Sri Lankan deals is found at this inner-north eatery

Maalu Maalu offers one of the best value buffets in the city.

  • Tomas Telegramma and Dani Valent
Sogumm’s wagyu bibimbap is more restrained than others.

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
Wagyu short rib teishoku (set meal) served with rice, miso soup and more.

It’s matcha burnt cheesecake gelato, wagyu hot pot and more at this huge Japanese food precinct

Omi 380 is a mega dining hall featuring all the current hits of Japanese food.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Rippers’ salad sanger.

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
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Signature duck shoyu ramen.

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
Inside Tiny Bar, Brunswick East.

Tiny Bar

There’s only room for 15 people at this tiny Brunswick East venue.

  • Emma Breheny
Get Backhaus’ slow-fermented sourdough loaves in Essendon.

Backhaus Foodstore

The Airport West wholesale bakery’s new retail space and food store.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The sauce section at Eastwood Mart.

This Eastwood mart has all your condiment needs covered

The specialty grocer stocks bulk kimchi, noodles, seaweed and fresh vegetables and even has its own “sauce corner”.

  • David Matthews
Field Day’s mortadella baguette.

Field Day

A sunny community cafe serving chewy, loaded baguettes.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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