Honey cake with bamboo-shoot ice-cream.
Good Food hat15/20

Re’em

Handsome new winery restaurant shaking things up.

Hibachi-grilled pork jowl with preserved plum.
14.5/20

Emerald City

About as intimate as it gets.

14.5/20

Grace

Repping the region’s food and wine at the “Paris end” of Rutherglen.

The bar at Dux in Albury.
Critics'Pick

Dux

Sleek newcomer for all kinds of nights.

Crumpet with egg yolk,jalapeno and trout roe.
Good Food hat15/20

Tulip

Where quality overrules fashion.

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Steamed custard with peas,broad beans and tempura zucchini at Babae.
Good Food hat15/20

Babae

Serene salon worshipping the seasons.

Pony’s good-looking dining room.
Critics'Pick

Pony

Promising newcomer with a popular cheeseburger.

Mussels with macadamia “tofu” and fish-eye crackers.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16/20

Samesyn

Food for Good winner showcases ethics in action.

Apollo Inn feels like a cosy hideaway.

Apollo Inn

Andrew McConnell’s debut bar is proof his talents extend beyond innovative dining.

Messmates in Warragul.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Messmates

Poster child for new-wave regional dining.