Melbourne
- Review
- Ahma
Taiwanese diner makes a bid for Melbourne’s best popcorn chicken
Halfway down a Chinatown arcade, Ahma is much more than a simple fuel stop in the city.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Accepts bookings
Fun drinks, disappointing duck: Critic sees red at new modern Asian hot spot
The mood-lit restaurant plays it safe with a selection of greatest hits from Michael Lambie’s pan-Asian playbook.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Somerville
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
- Review
- South Melbourne
Restaurant goes from modern Korean to broadly European and finds its identity
Chef Kirbie Tate finally has her name up in lights at her eponymous bistro Kirbie (nee James).
- Dani Valent
Relive your magical trip to Japan at these nine Melbourne venues
Pocket-sized sushi restaurants, old-school Tokyo-style cafes, and affordable delis with build-your-own bentos are just the tip of a rapidly growing and highly specialised Japanese scene.
- Emma Breheny
- Review
- Temaki Sushi
Get hands-on with this sushi platter with a difference at this 10-seat city restaurant
Tiny Temaki Sushi joins Melbourne’s growing number of Japanese specialty venues.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Preston
The mash-up of cuisines at this suburban winery makes our critic ‘giddy’ (in a good way)
Clara Luna serves bar food, but it’s also soul food; Middle Eastern and South American, but also Australian.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Ormond
This affordable, female-led eatery provides an ‘extraordinary’ discount to certain diners
Create your own vegetarian thali from the day’s 20 specials, all cooked by a team of mothers.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Brighton
Well-heeled locals are lapping up this breezy restaurant (and its ‘bang on’ chilli crab pasta)
Every table at Henrys seems to order the linguine and I get it, I really do. But don’t miss the exemplary dessert, too.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Kensington
This local wine bar stands out from the crowd with its blue drink and Mexican-ish food
Melbourne has plenty of neighbourhood wine bars, but not many have Arnold’s creativity and heart.
- Besha Rodell
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