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Man Bo serves yum cha Saturday - Monday.

Man Bo

Aussie-Chinese dining gets a contemporary glow-up.

Dumplings and cured salmon at Drunken Dumpling.

Drunken Dumpling

Elegant bites and killer cocktails in minimalist surrounds.

Crumpet with egg yolk, jalapeno and trout roe.
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Tulip

Where quality overrules fashion.

Songbird serves up northern Thai BBQ dishes.
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Songbird Thai BBQ

Technicolour fitout matches turned-up flavours.

The taco plate with two sides, corn and slaw, at Tacos y Liquor, Geelong.
Critics' Pick

Tacos y Liquor

Colourful nook for tacos and margs.

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Beneath a nutty granola-like topping of nuts and seeds is a silky artichoke custard.
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‘I’m still marvelling’: The Geelong restaurant dish our critic can’t stop thinking about

Eleven-year-old Tulip looks casual, even unremarkable. But passionate new owners are helping it blossom.

  • Besha Rodell
Igni co-owner Aaron Turner is turning his fine diner into a Thai barbecue restaurant.

Two-hatted Geelong fine diner will formally close at Christmas (but the fire will still burn at its replacement)

It will be goodbye Igni, hello Thai barbecue restaurant Songbird when the restaurant reopens in January.

  • Dani Valent
Pork belly with pipis and XO broth.

Pork belly, pipis, parma: Ambergris’ menu straddles new and old Geelong (and pub and restaurant)

There’s safety in the elevated chicken parma, meanwhile other plates showcase modern Asian flavours from the chef’s time at Coda and Tonka.

  • Dani Valent
Roast chicken with parsley puree and whey mashed potato.
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Geelong's charming La Cachette is the French bistro you'll wish was your local

If I lived closer to this small, charming room, I would dine here once a week, reviews Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell
Nashville-style hot chicken at The Hot Chicken Project.

The Hot Chicken Project

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