Budget friendly
- Review
- Huntingdale
Is this suburban yum cha spot serving Melbourne’s best dim sum?
Melburnians should be grateful for Chef Wong’s beautiful dumplings and exemplary egg tarts, writes Dani Valent.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Melbourne
Taiwanese diner makes a bid for Melbourne’s best popcorn chicken
Halfway down a Chinatown arcade, Ahma is much more than a simple fuel stop in the city.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Frenchs Forest
This ‘raucously cosy’ club serving schnitzels and schnapps is still going strong after 45 years
The pokie-free Austrian Club has an infectiously warm vibe, deer-based taxidermy and excellent apple strudel.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Marrickville
‘Biggest pizza I’ve seen in my life’: This new Sydney restaurant is serious about its New York-style slice
MMC Slice Shoppe trades on familiar references but stands out by offering not-so-standard-issue toppings and generous serves.
- Lee Tran Lam
- Review
- Ormond
This affordable, female-led eatery provides an ‘extraordinary’ discount to certain diners
Create your own vegetarian thali from the day’s 20 specials, all cooked by a team of mothers.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Sydney
This new CBD restaurant serves excellent pho – just don’t ask for bean sprouts and Thai basil
An An steers clear of the Saigon-style pho that dominates Sydney, instead championing its cousin from Vietnam’s north.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Chatswood
At $17, ‘number eight’ at this retro food court gets you one of Sydney’s best value lunches
But you’ll need to arrive early to join local workers, grandmas and retirees who jostle for soups, noodles and this deceptively complex dish.
- David Matthews
- Review
- Essendon North
This Thai takeaway tucked inside an Asian grocer is Thai Airways cabin crew-approved
Eddie Goosag’s food at suburban gem Thoong Thong is light, bright and fresh with dancing flavours.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Footscray
Hot pot meets sushi train for a new style of DIY dining
We’ve got sushi and cheese trains, but Divine Hotpot’s track boasts 50 trays of ingredients ready for DIY dipping.
- Dani Valent
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