Chef Chae prepares food in the kitchen.
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After years of trying for a reservation,our critic finally makes it to Victoria’s most hard-to-book restaurant

Besha Rodell finally scores one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae’s hideaway restaurant and home in the mountains for an unforgettable dining experience.

  • Besha Rodell
The sundae with cherry,chocolate brownie and sherry.

Mid Air

Sky-high dining from breakfast through to post-dinner drinks.

  • Emma Breheny
Wok-tossed crab requires rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on at Ministry of Crab.

Where to sit,the total bill and best dishes:Your cheat sheet to Australia’s first Ministry of Crab

A Sri Lankan seafood restaurant with nine international branches has opened on Flinders Lane,bringing bibs,claw crackers and the theatre of wok-cooked mud crabs.

  • Dani Valent
Winston’s offers many of the European bistro mainstays.

Winston’s

Bringing European bistro fare to the bayside.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Inside the Barragunda dining room.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

The Mornington Peninsula’s newest two-hatted fine-diner is very fancy – but still a bargain

Barragunda gives critic Besha Rodell hope for the future of dining in Victoria.

  • Besha Rodell
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The daily fish market selection.

Tombo Den

A high-octane ode to Tokyo’s late-night dining scene,by Chris Lucas.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The premium Indian restaurant seats 130 in booths or on elegant folding chairs.
Good Food hat15/20

This hatted restaurant is a jewel,nestled in our critic’s least favourite location in Melbourne

Toddy Shop chef Mischa Tropp’s fire-driven,premium restaurant at Crown feels real,right and resonant.

  • Dani Valent
Eleven Barrack is banking on the market for plush dining rooms.
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This new two-hatted grill is so good,our critic booked it for his birthday

Eleven Barrack pushes beyond the usual surf-and-turf trappings to create a singular restaurant,complete with a baby grand and live pianist.

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Mister Grotto is set among a new strip of venues on Australia Street.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Mister Grotto is the ‘smart-casual fish shop that’s long been missing from Sydney’

The Continental Delicatessen crew blend South American cuisines with North Carolina fish camp vibes at this inner west seafood bar.

  • Callan Boys
Barragunda’s dining room.

Barragunda Dining

One of Australia’s most ambitious farm-to-table experiences.

  • Besha Rodell andEmma Breheny