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Where’s Next Honey pizza topped with hot salami, honey and fresh chilli.

Gather your friends and head to this big breezy tin-roofed shed in an industrial estate

This summer, skip the tents and pitch a meal at Campground Kitchen to your friends instead.

  • Dani Valent
Gigi Rooftop overlooks suburban Thornbury and beyond.

There are plenty of new rooftop bars in Melbourne, but there’s still nothing like Gigi

The suburban view is not spectacular, exactly – but there’s something special about golden hours spent on this summer-only sundeck.

  • Dani Valent
Neptune’s Grotto.
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Terry Durack saves one of the year’s best openings until last for his final review

The Clam Bar team’s new Italian diner is a nostalgic party serving a fresh remix of Italian dishes. And it makes a fittingly fabulous venue for Terry Durack’s last review.

  • Terry Durack
Red velvet seats and timber panelling has helped transform a onetime bike shop into a rococo bordello.
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‘Glammed-up bordello appeal’: Peek inside the southside bar where photos aren’t allowed

Come for the stellar French wine list and stay for the snacks at this exciting update to one of the city’s best-loved bistros.

  • Besha Rodell
Toasted ham, cheese and pickle sandwich.

The menu at this Sydney restaurant stretches from sweet to savoury, and does it all in great style

The menu at North Sydney’s Sol Bread and Wine stretches from sweet to savoury, and does it all in great style – just try not to touch everything.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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High-energy spot for South-East Asian fare.

  • Erina Starkey
Sesame fried chicken, cheese, pickled zucchini and curry mayo sandwich.

‘Great sandwich, great coffee!’: This Japanese-inspired cafe channels convenience store vibes

Darlinghurst cafe Punpun has quickly gained a loyal following for its pillowy sandwiches filled with steamed custard, sesame-crusted fried chicken and smashed beef patties.

  • Lee Tran Lam
The new dining room inside The Kingston Hotel’s Marble & Pearl steakhouse, Richmond.

Marble & Pearl

Heavy-hitting flavours and mucho Latin flair.

Perry’s is an all-day cafe at Valley Lake estate, hosued in a former quarry.

One of Melbourne’s most perfectly situated cafes is hiding in plain sight

You’d never stumble upon this local hangout, on the banks of a picturesque lake, by accident.

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish: Goat’s cheese souffle.
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Discover fluffy souffle near Puffing Billy at this local favourite in the hills

Cognoscenti, a bistro from an ex-Donovans trio, is worth building into a day trip or a Dandenong Ranges weekend.

  • Dani Valent

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