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Justin Hemmes pictured outside one of his Sydney venues in 2022.

What’s happening with Merivale’s original Melbourne restaurant?

The Sydney-based hospitality giant has just snapped up a new site in Melbourne, with grand plans for a drinking and dining precinct. Where does that leave its first purchase, made nearly four years ago?

  • Emma Breheny
Italian comedy trio Sooshi Mango is expanding their Lygon Street restaurant.

Gimmick proves golden as Sooshi Mango expands Lygon Street restaurant

The comedy trio add a new level to their nostalgic Italian diner – and they’re not the only Melbourne hospitality operators scaling up on-site.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Chris Lucas at the site of Grill Americano Sydney, set to open in September 2025. 

Melbourne restaurateur Chris Lucas moves in on Rockpool’s Sydney turf with glam grill house

Grill Americano may be elbowing into a precinct already overflowing with steakhouses, but it promises a different take on the genre.

  • Scott Bolles
St John’s first restaurant in Smithfield is known for its stark and understated dining room.

‘They’re restaurant royalty’: Trailblazing London eatery coming to Melbourne

Chefs love it – but so do artists, bankers and everyone in between. It has created dozens of iconic dishes. What’s in store when this decades-old favourite comes to town?

  • Emma Breheny
Loulou’s boulangerie-style croissants are made with a sourdough starter, says Sebastien Lutaud of Etymon Projects.

Buttery battle royale takes shape in Sydney’s CBD as heavyweight croissant contender Loulou moves in

Milsons Point’s Loulou Bistro reveals its miniature spin-off Petit Loulou above Martin Place metro station, just around the corner from Lune Croissanterie.

  • Scott Bolles
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Chadstone’s new Market Pavilion includes an overhauled Dining Laneway.

A food precinct bigger than the MCG is coming to this Melbourne shopping centre

Chadstone is about to add cult cafes, big Sydney names, a Brunetti and new restaurants as it ups its food game and moves away from “the fashion capital” label.

  • Emma Breheny
Linchpin Hospitality chief executive Terry Soukoulis (left) with chef and culinary director George Calombaris.

Chef George Calombaris opens new restaurant in Sydney’s inner west … and it’s not Greek

“Everyone’s been saying, ‘What the hell do you know about Chinese food?’” the prominent Melbourne restaurateur says.

  • Scott Bolles
The restaurant’s unusual industrial design was a feature.

Hatted Punch Lane restaurant Sunda to close on Saturday, weeks after chef’s exit

The owner plans to move Sunda outside the city, with a new restaurant concept is slated for the CBD space.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Cambodian restaurant and cafe Mahob at Moo’s in Meeniyan.

The nine regional restaurants the Good Food team can’t wait to dine at this summer

Including a 10-seat restaurant in a Tasmanian farm shed, a sandwich shop having us Googling real estate in the area and a sprawling beer garden near Melbourne.

  • The Good Food team
A sneak peek at the new Poor Toms bar and restaurant at Brompton Street, ahead of its official opening later this month.

The best place for a Sydney bar crawl this summer is the Inner West Distillery Trail

Your guide to the growing hub of Inner West craft distilleries. Plus, a sneak peek at the new Poor Toms bar and restaurant.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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