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Date night

The French menu includes escargot.
14.5/20

Bistro Terroir

Dependable Gallic fare in a moody room.

Steamed custard with peas, broad beans and tempura zucchini at Babae.
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Babae

Serene salon worshipping the seasons.

Apollo Inn feels like a cosy hideaway.

Apollo Inn

Andrew McConnell’s debut bar is proof his talents extend beyond innovative dining.

Messmates in Warragul.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Messmates

Poster child for new-wave regional dining.

Lucia’s coffee, chocolate and bourbon dessert.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Lucia

Endangered brand of old-school dining that’s worth saving.

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Bansho brings together French and Japanese cuisine.
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Bansho

Stylish amalgam of two cuisines.

Aoi Tsuki Just Open - a new omakase restaurant in South Yarra. Salmon roe and sea urchi chirashizushi Supplied to Good Food, Feb 17, 2023 Credit Griffin Simm
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Aoi Tsuki

Omakase and a show.

The sushi course at Shusai Mijo includes miso soup made with chef Jun Oya’s signature dashi.
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Shusai Mijo

A rarefied room for kappo-style omakase.

Breton custard cake.
14.5/20

Carnation Canteen

Glowing bijou beacon in a former corner store.

Crudites with taramasalata.
Critics' Pick

Brico

Snacky, producer-led dining in a heritage building.

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