This newly two-hatted Torquay restaurant delivers zero-waste and maximum enjoyment
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Torquay

This newly two-hatted Torquay restaurant delivers zero-waste and maximum enjoyment

Chef Graham Jefferies’ compelling,startlingly creative waste-not cooking sees his rejigged Samesyn restaurant gain a second chefs’ hat.

  • byDani Valent

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‘How good are pubs?’:The return of a legendary Fitzroy favourite feels like a triumph
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Fitzroy

‘How good are pubs?’:The return of a legendary Fitzroy favourite feels like a triumph

The revival of this Brunswick Street landmark also raises the question:Why isn’t kangaroo schnitzel an Aussie staple?

  • byBesha Rodell
Does Neil Perry’s new Chinese restaurant Song Bird hit all the right notes?

Does Neil Perry’s new Chinese restaurant Song Bird hit all the right notes?

Dive into a big bowl of pipis and wrap Peking duck in pancakes at the veteran restaurateur’s grand new banquet house.

  • byTerry Durack
Let’s give this sophisticated Italian restaurant a quiet clap for its lovely acoustics
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Malvern

Let’s give this sophisticated Italian restaurant a quiet clap for its lovely acoustics

Sincero is a charming high-street restaurant with high-concept dishes from the team behind Buono in Melbourne’s bayside.

  • byDani Valent
The regional wine bar with a menu so good,I should have booked an extra night
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Merimbula

The regional wine bar with a menu so good,I should have booked an extra night

I was not expecting a full bistro menu with too many beaut-sounding things to try. Nice one,Bar Superette.

  • byCallan Boys
Is breakfast the new dinner? This rooftop cafe adds fine dining touches to brunches

Is breakfast the new dinner? This rooftop cafe adds fine dining touches to brunches

Perched atop a suburban shopping centre,Rombe serves a daytime menu with dinner aesthetics and patisserie-style desserts.

  • byDani Valent
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This funky new bistro is a bit French,a bit somewhere else,and a whole lot of Newtown
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Newtown

This funky new bistro is a bit French,a bit somewhere else,and a whole lot of Newtown

The loft space above Odd Culture becomes the dark and moody Bistro Grenier.

  • byTerry Durack
It’s super weird,fun and accessible,but a few things almost send this big-name sushi train off track
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Melbourne

It’s super weird,fun and accessible,but a few things almost send this big-name sushi train off track

The Bossa Nova pitch sounds like a drunken late-night thought bubble. But it’s a welcome measure of weirdness for this great restaurant town.

  • byBesha Rodell
If you’ve ever searched ‘harbourside restaurants with a view’ this revamped diner will float your boat

If you’ve ever searched ‘harbourside restaurants with a view’ this revamped diner will float your boat

Sails had recently had a major renovation,and now feels like a relaxed luxury weekender where you’ll want to linger.

  • byTerry Durack
From breakfast to late-night lattes,this all-day eatery is a buzzy beachside spot
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Bondi

From breakfast to late-night lattes,this all-day eatery is a buzzy beachside spot

Makaveli Bondi’s footpath window bench is the perfect perch,day or night,to enjoy a chia bowl or a plate of silky beef carpaccio.

  • byLenny Ann Low
The pasta might have caught your attention,but there are other delights at Attenzione!
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Redfern

The pasta might have caught your attention,but there are other delights at Attenzione!

The wine bar-restaurant is big on personality and flavour,plus great cocktails,mystery wine and head-scratching dish names.

  • byCallan Boys