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Cremorne

Sogumm’s wagyu bibimbap is more restrained than others.

Sogumm is part of a new wave of venues reimagining home-style Korean cooking

The Cremorne restaurant, by a husband-and-wife duo, is all about understated Korean cuisine.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Breads and pastries on display at the new Cremorne location.

Baker Bleu

This bakery is a finalist for best bread and pastries in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Pork tonkatsu.

‘There’s nothing else like it’: Find tonkatsu and more at Melbourne’s coolest new convenience store

Suupaa has brought a taste of Japanese convenience to Melbourne, easing the pang between visits to Tokyo.

  • Dani Valent
Suupaa’s pork tonkatsu.

Suupaa

This cafe is a finalist for best food in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The “proper sandwich” with chicken, Acide pickles and buttermilk ranch.

Chook

Home to a close Chick-fil-A dupe.

  • Quincy Malesovas
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On Air has a 1970s loft vibe with blond timber bleachers. 

On Air

A space for musos and music lovers alike to meet over coffee and house DJ sets.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Amatrice Rooftop is a red velvet and stone salon up in the clouds.
13/20

This swanky rooftop Italian restaurant has a lot going for it, but leaves our critic baffled

Dani Valent reviews the views and set menus at Melbourne’s Amatrice.

  • Dani Valent
Chicken liver mousse eclairs.
Critics' Pick

Lilac Wine

Backstreet warehouse with immaculate vibes.

All things Italian reign at daytime diner Caffe Amatrice.

Caffe Amatrice

An Italian-inspired cafe serving thick-cut focaccia sandwiches, with a rooftop restaurant upstairs.

Go-to dish: Chicken mousse eclairs.
14.5/20

Lilac Wine Bar begins to bloom in Cremorne

Melbourne's cool new clubhouse-in-a-warehouse feels DIY, in the best possible way, writes Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell

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