Jo Barrett,co-owner and chef at Little Picket in Lorne.

Award-winning chef Jo Barrett to close hatted Lorne restaurant Little Picket

Riding high with a Good Food Guide hat,Victoria’s Chef of the Year is quitting the bowls club to tackle new projects.

  • Dani Valent
Sink into a banquette,or nab a prized seat at the bar at Bar Lourinha.

Suburban favourites and laneway legends:10 of Melbourne’s best Spanish restaurants

Here are our (gilda tooth)picks of where to settle in with a suite of share-plates and a glass of sherry or sangria.

  • Good Food Guide reviewers andAnnabel Smith
Enoteca Boccaccio’s veal agnolotti in broth is a standout.

Ten of Melbourne’s favourite hatted Italian restaurants (and one that’ll surprise you)

In a city spoiled for choice,these restaurants are the crema de la crema of Melbourne’s rich Italian dining scene.

  • Emma Breheny,Dani Valent andGood Food Guide reviewers
Her Rooftop,one of the city’s most photogenic sky-high bars.

From rooftops to floating bars:10 of Melbourne’s best outdoor dining spots

What Melbourne lacks in coast-hugging restaurants,it makes up for with al fresco eateries in unexpected locations. Here’s where to find them.

  • Emma Breheny andGood Food Guide reviewers
Goldy’s Tavern has loads of outdoor seating and a fun menu of retro pub food.

15 of Melbourne’s best dining spots for relaxed and casual meals with mates

You’re all keen to catch-up over a bite to eat but where can you go that’s crowd-pleasing,relaxed and relatively affordable? We’ve got you.

  • Emma Breheny andGood Food Guide reviewers
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The grandiose setting of Reine&La Rue.

Melbourne’s best new restaurants,bars and brunch of 2023

From cafes with bold breakfast menus to bars that spirit you to another era,these venues had us heading back for another bite.

  • Emma Breheny andGood Food Guide reviewers
The Good Food caps have arrived.

Want a Good Food hat? Now,for the first time,you can buy one (sort of)

Due to popular demand,introducing the Good Food cap - the essential summer fashion buy.

  • Sarah Norris
Embla’s bread with mushroom butter.

‘Crust you could park a car on’:Melbourne’s best restaurant bread revealed in the inaugural Caps awards

They’re just like the coveted chef’s hats we award to restaurants,but a little bit looser fitting. And the winners are...

  • Emma Breheny,Ellen Fraser andCallan Boys
Xiao long bao at HuTong Dumpling Bar in the CBD.

25 of Melbourne’s most iconic restaurants to tick off your bucket list

Only a few establishments can claim definitive icon status. These deserve such a shout-out.

  • Michael Harden
Tom Sarafian,Shannon Martinez (Smith&Daughters,Lona Misa) and Rosheen Kaul (Etta).

Red carpet,cocktails and colour from The Age Good Food Guide 2024 Awards

A taste of the gala event,presented by Vittoria Coffee and Oceania Cruises.