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Melbourne’s Ministry of Crab.
Good Food hat15/20

It borders on cringe, but this international seafood chain restaurant is hat-worthy

There are so many things here that feel positively out of place in Melbourne in 2025. But the service is faultless, and the crabs are exceptionally good.

  • Besha Rodell
Moreton Bay bug pasta.

Cordelia

A seafood-forward restaurant by the Don’s team.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Cordelia is a new seafood restaurant in Carlton.

Hectic fish burgers and ‘Happy Meals’: Don’s team opens seafood diner on the north side

Prahran hotspot Don’s has a new sibling, Cordelia in Carlton. It’s more grown-up but just as easygoing, with plenty to love even if you don’t like fish.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Rick and Sarah Stein.

Celebrity chef Rick Stein to open flagship restaurant in Sydney

The Briton is bringing his signature seafood dining style to a beachfront suburb later this year.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The seafood tower at the Collins Kitchen buffet at Grand Hyatt.

Buffets are booming: Four of Melbourne’s best all-you-can-eat restaurants (plus one to avoid)

Five years on from COVID restrictions, the buffet resurgence is real. Here’s what’s driving the trend and tips for getting the most bang for your buck.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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A sunny day at Danny’s Seafood Restaurant at La Perouse.

Crown Lagers, Ivana Trump and prawn cocktails: Remembering the iconic Danny’s Seafood

A son reflects on growing up at a Sydney dining institution and the man, his dad, behind it. Pollies and celebrities went for the food and what Danny created. But mostly for Danny.

  • Joel Meares
Captain Baxter’s $140 Captain’s Catch platter is ailable Friday to Sunday.

$2 oysters to half-price lobster rolls: 11 dining deals to get hooked on this month

Seafood can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be if you time it right. Here’s when to find the catch of the day for less at hatted restaurants, oyster bars and more.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on.

Ministry of Crab

Sri Lanka’s most famous restaurant, now on Flinders Lane.

  • Dani Valent
Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on at Ministry of Crab.

Where to sit, the total bill and best dishes: Your cheat sheet to Australia’s first Ministry of Crab

A Sri Lankan seafood restaurant with nine international branches has opened on Flinders Lane, bringing bibs, claw crackers and the theatre of wok-cooked mud crabs.

  • Dani Valent
There are 16 different types of oysters available at a time at Stop Whining.

Slurp down 16 different types of oysters at this tiny, casual CBD seafood spot

Stop Whining is a stay-a-while sibling to hole-in-the-wall oyster bar Muli Express, offering a casual spot for seafood feasting on Little Bourke Street.

  • Dani Valent

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