The light-filled dining room at Grazia.

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Melbourne’s Eastern Suburbs

Every restaurant featured in The Age Good Food Guide 2025 in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne.

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Persian-style kebabs at AliQapu.
Critics'Pick

AliQapu

Globe artichoke with curry vinaigrette at Anchovy.
Critics'Pick

Anchovy

Braised beef brisket noodle soup.
Critics'Pick

Bowltiful

Ca Com’s accomplished banh mi.
14.5/20

Ca Com

Glazed beef cheek with celeriac purée and Jerusalem artichoke.
Good Food hat15/20

Centonove

Chae’s dishes combine subtlety and depth.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Chae

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The Clover menu is cooked solely over fire.
Good Food hat15/20

Clover

Rice noodle soups are a specialty at Colourful Yunnan.
14.5/20

Colourful Yunnan

Nasi uduk with dried fish,omelette and chilli-fried potato.
Critics'Pick

Dale La Pau

Beef rendang with roasted coconut.
Critics'Pick

Danny’s Kopitiam

Dolan on Silk Road serves Uyghur cuisine.
Critics'Pick

Dolan on Silk Road

Veal agnolotti in broth at Enoteca Boccaccio.
Good Food hat15/20

Enoteca Boccaccio

Dim sum at Golden Dragon Palace.
14.5/20

Golden Dragon Palace

The light-filled dining room at Grazia.
Critics'Pick

Grazia

The menu at Greasy Zoes changes every day.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Greasy Zoes

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The Haidilao hot pot chain hails from the Sichuan province in China.
14.5/20

Haidilao

Burrata and anchovy pizza.
Critics'Pick

The Hills

Sheng jian bao (pan-fried pork buns) are a signature at Hong’s Dumplings.
Critics'Pick

Hong’s Dumplings

Dining at The Independent in Gembrook.
Good Food hat15/20

The Independent

Indochine in Box Hill.
Critics'Pick

Indochine

Julie’s menu is built around produce from the surrounding gardens.
Good Food hat15/20

Julie

Critics'Pick

Kakilang Char Koay Teow

A selection of Iranian dishes at Kitchen 55.
Critics'Pick

Kitchen 55

Chicken liver mousse eclairs.
Critics'Pick

Lilac Wine

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Marble Yakiniku’s crab chawanmushi.
14.5/20

Marble Yakiniku

Wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets at Minamishima.
Good Food hatGood Food hatGood Food hat18/20

Minamishima

Mister Bianco’s saffron spaghettini with prawns,lemon butter and bottarga.
Critics'Pick

Mister Bianco

Mister Sandrino in Hawthorn.
Critics'Pick

Mister Sandrino

Nihao Kitchen serves classic Cantonese fare.
Good Food hat15/20

Nihao Kitchen

Fried pastry ring drizzled with green garlic oil and topped with edible flowers.
Good Food hatGood Food hat17/20

O.My

Critics'Pick

Oriental Impression Grill

Beef rendang laksa.
Critics'Pick

Pappa Laksa

Assam laksa from Penang Flavours.
Critics'Pick

Penang Flavours

The eponymous puttanesca pasta.
14.5/20

Puttanesca

Yentafo pink noodle soup.
Critics'Pick

Ranong Town

Assorted meze including zucchini kefte and tzatziki.
Critics'Pick

Salona