Dani Valent
Food writer and restaurant reviewer
Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.
Get disco-friendly ramen and snacks at Chapel Street’s new late-night izakaya
A music-loving ramen chef creates a venue for those craving Japanese food after midnight.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Brunswick East
The hot new Melbourne restaurant where pasta starts at $6
Times New Roman is difficult to Google but easy to love for its affordable spaghetti, wine and penchant for Cheezels.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Windsor
A Scandi cafe in the southeast is now open at night for steak carbonara, share plates and more
Oppen in Windsor has extended its hours from Thursday to Saturday.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Brunswick
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
- Review
- South Melbourne
This newly two-hatted laneway restaurant in an old warehouse is ‘a portal to Japan’
Tomo-An chef Tomotaka Ishizuka serves his Aussie-fied Japanese tasting menu to six guests at a time.
- Dani Valent
- Recommended
- Ripponlea
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
$20 pasta and bargain bowls: Five cafes now staying open for (budget-friendly) dinners
Melbourne’s thriving cafes are now coming for your evenings, with the lure of cocktails, share plates, DJ sets and excellent dinner deals.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Richmond
Richmond’s Love Letter is an ode to Yorkshire puddings, gravy and chaos
After a slow start, the Bridge Road restaurant is now pumping most nights of the week with a feel-good menu that makes you glad it’s winter.
- Dani Valent
- 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
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