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Close to the water on the sheltered deck at Cptn Jack’s.

The secret’s out about seaside shack Cptn Jack’s (and its ‘extraordinary’ locals’ deal)

Dani Valent discovers a delightful waterfront hideaway at a little-known Mornington Peninsula boat harbour.

  • Dani Valent
Vienna pork schnitzel.
14/20

This ‘raucously cosy’ club serving schnitzels and schnapps is still going strong after 45 years

The pokie-free Austrian Club has an infectiously warm vibe, deer-based taxidermy and excellent apple strudel.

  • Callan Boys
Chef Kirbie Tate has flipped James into the eponymous Kirbie.
14/20

Restaurant goes from modern Korean to broadly European and finds its identity

Chef Kirbie Tate finally has her name up in lights at her eponymous bistro Kirbie (nee James).

  • Dani Valent
Temaki platter, nori sheets and rice, ready for DIY assembly.

Get hands-on with this sushi platter with a difference at this 10-seat city restaurant

Tiny Temaki Sushi joins Melbourne’s growing number of Japanese specialty venues.

  • Dani Valent
Pepperoni pizza.
14.5/20

‘Biggest pizza I’ve seen in my life’: This new Sydney restaurant is serious about its New York-style slice

MMC Slice Shoppe trades on familiar references but stands out by offering not-so-standard-issue toppings and generous serves.

  • Lee Tran Lam
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Jamsheed’s converted industrial dining room.
14/20

The mash-up of cuisines at this suburban winery makes our critic ‘giddy’ (in a good way)

Clara Luna serves bar food, but it’s also soul food; Middle Eastern and South American, but also Australian.

  • Besha Rodell
The king-size thali at Namaste Haifa in Ormond.

This affordable, female-led eatery provides an ‘extraordinary’ discount to certain diners

Create your own vegetarian thali from the day’s 20 specials, all cooked by a team of mothers.

  • Dani Valent
Chilli crab linguine.
14.5/20

Well-heeled locals are lapping up this breezy restaurant (and its ‘bang on’ chilli crab pasta)

Every table at Henrys seems to order the linguine and I get it, I really do. But don’t miss the exemplary dessert, too.

  • Dani Valent
Rare beef noodle soup with fried dough stick bread and onsen egg.
13.5/20

This new CBD restaurant serves excellent pho – just don’t ask for bean sprouts and Thai basil

An An steers clear of the Saigon-style pho that dominates Sydney, instead championing its cousin from Vietnam’s north.

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Arnold’s wine bar in Kensington, complete with disco ball.
13.5/20

This local wine bar stands out from the crowd with its blue drink and Mexican-ish food

Melbourne has plenty of neighbourhood wine bars, but not many have Arnold’s creativity and heart.

  • Besha Rodell

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