Lygon Street favourite gets a new chef,and a hot new ‘mind-bending’ chilli oil dessert

Lygon Street favourite gets a new chef,and a hot new ‘mind-bending’ chilli oil dessert

Always a place that showcases Melbourne dining,Etta has been reinvigorated by a new chef bringing Asian-influenced flavours to the fore.

  • byBesha Rodell

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Jackets off! The city’s born-again Japanese canteen is already chockers with corporate types
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Sydney

Jackets off! The city’s born-again Japanese canteen is already chockers with corporate types

After closing in December,popular all-rounder Azuma returns to the CBD.

  • byTerry Durack
Secret restaurant adds a not-so-hard-to-find bar (and it’s serving ‘my new favourite chip’)

Secret restaurant adds a not-so-hard-to-find bar (and it’s serving ‘my new favourite chip’)

If ever a restaurant was going to open a hidden bar,you’d think it would be Enter Via Laundry.

  • byDani Valent
Daffodils,olive oil,custard cake:This tiny restaurant in a corner store is a pot of gold
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Fitzroy

Daffodils,olive oil,custard cake:This tiny restaurant in a corner store is a pot of gold

Lovely,light and almost ethereal,Carnation Canteen glows like a beacon in Fitzroy’s backstreets.

  • byDani Valent
Not just here to grill steaks:This ‘proper restaurant’ offers bells-and-whistles dining
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Sydney

Not just here to grill steaks:This ‘proper restaurant’ offers bells-and-whistles dining

With a new winter menu and head chef fresh from Oncore by Clare Smyth and Newtown’s Cafe Paci,Shell House has plenty of compelling reasons to visit.

  • byCallan Boys
Cancel that Greek island resort holiday;come to this new waterfront restaurant instead

Cancel that Greek island resort holiday;come to this new waterfront restaurant instead

A meal at Peter Conistis’ Ammos soon turns into a joyful feast of dishes many of us grew up loving.

  • byTerry Durack
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Bet you’ve never had a hot sushi roll like this before,Melbourne

Bet you’ve never had a hot sushi roll like this before,Melbourne

Over the past five years,we’ve welcomed about a dozen high-end omakase restaurants,but Oshan’s South American angle is interesting.

  • byDani Valent
Y’all are welcome to join the smoky,charry action at this Texas-inspired brisket joint
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Penrith

Y’all are welcome to join the smoky,charry action at this Texas-inspired brisket joint

The co-owners of Brisket Boys travelled to the US to try every style of American-style barbecue. Now they’ve brought melty slow-cooked meats to Penrith.

  • byLenny Ann Low
‘I was shocked and delighted to discover that it has morphed into a very good restaurant’
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Melbourne

‘I was shocked and delighted to discover that it has morphed into a very good restaurant’

It’s not all caviar-topped ice-cream sundaes and luxe seafood. The Chris Lucas-owned eatery has found its groove – and regained a hat in the process.

  • byBesha Rodell
The new metro will take you to North Sydney in a flash. First stop,this fancy 260-seat diner

The new metro will take you to North Sydney in a flash. First stop,this fancy 260-seat diner

Large,light-filled Soluna is the flagship venue at the new precinct,joining cosy bakery cafe Sol Bread&Wine,boutique food store Una,and slinky modern Japanese spot Genzo.

  • byTerry Durack
Is the ramen at this popular global chain worth waiting over an hour in line for?
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Sydney

Is the ramen at this popular global chain worth waiting over an hour in line for?

Mensho Tokyo has outposts in the US,Thailand,India,China and Melbourne. Now it’s Sydney’s turn to experience the deep,long flavour of ramen master Tomoharu Shono’s unusual noodle dishes.

  • byCallan Boys