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Degustation

Inside the Barragunda dining room.
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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
Hugh Allen, Vue de Monde’s executive chef, at the site of his new restaurant in Fitzroy Gardens.

Top chef at three-hatted Vue de Monde to open ‘destination diner’ this year

A once-derelict pavilion is being rebuilt as a fine diner. Here’s what’s in store for Melbourne’s hottest restaurant opening of 2025.

  • Tomas Telegramma
L’Enclume chef-owner Simon Rogers will be on board throughout the entire residency at Bathers’ Pavillion.

Three-Michelin-starred restaurant returns to Sydney with $590-a-head menu

L’Enclume had a waitlist of 2000 tables at its first Bathers’ Pavilion pop-up. It now wants to take the experience to “another level”.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The sushi course at Shusai Mijo includes miso soup made with chef Jun Oya’s signature dashi.
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Shusai Mijo

A rarefied room for kappo-style omakase.

Dishes from the November menu at Gaea
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Gaea

Intimate, precise fine diner with a wild side.

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The Pipit menu is peppered with local plants.
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Pipit

Creative, fine-dining flair that turns every dish into a work of art.

Oncore’s seven-course degustation menu will set a diner back $300. A fellow chef says Smyth’s food reflects Smyth herself: “the solid country roots, and then this amazing talent on top”.
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Oncore by Clare Smyth

Surprisingly playful fine diner with views for days.

Azuma’s bento lunch is no quick food-court commodity.
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Azuma

Old trouper full of corporate comforts, with an omakase twist.

Maremma duck, purple carrot, blackberry, madeira and macadamia.
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Oborozuki

Experiential dining by Circular Quay.

Bentley Restaurant and Bar in Sydney.
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Bentley Restaurant + Bar

Top-tier fine dining, with winning bar snacks adding even more texture.

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