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Contemporary

Wife-and-husband team Annick De Silva and Binura Jayasuriya.

This elegant neighbourly spot serves 32 varieties of sweet and savoury crepes

The Bungalow transforms from serene brunch spot in the day to a place of white tablecloths, brass table-lamps and cocktails in the evening.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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
Half-chicken with French onion soup toast.
14.5/20

Heritage farmhouse meets natural wine at this new bread fanciers’ hang-out

The All Purpose Bakery team brings “posh RSL” vibes and a no-bookings policy to a refurbished sandstone cottage on Oxford Street, serving rissoles, steak, oysters Kilpatrick and all things bread.

  • Callan Boys
Outside the Brighton store.

Blakeaway

Offering Brighton locals ready-made meals and other daily essentials.

  • Emma Breheny
Inside Blakeaway’s boutique grocer in South Yarra.

Blakeaway

Find everything from fancy produce and homewares to tonight’s dinner.

  • Emma Breheny
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Find meals for one, speedy lunches and pantry supplies.

Blakeaway

Purveyor of meals for one, speedy lunches and pantry supplies.

  • Emma Breheny
Inside Stanley Street Bodega.

Stanley Street Bodega

New York bodega meets Japanese convenience store.

  • Emma Breheny
Vibrant displays and a wide range of goods at Lenny’s deli.

Lenny’s Fine Food Deli

Home of the famous Lenny’s chicken soup.

  • Emma Breheny
December will mark the ten-year anniversary of Embla.
Good Food hat15.5/20

This dark, moody wine bar is our critic’s go-to because it’s exactly what Melbourne does best

This decade-old CBD favourite is still as dynamic as the day it opened.

  • Besha Rodell
Eleven Barrack is banking on the market for plush dining rooms.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

This new two-hatted grill is so good, our critic booked it for his birthday

Eleven Barrack pushes beyond the usual surf-and-turf trappings to create a singular restaurant, complete with a baby grand and live pianist.

  • Callan Boys

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