This polished Albert Park wine bar delivers joy seven days and nights a week to every type of diner

This polished Albert Park wine bar delivers joy seven days and nights a week to every type of diner

Two of Melbourne’s most accomplished restaurateurs run Village Wine Bar,and it shows.

  • byDani Valent

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Don’t miss the ‘red curry arancini’ at this favourite suburban Thai spot
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Croydon

Don’t miss the ‘red curry arancini’ at this favourite suburban Thai spot

Melbourne-style Thai fusion is presented in colourful,balanced dishes that cater to those avoiding gluten,dairy and animal products at this popular Croydon restaurant.

  • byDani Valent
There’s only one thing that’s predictable about this new regional Mexican restaurant in Glebe
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Glebe

There’s only one thing that’s predictable about this new regional Mexican restaurant in Glebe

You don’t need to go to Mexico to taste Oaxacan food and mezcal. The flavours of the Pacific-facing region are now as close as Glebe.

  • byTerry Durack
This bright and breezy spot in Sydney’s north-west ’burbs puts a Mediterranean spin on cafe classics

This bright and breezy spot in Sydney’s north-west ’burbs puts a Mediterranean spin on cafe classics

June is a sunny space in Winston Hills that focusses on fresh,colourful dishes such as burgers,wraps,fattoush and shakshuka baked eggs.

  • byLenny Ann Low
Drop by this cosy indie-inspired spot for warm and welcoming vibes and not-too-spendy snacks

Drop by this cosy indie-inspired spot for warm and welcoming vibes and not-too-spendy snacks

Lumen People is a daytime draw and evening lure for simple,creative eating and drinking that speaks to the seasons.

  • byDani Valent
‘This is addictive,comforting food’:Izakaya Tempura Kuon’s deep-fried seafood is a light and lovely surprise
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Sydney

‘This is addictive,comforting food’:Izakaya Tempura Kuon’s deep-fried seafood is a light and lovely surprise

The secret to great tempura has been revealed at this relaxed Japanese restaurant,and reviewer Callan Boys would like it injected into his atoms.

  • byCallan Boys
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This Yarra Valley winery restaurant has always been worth visiting. Now,it’s almost essential

This Yarra Valley winery restaurant has always been worth visiting. Now,it’s almost essential

This winery restaurant in the Yarra Valley is only getting better under chef Joel Alderdice. And one dish might just one of the prettiest in Victoria.

  • byDani Valent
$150 for an entree? The verdict on Melbourne’s newest,and grandest,dining room
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Melbourne

$150 for an entree? The verdict on Melbourne’s newest,and grandest,dining room

At Reine&La Rue,the bill may be almost as breathtaking as the room. Besha Rodell ventures inside to find out whether it’s worth the cost.

  • byBesha Rodell
‘Intriguing takes on Italian-leaning dishes’ at Kirribilli’s contemporary neighbourhood restaurant Bacari

‘Intriguing takes on Italian-leaning dishes’ at Kirribilli’s contemporary neighbourhood restaurant Bacari

Interesting things happen when old and new schools combine at the trattoria with a Korean-born chef.

  • byTerry Durack
This country pub has it all – frosty beers,live gigs and a big-city chef serving upscale specials
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Eltham

This country pub has it all – frosty beers,live gigs and a big-city chef serving upscale specials

After cooking at Saint Peter in Sydney,Arc Dining in Brisbane and Beach Byron Bay,Alanna Sapwell-Stone did a three-month pop-up at Eltham Hotel Bistro and never left.

  • byTerry Durack
Albert’s is the neighbourhood wine bar everybody would love as their local
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Armadale

Albert’s is the neighbourhood wine bar everybody would love as their local

This cosy Armadale classic is the type of place you walk past and immediately wish you were inside with someone you love,sipping something delicious

  • byBesha Rodell