Pizza Pizza Pizza does slices late into the night.

Pizza Pizza Pizza

This late-night pizza joint and cocktail bar serves New York-style pies.

  • Emily Holgate
Kariton’s ice cream sandwich special.

Kariton Sorbetes

Ice cream inspired by nostalgia for traditional Filipino sorbetes.

  • Cheyenne Bardos
Ahma’s popcorn chicken.

Taiwanese diner makes a bid for Melbourne’s best popcorn chicken

Halfway down a Chinatown arcade,Ahma is much more than a simple fuel stop in the city.

  • Dani Valent
Luther’s Scoops in Thornbury.

Luther’s Scoops

Ice-cream made from real fruit by a former pastry chef.

  • Emma Breheny
Homely and warming at Earth Walker&Co.

This candlelit South Coast cafe-restaurant serves medieval feasts fit for a king

Lush and dramatic dishes made from seasonal produce over an open fire are at the heart of Coledale’s cosy coastal cafe-restaurant Earth Walker& Co.

  • Lenny Ann Low
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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
Carlotta in Canberra.
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This high-energy restaurant from a star Melbourne group has Canberra talking

Melbourne’s Lucas Restaurants group’s first Canberra venture,Carlotta,has pulled out all the stops,with a talented chef,wood-fired oven and house-made pasta.

  • Terry Durack
Wagyu cubes with sea salt and crisp garlic at Firepop.
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Firepop

Coal-fired meat with extra sizzle.

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

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

Maremma duck,purple carrot,blackberry,madeira and macadamia.
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Oborozuki

Experiential dining by Circular Quay.