Neptune’s Grotto.
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Terry Durack saves one of the year’s best openings until last for his final review

The Clam Bar team’s new Italian diner is a nostalgic party serving a fresh remix of Italian dishes. And it makes a fittingly fabulous venue for Terry Durack’s last review.

  • Terry Durack
Red velvet seats and timber panelling has helped transform a onetime bike shop into a rococo bordello.
Critics'Pick

‘Glammed-up bordello appeal’:Peek inside the southside bar where photos aren’t allowed

Come for the stellar French wine list and stay for the snacks at this exciting update to one of the city’s best-loved bistros.

  • Besha Rodell
The semolina,olive oil and basil cake.

This come-hither cafe-bistro-wine bar is the perfect perch any time of day

The casual menu at North Sydney’s gorgeous Sol Bread and Wine stretches from sweet to savoury.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Inside Island Radio.

Island Radio

High-energy spot for South-East Asian fare.

  • Erina Starkey
The new dining room inside The Kingston Hotel’s Marble&Pearl steakhouse,Richmond.

Marble&Pearl

Heavy-hitting flavours and mucho Latin flair.

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Perry’s is an all-day cafe at Valley Lake estate,hosued in a former quarry.

One of Melbourne’s most perfectly situated cafes is hiding in plain sight

You’d never stumble upon this local hangout,on the banks of a picturesque lake,by accident.

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish:Goat’s cheese souffle.
14/20

Discover fluffy souffle near Puffing Billy at this local favourite in the hills

Cognoscenti,a bistro from an ex-Donovans trio,is worth building into a day trip or a Dandenong Ranges weekend.

  • Dani Valent
Baba’s Place is a vibe,even at 9:30pm at night.
Good Food hat15/20

How this converted warehouse became Sydney’s most trailblazing restaurant

The Good Food Guide’s inaugural Bill Granger Trailblazer winner is redefining its “suburban cuisine”.

  • Callan Boys
Tortelli filled with asparagus,goat’s cheese and wild garlic sings of the fragility of seasons,food,life.
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Eat it and weep:The pasta dish so good it brought our critic to tears

It’s been a decade of masterful pasta and good cheer from Tipo 00,the city Italian joint that’s become a Melbourne drawcard.

  • Besha Rodell
 Avia.
14.5/20

‘Hands-on and handmade’ is the motto behind this fresh neighbourhood tratt

Focaccia,pasta,vinegars,sausages are all made from scratch at small Darlinghurst spot Avia.

  • Terry Durack