Exotic rose,Alphonso mango and tutti frutti ice-cream.

This sweet and spicy spot sells 32 Indian-inspired ice-cream flavours

Parramatta’s coolest hot spot Icy Spicy offers a tempting all-vegetarian menu,from chilli ice-cream to fried beetroot momo.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Juno and Sons.

Come for the cheesecake,stay for the community spirit at this interesting corner store

“You walk in and you can get everything,” says the owner of Juno and Sons shop and cafe in Elizabeth Bay.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Babaji’s Kerala Kitchen in Belgrave.

Babaji’s Kerala Kitchen

A welcoming slice of southern India in the Dandenong Ranges.

Tortelli filled with asparagus,goat’s cheese and wild garlic sings of the fragility of seasons,food,life.
Good Food hat15/20

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
Thali tray of curries.

Daughter in Law

Colourful and contemporary spin on the classic Indian diner.

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Jose Silva at his Petersham venue.

This laid-back inner west spot is like a vine-clad European backyard

Shared meals and outdoor dining give customers a taste of Portugal at Lunas in Petersham.

  • Lenny Ann Low
A rich lamb stew from The Abyssinian.

The Abyssinian

The Abyssinian celebrates the joy of East African spicing,with a focus on Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes.

Mixed dips,chicken and rice,silverbeet rolls,baklava and fattoush.

Abla’s

Abla Amad is one of Australia’s greatest culinary treasures and a pioneer of Melbourne’s Lebanese dining scene.

Spiced lamb cigars and chilli snapper with dips and salad.
Critics'Pick

Teta Mona

Budget-friendly banquets and BYO.

Honey cake with bamboo-shoot ice-cream.
Good Food hat15/20

Re’em

Handsome new winery restaurant shaking things up.