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Alessandro Luppolo.

The Melbourne chocolate shop using AI to design astronaut bunnies

This Easter Alessandro Luppolo embarked on a space odyssey to create egg-shaped rockets and oversized bonbon moons.

  • Dani Valent
Chef Chae prepares food in the kitchen.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

After years of trying for a reservation, our critic finally makes it to Victoria’s most hard-to-book restaurant

Besha Rodell finally scores one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae’s hideaway restaurant and home in the mountains for an unforgettable dining experience.

  • Besha Rodell
Dr Morse
13.5/20

Abbotsford favourite goes from grungy to grown-up but is still finding its groove

New chef. New fit-out. There’s lots to like about the new-look Dr Morse. And still plenty of room for dancing out the back.

  • Dani Valent
There are 16 different types of oysters available at a time at Stop Whining.

Slurp down 16 different types of oysters at this tiny, casual CBD seafood spot

Stop Whining is a stay-a-while sibling to hole-in-the-wall oyster bar Muli Express, offering a casual spot for seafood feasting on Little Bourke Street.

  • Dani Valent
Inside the Barragunda dining room.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

The Mornington Peninsula’s newest two-hatted fine-diner is very fancy – but still a bargain

Barragunda gives critic Besha Rodell hope for the future of dining in Victoria.

  • Besha Rodell
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The Savage Coffee Parabolic fillter coffee ($30).
14/20

Is it worth paying $30 for this cup of coffee at Fitzroy’s shiny new cafe?

Don’t worry, $5.50 flat whites, as well as bagels and other popular items, are also available at Toby’s Estate sleek new flagship venue.

  • Dani Valent
Bar Brillo

This cosy neighbourhood wine bar in an underrated inner suburb is worth seeking out

Bar Brillo is a welcome addition to this small, hilly pocket northwest of the city, serving natural wines and Italian-leaning small plates.

  • Dani Valent
Assorted dishes at Jollof Vibe.

Inside a roller-doored garage in Kensington lies a truly great little dining gem

Ghanaian jollof, Nigerian jollof and even spaghetti jollof are on the menu at Jollof Vibe, a West African eatery operating out of a dark shared kitchen.

  • Dani Valent
The premium Indian restaurant seats 130 in booths or on elegant folding chairs.
Good Food hat15/20

This hatted restaurant is a jewel, nestled in our critic’s least favourite location in Melbourne

Toddy Shop chef Mischa Tropp’s fire-driven, premium restaurant at Crown feels real, right and resonant.

  • Dani Valent
The ottoman breakfast with menemen.

You’d be unlikely to stumble upon this 170-seat Turkish restaurant, but it’s a true find

One Stop Kebab and Cafe has it all: tea and eggs, tradie kebabs and gozleme, and rice pudding and sturdy coffee.

  • Dani Valent

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