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‘We want people to eat with one hand’: Porcine and P&V teams open French-inspired wine bar
L’Avant Cave will expand on Porcine’s “whole beast” approach in the kitchen while letting diners select wine from P&V’s extensive bottleshop collection.
- Scott Bolles
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A new Fitzroy North spot brings Italy’s bar culture to a leafy corner
Suze is the answer when low-commitment dining is on the cards. Expect cheesy pastry puffs, house-made ricotta, and dishes that encourage staying for dinner.
- Kosa Monteith
This schnitzel sandwich from a three-hat fine diner’s spin-off wine bar is a winner
In a city of chicken-schnitty sangers, this seafood version takes fish ‘n’ chip shop memories and makes them fancy.
- Tomas Telegramma
‘Feels like a country town’: The inner-city enclave luring Melbourne’s best bakers and bar owners
The suburb’s pace and proximity to the CBD is finally luring a new generation of hospitality operators.
- Tomas Telegramma
‘We’re just not busy’: Hatted wine bar with a signature slice of cake is closing down
The Georgian restaurant has announced its last day. But its owner is proud to have been at the forefront of something unique for the city.
- Emma Breheny
Sydney’s best January dining discounts, from all-you-can-eat noodles to $2 oysters
Plus deals on flame-grilled skewers from the Good Food Guide’s new restaurant of the year and prices from $1 at Sydney’s first hot pot train.
- Bianca Hrovat
These newly opened bars are perfect for low-fuss catch-ups this Christmas
Nail the group get-together with these five easygoing yet elegant bars, from an Amalfi-inspired rooftop in the ’burbs to a slinky underground spot.
- Emma Breheny
Why 2025 is already looking up for new bars and restaurants in Victoria
It’s about to become a lot simpler for hospitality operators to seek permission to sell alcohol.
- Emma Breheny
A new Flinders Lane venue channels what’s hot right now in France
This new spot spanning restaurant, cellar door and wine bar promises to be more French than most of our French bistros. And there’s a bargain lunch menu.
- Emma Breheny
The finalists for the three biggest awards at The Age Good Food Guide Awards, revealed
Ahead of The Age Good Food Guide awards on Monday night, these are the finalists for the biggest awards. You can be guaranteed they will be great.
- Emma Breheny and Good Food Guide reviewers
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