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Chef Philippa Sibley’s drawings (left) decorate the walls of the bistro.
Good Food hat15/20

‘Like a general store in a country town’: This 13-year-old local favourite finally gets a hat

Charming neighbourhood bistro Pinotta is experiencing a golden period under chef Philippa Sibley.

  • Dani Valent
Carnation Canteen is a glowing beacon on a Fitzroy corner.
14.5/20

Daffodils, olive oil, custard cake: This tiny restaurant in a corner store is a pot of gold

Lovely, light and almost ethereal, Carnation Canteen glows like a beacon in Fitzroy’s backstreets.

  • Dani Valent
The building where Epocha is located has been put up for sale.

‘This was not just a restaurant’: Beloved Carlton stalwart to close after 12 years

Come September, Angie Giannakodakis and Guy Holder will turn off the lights at their European restaurant Epocha.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Braised leeks with blue cheese and walnuts.
14.5/20

A thousand things to drink: This Perth bar has one of Australia’s great wine collections

This Perth venue is like taking yourself to Copenhagen, London or Paris without leaving William Street.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Mussels served with cider cream and como Vienna
15/20

Envy Newstead folks who get to call this hatted restaurant their local

It’s a series of simple gifts, presented with care, at this moody eatery – including a mussels dish that you won’t soon forget.

  • Matt Shea
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Go-to dish: The oyster selection is fun to slurp your way around the Australian coast.
14/20

There isn’t a house wine here, but there are ‘house oysters’ (and they don’t get better)

Let yourself be steered off-road and try a different pairing at oyster and wine bar The Walrus.

  • Dani Valent
Gemini is a cafe by day, and wine bar by night.
13.5/20

‘Tough economic climates are temporary, but community is forever’: Why Gemini is a gem

This crowd-funded cafe, bar, restaurant and pantry has changed Coburg for the better. If you’re local, you’re lucky.

  • Dani Valent
Entrees such as chicken liver parfait (right) will also make the most of the house-baked bread.

Bistra brings back the old-school Aussie bistro complete with 𝄒90s menu classics

There’s beer on tap, trifle in glass bowls, and battered prawns. And a near-extinct hospitality tradition – replete with white tablecloths – is being revived.

  • Emma Breheny
The new-look Dry Dock in Balmain.
14.5/20

This new-look Balmain boozer feels like an entirely new venue. So, how’s the food?

There’s no chicken schnitzel, but there is a juicy pork chop at The Dry Dock. Just don’t wear your thongs.

  • Callan Boys
Brico restaurant and wine bar in Carlton North.
14/20

Is it a restaurant or a wine bar? It doesn’t matter when it’s as friendly and fun as this

The people slurping oysters at the counter reckon they’re in a bar, but the bistro chairs, fine cooking and ability to book a table say “restaurant” to me.

  • Dani Valent

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