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Thornbury

Sandro at dusk.

With five new openings within 300 metres, one of our best Eat Streets is getting even better

Thornbury’s High Street is booming, with a new fire-fuelled Lebanese restaurant, elite ice-cream and more.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The steak-like lion’s mane mushroom dish.

Meet the meaty main that’s so convincing, vegans have sent it back to the kitchen

Restaurant-bar Ballard’s, and its plant-based food, is anything but bland.

  • Dani Valent
Paco (left) and Mochi hot dogs at StreetDogz in Thornbury.

You’ll need two hands and 200 napkins for these Colombian-style fully loaded hot dogs

Soft and crunchy, salty and sweet, meaty and tangy... a StreetDogz puppy is a don’t-talk-I’m-eating immersion.

  • Dani Valent
The colourful pastry platter at Taita’s Breakfast.

This new Lebanese milk bar cafe in the backstreets of Thornbury has community at its heart

Taita’s Breakfast is the new brunch offshoot of Taita’s House on nearby St Georges Road. And owner Xena Abbouchi has thought of everything you might need.

  • Dani Valent
The Greek salad martini at Capers in Thornbury.

Dirty martini meets Greek salad at High Street’s homely Hellenic hangout Capers

You might not have thought you wanted a cocktail that tastes like the leftover juices in a salad bowl, but it’s a great drink.

  • Dani Valent
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The signature lasagne is a "goddamn wonder".
Good Food hat15/20

1800 Lasagne is Melbourne's first hatted lasagne restaurant

Crowned with delicious goo, the signature dish is a goddamn wonder, writes Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell
Crispy deep-fried chicken wings with chilli sauce.
13.5/20

German drinks meet Malaysian drinking snacks at Zaubertrank

This niche Melbourne bar is an incredibly loveable and odd little place, reviews Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell
Shish Kafta Platter,The Serve- Taita's House,  Georges Rd, Thornbury. 11th March 2022, The Age news Picture by JOE ARMAO

Taita's House serves Lebanese family feasts in a Thornbury cottage

Taita is an Arabic word for grandmother and this casual, homely, inexpensive BYO restaurant is as heartfelt as its name.

  • Dani Valent
A scoop of watermelon and olive oil, and popcorn and caramel fudge.

Soy sauce ice-cream cone with a side of hot fries?

Melbourne newcomer Kenny Lover isn't your regular ice-cream parlour.

  • Dani Valent
The breakfast sandwich dreams are made of.

Join Thornbury's Rat pack

Larissa Dubecki discovers the breakfast sandwich of her dreams.

  • Larissa Dubecki

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