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Your May hit list: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Cornish pasties make a comeback, an AFL team captain’s corner cafe, oodles of udon noodles ... here’s what’s hot in the city and suburbs, right now.

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Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli and partner Neila Brenning have opened a cafe in Kew.

Kew’s new cafe Arthur’s Milk Bar boasts added Marcus Bontempelli magic

  • Emma Breheny
Chef-restaurateur Ben Shewry at Attica in 2024.
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Ben Shewry doesn’t consent to Attica being reviewed. Here’s why we did it anyway

  • Besha Rodell
Cornish pasties at Bobby’s include beef skirt, swede, potato and onion.

‘The best I’ve had outside Cornwall’: Bobby’s Bakery brings back proper pasties

  • Tomas Telegramma
Musashino Udon Kan

Musashino Udon Kan’s udon noodles are engineered to chewy perfection

  • Dani Valent
Wine bar 81 Bay will serve snacks such as prawn toast, perfect for casual visits.

In Baix, Brighton finally gets the luxe big-name restaurant it has been waiting for

  • Tomas Telegramma
Kaprica is pure Melbourne, with high ceilings and white walls and simple wooden tables and chair.
Critics' Pick

‘Pure Melbourne’ trattoria Kaprica is attracting a new wave of admirers. Here’s why

  • Besha Rodell
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Sarma (cabbage rolls) at Balkan Skara.

Why the cabbage rolls at Macedonian diner Balkan Skara are worth the drive

  • Dani Valent
Dr Morse
13.5/20

Dr Morse goes from grungy to grown-up but is still finding its groove

  • Dani Valent
The prawn toast uses fluffy Japanese shokupan bread.
14/20

Hit the jackpot at Potluck – a suburban Chinese restaurant with perfect prawn toast

  • Dani Valent
Rooster Bar’s chicken fillet sandwich.

No-frills Fairfield chicken shop Rooster Bar’s roll is ‘the best $10.50 I’ve ever spent’

  • Tomas Telegramma
Chef Chae prepares food in the kitchen.
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Our critic finally makes it to Victoria’s most hard-to-book restaurant, Chae

  • Besha Rodell
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Two-hatted fine-diner Barragunda is very fancy – but still a bargain

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

Your guide to Sri Lankan seafood restaurant Ministry of Crab’s first local location

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

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

  • Dani Valent
Sana’s udon carbonara comes with charred kaiserfleisch, smoked dashi, a soft egg and heaps of black pepper. 

Udon carbonara to a hot-choc haven: Five new cafes to try (and what to order at each)

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Chadstone

Chadstone’s shiny Market Pavilion is a spectacle, but does it deserve the hype?

  • Emma Breheny
The Savage Coffee Parabolic fillter coffee ($30).
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Is it worth paying $30 for this cup of coffee at Fitzroy’s new Toby’s Estate flagship?

  • Dani Valent

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