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Banksia operator’s Nishant Arora and Adam Aflalo.

Caulfield North scores a neighbourhood restaurant with fine-dining cred

After nearly changing careers, a former Society and Cutler & Co chef has rediscovered his love for cooking at an airy day-to-night diner.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Breadcetera owners Anthony Silvestre (left) and Frank Ciorciari.

‘It’s the milk bar for 2025’: Breadcetera fills a loaf gap in Malvern East

The new takeaway shop and grocer is serving house-made sausage rolls, chocolate tarts and chicken salad sangers on high-top bread.

  • Dani Valent
Vicki Wild and Martin Benn will oversee the food at Melbourne’s 67 Pall Mall.

A private club with 5000 wines, rooftop terrace and seafood bar to open above Parliament Station

High-profile hospo duo Martin Benn and Vicki Wild will oversee the food at the $35 million project.

  • Ardyn Bernoth
Hannah Green, owner of Etta restaurant in Brunswick East, is opening a second venue nearby.

Lygon Street hatted restaurant Etta to open more affordable sibling (and it’s close by)

Expect Monday Martini Club, steak and noodle nights, and an all-are-welcome vibe at Daphne.

  • Tomas Telegramma
From left: Andreas Papadakis, James Kelly and Luke Skidmore outside their soon-to-open restaurant, Harriot.

The next restaurant from the Tipo 00 crew is … not Italian

The team from one of Melbourne’s favourite pasta bars is rewriting the script with its fifth venue.

  • Emma Breheny
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Coffee and baked goods at Hector’s Bakery, including the cinnamon bun with “Cinnabon vibes”(right).

Your guide to 13 of Melbourne’s hottest new bakeries (plus what to order at each)

Here’s a baker’s dozen of openings to add to your hit list, from suburban gems to those in the inner-city’s emerging pastry hub.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Melbourne restaurant critic Besha Rodell reveals her identity.

Anonymous no more: Why The Age’s chief restaurant critic is finally revealing her face

Melbourne’s biggest dining secret has been revealed as Besha Rodell, one of the world’s last anonymous critics, exposes her identity after 20 years.

  • Besha Rodell
The venue sits inside a bluestone building on a quiet Fitzroy side-street.

$5 skewers and a ‘secret’ menu: Your cheat sheet to the city’s latest Filipino restaurant

Find real-deal Filipino flavours at a new spot off Smith Street in Fitzroy. It’s all about hearty brunch, snacky night menus and wallet-friendly prices.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Young Chef of the Year Saavni Krishnan (right) and her partner Aditya “Adi” Suresh.

‘A bread course unlike any other’: What Young Chef of the Year is cooking at her pop-up

A young gun chef and her husband are bringing their innovative, Indian-influenced cooking to a well-known city restaurant for a month of fun. Here’s what to expect.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Cornish pasties at Bobby’s include beef skirt, swede, potato and onion.

‘The best I’ve had outside Cornwall’: The Melbourne bakery reviving proper Cornish pasties

There’s nothing Cornish about a pasty with minced beef or – heaven forbid – peas and carrots, according to the purists. But one spot is making the real deal.

  • Tomas Telegramma

Original URL: https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/restaurant-news