Genzo’s neon-lit dining room.
14.5/20

Genzo

Bright new entry channels the neon,flavour and excitement of Tokyo.

Prawn and cuttlefish linguine and oxheart tomatoes with goats curd at Bobby’s.
Critics'Pick

Bobbys Cronulla

Beachy-keen dining with a passing parade of buff bodies.

The dining room at Beltana Farm near Canberra.
14.5/20

Beltana Farm

All the charm of the (truffle) farm.

Banksia Restaurant is housed in a heritage building that was once the Pambula Bank.
Critics'Pick

Banksia Restaurant

Quintessential country dining.

Alfie’s sirloin,fire-roasted baby carrots,and hot chips with chip shop curry sauce.
Critics'Pick

Alfie’s

Sirloin and sides served at speed.

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Azuma’s bento lunch is no quick food-court commodity.
14.5/20

Azuma

Old trouper full of corporate comforts,with an omakase twist.

Kingfish and coconut ceviche and roasted eggplant with furikake from the Feast menu.
Critics'Pick

Lilymu

Lively dinner hotspot in Sydney’s other CBD.

Jishan Garden serves banquets,a la carte and afternoon tea in grand surrounds.
14/20

There’s nowhere else quite like this Chinese restaurant in an ornate Melbourne mansion

Jishan Garden is a fine dining and afternoon tea destination,with a garden bar in the works for summer.

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Go-to dish:Chicken schnitzel with mash and gravy ($27).
14/20

Goodbye,pokies. Hello,oysters and ‘pretty bloody good’ schnitty at this reborn Redfern boozer

A team of young operators has brought a new look and nostalgia-fuelled tricks to The Bat& Ball Hotel.

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Play “spot the camel” at La Vetta.
Good Food hat15/20

This newly hatted hilltop restaurant is one of Melbourne’s most surprising destinations

There are multiple reasons to point yourself towards La Vetta,a winery restaurant on the city’s northern fringe.

  • Dani Valent