The brunch bunch:Melbourne’s top 30 cafes right now

The brunch bunch:Melbourne’s top 30 cafes right now

In the countdown to The Age Good Food Guide 2025,we celebrate the cafes that provide perfect cremas and brunch every which way,always with a side of joy.

  • byDani Valent

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Tacos to char kwai teow:20 restaurants you’ll find Good Food Guide critics dining in their downtime

Loaded lobster rolls,best-in-class brisket,and noodles tossed expertly in the wok:our reviewers reveal their hitlists.

  • byEmma Breheny andGood Food Guide reviewers
Young gun chefs reveal 21 restaurant gems you should totally know about (but probably don’t)

Young gun chefs reveal 21 restaurant gems you should totally know about (but probably don’t)

Five young-gun chefs share their secret restaurants,kebab shops,bakeries and bars they frequent when they’re off the clock.

  • byEmma Breheny andEllen Fraser
Five regional restaurants worth a road trip – and the best spots to stop on the way

Five regional restaurants worth a road trip – and the best spots to stop on the way

Destination dining in 2025 will be defined by these restaurants. The cheese shops,laidback pubs and cosy cafes along the way are a bonus.

  • byEmma Breheny andGood Food Guide reviewers
The finalists for the three biggest awards at The Age Good Food Guide Awards,revealed

The finalists for the three biggest awards at The Age Good Food Guide Awards,revealed

Ahead of The Age Good Food Guide awards on Monday night,these are the finalists for the biggest awards. You can be guaranteed they will be great.

  • byEmma Breheny andGood Food Guide reviewers
All the winners in The Age Good Food Guide 2025

All the winners in The Age Good Food Guide 2025

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s The Age Good Food Guide Awards.

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Teta Mona
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Brunswick

Teta Mona

Budget-friendly banquets and BYO.

Casa Chino
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Brunswick

Casa Chino

Chifa dishes and more in a spacious courtyard.

The Age Good Food Guide Awards as it happened:Full list of winners,hats revealed

The Age Good Food Guide Awards as it happened:Full list of winners,hats revealed

Live coverage of tonight’s The Age Good Food Guide Awards ceremony at the Plaza Ballroom.

  • byAnnabel Smith
Re’em
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Gruyere

Re’em

Handsome new winery restaurant shaking things up.

Emerald City

Emerald City

About as intimate as it gets.