• Review
• Melbourne

Supreme J Kitchen

Sublime dining for big groups in an always-packed room.

• November 18, 2024

• Review
• Melbourne

Kakilang Char Koay Teow

Casual yet uncompromising capsule of Penang flavours.

• November 18, 2024

• Review
• Melbourne

Enoteca Boccaccio

On-trend clubhouse steeped in the Old World.

• November 18, 2024

• Collection
• Best of

11 new and revamped venues making the inner east cool (at last!)

From a new hatted wine bar in Balwyn to a sleek rooftop bar in Kew, it’s fair to say Melbourne’s eastern suburbs are having a moment.

• Review
• Enoteca Boccaccio

Climb the stairway to Italian snacking heaven at Balwyn’s Enoteca Boccaccio

It may be new, but this Balwyn wine bar packs 60 years of food and wine knowledge into a squeezy upstairs space.

• July 25, 2023
• Larissa Dubecki

• Review
• Melbourne

Char Dining

This suburban steakhouse does everything right, from sourcing to saucing.

• January 31, 2017
• Dani Valent

• Review
• Melbourne

The Turkish Tea House

For cafe-goers with smashed-avocado fatigue, the Turkish Tea House could be the breakfast/brunch option at the end of the rainbow.

• December 1, 2015
• Simone Egger

• Review
• Melbourne

Mr Hendricks

From crisp eggs to cassoulet, this French-influenced cafe lifts the breakfast stakes in Balwyn.

• August 9, 2014
• Kylie Northover

• Review
• Melbourne

Arthur Radley

Arthur Radley calls itself a bistrot, although the menu hugs both sides of the Mediterranean.

• July 1, 2014
• Larissa Dubecki

• Review
• Melbourne

Snow Pony

This thriving Deepdene cafe is run by the talent behind Friends of Mine and

• March 21, 2014