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Pate en croute with flavours of banh mi at Aru.

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Winter hit list: Hot and new places to eat and drink in Melbourne

Local favourites in Moonee Ponds and Moorabbin, restaurant siblings (Sunda's brother Aru) and reinventions (New Quarter), and secret bars and spin-offs (the inner north's second Egglab; Lune's new Moon). Plus where to get your truffle fix and ideas to keep the kids entertained these holidays.

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Teenagers enjoying the sushi train at Chocolate Buddha at Federation Square.

The good food guide for junior foodies

  • Larissa Dubecki
Freshly found luxe fungi from Red Hill Truffles this week.

Where to get a local truffle fix in Melbourne this winter

  • Richard Cornish
Beef birria tacos from food truck Dingo Ate My Taco.

Bottomless brunches and birria behind Melbourne's new Mexican wave

  • Sofia Levin
The Protege, Valhalla's take on the negroni.

Three new hidden bars for you to find (plus a rooftop bar coming soon)

  • Sofia Levin
Babi guling (roasted suckling pig with sambals and fresh herbs), a daily special at Aru, Melbourne.

Sunda's sibling Aru fires up in Little Collins Street

  • Roslyn Grundy
Strozzapreti carbonara with truffle.
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Abbiocco takes carbs (and carbonara) to the next level

  • Gemima Cody
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Fish dishes are winter friendly, such as this ling.

Pipis proves fish and bay views aren't just for summer

  • Dani Valent
Banh mi-inspired fingers filled with pâté.
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New Quarter's fun new take on Vietnamese food

  • Gemima Cody
The rolled-up okonomiyaki.

All-day Arra's new twist on okonomiyaki

  • Dani Valent
Roasted cauliflower with macadamia 'cheese' and chilli oil.

Moonee Ponds' Ascot Food and Wine is all grown up

  • Dani Valent
At Bar Midland, food and drinks are obsessively local and cooked in front of you over a small wood stove.

Farm animals and sugar are off the menu at Castlemaine's Bar Midland

  • Richard Cornish
Jerusalem artichoke, grilled radicchio, goat's feta.
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Torquay restaurant Samesyn slipped under the radar, but the secret's out

  • Gemima Cody
Egglab's breakfast burger with egg, avocado and hash brown.

Egglab brings its breakfast sandwiches to Brunswick

  • Emma Breheny
Moon in Fitzroy is selling crullers, like the love child of a canele and a doughnut.

Lune Croissanterie's new cruller-slinging sibling Moon lands in Fitzroy

  • Sofia Levin
Burrata with artichokes and nettle oil.

Hope St Radio opens a wine bar at Collingwood Yards

  • Anna Webster
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Richmond brewpub Nice Guys has eight beers on tap.

Richmond's newest dog-friendly brew pub, Nice Guys

  • Dani Valent
Doughnuts with Davidson plum jam and lavender Chantilly.
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Footscray's Bar Thyme is a wine bar for right now

  • Gemima Cody
Deep-fried chicken ribs with chimichurri and guindilla peppers.
14/20

The Moorabbin resto-bar that's good for the 'hood

  • Gemima Cody

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