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Melbourne hit list April 2023: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

St Kilda stalwarts to revisit, plenty of spaghetti, plus X-ray thin tartlet shells and much more. Here are 21 hot venues to explore this month (and beyond).

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Prince Dining Room in St Kilda.
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St Kilda’s charming Prince Dining Room is crowned with a hat

  • Besha Rodell
Chefs Tei Gim and Jun Pak behind their omakase counter at Aoi Tsuki in South Yarra.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Aoi Tsuki goes from fancy sushi boxes to a two-man omakase stage show

  • Besha Rodell
The venue holds five different spaces to drink and dine, including steakhouse-inspired Saint Dining.

St Kilda’s Saint Hotel has a glamorous makeover (with plans for five venues)

  • Emma Breheny
Tajarin with rabbit ragu Alta in Fitzroy.
Good Food hat15/20

Why Alta’s pasta is one of our reviewer’s favourite dishes of the year so far

  • Besha Rodell
Ms Parker is the restaurant at new Richmond boutique hotel The Motley

New restaurant and rooftop bar for Bridge Road (plus two inner east wine bars to try)

  • Emma Breheny
Steak frites with beef jus.

The Post Office Club Hotel flies under the radar as a French brasserie

  • Dani Valent
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Confit cherry tomato tarts at Maha North.
14/20

The snacks are the biz at Shane Delia’s rejigged Maha North on Smith Street

  • Larissa Dubecki
Manze is offering a two-course lunch deal on Fridays and Saturdays.

Five bars from Fitzroy to Ballarat that just upped their food offerings

  • Emma Breheny
The whole Thai-style “fish” is a signature dish at Vegie Mum.

Bet you’ve never had a fillet o’ fish like Vegie Mum’s before, Melbourne

  • Dani Valent
L-R: Sunhands head chef Pat Drapac and co-owners Matt Roberts, Nathen Doyle, Ishella Butler.

Sunhands might be your new favourite Carlton corner cafe and wine bar

  • Emma Breheny
Go-to dish: Chicken mousse eclairs.
14.5/20

Lilac Wine Bar begins to bloom in a Cremorne back street

  • Besha Rodell
Penny for Pound’s new Richmond bakery.

Penny for Pound bakery (and its lockdown pies) return at new Richmond location

  • Emma Breheny
Tacos al pastor (marinated pork and pineapple) has made the move to Highett.

Mexican favourite La Tortilleria opens southside offshoot Chilpa in Highett

  • Emma Breheny
Le Meridien will take its cues from Hollywood's golden age, with a suitably nostalgic menu at its restaurant, Dolly.

Dolly is Le Meridien’s glam new dining act inside the former Palace Theatre

  • Emma Breheny
Go-to dish: Rendang shakshuka with roti.
13/20

Beef rendang meets baked eggs at Indonesian cafe Dale La Pau

  • Dani Valent
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Go-to dish: Squid ink fettuccine with spanner crab.
13.5/20

Moody CBD laneway pasta bar Alt says hasta la vista to salt

  • Besha Rodell
Culatta-wrapped baked brie.

Tipo 00 crew’s wine and cheese bar Grana shows there’s a will and a whey

  • Dani Valent
The Royce Hotel and its Showroom Bar are an homage to luxury of yesteryear.

The Royce Hotel's new bar is a portal to Melbourne's Roaring Twenties

  • Emma Breheny
Tagliolini with spanner crab.
14/20

The MCG's Committee Room by Grossi is an old-school room with a view

  • Besha Rodell
Chef Ittichai Ngamtrairai and Molly Rose founder Nic Sandery at the chef's counter.

Collingwood brewery Molly Rose reveals its chic side with new bar and restaurant

  • Emma Breheny
The famous chocolate-cheesecake brownie.

Famous choc-cheesecake brownies make a comeback at Heide’s new-look cafe

  • Dani Valent

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/melbourne-hit-list-april-2023-hot-new-and-just-reviewed-places-to-check-out-right-now-20230331-p5cx3z.html