France-Soir

France-Soir

The tri-colour neon sign has glowed for close to 40 years,but France-Soir remains a benchmark for Melbourne-French restaurants.

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Co Thu Quan
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Footscray

Co Thu Quan

This Richmond stalwart is a haven for anyone who returns from Vietnam with cravings for its incredible street food.

Cicciolina
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St Kilda

Cicciolina

Cicciolina has bohemian swagger in spades,personable floor staff and a menu geared to what the people want.

Chin Chin
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Chin Chin

Chin Chin

The queue at this Aussie-Thai juggernaut is such a Flinders Lane fixture,it’s likely due for heritage listing.

Builders Arms Hotel
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Fitzroy

Builders Arms Hotel

This corner pub opened in 1853 and has spun through a dizzying variety of incarnations.

Amiconi

Amiconi

Chef and co-owner Joe Musso has been in the kitchen more than 30 years and his gnocchi is worth a visit in itself.

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The Abyssinian

The Abyssinian

The Abyssinian celebrates the joy of East African spicing,with a focus on Ethiopian and Eritrean dishes.

Abla’s
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Carlton

Abla’s

Abla Amad is one of Australia’s greatest culinary treasures and a pioneer of Melbourne’s Lebanese dining scene.

Ex-Green quits parliament,claims Spring Street office hit with ‘offensive graffiti’

Ex-Green quits parliament,claims Spring Street office hit with ‘offensive graffiti’

Sam Hibbins,who quit the Greens three weeks ago after admitting he had an affair with a staff member,said he would resign as the member for Prahran.

  • byRachel Eddie andAnnika Smethurst
Rent rage rising as complaints about ‘excessive’ increases surge
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Rent rage rising as complaints about ‘excessive’ increases surge

The number of tenanted properties in Victoria has also dropped by more than 6000 in a year,despite a Victorian government target to increase supply.

  • byRachel Eddie
‘The kindest soul’:Holly Bowles,19,remembered after Laos poisoning

‘The kindest soul’:Holly Bowles,19,remembered after Laos poisoning

Yellow and blue ribbons are being tied around Beaumaris in memory of the teen,who died in a suspected methanol poisoning incident in Laos.

  • byAshleigh McMillan