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Melbourne’s Southern Suburbs

Every restaurant featured in The Age Good Food Guide 2025 in Melbourne’s South.

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Sicilian saganaki with truffled honey.
Critics' Pick

Abbiocco

Critics' Pick

Afghan Hayat

Akwaaba serves West African cuisine.
Critics' Pick

Akwaaba

Turnip tacos with seaweed butter.
Good Food hatGood Food hatGood Food hat18/20

Amaru

Aoi Tsuki Just Open - a new omakase restaurant in South Yarra. Salmon roe and sea urchi chirashizushi Supplied to Good Food, Feb 17, 2023 Credit Griffin Simm
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Aoi Tsuki

Handmade gnocchi at Aromi Italian restaurant in Brighton, Melbourne.
14.5/20

Aromi

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Baby rainbow trout with tortas fritas.
Good Food hat15/20

Atlas Dining

Attica showcases native Australian ingredients.
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Attica

Celeriac pithivier with onion and stout gravy poured tableside.⁠
14.5/20

Auterra

Spaghetti marinara at Bacash.
Good Food hat15/20

Bacash

Bansho brings together French and Japanese cuisine.
Good Food hat15/20

Bansho

Bar Carolina’s rabbit ragu on pappardelle.
14.5/20

Bar Carolina

Food made to be shared at Bellota in South Melbourne.
14.5/20

Bellota

Steak frites at Bistro Gitan.
Critics' Pick

Bistro Gitan

Poached southern rock lobster with trout roe and marie rose.
14.5/20

Botanical Hotel

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Gorgonzola ice cream with cherry compote.
Good Food hat15/20

Bottarga

Middle Eastern dishes are served in a lively atmopshere.
Critics' Pick

Buba Local Shuk

Lamb biryani at Cafe Southall.
Critics' Pick

Cafe Southall

Critics' Pick

Cha Adda

Assorted dim sum at Chef Wong.
Critics' Pick

Chef Wong

Mullet with pickled chilli.
Good Food hat15/20

Dainty on Toorak

Chicken liver parfait.
Good Food hat15/20

Donovans

Tofu stew.
Critics' Pick

Dooboo

Endless grilled oysters are available on the weekends.
Critics' Pick

Firebird

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14.5/20

Hao Zi Wei

The hopper set includes rice flour pancakes, two curries and sambols.

Hopper Joint

Tins of sardines, oyster shooters with Clamato dashi and “cold cuts” are among the snacks.
Critics' Pick

Humdinger

Choose from assorted nigiri.
Good Food hat15/20

Komeyui

Lezzet’s baklava.
Critics' Pick

Lezzet

Compressed watermelon salad at Lona Misa.
Good Food hat15/20

Lona Misa

Lucia’s coffee, chocolate and bourbon dessert.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Lucia

Spanner crab and charred flatbread at Matilda 159 Domain restaurant in South Yarra, Melbourne. Pic Simon Schluter.
Good Food hat15/20

Matilda 159 Domain

The bakso special at Meetbowl features many variations of beef meatball.
Critics' Pick

Meetbowl

Moonhouse approaches fusion with conviction.
Critics' Pick

Moonhouse

A typical lunch set at Mum’s Lunch.
Critics' Pick

Mum’s Lunch

Nora Thai.

Nora Thai

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