European
- Review
- Fitzroy North
‘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
- Review
- Fitzroy
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
‘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
- Review
- Perth
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
- Review
- Newstead
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
- Review
- St Kilda
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
- Review
- Coburg
‘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
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
- Review
- Balmain
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
- Review
- Carlton North
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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