Mouthwatering chicken with Sichuan pepper.
Critics'Pick

Wang Wang BBQ

New player in Melbourne’s DIY grill scene.

Critics'Pick

Sichuan Legacy

Where every table orders the same thing.

Melbourne-meets-Milan at Sincero in Malvern.
14.5/20

Let’s give this sophisticated Italian restaurant a quiet clap for its lovely acoustics

Sincero is a charming high-street restaurant with high-concept dishes from the team behind Buono in Melbourne’s bayside.

  • Dani Valent
Preston enjoying tarts at Millstone Patisserie.

Let him eat cake:Matt Preston’s insider guide to eating and drinking in Malvern

The media personality “eats cake for a living”,but on this neighbourhood tour he tucks into a slice of tarte tatin,and then some.

  • Sofia Levin
Two couples have transformed Central Park Cellars into a Glen Iris destination.

This friendly wine bar is winning over Glen Iris with $20 pastas and chicken-salt spicy margs

Two couples with no hospo experience,but a passion for food and wine,have transformed their local wine bar into Central Park Cellars.

  • Tomas Telegramma andDani Valent
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Wang Wang BBQ’s exhaust vents do a great job.
13.5/20

If you like Korean barbecue,head to Wang Wang for something a bit different

This Chinese barbecue restaurant showcases the food of the north-eastern Qiqihar region.

  • Dani Valent
The Muffin Top with omelette,beef patty,zucchini pickles,American cheese and chilli Kewpie mayo.

This deli was built by a virtual community,but its breakfast muffins are the real deal

Stay with me here,this friendly fast-food shop is the product of an online collective called Nouns.

  • Dani Valent
Bresaola pizza with onion,goat's cheese and rocket.

Pizza One plus two tiramisus

This upstairs pizzeria is cheaper and more casual than its splashy sibling Sagra.

  • Dani Valent
Lush:Ham hock terrine with sauce gribiche,fried egg and bone marrow toast.

Saint James is the talk of the Toon in Malvern

Bubble and squeak,coronation chicken and lush bone marrow feature on this Brit-ish brunch menu.

  • Matt Holden
Pappardelle with roasted cauliflower peas and gorgonzola at Neon Tiger.

Neon Tiger

Everything feels good at this friendly,clever cafe.

  • Dani Valent