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Sogumm’s wagyu bibimbap is more restrained than others.

Sogumm is part of a new wave of venues reimagining home-style Korean cooking

The Cremorne restaurant, by a husband-and-wife duo, is all about understated Korean cuisine.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Get Backhaus’ slow-fermented sourdough loaves in Essendon.

Backhaus Foodstore

The Airport West wholesale bakery’s new retail space and food store.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Khao Kang Maruay.
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‘Put your face in a hot pot’: This no-frills Thai diner is your new BYO winter spot

Khao Kang Maruay is a modest restaurant that specialises in Isan-style cooking from Thailand’s north-east.

  • Callan Boys
24-hour marinated charcoal chicken with Lebanese pita bread.

Habibi

Wagga’s favourite Lebanese chicken, now in Melbourne.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Croissants at the Richmond bakery.

Croix Croissant

A Flemington favourite, now in the inner east.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Clockwise from left: Pistachio tissue bread; mini waterfall cakes in fig, strawberry and tiramisu flavours; matcha tissue bread; and lemon meringue tissue bread.

Try TikTok-famous ‘tissue bread’ – and kiss your troubles goodbye – at this bakery

While it seems like there’s a new viral treat on every Sydney street corner these days, Buttered’s Korean-inspired baked goods aren’t just for social media.

  • Lenny Ann Low
The kavurma snack pack with chicken.

A food truck in an op-shop car park serves some of the best Turkish snacks in town

Find crusty kavurma rolls and meaty snack packs at Latif’s Street Foods in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

  • Dani Valent
Pastries at Lune’s Armadale store.

Lune Croissanterie

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Lune Croissanterie.

Lune Croissanterie

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The classic banh mi pork roll from  Phuoc Thanh in Richmond.

Phuoc Thanh

This venue is a finalist for best sandwiches in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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