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Great or interesting view

Tomato, strawberry, oyster, prawns, lemon aspen and green ants.
Good Food hat15.5/20

New chef, new tricks for ultra-hip rooftop restaurant Kiln

One of Australia’s most internationally lauded chefs never to have run a restaurant in his home country writes a delicious new chapter for Sydney’s Ace Hotel.

  • David Matthews
Inside the Barragunda dining room.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

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
Billy Wong.
14/20

If little of the original Golden Century remains, is it still Golden Century? The verdict

For devotees of the Cantonese icon, the reborn GC might feel like your parents have moved from your childhood home into flash new digs. But you’ll be hard-pressed to find yum cha with a better view.

  • Myffy Rigby
Lunch at Sebastian comes with water views.

Sebastian Beach Grill & Bar

For Spanish-ish cuisine by the seaside.

  • Gemima Cody
Lobster brioche rolls with ocean views.

The Rooftop at Hotel Sorrento

A French Riviera-inspired bar and diner with ocean views.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Close to the water on the sheltered deck at Cptn Jack’s.

The secret’s out about seaside shack Cptn Jack’s (and its ‘extraordinary’ locals’ deal)

Dani Valent discovers a delightful waterfront hideaway at a little-known Mornington Peninsula boat harbour.

  • Dani Valent
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
Kidman dry-aged sirloin on the bone, with coal-roasted greens, fried onion and black garlic.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Does Sydney need another luxury grill restaurant? No, but this one dazzles

The Grill isn’t for everyone, it’s expensive and grand, but it’s the kind of ambitious opening that makes big cities feel international.

  • David Matthews
Homely and warming at Earth Walker & Co.

This candlelit South Coast cafe-restaurant serves medieval feasts fit for a king

Lush and dramatic dishes made from seasonal produce over an open fire are at the heart of Coledale’s cosy coastal cafe-restaurant Earth Walker & Co.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Cocktails at Olympia sneak in Greek ingredients like ouzo.

From posh to party, these 10 new rooftop bars and restaurants are built for anything

Around Victoria, you can take your pick of seaside gems, suburban finds and rollicking rooftops, as the options for open-air drinking and dining multiply.

  • Emma Breheny

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