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Buy the Book: Uses for Obsession

Chef Ben Shewry strives for truth in life and perfection in Bolognese in his new memoir, Uses for Obsession.

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s stuffed cabbage with sausage and porcini

Julia Busuttil Nishimura turns two humble ingredients – sausages and cabbage – into “the most glorious and intensely flavoured parcel”.

Drink Victorian

Drink these now: warming spirits

Wham, bam, a mighty list of artisanal drams. We surveyed Victoria’s chief drinks people and these are the 17 spirits they think you need on your bar cart right now.

Drink Victorian

Drink these now: cool-weather reds

Don’t mind you a claret? Here are 21 rippers you should consider cracking into this weekend, according to Victoria’s savviest drinks people.

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What to order at Tombo Den

Everything you need to eat at Chris Lucas’s gonzo sushi palace, Tombo Den.

Venues

What to order at Carnation Canteen

Lemon, oil, salt, and the elegant restraint of Fitzroy’s new neighbourhood haunt.

Eat

Victorian talent looms large in the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards

Regional Indian drinking food and a den of tarama and tsipouro: the nominations are in for another year of diverse Victorian deliciousness.

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s apple hot cross bun scrolls

Emelia Jackson’s hybrid scroll creation; think hot cross bun meets the apple scroll that’s perfect for the colder weather.

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s Russian honey cake

The Russian honey cake has made the rounds of the local bakeries here in Melbourne and if you’ve been lucky enough to sink your teeth into one, you’ll know why.

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s honey custard tart with creme fraiche

A twist on the classic custard tart, using your favourite local honey.

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s tiramisu

The actually real Italian tiramisu.

Mali Mitchell-Court, Ali Currey-Voumard and their dog, Moss

Eat

A Table Bistro brings a taste of auberge-style restaurant dining to Castlemaine

Former Public Wine Shop and Agrarian Kitchen chef Ali Currey-Voumard brings the aïoli-scented good times to A Table Bistro.

People

How I Melbourne: Victor Liong

Pasta! Pinot gris! Pubs! Parmas! The podcast moguls on their top picks of Victorian eats and drinks.

A duck and pickle corn dog with quince ketchup at Maggie's Snacks & Liquor

Restaurants

Maggie’s Snacks & Liquor: a restaurant and bar that brings New Zealand to Brunswick East

We might have lots of kiwi chefs in Melbourne hospitality, but precious few restaurants and bars stake New Zealand food front and centre on their menus.

A colourful illustration of some glasses of rose wine being raised in front of a summer picnic

Drink

Summer drinking special: rosé

Our panel of wine experts has a list of the best Victorian rosé for your summer drinking.

Eat

Buy the Book: Junghyun Park’s Korean Cookbook

An indispensable new guide to the food of Korea from an MFWF alumnus.

Dinner at Thai Tide restauant on Bourke Street

Eat

Is Bourke Street Melbourne’s new home of Thai food?

The top end of the CBD is now home to some of Melbourne’s best Thai restaurants.

People

How We Melbourne: Luke and Sassy Scott

Pasta! Pinot gris! Pubs! Parmas! The podcast moguls on their top picks of Victorian eats and drinks.

Restaurants

What to order at Afloat Viva Mexico

Melbourne's favourite floating bar and restaurant has made its grand annual return to the Yarra.

Eat

The Produce Index: Moondarra Blueberries

Four decades on, these blueberries are considered by many to be the best in the nation, writes Richard Cornish.

Melbourne-based TV and Stage actor Remy Hii (image: Daniel Boud).

People

How I Melbourne: Remy Hii

You went spare for him as the steppe-roaming Prince Jingim in Netflix’s Marco Polo.

Eat

The Pitch: Made by Tobie

Delicious, sustainable ready meals from an alumnus of London's River Café.

Gabriel de Melo Freire and Daniel Docherty at New Collingwood Bar Commis (photo: Tizia May)

Bars

New Collingwood bar Commis punches way above its weight

This hot new spot in Collingwood fronted by a pair of Gerald’s Bar alumni specialises in top-drawer tunes, great booze, quality snacks, fine art and … Butterbeer?

Chinese Food at Colourful Yunnan at Box Hill Central

Eat

Box Hill Central is the home of some of Melbourne’s best Chinese snacks

Eat and shop your way through one of the city’s most exciting food hubs at Box Hill Central

People

How I Melbourne: Louis Li

Savouring the city’s best tea, design and lamb spring rolls with an art-loving creative director, vineyard owner and hotelier.

ABC Classic Breakfast's Dr Megan Burslem

People

How I Melbourne: Megan Burslem

The voice of classical music in the mornings shares her views on Melbourne life, restaurant playlists, and the importance of a true country-style thickshake.

Poodle Bar & Bistro (image: Parker Blain)

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The 2023 MFWF Mother’s Day guide

Let’s celebrate some mums, Melbourne.

People

Hi, my name is: Jane Low

A pastry pro by trade, Jane Low has recently taken up the role of head chef at Bahama Gold, a fresh 12-seat bar and bottle shop at the Brunswick East end of Lygon Street.

A fresh Falco loaf at the new location in Collingwood

Bakeries

Falco to open a new bakery… in Collingwood

Drink

Thing or Not a Thing: Signature café drinks

In the latest instalment of our culinary trend report, we ask why Melbourne's cafés are seeing such a strong uptick in signature drinks.

People

How I Melbourne: Tana Rattananikom

If you’ve ever left Cutler & Co. with an overflowing heart and an ear-to-ear grin, chances are Tana Rattananikom’s food had something to do with it.

People

Five Minutes with a Legend: Con Christopoulos

Con Christopoulos has played a big part in giving Victorian hospitality a flavour all its own.

People

Hugh Allen: 30 Under 30

Hugh Allen had a desire to be a chef from a young age, cutting his teeth as an apprentice chef with the Rockpool Group at 16.

People

How I Melbourne: Nick Shelton

Nick Shelton is the founder and publisher of one of Australia’s most influential independent publishing houses, Broadsheet Media.

Benyue Kitchen's Singapore fried noodles

Restaurants

Aberfeldie’s Benyue Kitchen is Melbourne’s hottest new Cantonese restaurant

The spirit of St Kilda's Lau’s Family Kitchen lives on in the city's northwest.

Ronnie Di Stasio, Legendary Melbourne restaurateur

People

Five Minutes with a Legend: Rinaldo Di Stasio

Rinaldo ‘Ronnie’ Di Stasio is a restaurateur and vigneron with over 40 years of frontline hospitality experience and over 30 of those spent running one of Melbourne’s most praised restaurants.

Eat

No reservation? Melbourne spots taking walk-ins

Can’t find a booking? Feeling spontaneous? These Melbourne restaurants and bars are taking customers on a no-bookings basis.

Recipes

Tokyo French toast

French toast via Japan is a revelation of fluffy textures and rich flavour, perfect for when a little indulgence is called for.

Drink

Hyperdecanting: what is it, and does it work?

Putting wine in a blender sounds like a party experiment straight from a share house. So why are tech bros, culinary figures and weeknight wine enthusiasts plugging in their Breville before they drink up?

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Recipes

Recipe: Helen Goh’s Ottolenghi lemon and labneh cake

Eat

A Capitano and Bar Liberty co-founder brings new moves to an old favourite

Eat

Yokohama’s Cafe Ogawa brings its iekei-style ramen to Ascot Vale

Eat

Victor Churchill is opening a grand new standalone Melbourne steakhouse

Eat

Pipis North catches Fitzroy hook, line and sinker with its easy, breezy seafood pop-up

Eat

The best new steak in town: is this southside Basque pop-up serving the beef to beat?

People

How I Melbourne: Andy Kelly

Eat

What to order at Bistro X

Industry

Victoria’s distillers unite to put the state’s spirits industry in the spotlight

Industry

Talking Shop with Elisa and Adam Mariani from For The Love Hospitality

Eat

What to order at Santito

Recipes

Recipe: Stephanie Feher’s roasted wings with caramelised fish sauce

Recipes

Recipe: Daniella Guevara Muñoz’s grilled corn on the cob

Recipes

Recipe: Stephanie Feher’s prawn toast with chilli crisp mayo

Food & Hospitality

Buy the Book: The Madrusan Cocktail Companion

Drink

Melbourne’s hottest rooftop returns just in time for a sizzling summer

Drink

A guide to this year’s excellent new bar openings

Eat

How I Melbourne: Surprise Chef

Eat

The Everleigh team are back with LB’s Record Bar

Drink

Moondrop in three drinks

Eat

A guide to delicious Christmas gifts for 2025

Industry

Talking Shop: Vespertine Group’s Rebecca Dunn

Drink

Death & Co Melbourne in three drinks

Eat

What to order at Da Bepi

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Kayla Saito

Jo McGann and Andrew McConnell at Cote Basque

Eat

Introducing Côte Basque, Andrew McConnell’s new CBD restaurant

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Sam Peasnell

Eat

Express Lane: Melbourne’s most digestible food and drink news

Eat

What to order at The Carpenter’s Ruin

Recipes

Recipe: Daniella Guevara Muñoz’s cheese flan

Drink

One of the city’s best roasters opens The Workshop in North Melbourne

Drink

Hands Down in three drinks

Eat

The state has spoken: introducing Victoria’s best bánh mì, potato cake and pie

Recipes

Recipe: Sooshi Mango’s eggplant parmigiana

People

Buy the Book: Meni Valle’s Thessaloniki

Industry

Collective Foundation: the not-for-profit going all-in on Australian hospitality

Industry

Talking Shop: Oliver Gould, executive chef, San Telmo Group

Eat

Mary’s brings the flavours of Nigeria to a landmark Collingwood site

Recipes

Recipe: Sooshi Mango’s meatballs with sauce

People

How I Melbourne: Mel Tracina

Eat

Toscano’s is turning 75: here’s why that matters

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Kelsie Gaffey on excellent alternatives to Burgundy

Eat

Hi, my name is: Lili Sebbag

Recipes

Recipe: Helen Goh’s chocolate ginger beer cake

People

Buy the Book: Thai by Nat Thaipun

Eat

Here are the winners of the 2026 Good Food Guide Awards

Recipes

Recipe: Helen Goh’s broccoli, leek and ricotta pie

Eat

What’s on the menu at Daphne, the Etta crew’s hot new restaurant

Drink

The Pitch: Sopra Chinò

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Matt Stirling chats all things gin

Recipes

Recipe: Rosheen Kaul’s grilled broccolini with ‘everything bagel’ chilli oil

Recipes

Recipe: Helen Goh’s strawberry iced finger buns

Find Pinto Tiramisu in a converted Fitzroy garage (image: Rick Stephens).

Eat

Pinto is Fitzroy’s most ambitious new tiramisu cafe

Eat

Hugh Allen’s Yiaga is Australia’s most ambitious new restaurant

People

How I Melbourne: Milo Eastwood

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Loic Avril and the case for better sauvignon blanc

Industry

Talking Shop: with Adam Racina from La Pinta and Sardinas

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Mikey Agudelo on Guinness and other stellar stouts

People

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential

Eat

Buy the Book: Helen Goh’s Baking and the Meaning of Life

Drink

Last drinks at Rathdowne Street: an ode to Gerald’s Bar

Drink

World-famous cocktail bar Death & Co expands out of the US and into Melbourne

Eat

Buy the Book: Rosheen Kaul’s Secret Sauce

Eat

Destination Moon: how Kate Reid cracked the croissant code at Lune

Drink Victorian

The Switch: easy-drinking beers with Josh Hodges

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Hannah Green on Champagne and favourable fizz

Eat

The Pitch: MoVida’s Romesco y Mojo Picón

People

How I Melbourne: Valerie Hex

Recipes

Recipe: Rosheen Kaul’s dumpling salad with the ultimate dumpling sauce

Eat

What to order at The Dining Room, Lancemore Lindenderry

Eat

What to order at Atsu

Drink

The Pitch: The Doc pepper soda

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Max Allen on what’s pouring well in the world of cider

Eat

Introducing the Greek Food and Wine Society

Eat

What’s on the menu at the hottest new café in town?

Drink Victorian

The Switch: Cara Devine takes on Scotch whisky

People

How I Melbourne: Renee Buckingham

The bar at Orson mid-service (image: Simon Schluter.)

Eat

What to order at Orson

Recipes

Recipe: Rosheen Kaul’s seared salmon with charred green chilli gribiche

Drink

What to order at Melitta Next Door

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Hamish Thomson, Best’s Wines

People

How I Melbourne: Amy Tanner

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Tom’s Paddock

Recipes

Recipe: Rosheen Kaul’s schnitzel with Café de Rosheen butter

Industry

Talking Shop: with Florian Ribul and Owen Probert, Vex Dining

Eat

Regional Greek cuisine hits new heights at South Melbourne’s Aegli

Industry

Talking Shop: with Chris Sheldon, managing director of Curtis Stone Events

Eat

Buy the Book: Modern Australian Baking

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Crossies ‘Cados

Drink

The Pitch: Pinoy Gin

Cumin-spiced lamb shoulder with Davidson plum mint jelly at Blackbird

Eat

What to order at Blackbird

Nagesh Seethiah, chef and owner of Manze restaurant.

Eat

Boire is the new North Melbourne bar from Manzé and it will be glorious

Eat

Victoria wins big at the Gourmet Traveller Annual Restaurant Awards

Eat

Cacio e pepe hashbrowns and hazelnut XO tortellini: introducing Nostra at Onlys

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Schulz Organic Dairy

People

How I Melbourne: Louis Hanson

Eat

The Yack is back: Yackandandah’s age-old pub scores a well-considered reboot

Eat

Zareh, Tom Sarafian’s bold new Smith Street restaurant, is a Middle-Eastern gamechanger

Recipes

Recipe: Christopher Thé’s native babka

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Silvertine Farm

Eat

The long lunch comes first at Beautiful Jim Key, Brunswick’s easy breezy daytime diner

Recipes

Recipe: Christopher Thé’s green ant lamingtons

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Brooklands Free Range Farms

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Madelaine’s Eggs

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Buxton Trout & Salmon Farm

Industry

Talking Shop: with Nathen Doyle of Agree to Agree Group

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Mr Lamb

Eat

What to order at Cordelia

Eat

What to order at Dodam

Recipes

Recipe: Christopher Thé’s rosella Wagon Wheel

People

How I Melbourne: Kate Jinx

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Bassine Specialty Cheese

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Mill Grove Dairy

Tristan Jallais and Joyce Chua of Natural Science.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Tristan Jallais, Natural Science Wine & Liquor

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Markwood Mushrooms

People

How I Melbourne: Michaela Webb

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Dimboola Olive Estate

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Caleb Baker and Josh Hodges, Mr West

Eat

What to order at The George Hotel

A dish from Doju, a Korean restaurant in Melbourne.

Eat

Healeys Lane and beyond: 15 Korean restaurants putting bibimbap on the map in Melbourne

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Mitch’s Preserves

Post

Recipe: My mother’s roast chicken, by Tony Tan

Recipes

Recipe: Miss Trixie’s Honey Joy Slice

Eat

Borshch is just the beginning at Melbourne’s first Ukrainian restaurant

Recipes

Recipe: Connie Cao’s pandan mochi

Industry

Talking Events with Caterina Borsato of Caterina’s Cucina e Bar

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Buxton Black Truffles

Post

Talking Events with La Sirène Brewing’s Costa Nikias

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Apostle Whey

Industry

Talking Events: Very Good Falafel’s Shuki Rosenboim and Louisa Allan

Recipes

Recipe: Brianna Smith’s flan for the seasons

Drink

The Pitch: Cielo Soda

Bar Idda owner and operator, Alfredo La Spina

Industry

Talking Events with Bar Idda’s Alfredo La Spina

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Kinsfolk Farm

Industry

Talking Shop with Michael Bascetta, co-founder of Pax

Food & Hospitality

Hi, my name is: Diana Desensi

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Unearthed Produce

Eat

What to order at Harriot

People exploring The Little Food Market at Royel Exhibition Building.

Eat

The Little Food Market makes a big, bold and full-flavoured return this July

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Waltanna Farms

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Wildwood Organics

Industry

The drought: an open letter to the cooks, shoppers, diners and lawmakers of Victoria

Eat

What to order at From Here by Mike

Sorry Nonna's gochujang arrabbiata and limoncello marinara pasta sauce.

Eat

The Pitch: Sorry Nonna

Recipes

Recipe: Emelia Jackson’s chunky Levain-style malted chocolate-chip cookies

Chickens grazing on the fields of Valooka Farms.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Valooka Farms

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Radevski Coolstores

People

How I Melbourne: Sophie McIntyre

Fresh fruit and vegetable from Yarra Valley Gourmet Foods

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Yarra Valley Gourmet Foods

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Juice Culture

The Bar Selecta menu on a granite table.

Drink

Hold onto your highballs, a Tokyo-style listening bar is coming to Hawthorn

A close-up image of Goodness Flour's flour.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Goodness Flour

Pizza, fresh out of the oven from Pizza Luna.

Eat

McCrae gets a slice of the action thanks to Pizza Luna

A portrait of Lyndal Taylor, head sommelier at Brae.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Lyndal Taylor

Chickens in the fields at Heidy's Pastured Poutry.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Heidy’s Pastured Poultry

Brendan Liew and Caryn Ng’s wankpaku sando.

Recipes

Recipe: Brendan Liew and Caryn Ng’s wanpaku sando

Umberto Frattali of Murrindindi Olive Grove

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Murrindindi Olive Grove

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Lisadurne Hill

Eat

The Pitch: Amma’s Schezwan Chutney

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Greendale Grove Olive Shop

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Timboon Fine Ice Cream

Recipes

Recipe: Thi Le’s deep-fried spring rolls

Arts & Entertainment

How I Naarm: Hayley Percy

Greatest of the Mall animated snacks hero

Eat

Greatest of The Mall 2025

People

Talking Shop: with Stefanie Breschi of Suupaa and Future Future

Jess Odrowaz, Michael Clark, Jodie Odrowaz, Chris Odrowaz at Messmates Dining

Industry

Talking Events: Messmates Dining’s Jess Odrowaz

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Stony Creek Fish Farm

Eat

What to order at Sogumm

Recipes

Recipe: Emelia Jackson’s Black Forest brookies

People

How I Melbourne: Erik Jensen

Drinks professional Mikey Agudelo standing in front of his back bar.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Mikey Agudelo

Eat

The Pitch: Sad Girl matcha spread

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Grange Garlic

Kaytetye producer Rona standing proudly in the sunshine.

People

How I Melbourne: Rona

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Flowerdale Farm

Eat

Will Studd thinks great cheese deserves a place on the table, and he has made a new TV show to prove it

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Geelong Region Olives

Post

Vic Grown: How Now Dairy

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Andy Chu

Recipes

Recipe: Thi Le’s pandan chiffon cake

Drink

Nobody’s Baby is the bar South Yarra has been waiting for

A portrait of Thi Le taken from her cookbook, Viet Kieu

Eat

Buy The Book: Viet Kieu

Purple, crunchy potato crisps from DK's Potato Chips.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: DK’s Potato Chips

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Irrewarra Sourdough

Eat

The Etta Crew is opening a new venue in the Bar Romantica site

Fresh fruit and vegetables in a basket, from Common Ground Project.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Common Ground Project

Post

Drinking Victoria: Jessica Audas, Head of Revel

People

How I Melbourne: Beci Orpin

Eat

What to order at Suupaa

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Peace Farm

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Ben Mullen and Ben Hine of Mulline Vintners

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Beetanical Honey

Recipes

Recipe: Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s melty onion and sausage lumache

Welcome Merchant founder Marjorie Tenchavez

People

How I Melbourne: Marjorie Tenchavez

Industry

Talking Events: Maker & Monger’s Anthony Femia

Drink

Talking Shop: Pint of Origin’s James Smith

Laurie Woolever, author of Care and Feeding

Arts & Entertainment

Buy the Book: Care and Feeding

People

How I Melbourne: Harvard Wang

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Black Barn Farm

Eat

What to order at 81 Bay

Recipes

Recipe: Tony Tan’s glass noodles with minced pork and garlic chives

Recipes

Recipe: Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s olive oil loaf cake with pear and hazelnut

Snapper crudo at Suze (image: Warren Davel).

Restaurants

What to order at Suze

Denver Cramer (photo: Kristoffer Paulsen).

Drink

The Pitch: Denver & Liely’s Wine Glass

People

How I Melbourne: Jowett Yu

Drink

The Pitch: Table Tea

Recipes

Recipe: Brendan Liew and Caryn Ng’s tamago sando

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Cookie Grove Ice Creamery

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Providore Farm

Recipes

Recipe: Richard Hart’s classic panettone

People

How I Melbourne: Jamila Rizvi

People

Buy the Book: Burnt Ends

Recipes

Recipe: Hart Bageri’s sourdough city loaf

A seasonal spread at Barragunda Dining (photo: Arianna Leggiero).

Restaurants

What to order at Barragunda Estate

Industry

Talking Shop: Camorra Bar Group’s Gorge Camorra

Drink

Gerald’s Bar is moving to a new and bigger site

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Tall Poppy Farm

Club Kabarett's Bernie Dieter by Theresa Harrison

People

How I Melbourne: Bernie Dieter

Drink

What to order at Aster

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Farm My School

Eat

Fifteen highly delicious things you need to eat at Baker’s Dozen 2025

People

How We Melbourne: Super Norma’s Marco Salzano and Luca Muscato

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: DK’s Potatoes

Eat

Buy the Book: The Food of Bharat

People

Talking Shop: Lyndon Kubis

Restaurants

Forty-five of Melbourne’s best new restaurants, bars and cafés

Post

Eight of the best family-friendly events at MFWF 2025

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Marionette Elderflower

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Te Amo Honey

Restaurants

Melbourne Place is Australia’s tastiest new boutique hotel

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Montague Farms

Bars

What to order at Tiny Bar

Askal's John Rivera and Barra's Alejandro Saravia.

Post

Adventures in flavour: Nine cross-cultural events to delight in this MFWF

Grace Shaw, aka Mallrat (photo: Casey Garnsey).

Arts & Entertainment

How I Melbourne: Mallrat

Post

Vic Grown: Bunbartha Beef

Drink

Winespeake, one of Australia’s best bottle shops, is opening on the Surf Coast

Eat

Ten of the best Italian food and drink events at MFWF 2025

People

How I Melbourne: Alex “Lady” Drewniak

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: L’Artisan Cheese

Recipes

Recipe: Emelia Jackson’s “The only chocolate-chip cookie recipe you’ll ever need”

People

Talking Shop: Heidi Modra of Pinotta

Recipes

Alice Zaslavsky’s potato crack salad with feta crumble

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Gooramadda Olives

MFWF 2024 program

Seven of the best MFWF events for cocktail fanatics

People

How I Melbourne: Yung Cook God

People

How I Melbourne: Bianca in Melbourne

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Forge Creek Lamb

Recipes

Recipe: Emelia Jackson’s Iced VoVo™ biscuits

Post

Ten ways to party hard at MFWF 2025

Eat

Eight places to eat yusheng in Melbourne this Lunar New Year

A delicious spread at Richmond's Flour Child.

MFWF 2024 program

Ten excellent MFWF events for under $100

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Butterfly Factory cheese

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: The Olde Creamery

Recipes

Recipe: Michael and Pippa James’s miso caramel and tahini brownies

Apollo Bay lobster fisherman Russell "Frosty" Frost (image: Richard Cornish).

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Apollo Bay Fishermen’s Co-op

Aurum Poultry Co x City Larder pate (image: Bonnie Savage).

Shop

The pitch: Aurum Poultry Co x City Larder pâté

Recipes

Recipe: Tony Tan’s Thai duck curry dumplings

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: CherryHill Orchards

Eat

Tom Sarafian is opening his new restaurant, Zareh, in Collingwood

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Pud for All Seasons

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Wimmera Grain Store

A Meatsmith Christmas ham (photo: Mark Roper).

Eat

Six delicious hams to carve this festive season

Canard rôti de la Maison Bâtard (image: Pete Dillon).

Restaurants

What to order at Maison Bâtard

Wood-roasted chicken, African spices, dried chilli.

Restaurants

What to order at Marmelo

Poodle's Alex Pineo holding several wine bottles in a dining room.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Alex Pineo

People

Buy the Book: Richard Hart Bread

Food & Hospitality

Talking Shop: Luke Skidmore of Tipo 00

People

Tim Read is developing Helmet, an app to help with mental health in hospitality

A meat-and-two-veg jelly cake, in homage to the late Les Mason.

Post

MFWF 2025: Behind the creative

Neighbourhood Group beverage manager, Gus Cluck.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Gus Gluck

Food & Hospitality

Introducing the 2025 Good Food Guide Awards

Eat

What to order at Pebble at La Roca

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Hotson’s Cherries

Recipes

Recipe: Shannon Martinez’s fried stuffed olives

A Greek spread at Taverna in Carlton (image by Parker Blain)

Eat

What to order at Taverna

Calypso Wine Party co-founder, Claudelle Savannah.

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Claudelle Savannah

Eat

What to order at Gigi

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Moorabool River Beef

Recipes

Recipe: Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s raspberry tart with rosemary pastry cream

Amatrice's ink fettuccine with prawns, sorrel and stracciatella.

Eat

What to order at Amatrice Rooftop

Drink

The Pitch: Amaro Tonic

People

How I Melbourne: Chloe Wheatland

Post

Victorian venues dazzle at the 2024 Eat Drink Design Awards

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Xavier Vigier

Eat

What to order at DOC Osteria

Recipes

Recipe: Shannon Martinez’s green lasagne

A bottle of Hilbilby among fresh produce.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Hilbilby Fire Tonic

Four cocktails on the bar at Caretaker's Cottage.

Industry

Two Melbourne bars have landed a spot on the World’s 50 Best Bars List

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Lara Chan-Baker

Recipes

Tony Tan’s butter prawns

People

How I Melbourne: Michelle de Kretser

Recipes

Ellie Bouhadana’s conchiglioni with braised leek and cavolo nero green sauce

Venues

Inside France-Soir’s new bar, Le Splendide

Eat

The Pitch: Pep

People

How I Melbourne: Bumpy

People

Hi, my name is: Lorcán Kan

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Wandin Yallock Farms

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Buy the Book: Sweet Seasons

Restaurants

What to order at Tzaki

Drink these now: springtime beers (Illustration: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Drink these now: shoulder-season beers

Shop

The Pitch: Northside Grocer

Two people cooking prawns on an outdoor grill.

Eat

Cooked is Melbourne Fringe’s mostly edible celebration of art and participation

People

Buy the Book: A Bit on the Side

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spring bruschetta

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Coralie Gelot

People

Buy the Book: Uses for Obsession

People

Talking Shop: Simon Blacher of Commune Group

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s stuffed cabbage with sausage and porcini

Drink Victorian

Drink these now: warming spirits

Eat

The Scoop

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Buy the Book: Tarts Anon

Drink Victorian

Drink these now: cool-weather reds

Post

What to order at Tombo Den

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Beechworth Berries

Eat

What to order at Arnold’s

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Autonomy Amaro

Post

Make for South Melbourne Market for a Victorian Affair in October

Eat

What to order at The Daylesford Hotel

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: TT’s Harvest

People

How I Melbourne: Ana Calic McLean

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Chin Chin Farm

Eat

What to order at Reed House

Drink Victorian

Ask Professor Drinks: next-level non-alcs

People

Hi, My Name Is Blake Ellis

Food & Hospitality

Celebrating 40 years of Lake House with Alla Wolf-Tasker AM

Post

Talking Shop: Ben Argentino, Bec Moore and Kieran Spiteri of Yolk Group

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Meredith Dairy

Eat

What to order at JollyGood Diner and Bar

Eat

Jo Barrett is back… with wild pies at Wildpie

People

Buy the Book: Kitchen Sentimental

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Lauren Bonkowski

Eat

Footballers and cricketers aren’t the only home-grown heroes being showcased at the MCG

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Bethune Lane Dairy

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Dutch Rules gin

Eat

Buy the Book: Chae

Recipes

Recipe: Chae’s pork kimchi stew

Guides

Little Malop packs a wallop: inside Geelong’s dining hotspot

People

How I Melbourne: Gemma Leslie

Eat

Tipo 00’s spaghetti carbonara

Venues

What to order at Carnation Canteen

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Thornbury

Recipes

Ellie Bouhadana’s roast chicken with thyme, anchovy butter and potatoes

The best bars Brunswick East has to offer in 2024.

Post

Best bars in Brunswick East

People

How I Melbourne: Michael Pham

The best bars Armadale has to offer in 2024.

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Armadale

Eat

Becco is closing; Andrew McConnell is opening a new restaurant on its site

Drink Victorian

Ask Professor Drinks: Dry ciders

Eat

Buy the Book: Tipo 00: The Pasta Cookbook

Recipes

Recipe: Tipo 00’s lasagne

Eat

Tombo Den: Chris Lucas’s new Chapel Street Japanese restaurant is wild

Eat

Victorian talent looms large in the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Grada Coffee + Spirit

The Spud Sisters, Kerri Farrell and Catherine Ramage

Eat

The Spud Sisters answer your essential potato cooking questions

Little Food Market, photographed ny Blake Walshe

Eat

The Little Food Market is your wet-weather plan this weekend

Eat

Ballarat’s Best Pie competition returns

Post

The Bar Crawl: Lower CBD

Drink

The Pitch: Beechworth Bitters’ In the Weeds

Drink Victorian

Ask Professor Drinks: Martini gins

Paringa Estate's kingfish, pil pil cream, nori and vinegar cracker

Eat

What to order at Paringa Estate

Eat

Nineteen things Ben Shewry has learned at Attica

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: North West Aquaculture

Drink Victorian

Ask Professor Drinks: Dinner party wines

Drink Victorian

Ask Professor Drinks: easy-drinking beers

Restaurants

What to order at Orlo

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Jacob Bell

Restaurants

What to order at Molli

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Yarraville

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Mitchelson Fisheries

People

How I Melbourne: Robyn Lea

Recipes

Ella Mittas’s chickpeas baked with lemon and honey

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s apple hot cross bun scrolls

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Richard Hemming

People

How We Melbourne: Tasia and Gracia Seger

Recipes

Gimlet’s steak tartare

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Little Cedar Farmhouse Goat Cheese

Post

What to order at Re’em

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Southern Ocean Mariculture abalone

Recipes

Ella Mittas’s chicken rice

Eat

Greatest of The Mall

Eat

Buy the Book: Ellie’s Table

Drink Victorian

The Pitch: Forêt Pastis

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Sean Lam

People

How I Melbourne: Gideon Obarzanek

Eat

What to order at Bansho

Eat

The moon sets over Rathdowne Street: La Luna to close after 25 years

Eat

Thing or Not a Thing: olive oil on ice-cream

People

How I Yarra Valley: Zoe Birch

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s Russian honey cake

Eat

What to order at Bar Spontana

Barbecue brisket at Houston's Barbecue in Keilor East

Eat

Houston’s Barbecue is your go-to for some of the best Central Texas-style brisket

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Red Hill Truffles

Recipes

Ella Mittas’s cabbage rolls

Oysters and sourdough rolls at The North Fitzroy Arms

Eat

The North Fitzroy Arms reopens with a smashing new menu and a punchy wine list

Eat

Hi, my name is Maggie Chan

Eat

What to order at Club Chin Chin

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: King Valley Walnuts

Recipes

Nat Paull’s chocolate rum maple pecan pie

People

Ellie Bouhadana is leaving Hope St Radio

Eat

Rosheen Kaul is leaving Etta, and Lorcan Kan is taking the reins.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Southern Seagreens

A delicious spaghetti at The Recreation, one of the best parent-friendly restaurants in Melbourne

Eat

Here are some of the best parent-friendly restaurants in Melbourne

Post

What to order at The Albion Hotel

Eat

Maker & Monger has launched a breakfast menu

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Edwards and Sons apples and pears

Recipes

Meatsmith’s cheeseburger

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s honey custard tart with creme fraiche

Eat

Sachi is Hawthorn’s new go-to Japanese restaurant

Philippa Sibley's linguine al nero at Pinotta

Eat

Philippa Sibley is cooking delicious food at Pinotta

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Jujube Australia

Eat

Hang on to your hummus: Tom Sarafian is opening a restaurant

Eat

Bistra is the new bistro Carlton has been waiting for

Recipes

Nat Paull’s “The Brownie”

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s tiramisu

Vic Grown recipes

Emelia Jackson’s blue cheese gougères

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: The Gypsy Pig

People

How I Melbourne: Sez

Eat

What to order at Songbird

Eat

What to order at Askal

Eat

Here are one hundred Melbourne restaurants that open for dinner on Mondays

Recipes

Daen Lia’s creamy mushroom pasta

Post

Buy the Book: Beatrix Bakes: Another Slice

People

How I Melbourne: Felicity Rodgers

Recipes

Nat Paull’s coconut sugar pavlova roll with spiced grilled blood plums

Post

That’s a wrap on MFWF 2024

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Volcano Produce

Eat

Twenty-four cool things you can eat at Melbourne Food & Wine Festival this March

Eat

The Pitch: Masses Bagels

Drink

The Pitch: Attica x Remedy Kombucha

Post

Buy the Book: Baker Bleu: Bake It Till You Make It

Drink

Drink it in: eight unmissable drinks events to hit this MFWF

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Daniel’s Run Farm

People

One year on with Lilac Wine Bar’s Kyle Nicol

People

How I Melbourne: Loretta Bolotin

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Great Ocean Road Ducks

Vic Grown recipes

Daen Lia’s apple cinnamon galette with cheesy pastry

Eat

Get hands-on at MFWF with these unmissable events

Eat

What to order at Doju

Eat

Daen Lia’s French toast

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Yea Brand crème fraîche and mascarpone

Drink

The Pitch: Matéo Soda

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Kingfisher Citrus

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Mooralla Merino

Drink

Johnny’s Green Room in three drinks

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Jones Potatoes

Recipes

Daen Lia’s buttered lobster pasta

Eat

Six excellent vegetarian and vegan events you need to attend this MFWF

Post

The 2024 MFWF Valentine’s Day gift guide

Vic Grown recipes

Daen Lia’s lamb souvlaki

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: La Villa Salumi

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Kennedy Farm Produce

Drink Victorian

Summer drinking special: wine

Vic Grown recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s grilled chermoula cockerel

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Maffra Cheese Co

Vic Grown recipes

Daen Lia’s tomato tart with cheddar cheese puff pastry

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Lard Ass Butter

Restaurants

What to order at Brico

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Bethune Lane Dairy

Restaurants

What to order at Eat Pierogi Make Love

Vic Grown recipes

Daen Lia’s blueberry lemon ricotta cake

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: U Goose

Drink Victorian

Drinking Victoria: Clare Burder

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s roast cockerel with cracked wheat, pine nut and fig stuffing

Post

Summer drinking special: apéritifs

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Casalingo

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s tagliatelle with cockerel ragù

Eat

A Table Bistro brings a taste of auberge-style restaurant dining to Castlemaine

People

How I Melbourne: Victor Liong

Restaurants

Maggie’s Snacks & Liquor: a restaurant and bar that brings New Zealand to Brunswick East

Drink

Summer drinking special: rosé

Eat

Buy the Book: Junghyun Park’s Korean Cookbook

Eat

The Pitch: Homegrown Shoyu Co

Eat

Is Bourke Street Melbourne’s new home of Thai food?

Eat

Melbourne breakfast now

Illustration of picnic with sparkling wines being poured

Drink

Summer drinking special: sparkling wine

Eat

Buy the Book: Meatsmith

People

How We Melbourne: Luke and Sassy Scott

People

One year on with Yugen’s Stephen Nairn

Drink

The Pitch: Lip Service

People

How I Melbourne: Gary McBean

Eat

Celebrating 10 years of Brae

Eat

Buy the Book: Ellie and Sam Studd’s The Best Things in Life Are Cheese

Recipes

Rumi’s fish kebabs with Caspian olive and walnut sauce

People

Hi, my name is Nada Thomas

Eat

Cherries: expert tips on picking, storing, cooking and eating them

Recipes

Sam Sempill’s Lao French toast

People

How I Melbourne: Alex Lloyd

Eat

Public Wine Shop lands a great new chef

Drink

The Pitch: Reed & Co Distillery shochu

Delis

Stefanino Panino is opening in Collingwood

Restaurants

What to order at The Recreation

People

How I Melbourne: Emily Nolan

Eat

Buy the book: Sam Sempill’s Eat Lao

Recipes

Rumi’s fried cauliflower with caramelised onion, currants and pine nuts

People

Hi, my name is Damien Neylon

Eat

The Produce Index: Mount Franklin Organics

Drink

The Pitch: Madame Tiger Nut Milk

Eat

Everything you need to eat at the Village Feast

People

One year on with Clover’s Charley Snadden-Wilson

The Bar Crawl: Fitzroy North (illustration: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Fitzroy North

The flames at Antara 128 - a polished new all-rounder on Exhibition Street.

Eat

Introducing Antara: a stunning cafe, restaurant and bakery on Exhibition Street

Restaurants

What to order at Afloat Viva Mexico

Eat

The Produce Index: The Mushroom Connection

DMA's: Matt Mason, Johnny Took, Tommy O'Dell.

People

How I Melbourne: Johnny Took of DMA’s

Eat

Everything you need to eat and drink in the Yarra Valley this Festival

Eat

The Produce Index: Hawkes Farm

Author of cookbook, Garlic, Olive Oil & Everything Else, Daen Lia.

People

How I Melbourne: Daen Lia

One Year on with Jung Eun Chae of famed Chae in Cockatoo

People

One year on with Chae’s Jung Eun Chae

The merenda sandwich at Di Stasio that fed Phil Rosenthal of Somebody Feed Phil.

People

Eat the sandwich that fed Somebody Feed Phil in Melbourne

Eat

The Produce Index: Moondarra Blueberries

Restaurants

What to order at MoVida Aqui

A delicious spread at Molly Rose Brewing

Bars

What to order at Molly Rose Brewing

Eat

The Produce Index: Infinity Blue Barramundi

Drink

Drinking Victoria: Melissa Brauer, the Prosecco Queen

The South Asian landmark restaurant, Tonka enters a new era with a new chef as it celebrates its 10th birthday.

Restaurants

Introducing: the new Tonka

Emma Armstrong-Porter is an artist and educator who lives and works on Dja Dja Wurrung Country

People

How I Melbourne: Emma Armstrong-Porter

Eat

The Produce Index: That’s Amore Cheese

Eat

Everything you need to eat and drink in Ballarat this Festival

drian Richardson, standing centre, with the La Luna team (credit: Arianna Leggiero)

Restaurants

The full moon: Adrian Richardson on 25 years of La Luna Bistro

Explore the stunning coastline of Inverloch

Guides

Plan your stay at the Gippsland Seaside Weekender

Drink

Drinking Victoria: Etienne Mangier

Oakwood Smallgoods Co's delicious wares.

Eat

The Produce Index: Oakwood Smallgoods Co

Pasta alla vongole at the Committee Room by Grossi.

Restaurants

What to order at the Committee Room by Grossi

Chicken parmigiana with spaghetti meatballs at Louey's.

Restaurants

What to order at Louey’s Bar and Kitchen

Eat

The Produce Index: Force of Nature Food Co

Restaurants

One year on with Jeow’s Thi Le

Homeroom's Annie Carroll and Sophie Barker.

People

How We Melbourne: Sophie Barker and Annie Carroll

Gourmet Traveller Chef of the Year, Hugh Allen

People

Hugh Allen has been named Australia’s chef of the year

Mike Bennie is a drinks guy (image: Luke Eblem).

People

Drinking Victoria: Mike Bennie

Cafes

What to order at Lumen People

The Footscray Bar Crawl (image: Ol Elliot).

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Footscray

People

How I Melbourne: Jessica Zhan Mei Yu

Restaurants

Magma: a bold new pizzeria erupting on the former Supermaxi site

Mitu Bhowmick Lange AM, Festival Director of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

People

How I Melbourne: Mitu Bhowmick Lange

Post

The 2023 MFWF Father’s Day gift guide

The HomeGrown Farm's Stephanie and Jeremy Van Boxtel

Eat

The Produce Index: The HomeGrown Farm eggs

Tommy's limoncello, lampone and mandarino.

Drink

The Pitch: Tommy’s Booze

Sam Wong, Henning Skallebaek, and Danny Wong of Aurum Poultry Co

Eat

The Produce Index: Aurum Poultry Co

The Committee Room by Grossi at the MCG.

People

Lunch alla Melbournese with Guy Grossi at The Committee Room

Celebrating 15 years of That's Amore Cheese with founder Giorgio Linguanti.

People

Celebrating 15 years of That’s Amore Cheese with Giorgio Linguanti

Serai's kare kare hasbrowns (image: Jana Langhorst).

Eat

Victoria shines in the 2024 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards nominations

Ruby grapefruit, bay leaf and elderflower at Reine and La Rue

Restaurants

What to Order at Reine and La Rue

Drink

The Produce Index: Mock Red Hill

Allis's Wine Bar 10X dill-cured smoked salmon

Bars

Allis is the Mornington Peninsula’s hottest new wine bar

Drink

The Pitch: Travelling While Standing Still Gin

Drink

Have a glass of wine with Mac Forbes

People

Drinking Victoria: Shaun Byrne

Mount Zero Olives (image: Clint Peloso).

Eat

The Produce Index: Mount Zero Olives

People

One year on with Stefanino Panino’s Stef Condello

People

How I Melbourne: Remy Hii

A community-focused salt company that incorporates indigenous ingredients.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Lake Tyrrell Salt

Eat

The Pitch: Made by Tobie

Melbourne's best charcoal chicken at Henrietta on Chapel Street

Restaurants

What to order at Henrietta

Premium olives from Victoria's rugged west.

Eat

Vic Grown: Mount Zero Olives

Yarra Valley Caviar is an Australian-owned and -operated business, unique in its field

Eat

Vic Grown: Yarra Valley Caviar

Bars

New Collingwood bar Commis punches way above its weight

Drink

Botanik in three drinks

Tambo Valley Honey (image: Clint Peloso).

Eat

The Produce Index: Tambo Valley Honey

Restaurants

What to order at Atria

Eat

Five delicious ways to support NAIDOC Week in Victoria

Drink

Bar Americano is back … with tea?

People

How I Melbourne: Al Cossar

Mumma Made specialise in premium preserves from the Mornington Peninsula.

Eat

Vic Grown: Mumma Made

Flavourful and sustainably-made kombucha brewed in Brunswick.

Drink

Vic Grown: The Good Brew Company

A punnet of Moondarra blueberries grown in the Great Dividing Ranges.

Eat

Vic Grown: Moondarra Blueberries

Grampians Olive Co is a family-owned certified-organic olive producer located in the Grampians region of western Victoria

Eat

Vic Grown: Grampians Olive Co

Carlton North Bar Crawl including such favourites as Gerald's Bar, Henry Sugar and more

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Carlton North

Tuerong Farm grain (image: Clint Peloso)

Eat

The Produce Index: Tuerong Farm flour

"Real-world honey made by real people" in central Victoria.

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Collins Honey

Tom Campbell, of Tom's Candy in Prahran Market, Melbourne

People

Hi, my name is Tom Campbell

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Saturday morning buttermilk pancakes

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s granola with poached plums

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s tomato and olive tart

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s winter barley soup

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s sweet potato and spinach curry

Pepo Farms is Australia’s sole pumpkin seed producer

Eat

Vic Grown: Pepo Farms

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s ricotta and orange olive oil cake

Recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s radicchio, fennel and blood orange salad

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: The Peaks Artisan Cheesemakers

Fireside Yarra Valley a 16-day festival that’s a toast to all that’s great about winter in this cool-climate wine region

Drink

As the weather cools down, the Yarra Valley heats up at Fireside

Premium extra-virgin olive oil, salad dressings, sauces from Rich Glen Olive Oil

Vic Grown Producer Profiles

Vic Grown: Rich Glen Olive Oil

Kafeneion, a low-key Greek restaurant at the top end of Bourke Street.

Restaurants

What to order at Kafeneion

Mock Red Hill Orchards who produce a range of apple products and cider

Drink

Vic Grown: Mock Red Hill

People

One year on with Holy Sugar’s Audrey Allard

Eat

Vic Grown: Sticky Balsamic

Andrew McConnell's Apollo Inn on Flinders Lane in Melbourne

Drink

Apollo Inn in three drinks

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Long Jetty Seafood

Restaurants

Want: BKK’s pad kaprao

Fiona Nolle and the Dollar Bill Brewing crew.

Drink

Drinking Victoria: Fiona Nolle

Millett Road Bakery is a micro bakery operation out of the Macedon Ranges

Eat

Vic Grown: Millett Road Maker

Herbs and leaves grown on the Mornington Peninsula

Eat

Vic Grown: Coolibah Herbs

Recipes

Simon Bajada’s anchovy fritters

Munari Wines taking part in Heathcote on Show in 2023

Drink

Prepare for a delicious long weekend at Heathcote on Show

Emily Kinsman of ECK Wines (image: Carmen Zammit)

People

Drinking Victoria: Emily Kinsman

Eat

Box Hill Central is the home of some of Melbourne’s best Chinese snacks

Salt Kitchen Charcuterie (image: Clint Peloso)

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Salt Kitchen Charcuterie

Dama Dama Free-Range Venison bresaola and venison ham

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Dama Dama Free-Range Venison

Miang kham at Thai Tide on Bourke Street

Restaurants

What to order at Thai Tide

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Sea Bounty mussels

Baklava and coffee at A1 Bakery's new location in Fitzroy

Bakeries

Australia’s favourite Lebanese bakery opens in the heart of Fitzroy

Natalie Hardy and Jonathan Hurst of Brooklands Free Range Farms

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Brooklands Free Range Farms beef and pork

People

Drinking Victoria: Rob Kabboord

People

How I Melbourne: Louis Li

Introducing a nostalgic European-inspired menu with a Melbourne twist at Dolly

Restaurants

What to order at Dolly

People

How I Melbourne: Megan Burslem

Zhajiangmian (Beijing noodles) at Spice Temple

Restaurants

Want: Spice Temple’s Beijing noodle lunch deal

Annie Smithers at Du Fermier (photo Simon James)

People

Annie Smithers is celebrating Du Fermier’s 10th birthday in a big way

Xavier Prime, Chooks at the Rooke poultry

Eat

The Produce Index: Chooks at the Rooke

Tony Thio is the man behind one of Melbourne’s finest Instagram food accounts.

People

How I Melbourne: Tony Thio, aka Paperblade

Shop

The 2023 MFWF Mother’s Day guide

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Warialda belted Galloway beef

People

Hi, my name is: Jane Low

Cara Devine is a career hospitality professional who currently manages Bomba Rooftop in the Melbourne CBD.

People

How I Melbourne: Cara Devine

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Squirrel Gully Saffron

Restaurants

What to order at Firebird

The Produce Index

The Produce Index: Gippsland Jersey

People

How I Melbourne: Pip Finkemeyer

nside the 7-Eleven sandwich laboratory with Jana Hatfield and Victor Liong

Eat

The Convenient Store 2023: how the deliciousness was designed

Eat

Forty-four fun things to do after brunch or lunch in Melbourne

A digital rendering of East Brunswick Village where Rumi's new location is confirmed

Restaurants

Rumi, a champion of modern Middle Eastern food, is opening on a new Brunswick East site

Bakeries

Falco to open a new bakery… in Collingwood

Changes to be Made to Vine Pruning by Rene Lafon and translated by Robert Walters

Drink

Buy the Book: Rene Lafon’s Changes to be Made to Vine Pruning

Drink

Thing or Not a Thing: Signature café drinks

T. Cavallaro & Sons' cannoli (illustration: Joanna Hu)

Eat

Melbourne’s Best Snacks: T. Cavallaro & Sons’ cannoli

Lune's infamous ham and Gruyere Croissant

Eat

Melbourne’s Best Snacks: Lune’s ham and Gruyère croissant

A summer spread at Heide Kitchen in Melbourne's most loved public art museum

Restaurants

What to order at Heide Kitchen

Eat

Thing or Not a Thing: Oeuf mayonnaise

Cafes

Market Lane is giving away free coffee all weekend from its new Brunswick outpost

Eat

Eight delicious ways to ring in the Year of the Rabbit

Posseshot's KHA and Mr.Muscles (image: Linton Coade)

People

How We Melbourne: Posseshot

Drink Victorian

Ask Doctor Drinks: Chilled Reds

Eat

Melbourne’s Best Snacks: Smith and Deli’s Egg McMartinez

People

How I Melbourne: Tana Rattananikom

The Terrace's ricotta hotcake at the Royal Botanic Gardens

Restaurants

What to order at The Terrace

Drink

The Pitch: Noodledoof Koroit Gin

Masterchef winner Emelia Jackson is in the business of cake

People

How I Melbourne: Emelia Jackson

Rosheen Kaul's Beijing hot chicken from her recent cookbook Chinese-ish

Eat

The best food books of 2022

Eat

Moon Mart: breakfast rolls, bibimbap and a katsu sando to be reckoned with in West Melbourne

Stokehouse Pasta & Bar's tortellini with spinach, ricotta, and pine nuts (image: Arianna Leggiero)

Restaurants

What to order at Stokehouse Pasta & Bar

Johnny's Green Room rooftop bar in Lygon Street

Drink

Five neighbourhood rooftop bars you need in your summer

Walkley Award-winning journalist Mahmood Fazal.

People

How I Melbourne: Mahmood Fazal

Next-level sashimi at Yugen (image: Gareth Sobey)

Restaurants

What to order at Yugen

Khanh Nguyen, chef at newly crowned Restaurant of the Year: Aru at the 2023 Good Food Guide Awards

Eat

Aru named Restaurant of the Year at the 2023 Good Food Guide Awards

Dure Dara, a Melbourne hospitality Legend

People

Five Minutes with a Legend: Dure Dara

Melbourne artist, Rone known for his distinctive large-scale portraits and multimedia installations.

People

How I Melbourne: Rone

Photographer and owner of DK Asian Grocery, Dien Tran

People

How I Melbourne: Vien Tran

People

How I Melbourne: Dom Wilton

Eat

Filipino sensation Serai crowned Restaurant of the Year by Time Out Melbourne

People

How I Melbourne: The Jungle Giants

People

Five Minutes with a Legend: Con Christopoulos

Recipes

Silvia Colloca’s orecchiette con cime di rapa

Delis

What to order at Mortadeli

Patchanida Chimkire of Mali Bakes with one of her creations

People

How I Melbourne: Mali Bakes

Restaurants

What to order at Jeow

48hr Pizza e Gnocchi Bar has triumphed at the 50 Top Pizza 2022 awards in Bangkok.

Eat

A South Yarra restaurant has just been named the best pizzeria in the Asia-Pacific

Jess Ho is one of the brightest food writers in Melbourne.

People

How I Melbourne: Jess Ho

The Calabrese panino from Stefanino Panino in Brunswick

Eat

Stefanino Panino is the sandwich shop we’re all craving

Fitzroy bar crawl: where the snacks are salty and bars are bountiful

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Fitzroy

Recipes

Rosheen Kaul’s Beijing hot chicken

An array of snacks at Bar Midland in Castlemaine

Restaurants

What to order at Bar Midland

Collingwood: a one-time backwater turned nightlife wonderland.

Drink Victorian

Best bars in Collingwood

People

Five Minutes with a Legend: Maurice Terzini

People

Hugh Allen: 30 Under 30

Anneliese Brancatisano of Hector's Deli (photo: Clint Peloso).

People

Anneliese Brancatisano: 30 Under 30

Rosheen Kaul is the head chef at Brunswick East hotspot Etta

People

Rosheen Kaul: 30 Under 30

People

Ellie Bouhadana: 30 Under 30

Joane Yeoh is the mastermind of her own sweet empire, Kōri Ice-Cream(photo: Clint Peloso).

People

Joane Yeoh: 30 Under 30

People

Nagesh Seethiah: 30 Under 30

People

Audrey Allard: 30 Under 30

Melbourne author Isobel Beech (photo: Claire Summers).

People

How I Melbourne: Isobel Beech

Drink

Drinking Victoria: Alice Diffey

Restaurants

What to order at Botswana Butchery

Restaurants

What to order at Serai

People

How I Melbourne: Nick Shelton

Grill Americano's bistecca alla Fiorentina

Restaurants

What to order at Grill Americano

People

Five minutes with a Trailblazer: Fleur Studd

Tuna, jamon, finger lime, truffle dish at Society

Restaurants

What to order at Society

Drink

How to drink: beer

Home cook and food creative Jessica Nguyen

People

How I Melbourne: Jessica Nguyen

Enter Via Laundry founder, Helly Raichura.

Eat

One Perfect Day: Enter via Laundry

It's time for a big trip to Chinatown with some of the best eats in Melbourne.

Eat

88* Chinese things to eat in Chinatown this Lunar New Year

Restaurants

Tipo 00 is opening a pizzeria – and a deli

People

The bassist from Amyl and the Sniffers is Melbourne’s most feared milk critic

Dao Noodle's chicken gravy dao xiao mian.

Restaurants

Melbourne’s Dao Noodle is a chip off the old Shanxi block

Everybody's favourite multi-threat, Lucinda Price, aka Froomes.

People

How I Melbourne: Lucinda Price, aka Froomes

Restaurants

Aberfeldie’s Benyue Kitchen is Melbourne’s hottest new Cantonese restaurant

Recipes

Matt Preston’s layered prawn cocktail

The upper end of the Melbourne CBD is a bar-goer's paradise.

Drink Victorian

The Bar Crawl: upper CBD

Perry's bar from Blackhearts and Sparrows: good times

Drink

Blackhearts & Sparrows has opened a stunning private events space

Garfish over Goolwa pipis with smoked bone sauce at Waxflower wine bar

Restaurants

What to order at Waxflower

People

How I Trentham: Tony Tan

Eat

Melbourne’s Best Snacks: Falco’s peanut butter miso cookie

An incredible schnitzel sandwich to be had at Hector's Deli

Delis

Melbourne’s best sandwich is now available in South Melbourne

Recipes

Reynold Poernomo’s burnt honey Basque cheesecake

Kingfish, avocado, finger lime, coriander dish at Nomad

Restaurants

What to order at Nomad

Eat

Tedesca has been named the best restaurant in Australia

Pork, ginger and sansho gyoza at Yakimono

Restaurants

What to order at Yakimono

Recipes

Celebrity Sandwich: Karen Martini’s Roast chicken roll

Rigatoni with silverbeet and sausage from Everything I Love to Cook

Recipes

Neil Perry’s rigatoni with silverbeet and sausage

Recipes

Stephanie Alexander’s poached salmon dinner

Recipes

Stephanie Alexander’s best strawberry tarts

People

Five Minutes with a Legend: Rinaldo Di Stasio

Phuoc Thanh Bakery's banh cam that can be found on Victoria Street, Richmond.

Eat

Melbourne’s Best Snacks: Phuoc Thanh Bakery’s bành cam

Melbourne is having a new-hotel moment and behind those doors you’ll find a bumper crop of luxury hotel bars

Drink

Melbourne’s best new hotel bars

Cafes

What to order at Florian

Recipes

Ombra’s mussels and whipped ‘nduja

Recipes

Suckling lamb alla Ombra

Karen Martini's roast chicken with Angelina plum mostardo at Hero

Restaurants

Introducing Hero, Karen Martini’s first new Melbourne restaurant in 16 years

People

How I Melbourne: Sandra Foti

Guides

The essential guide to Chinatown

Eat

Best lunches in Melbourne CBD for under $15

Recipes

Focaccia with rosemary and sea salt

Oysters and Martinis at Gimlet at Cavendish House (credit: Sharyn Cairns)

Restaurants

What to order at Gimlet at Cavendish House

Eat

No reservation? Melbourne spots taking walk-ins

Richard Cornish - Food writer and friend of MFWF

People

Five minutes with a Legend: Richard Cornish

Recipes

Tagliatelle with basic tomato sauce, stracciatella, pangrattato

Recipes

Shannon Martinez’s ma po tofu

Recipes

Shannon Martinez’s Black Forest cake

Recipes

Karen Martini’s pork polpetti e patate al forno

People

David Chang on Eat a Peach

Recipes

Ben Shewry’s BTSSR – Better Than Sausage, Sausage Rolls

Recipes

Ben Shewry’s Champagne and strawberry jelly

Recipes

Tokyo French toast

Recipes

Weeknight baked maccheroni

Recipes

What We’re Cooking: Orange and almond cake

Recipes

Zahav’s lamb shoulder

Recipes

Calamity Janes

Recipes

Alison Roman’s upside-down apricot tart

Recipes

Labne with sizzled spring onion and chilli

Recipes

DIY Martini Bar by Alison Roman

Recipes

Scott Pickett’s osso buco with risotto Milanese

Drink

Hyperdecanting: what is it, and does it work?

People

How I Melbourne: Khanh Nguyen

Whipped cod roe with blini at French Saloon.

Eat

Whipped cod roe: thing or not a thing?

Cook, author, and teacher: Julia Busuttil Nishimura

People

How I Melbourne: Julia Busuttil Nishimura

People

How I Melbourne: Kate Reid

This handy guide from Chubo Knives about what makes Japanese knives so special

Eat

What’s so special about Japanese knives?

Recipes

Adam Liaw’s chicken kra-pow

Recipes

Kirsten Tibballs Midnight dessert

Recipes

Simple tomato and watermelon salad

Recipes

Chocolate orange cake with chocolate orange ganache

Mac and Cheese recipe from Rockpool restaurant in Melbourne.

Recipes

Rockpool’s mac ‘n’ cheese recipe

Recipes

Neil Perry’s quick Vietnamese chicken and prawn coleslaw

Recipes

Dan Hong’s Vietnamese-Style Steak Tartare

Recipes

David Chang’s Spicy Korean BBQ Chicken

Recipes

Ed Mitchell’s 3 Bean BBQ Baked Beans

Recipes

Pierre Koffmann’s Stuffed Pig Trotters with Morels

Recipes

The World’s Simplest Bread – Matt Preston

Recipes

Yardbird tskune served with egg yolk, tare sauce

Recipes

Celery, sweet potato and bean soup

Recipes

Dan Hong’s King Prawn Wontons in Supreme Broth

Recipes

Slow-roasted goat leg with white wine and potatoes

Eat

A Capitano and Bar Liberty co-founder brings new moves to an old favourite

Eat

Yokohama’s Cafe Ogawa brings its iekei-style ramen to Ascot Vale

Eat

Victor Churchill is opening a grand new standalone Melbourne steakhouse

Eat

Pipis North catches Fitzroy hook, line and sinker with its easy, breezy seafood pop-up

Eat

The best new steak in town: is this southside Basque pop-up serving the beef to beat?

Eat

What to order at Santito

Drink

Melbourne’s hottest rooftop returns just in time for a sizzling summer

Drink

A guide to this year’s excellent new bar openings

Eat

Introducing Côte Basque, Andrew McConnell’s new CBD restaurant

Eat

What to order at The Carpenter’s Ruin

Eat

What’s on the menu at Daphne, the Etta crew’s hot new restaurant

Eat

Hugh Allen’s Yiaga is Australia’s most ambitious new restaurant

Eat

Cacio e pepe hashbrowns and hazelnut XO tortellini: introducing Nostra at Onlys

Food & Hospitality

Hi, my name is: Diana Desensi

Eat

What to order at Harriot

Eat

What to order at From Here by Mike

Drink

Hold onto your highballs, a Tokyo-style listening bar is coming to Hawthorn

Eat

McCrae gets a slice of the action thanks to Pizza Luna

Eat

What to order at Sogumm

Drink

Nobody’s Baby is the bar South Yarra has been waiting for

Eat

The Etta Crew is opening a new venue in the Bar Romantica site

Eat

What to order at Suupaa

Restaurants

What to order at Suze

Restaurants

What to order at Barragunda Estate

Drink

What to order at Aster

Restaurants

Forty-five of Melbourne’s best new restaurants, bars and cafés

Restaurants

Melbourne Place is Australia’s tastiest new boutique hotel

Bars

What to order at Tiny Bar

Eat

Tom Sarafian is opening his new restaurant, Zareh, in Collingwood

Restaurants

What to order at Maison Bâtard

Restaurants

What to order at Marmelo

Eat

What to order at Amatrice Rooftop

Venues

Inside France-Soir’s new bar, Le Splendide

Restaurants

What to order at Tzaki

Post

What to order at Tombo Den

Eat

What to order at Arnold’s

Eat

What to order at The Daylesford Hotel

Eat

What to order at Reed House

Guides

Little Malop packs a wallop: inside Geelong’s dining hotspot

Venues

What to order at Carnation Canteen

Eat

Tombo Den: Chris Lucas’s new Chapel Street Japanese restaurant is wild

Restaurants

What to order at Orlo

Restaurants

What to order at Molli

Eat

What to order at Bar Spontana

Eat

Houston’s Barbecue is your go-to for some of the best Central Texas-style brisket

Eat

The North Fitzroy Arms reopens with a smashing new menu and a punchy wine list

Eat

Rosheen Kaul is leaving Etta, and Lorcan Kan is taking the reins.

Eat

Sachi is Hawthorn’s new go-to Japanese restaurant

Eat

Philippa Sibley is cooking delicious food at Pinotta

Eat

Bistra is the new bistro Carlton has been waiting for

Eat

What to order at Askal

Eat

What to order at Doju

Drink

Johnny’s Green Room in three drinks

Restaurants

What to order at Brico

Restaurants

What to order at Eat Pierogi Make Love

Eat

A Table Bistro brings a taste of auberge-style restaurant dining to Castlemaine

Restaurants

Maggie’s Snacks & Liquor: a restaurant and bar that brings New Zealand to Brunswick East

Delis

Stefanino Panino is opening in Collingwood

Restaurants

What to order at The Recreation

Eat

Introducing Antara: a stunning cafe, restaurant and bakery on Exhibition Street

Restaurants

What to order at Afloat Viva Mexico

Restaurants

What to order at MoVida Aqui

Bars

What to order at Molly Rose Brewing

Restaurants

Introducing: the new Tonka

Restaurants

What to order at the Committee Room by Grossi

Restaurants

What to order at Louey’s Bar and Kitchen

Cafes

What to order at Lumen People

Restaurants

Magma: a bold new pizzeria erupting on the former Supermaxi site

Restaurants

What to Order at Reine and La Rue

Bars

Allis is the Mornington Peninsula’s hottest new wine bar

Restaurants

What to order at Henrietta

Bars

New Collingwood bar Commis punches way above its weight

Drink

Botanik in three drinks

Restaurants

What to order at Atria

Restaurants

What to order at Kafeneion

Drink

Apollo Inn in three drinks

Restaurants

Want: BKK’s pad kaprao

Eat

Box Hill Central is the home of some of Melbourne’s best Chinese snacks

Restaurants

What to order at Thai Tide

Bakeries

Australia’s favourite Lebanese bakery opens in the heart of Fitzroy

Restaurants

What to order at Dolly

Restaurants

Want: Spice Temple’s Beijing noodle lunch deal

Restaurants

What to order at Firebird

Restaurants

Rumi, a champion of modern Middle Eastern food, is opening on a new Brunswick East site

Bakeries

Falco to open a new bakery… in Collingwood

Restaurants

What to order at Heide Kitchen

Cafes

Market Lane is giving away free coffee all weekend from its new Brunswick outpost

Restaurants

What to order at The Terrace

Eat

Moon Mart: breakfast rolls, bibimbap and a katsu sando to be reckoned with in West Melbourne

Restaurants

What to order at Stokehouse Pasta & Bar

Restaurants

What to order at Yugen

Delis

What to order at Mortadeli

Restaurants

What to order at Jeow

Restaurants

What to order at Bar Midland

Restaurants

What to order at Botswana Butchery

Restaurants

What to order at Serai

Restaurants

What to order at Grill Americano

Restaurants

What to order at Society

Restaurants

Tipo 00 is opening a pizzeria – and a deli

Restaurants

Melbourne’s Dao Noodle is a chip off the old Shanxi block

Restaurants

Aberfeldie’s Benyue Kitchen is Melbourne’s hottest new Cantonese restaurant

Drink

Blackhearts & Sparrows has opened a stunning private events space

Restaurants

What to order at Waxflower

Delis

Melbourne’s best sandwich is now available in South Melbourne

Restaurants

What to order at Nomad

Restaurants

What to order at Yakimono

Cafes

What to order at Florian

Restaurants

Introducing Hero, Karen Martini’s first new Melbourne restaurant in 16 years

Restaurants

What to order at Gimlet at Cavendish House

Drink Victorian

People

Eat

A Capitano and Bar Liberty co-founder brings new moves to an old favourite

New owner. New chef. New direction. The Pinnacle in Fitzroy North scores a big, bistro-focused glow up.

Eat

Yokohama’s Cafe Ogawa brings its iekei-style ramen to Ascot Vale

Ascot Vale via Yokohama. Iekei-style ramen makes for Melbourne.

Eat

Victor Churchill is opening a grand new standalone Melbourne steakhouse

And they’ve nabbed a top chef from the US to lead the charge.

Eat

Pipis North catches Fitzroy hook, line and sinker with its easy, breezy seafood pop-up

The hit bayside kiosk has set its sails for the inner north this summer, bringing with it signature delights from the deep – including the smash hit salt-and-pepper squid.

Eat

The best new steak in town: is this southside Basque pop-up serving the beef to beat?

It’s the best of Basque Country cuisine – via South Yarra’s shapeshifting boozer Nobody’s Baby.

Eat

What to order at Santito

“The tortilla is everything” at Santito, Smith Street’s spicy new taco temple.

Drink

Melbourne’s hottest rooftop returns just in time for a sizzling summer

Summer is in session – and the place to be is Cleo at Hyde Melbourne Place.

Drink

A guide to this year’s excellent new bar openings

Bars big, bars very small, bars with Victorian wines wall to wall, bars bringing sherry to the fore: it’s been one heck of a year for anyone who likes a well-made drink.

Eat

Introducing Côte Basque, Andrew McConnell’s new CBD restaurant

Things are about to get a whole lot more Spanish on the former Becco site on Crossley Street.

Eat

What to order at The Carpenter’s Ruin

Moules-frites, serious riffs on the Filet-O-Fish, and schnitzels galore: St Kilda's new mini-pub goes big on the specials board every day of the week.

Eat

What’s on the menu at Daphne, the Etta crew’s hot new restaurant

“A restaurateur’s answer to a pub” comes to a familiar Lygon Street location.

Eat

Hugh Allen’s Yiaga is Australia’s most ambitious new restaurant

It’s less Vue de Monde goes to Fitzroy Gardens and more like a Noma for Victoria.

Eat

Cacio e pepe hashbrowns and hazelnut XO tortellini: introducing Nostra at Onlys

Fire-driven freestyle Italian and wild pasta times come to Northcote for just eight weeks. Don’t miss out.

Food & Hospitality

Hi, my name is: Diana Desensi

The highly anticipated Daphne debuts with Diana Desensi at the helm.

Eat

What to order at Harriot

The Conferre Group’s slick new restaurant sets its sights on France – and other delicious European destinations – from the comfort of its dining room on the corner of King and Collins.

Eat

What to order at From Here by Mike

Mike McEnearney, one of Sydney's better loved chefs, makes his Melbourne debut with From Here by Mike.

Drink

Hold onto your highballs, a Tokyo-style listening bar is coming to Hawthorn

The Tokyo listening bar experience is one that’s often imitated yet rarely perfected, but the team behind Bar Selecta, a promising sake, cocktail and vinyl bar coming soon to Hawthorn, reckon they’ve come close to cracking the code.

Eat

McCrae gets a slice of the action thanks to Pizza Luna

A Melbourne food writer switches the pen for the pizza oven – and this new slice shop on the Mornington Peninsula is the result.

Eat

What to order at Sogumm

There are plenty of Korean restaurants in Melbourne, but nothing quite like Sogumm.

Drink

Nobody’s Baby is the bar South Yarra has been waiting for

Whether it's the parmesan Martinis or the Very Good Falafel, there's nothing quite like Nobody's Baby on Toorak Road – or anywhere else in Melbourne, for that matter. Don't miss it.

Eat

The Etta Crew is opening a new venue in the Bar Romantica site

Goodbye, Bar Romantica. Hello, Daphne. Etta's Hannah Green is opening a second venue on Lygon Street.

Eat

What to order at Suupaa

It’s everything you love about Japanese konbinis, Suupaacharged with speedy snacks to-go and an eat-in menu that takes casual Japanese dining to a new frontier. Here’s what to order at the exceptionally convenient, superbly slick Suupaa.

Restaurants

What to order at Suze

An early contender for wine bar of the year, Suze is everything you want in a neighbourhood local.

Restaurants

What to order at Barragunda Estate

Chef Simone Watts on what’s on the menu at regional Victoria’s most exciting new restaurant.

Drink

What to order at Aster

Goodbye, Ferdydurke, hello, Aster. It's fancy cocktails without the fuss at Tattersalls Lane's new drinks hangout.

Restaurants

Forty-five of Melbourne’s best new restaurants, bars and cafés

Japanese. Mexican. Filipino. Venezuelan. Thai. Portuguese. French. Greek. Korean. A deliciously diverse 12 months for new restaurants, cafés and bars in Melbourne.

Restaurants

Melbourne Place is Australia’s tastiest new boutique hotel

As Melbourne’s chic new design hotel prepares to welcome your weary head, we have a look at what you’ll be eating before and after you kill the lights.

Bars

What to order at Tiny Bar

Tiny Bar is exactly what it says on the tin, and what’s inside is delicious.

Eat

Tom Sarafian is opening his new restaurant, Zareh, in Collingwood

The hummus king goes bricks and mortar in autumn of 2025 – on Smith Street.

Restaurants

What to order at Maison Bâtard

It’s time to go big – seriously big – at Chris Lucas’s pièce de résistance, Maison Batard.

Restaurants

What to order at Marmelo

Introducing the jewel in the Melbourne Place crown: Ross and Sunny Lusted’s Iberian fantasy Marmelo.

Eat

What to order at Amatrice Rooftop

Roman pasta, High Country amari and 10th-floor city views: welcome to Amatrice Rooftop.

Venues

Inside France-Soir’s new bar, Le Splendide

What’s on the menu and the wine list at Le Splendide, South Yarra’s most sought-after new venue?

Restaurants

What to order at Tzaki

Welcome to Tzaki: Yarraville’s hot new wood-fired Greek wine bar.

Post

What to order at Tombo Den

Everything you need to eat at Chris Lucas’s gonzo sushi palace, Tombo Den.

Eat

What to order at Arnold’s

The leafy streets of Kensington just scored a little neighbourhood wine bar, and it packs a big punch.

Eat

What to order at The Daylesford Hotel

The team behind Daylesford’s local favourites Cliffy’s Emporium and Beppe have taken on the Daylesford Hotel, bringing their familiar hospitality to a cherished landmark.

Eat

What to order at Reed House

Live your best British brasserie life at Reed House, one of the year’s most anticipated openings.

Guides

Little Malop packs a wallop: inside Geelong’s dining hotspot

Geelong is making a play for the title of the state’s best regional dining centre – and the restaurants and bars of Little Malop Street are leading the charge.

Venues

What to order at Carnation Canteen

Lemon, oil, salt, and the elegant restraint of Fitzroy’s new neighbourhood haunt.

Eat

Tombo Den: Chris Lucas’s new Chapel Street Japanese restaurant is wild

Sushi, sake, karaoke, and charcoal-barbecued seafood and meat cooked by a Michelin-starred chef.

Restaurants

What to order at Orlo

A Mediterranean-inspired restaurant and a cordial-inspired companion bar open in prime Collingwood digs.

Restaurants

What to order at Molli

The Mulberry Group strikes again with a flagship bistro and bar for Abbotsford.

Eat

What to order at Bar Spontana

Spontana by name, spontana by fermentation; Brunswick’s new home of wild beers is also home to the suburb’s wildest Thai food.

Eat

Houston’s Barbecue is your go-to for some of the best Central Texas-style brisket

Talking beef, smoke, salt, sweat and barbecue destiny with Kit Houston, Keilor East’s prince of the pitmasters.

Eat

The North Fitzroy Arms reopens with a smashing new menu and a punchy wine list

Chef Barney Cohen’s pub menu leads the charge with beef cheek and ale pie in pea soup, olives with candied lemon and a “retired dairy cow” cheeseburger.

Eat

Rosheen Kaul is leaving Etta, and Lorcan Kan is taking the reins.

The Brunswick East eatery enters a new era with a new chef as Rosheen Kaul steps away from the pans to spend more time writing.

Eat

Sachi is Hawthorn’s new go-to Japanese restaurant

Catch former Kisumé chef Reki Rei at his pop-up on Burwood Road before it ships out in October.

Eat

Philippa Sibley is cooking delicious food at Pinotta

A distinguished Melbourne chef and a much-loved North Fitzroy restaurant and bar open a winning new chapter together.

Eat

Bistra is the new bistro Carlton has been waiting for

An ambitious young restaurant team looks to make its mark on Elgin Street by leaning into the classics.

Eat

What to order at Askal

Your inside guide to the menu at Melbourne’s most exciting new Filipino restaurant.

Eat

What to order at Doju

How about a rib-eye served with six-month-aged kimchi and a little gochujuang sourdough on the side, then?

Drink

Johnny’s Green Room in three drinks

What’s better than a rooftop bar? A rooftop bar with a city view and a drinks list written by a legend of the game.

Restaurants

What to order at Brico

From chickpea panisse with cheese custard to whole roasted flatheads, the good times are just getting started at Carlton North’s newest darling.

Restaurants

What to order at Eat Pierogi Make Love

The inside word on the menu from owner, Dominika Sikorska.

Eat

A Table Bistro brings a taste of auberge-style restaurant dining to Castlemaine

Former Public Wine Shop and Agrarian Kitchen chef Ali Currey-Voumard brings the aïoli-scented good times to A Table Bistro.

Restaurants

Maggie’s Snacks & Liquor: a restaurant and bar that brings New Zealand to Brunswick East

We might have lots of kiwi chefs in Melbourne hospitality, but precious few restaurants and bars stake New Zealand food front and centre on their menus.

Delis

Stefanino Panino is opening in Collingwood

Lygon Street’s loss is Johnston Street’s gain as the prince of panini hits the 3066.

Restaurants

What to order at The Recreation

Pub menus don’t come much finer than Fitzroy North’s The Recreation.

Eat

Introducing Antara: a stunning cafe, restaurant and bakery on Exhibition Street

It’s a handsome café by morning, it’s a hot restaurant from lunch and it’s a top-drawer bakery that turns out excellent bread and viennoiserie twice daily.

Restaurants

What to order at Afloat Viva Mexico

Melbourne's favourite floating bar and restaurant has made its grand annual return to the Yarra.

Restaurants

What to order at MoVida Aqui

¡Qué rico! MoVida’s sister venue, MoVida Aqui, has emerged from an extensive revamp with a slick new look and some delicious new eats.

Bars

What to order at Molly Rose Brewing

To the untrained eye, a fine-dining restaurant mightn’t have looked to be on the cards for Collingwood brewery Molly Rose.

Restaurants

Introducing: the new Tonka

The South Asian landmark enters a new era with a new chef and the return of the Thali Bar as it celebrates its 10th birthday.

Restaurants

What to order at the Committee Room by Grossi

Italian food in the home of Australian football? How much more Melbourne can you get?

Restaurants

What to order at Louey’s Bar and Kitchen

Lobster pizza. Clam linguine. Spaghetti and meatballs with a side of chicken parmigiana, plated together in delicious harmony.

Cafes

What to order at Lumen People

It’s called Lumen People, it’s yet another new reason to investigate the delicious goings on of North Melbourne, and this is what you need to order when you visit, according to owner Emma Sheahan.

Restaurants

Magma: a bold new pizzeria erupting on the former Supermaxi site

The new restaurant represents both a reactivation of some hallowed pizza turf, but also the return of a much-loved pizza team.

Restaurants

What to Order at Reine and La Rue

Here comes top-drawer French food and a great new bar on Collins Street.

Bars

Allis is the Mornington Peninsula’s hottest new wine bar

And truffle gougères and short-rib crumpets are just the beginning.

Restaurants

What to order at Henrietta

Is this Melbourne’s best charcoal chicken?

Bars

New Collingwood bar Commis punches way above its weight

This hot new spot in Collingwood fronted by a pair of Gerald’s Bar alumni specialises in top-drawer tunes, great booze, quality snacks, fine art and … Butterbeer?

Drink

Botanik in three drinks

Botanik is a cocktail bar and specialist bottle shop inside the historic Royal George Hotel in Kyneton.

Restaurants

What to order at Atria

Melbourne, it’s time to ascend to the 80th level of culinary pleasure.

Restaurants

What to order at Kafeneion

Midnight fish soup: something we didn’t realise we were missing, but something we would no longer do without.

Drink

Apollo Inn in three drinks

Andrew McConnell and Jo McGann’s debonair 30-seater is the biggest bar opening of 2023.

Restaurants

Want: BKK’s pad kaprao

The people have spoken, and they’re demanding spicy pork on rice topped with a fried egg.

Eat

Box Hill Central is the home of some of Melbourne’s best Chinese snacks

Eat and shop your way through one of the city’s most exciting food hubs at Box Hill Central

Restaurants

What to order at Thai Tide

Bold new takes on Thai cuisine right in the heart of Bourke Street.

Bakeries

Australia’s favourite Lebanese bakery opens in the heart of Fitzroy

Halloumi pies? Check. Shawarma wraps? Check. Enviable location at the centre of the inner north? Also check.

Restaurants

What to order at Dolly

Introducing a nostalgic European-inspired menu with a Melbourne twist at the top end of town

Restaurants

Want: Spice Temple’s Beijing noodle lunch deal

A bev and some serious noods for $25? Where do we sign up?

Restaurants

What to order at Firebird

If you were to peer through the clamour and flames of modern Vietnamese restaurant Firebird you might clock a fresh, yet familiar pair of hands wielding the pans.

Restaurants

Rumi, a champion of modern Middle Eastern food, is opening on a new Brunswick East site

Joseph Abboud’s beloved Rumi to settle into new digs in East Brunswick Village – with a bar to follow.

Bakeries

Falco to open a new bakery… in Collingwood

Restaurants

What to order at Heide Kitchen

You know Heide as one of Melbourne’s most loved public art museum and sculpture gardens.

Cafes

Market Lane is giving away free coffee all weekend from its new Brunswick outpost

One of Melbourne’s third-wave coffee pioneers has planted the flag on Sydney Road, and the joe is pouring freely.

Restaurants

What to order at The Terrace

Overlooking the Gardens’ Ornamental Lake, The Terrace reopened in December with a fresh lease on life and a whole new menu, with an emphasis on approachable, seasonally informed café favourites.

Eat

Moon Mart: breakfast rolls, bibimbap and a katsu sando to be reckoned with in West Melbourne

Meet the pan-Asian convenience store of your most flavoursome dreams.

Restaurants

What to order at Stokehouse Pasta & Bar

St Kilda fine-dining emblem Stokehouse has a new good-time sibling with a penchant for pasta.

Restaurants

What to order at Yugen

One month, two hats.

Delis

What to order at Mortadeli

Is this Australia’s best deli?

Restaurants

What to order at Jeow

Your inside word on the menu from chef and co-owner Thi Le.

Restaurants

What to order at Bar Midland

Your inside word on the menu from co-owners Loudon Cooper and Alexander Marano.

Restaurants

What to order at Botswana Butchery

Your inside word on the menu from chef Angel Fernandez

Restaurants

What to order at Serai

Kingfish sinuglaw and Ube Wan Kenobis: your inside word on the Serai menu from chef Ross Magnaye

Restaurants

What to order at Grill Americano

Your inside word on the menu from restaurateur Chris Lucas.

Restaurants

What to order at Society

Your inside word on the menu from executive chef Luke Headon.

Restaurants

Tipo 00 is opening a pizzeria – and a deli

Figlia and Grana will be bringing the doppio-zero magic to Lygon Street, Brunswick East, very soon.

Restaurants

Melbourne’s Dao Noodle is a chip off the old Shanxi block

Sharon Xu’s Little Lonsdale Street restaurant is the CBD spot for knife-sliced Shanxi – not Shaanxi – noodles.

Restaurants

Aberfeldie’s Benyue Kitchen is Melbourne’s hottest new Cantonese restaurant

The spirit of St Kilda's Lau’s Family Kitchen lives on in the city's northwest.

Drink

Blackhearts & Sparrows has opened a stunning private events space

Welcome to Perry's – a hot new "refreshment club" for your book launch, baby shower etc.

Restaurants

What to order at Waxflower

Taking inspiration from similar setups in Tokyo and London, the hyped Brunswick East wine bar isn’t the first to prioritise premium sound quality, but it might be the most delicious.

Delis

Melbourne’s best sandwich is now available in South Melbourne

Richmond’s signature schnitzel sandwich takes ground in the spiritual home of the dim sim.

Restaurants

What to order at Nomad

Nomad executive chef Jacqui Challinor gives us the lowdown on what to hit at Flinders Lane’s new flame-powered, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant.

Restaurants

What to order at Yakimono

Zeroing in on the best the bold new Japanese-inspired grill bar has to offer with chef Daniel Wilson.

Cafes

What to order at Florian

Bringing you all the breakfast essentials: fluffy French omelettes, Austrian pastries served with house-made jam and gravlax with toast and jammy eggs.

Restaurants

Introducing Hero, Karen Martini’s first new Melbourne restaurant in 16 years

Never mind the gold class: Karen Martini at ACMI raises the (candy) bar for food at the movies.

Restaurants

What to order at Gimlet at Cavendish House

Your inside word on the menu at 2020’s most anticipated new restaurant from chef and owner Andrew McConnell.

Here, try this - Australia’s biggest and best festival of food and drink is back from 20 to 29 March.

Buy the Book: Uses for Obsession

Buy the Book: Uses for Obsession

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s stuffed cabbage with sausage and porcini

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s stuffed cabbage with sausage and porcini

Drink these now: warming spirits

Drink these now: warming spirits

Drink these now: cool-weather reds

Drink these now: cool-weather reds

What to order at Tombo Den

What to order at Tombo Den

What to order at Carnation Canteen

What to order at Carnation Canteen

Victorian talent looms large in the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards

Victorian talent looms large in the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards

Emelia Jackson’s apple hot cross bun scrolls

Emelia Jackson’s apple hot cross bun scrolls

Emelia Jackson’s Russian honey cake

Emelia Jackson’s Russian honey cake

Emelia Jackson’s honey custard tart with creme fraiche

Emelia Jackson’s honey custard tart with creme fraiche

Emelia Jackson’s tiramisu

Emelia Jackson’s tiramisu

A Table Bistro brings a taste of auberge-style restaurant dining to Castlemaine

A Table Bistro brings a taste of auberge-style restaurant dining to Castlemaine

How I Melbourne: Victor Liong

How I Melbourne: Victor Liong

Maggie’s Snacks & Liquor: a restaurant and bar that brings New Zealand to Brunswick East

Maggie’s Snacks & Liquor: a restaurant and bar that brings New Zealand to Brunswick East

Summer drinking special: rosé

Summer drinking special: rosé

Buy the Book: Junghyun Park’s Korean Cookbook

Buy the Book: Junghyun Park’s Korean Cookbook

Is Bourke Street Melbourne’s new home of Thai food?

Is Bourke Street Melbourne’s new home of Thai food?

How We Melbourne: Luke and Sassy Scott

How We Melbourne: Luke and Sassy Scott

What to order at Afloat Viva Mexico

What to order at Afloat Viva Mexico

The Produce Index: Moondarra Blueberries

The Produce Index: Moondarra Blueberries

How I Melbourne: Remy Hii

How I Melbourne: Remy Hii

The Pitch: Made by Tobie

The Pitch: Made by Tobie

New Collingwood bar Commis punches way above its weight

New Collingwood bar Commis punches way above its weight

Box Hill Central is the home of some of Melbourne’s best Chinese snacks

Box Hill Central is the home of some of Melbourne’s best Chinese snacks

How I Melbourne: Louis Li

How I Melbourne: Louis Li

How I Melbourne: Megan Burslem

How I Melbourne: Megan Burslem

The 2023 MFWF Mother’s Day guide

The 2023 MFWF Mother’s Day guide

Hi, my name is: Jane Low

Hi, my name is: Jane Low

Falco to open a new bakery… in Collingwood

Falco to open a new bakery… in Collingwood

Thing or Not a Thing: Signature café drinks

Thing or Not a Thing: Signature café drinks

How I Melbourne: Tana Rattananikom

How I Melbourne: Tana Rattananikom

Five Minutes with a Legend: Con Christopoulos

Five Minutes with a Legend: Con Christopoulos

Hugh Allen: 30 Under 30

Hugh Allen: 30 Under 30

How I Melbourne: Nick Shelton

How I Melbourne: Nick Shelton

Aberfeldie’s Benyue Kitchen is Melbourne’s hottest new Cantonese restaurant

Aberfeldie’s Benyue Kitchen is Melbourne’s hottest new Cantonese restaurant

Five Minutes with a Legend: Rinaldo Di Stasio

Five Minutes with a Legend: Rinaldo Di Stasio

No reservation? Melbourne spots taking walk-ins

No reservation? Melbourne spots taking walk-ins

Tokyo French toast

Tokyo French toast

Hyperdecanting: what is it, and does it work?

Hyperdecanting: what is it, and does it work?