Good for solo diners
- Review
- Elwood
Conversation-stopping spuds make this cafe a must-visit in Elwood
Plus three more food spots to try in Melbourne’s heartland of “oat lattes and Bugaboos”.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Newtown
Newtown’s new grown-up candlelit Italian restaurant just scored a hat
Must-order lamb, bouncy gnudi and a cassata for the ages are among the compelling reasons to visit Osteria Mucca.
- David Matthews
- Review
- The Rocks
Nan’s scones and knitted cosies on offer in this 144-year-old heritage terrace
Visiting Vivid? Pop into The Tea Cosy first to warm up in The Rocks.
- Lenny Ann Low
- Review
- Haymarket
Haymarket’s revamped Paddy’s Markets vowed to be a first-rate food hub. It didn’t deliver
It might serve a very good martini and excellent chips, but Callan Boys chalks it up as another entry on Sydney’s board of missed opportunities.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Manly
This breezy new beach spot from a top Italian chef ‘feels made to go from surf-to-seat’
Ormeggio chef Alessandro Pavoni’s Manly venture has a bar, cafe-gelateria and restaurant, Cibaria, serving exciting, saucy carbs and scorched treats.
- Myffy Rigby
- Review
- West Melbourne
This inner-city terrace serves outrageously juicy katsu and boss-level drinking food
Craft beer hangout Benchwarmer breaks the mould with its brash and bold Japanese snacks.
- Emma Breheny
- Recommended
- Armadale
Lune Croissanterie
This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
- Recommended
- Melbourne
Lune Croissanterie
This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
- Recommended
- Chadstone
Industry Beans
This venue is a finalist in the best matcha and specialty drinks category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
- Recommended
- Melbourne
Industry Beans
This venue is a finalist in the best matcha and specialty drinks category in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
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