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South American

Mains, such as inside skirt steak, come with a salad, Colombian-style sauces – one a lemony sour cream, the other a zesty tomato – and a choice of fries, rice, plantain fritters, cassava chips or golden potatoes (pictured).
14/20

This surprising steakhouse serves limousine food at rust-bucket prices

Juan Berbeo of Berbeo Bar & Grill isn’t our best-known steak specialist, but it’s hard to imagine many local chefs have cooked as much meat as he has.

  • Dani Valent
Dishes include Hopkins River sirloin, and roast pumpkin with green mole.

Alma

Elevated South American share-style dishes on Ryrie Street.

  • Gail Thomas
Venison tartlet.
Good Food hat15/20

This freshly hatted restaurant is exciting and delicious, but there’s one missing ingredient

This opening from last spring is flying way under the radar. And we’re the ones losing out.

  • Besha Rodell
Jamsheed’s converted industrial dining room.
14/20

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
Pirate Life’s Melbourne pirate ship is a cruisy, spacious food hangout.
14/20

This huge brewpub in Nowheresville is a bold move (much like its drink-friendly food)

Pirate Life’s beer is made off site, so does its 200-seat venue stand on its own terms as a food and drink drawcard?

  • Dani Valent
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Costenisimo Colombian cafe in St Kilda East.

This Colombian cafe in a carwash is a total vibe, especially in the summertime

Costenisimo’s loaded fries, hot dogs and burgers are worth crossing town for.

  • Dani Valent
A selection of South American dishes at Papelon.
Critics' Pick

Papelon

Welcoming Venezuelan restaurant on the edge of Footscray Market.

Chicken congee at Pancho Cafe.
14.5/20

Pancho

Sophisticated yet soulful country cafe.

Morena’s beef empanadas.
Good Food hat15/20

Morena

Latin America comes to Martin Place.

Corn tamale is a corn triple play, the ground nixtamalised corn dough steamed in corn husks blanketed by corn sauce.
14/20

Farewell, fusion tacos. This sunny CBD bar may be the start of Melbourne’s Latino age

The Mexican, Central and South American food scene here is stronger than ever. And this Little Collins Street newcomer delivers some of the best versions around.

  • Besha Rodell

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