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Local designer Luchetti Krelle captures all the best bits of Australian life by the coast.
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This breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’

Ormeggio chef Alessandro Pavoni’s Manly venture has a bar, cafe-gelateria and restaurant, Cibaria, serving exciting, saucy carbs and scorched treats.

  • Myffy Rigby
Dry chilli chicken.

India meets Chinatown in this chicken dish that’s not to be missed

Up-and-coming chef Ahana Dutt offers an inviting crash course in Bengali cuisine at Kolkata Social.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Red Cliff.
14.5/20

This city restaurant’s signature dish has been served 100,000 times

Red Cliff is a sensory assault and heartfelt celebration of China’s spiciest cuisines.

  • Frank Sweet
Army stew (budae jjigae) with sausages, beans, tofu and kimchi.

Get Korean street food until 2am at this late-night CBD haunt

Seven Star Pocha brings street-food energy to its casual, sometimes raucous dining room.

  • Dani Valent
Industry Beans Chadstone.

Industry Beans

This venue is a finalist in the best matcha and specialty drinks category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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Candyland installation at The Grounds in Alexandria in 2023.

The Grounds of Alexandria

This venue is a finalist for best family-friendly cafes in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Cibi

Cibi

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Outside Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar.

Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Marios on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

Marios

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The Farm Cafe

This venue is a finalist for best family-friendly cafes in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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