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Crab spaghetti with fermented chilli and lemon crumb is a Via Porta favourite that’s come across to Lucci.

An Italian sibling squad lights up Ivanhoe with their latest venue

The family behind Via Porta in Melbourne’s east have created another stunning space for big flavours and warm hospitality. And it’s set to add spark to a sleepy strip.

  • Daniela Frangos
Chef Hugh Allen at the site of his new restaurant, Yiaga, in Fitzroy Gardens.

13 exciting restaurant openings we’re counting down to this year

Melbourne’s only Ukrainian restaurant, two very different charcoal chicken shops, and a bakery from a pastry master: there’s lots of good eating to look forward to.

  • Dani Valent
The circular pastries are filled with custard, which changes flavour each month.

‘It’s going to be mayhem’: Heaving bakery brings cult pastries and queues to new Northcote store

After losing several bakeries, High Street in Northcote has welcomed Calle, bringing its famed croissant wheels and other queue-worthy creations from Carlton North.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Dua Bakehouse sells pandan princess cake, a riff on the Swedish sponge. 

The Swedish princess cake is the latest retro dessert on the rise

Restaurants and bakers have been leaning heavily into nostalgia over the past few years, and one of the more recent hits is the marzipan-covered “prinsesstarta”.

  • Emily Holgate
Sogumm’s owners Changhoon “Kimi” Kim (left) and Suhyun “Su” Kim

‘Melbourne’s Silicon Valley’ rises as a daytime dining destination. Here are five spots to try

Some of the most exciting new lunch venues are in a small pocket of the inner south-east.

  • Tomas Telegramma and Quincy Malesovas
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Omi 380 is a new Japanese destination in Melbourne CBD with five venues in one.

Find matcha, wagyu skewers, sushi tacos and more at a new one-stop Japanese dining hall

Getting your Japanese fix has never been simpler, thanks to a one-of-a-kind mega venue that wraps five different venues into one. And it’s inspired by a Melbourne institution that might surprise you.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Founder Boris Portnoy at the Northcote location of All Are Welcome in 2020.

Popular Melbourne bakery to close its three stores

All Are Welcome – renowned for its sourdough and pastries – is closing its doors after going into liquidation, leaving questions about unpaid entitlements for dozens of staff.

  • Emma Breheny
Dine in at The Flour House’s Highett store.

The Flour House

This bakery is a finalist for best bread and pastries in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Zelda croissants, crowned Melbourne’s best.

Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025: Best Bakeries

When haute viennoiseries and next-level loaves matter, these are the places you’ll want to fill your bread basket.

A selection of goodies from West Melbourne’s The Flour.

Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025: Treats

Laced with chocolate, infused with honey and dusted with sugar, here are Melbourne’s best cafes for sweet freaks.

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