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Foccaccia with onion butter that uses onion in three different forms.

Ex-Rockpool chef brings comfort food and White Russians to Warrnambool

Wood-grilled steaks and onion butter are on the menu as a chef returns to his hometown (plus two more spots to try en route).

  • Emma Breheny
Onigiri Kitchen on Degraves Street in Melbourne offers light Japanese lunches, including rice balls.

Back to work? 10 new Melbourne CBD spots for fast noodles, hefty banh mi and ace coffee

Impress your office pals with bright bakeries to sweeten meetings, lunchtime bargains that you can afford to keep on rotation, and cafes hidden in plain sight.

  • Emma Breheny
Original aburasoba bowl with chashu pork, seaweed and an ajitama egg.

A cult Japanese noodle shop arrives in Melbourne with summer-ready bowls

Everything you need to know about aburasoba, the “dry ramen” that ditches the soup but still packs loads of flavour into every squiggly bite of noodles.

  • Emma Breheny
Soi 38’s new home still channels a little of Bangkok’s vibrant street-food stalls.

Colour, queues and a hidden entrance: Inside popular Thai diner Soi 38’s new home

After a decade in a CBD carpark, the cult Melbourne favourite has got new digs and plenty of fresh ideas to unleash. But it hasn’t left behind the old magic.

  • Emma Breheny
Sunny vibes at Astoria.

Melbourne’s Greek wave builds with this sunny new taverna (plus three more to try)

At Astoria Bar Ke Grill, owner Nik Pouloupatis is drawing on his mum’s home cooking for a menu of Greece’s greatest hits – plus ouzo mojitos and mastiha sours.

  • Daniela Frangos
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Kababi

From kebabs in the ’burbs to flash city wine bars: Where to eat this month

Cast-iron pans of seafood rice and cheese souffles, souvlaki and kebabs in the suburbs, plus more great plates to try in Melbourne this month.

Hamed Allahyari at his new Persian kebab shop, Kababi.

Track down this new Persian kabab spot tucked among mechanics and warehouses

The creator of one of the west’s most groundbreaking cafes has opened another heartfelt venue. To find it, just follow your nose.

  • Emma Breheny
Chef Martin Benn with Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s work Dancing Pumpkin at NGV International.

‘I’m back, baby’: Top chef Martin Benn returns to Melbourne for art-inspired kitchen residency

Expect dishes influenced by artist Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots and dancing pumpkins during the chef’s eight-week stint at NGV Garden Restaurant.

  • Paul Best
Riverside bar Marmont evokes the sunshine and glamour of Los Angeles.

These two new venues have made Crown that one thing it’s never really been before – cool

There’s an Indian diner and sports bar with butter chicken and cricket on the TV. Plus a riverside bar with Cali vibes and tequila cocktails.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Maison Bâtard’s rooftop terrace.

These newly opened bars are perfect for low-fuss catch-ups this Christmas

Nail the group get-together with these five easygoing yet elegant bars, from an Amalfi-inspired rooftop in the ’burbs to a slinky underground spot.

  • Emma Breheny

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