Audrey Payne

Audrey Payne is Broadsheet Melbourne's food & drink editor.

Melbourne’s Most Underrated Restaurants, According to Seven Top Chefs
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Tedesca Osteria’s Brigitte Hafner reckons it’s a classic French restaurant (that’s not France-Soir), while Kay-Lene Tan says it’s a South Yarra omakase place.
Coming Soon: Tarts Anon’s “Nightmare” Is Nearly Over
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The team has found a new site a suburb over from the Cremorne flagship. There’ll be an open kitchen, more seating and a new, non-tart product inspired by co-founder Gareth Whitton’s year at Lune.
Coming Soon: Tori’s Is Opening a New Bakery and an Ice-Cream Shop
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink There’ll be more matcha drinks and a completely new selection of baked goods when the second Tori’s outpost opens this winter. Plus, the team is working on a CBD ice-cream shop.
Three To Try: Thai Breakfast Spots for Congee, Shaken Iced Lattes and Mini Pandan Pancakes
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A new venue that combines Japanese and Thai flavours, a West Melbourne favourite with jasmine-infused Thai green tea, and a cafe that’s secretly also one of the best bakeries in town.
Molli Didn’t Work. So Nathan Toleman’s Changing It Up
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Toleman has opened 24 venues, including Top Paddock, Hazel and Liminal. His latest missed the mark. “Rather than push harder in the wrong direction, we chose to listen – and pivot.”
Nine To Try: New Melbourne Bakeries Proving Their Worth
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink An Essendon sourdough stop, a CBD doughnut and banh mi shop from three brothers, Collingwood Yards’ new “Scandinasian” bakehouse and more.
Where Chefs Eat: The Suburban Laksa Spot Cam Tay-Yap Says Hits “Right in the Heart”
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, his favourite place to dine solo, the McKinnon bakery he rates for its “not too sweet” babka and the after-service spot he goes to now Seafood Street is closed.
Snack Bar: A Tiny Chicken Ramen Shop, the Best Hot Cross Buns and More Local Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, Hector’s Bakery rolls in, and 21 restaurants that opened and closed recently.
Nornie Bero’s Mabu Mabu Has Entered Liquidation
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Torres Strait Islander chef’s Fed Square restaurant, catering business and retail operations have all ceased trading.
Where Chefs Eat: Moon Mart’s Eun Hee An Loves These “Extremely Tasty and Unbelievably Cheap” Noodles
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, where to get her favourite salad sandwich, the olive oil ice-cream she adores and how she eats at Flower Drum for less.
Sunda Is Back – Kind Of
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Saadi, an Indian pop-up from two of Melbourne’s most exciting chefs, will take up a month-long residency at the now-closed Punch Lane venue.
All the Food Vendors and Restaurants at Chadstone’s New $485 Million Market Pavilion
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Melbourne’s self-declared fashion capital has made its bid to become a food capital.
Molly Rose Brewing Has Entered Liquidation
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “We have our fingers crossed that we will be able to find a way for Molly Rose to continue on.”
21 Melbourne Bars, Bakeries and Restaurants That Opened or Closed in March
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Hector’s Bakery is here, “Japanese Starbucks” lands in Melbourne and a cool rooftop bar opens in Collingwood.
Yugen Tea Bar Is Completely Different Now
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The formerly formal sibling to Omnia and Yugen was known for its high tea. Now it’s an Asian-inspired brunch spot with sandwiches, salads and inventive breakfast items, plus cookies and a Matilda-inspired cake from executive pastry chef Kay-Lene Tan.
First Look: Hector’s Bakery Is So Much More Than That
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The ambitious new site sees the brand add cinnamon buns, pain au chocolat and other classic items to the line-up. But the bakery is really an open production kitchen that pushes forward the team’s goals of quality, transparency and consistency.
Snack Bar: Dua Lipa’s Hit List, Hugh Allen’s First Restaurant and More Melbourne Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, the brothers making “Filipino banh mi” in the CBD, a top chef’s favourite focaccia and big Gerald’s Bar news.
It’s Lights Out for Beloved Live Music Venue The Gaso
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “I don’t expect sympathy, I knew what I was getting into in terms of the business. It’s just unfortunate for the industry at large – and a sign of more things to come,” says outgoing director James Martelletti.
Coming Soon: Three New Bars Helping Shape Melbourne’s Evolving Drinks Scene
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including sibling venues from two north-side favourites and a total newcomer from two Everleigh alumni.
Where Chefs Eat: Amaru’s Clinton McIver Rates This Buzzy New Wine Bar’s Focaccia
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, his favourite smoothie spot and why he thinks Brighton’s Bottarga is one of the most underrated restaurants in Melbourne.
Where Dua Lipa Ate, Drank and Partied in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The global pop star is a north-side girlie.
After 19 Years, Gerald’s Bar Is Moving
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The institution is relocating to another beloved Melbourne hospo site.
Canelés, Tiramisu and Basque Cheesecakes: Three Micro-Bakeries Doing One Thing Right
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Two brothers opening a tiramisu store, a former Casa Nata pastry chef making canelés using Australian vanilla beans and two friends in Caroline Springs adding Southeast Asian twists to Basque cheesecakes.
Vue de Monde’s Hugh Allen To Open His Own Restaurant, Yiaga
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The acclaimed executive chef has taken over the derelict Fitzroy Gardens pavilion with plans for an ambitious new 38-seat diner. “There’re no rules,” he says.
Snack Bar: Late-Night Matcha, Free Snacks and More Melbourne Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a new quintessentially Melbourne wine bar opens, a former Yardbird chef is cooking yakitori in North Melbourne, and why people are adding marine collagen to wine.
Where Chefs Eat: Six MFWF Visiting Chefs on Their Melbourne Bucket List Restaurants
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “Melbourne is a food city and I always come ready to eat.”
Sushi On’s Affordable CBD Sibling Has Compressed Sushi and Brioche Sandos
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Sushi On Little Bourke is a casual counterpart to the Kew omakase – where dinner will set you back $220 per person. Find hako sushi, brioche sandos from $15 to $17 and a six-course “chef’s feasting” menu for $78 per person.
Quietly Confident Suze Is Extremely Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The wine bar’s owners have worked at some of the city’s best venues including Marion, Napier Quarter and Amaru. They’re serving “Melbourne wine bar cuisine” and aperitifs in a moody venue on a quiet North Fitzroy street corner.
Snack Bar: Cola Wars, A1 Jibbitz, $5 Fazeek and More Melbourne Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, the Prahran yakitori pop-up that took off on Rednote, two Everleigh alumni are opening a new bar, and Daniel Ricciardo has a rosé now.
Coming Soon: What Happens When You Mix Two Killer Bar Resumes? You Get Pendant
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A couple with experience at The Everleigh, Apollo Inn, Mr West, Congress and The Black Pearl are opening their first bar. There’ll be an exceptional beer, wine and cocktail offering for casual drinkers – and for people who are “down to get adventurous”.
Where Chefs Eat: Navi Chef Julian Hills’s West-Side Go-Tos
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a gelato shop with a Snickers riff, his favourite chicken sandwich in Melbourne and the new Yarraville Greek restaurant that has woodfired cooking down pat.
Three To Try: New Japanese Delis and Convenience Stores
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink These exciting casual spots in Elwood, Fitzroy and Cremorne bring more excellent grab-and-go lunch options to Melbourne’s already bustling Japanese dining scene.
One-Off and Signature Treats To Try at the MFWF Baker’s Dozen CBD Pop-Up
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Twice-baked croissants from Sydney’s AP Bakery and cinnamon buns from Baker Bleu are just two of more than 50 items you’ll find at the two-day extravaganza coming to Fed Square at the end of the month at the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. We’ve got an exclusive look at the menu.
New Hire: Food TV and Lucky Peach Inspired Sunhands Head Chef Phil Tran
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Formerly of Carlton Wine Room, at his new gig around the corner, Tran is cooking vegetable-forward dishes that change almost as frequently as Melbourne weather
No, The Waiters Restaurant Isn’t For Sale
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Many were shocked to hear news that the iconic 78-year-old restaurant was being sold. None more so than co-owner Denis Sabbadini.
19 Melbourne Bars, Bakeries and Restaurants That Opened or Closed in February
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Five new bakeries, the Greek revival continues at Taverna, and goodbye Gray and Gray.
Chinese Coffee Is Coming to Your Local
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Specialty coffee from Yunnan province now has a foothold in the capital cities. And at least one barista reckons it’s up there with the world’s best. Here are 20-plus places to try it.
Snack Bar: Hand-Whisked Matcha, New Sourdough Spots and More Melbourne Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, where Kay-Lene Tan goes for Singaporean food, an ambitious new museum restaurant and a tiny bar with expert snacks.
Coming Soon: Residence’s Hospo Pros Have No Idea What’s on The Menu Yet
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Nathen Doyle and Cameron Earl have nabbed a beautiful gallery space. They’re on the hunt for a head chef who will lead the kitchen for a year.
Journalist Kara Swisher on Tech Being Weaponised and Why We Can’t Afford To Ignore the News
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment Ahead of her talks in Australia next week, the influential journalist chats Trump, Musk, the local tech scene and the 1970s Australian novel she knows locals hate.
New Hire: Brae Created a Brand New Role for Damien Neylon
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The fine diner’s former head chef is back after a brief stint leading the kitchen at Parcs. “I feel like I’m returning to a restaurant that’s firing on all cylinders.”
Where Chefs Eat: Kay-Lene Tan’s Doncaster Go-To for Singaporean Food
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The new executive chef at Omnia and Yugen also shares her favourite late-night CBD Chinese restaurant, her favourite Tarts Anon creation and an underrated suburban sushi spot.
Three To Try: New Melbourne Bakeries With Exceptional Sourdough
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Bagels, loaves and croissants. New bakeries in Cremorne, Collingwood and North Melbourne are anything but non-starters.
Snack Bar: Lebanese Charcoal Chicken, Slick Japanese Spots and More Melbourne Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, Tarts Anon Cremorne is closing, two new regional diners worth the drive and Dr Morse gets a revamp.
After a Four-Year Wait, Barragunda Dining on the Mornington Peninsula Is Finally Open
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The farm-to-table restaurant from Simone Watts is about “reconnecting the local community to their food”. The opening menu features dried heirloom tomato with house-made smoked stracciatella and tomato leaf oil, as well as an orange blossom honey dessert that pays tribute to Watts’s late mentor, Greg Malouf.
New Hire: The Sopranos Family Cookbook Inspired Dr Morse’s New Menu
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Executive chef David Boyle, formerly of Farmer’s Daughters and The Lake House, oversees the once pan-Asian Abbotsford late-night venue’s transformation into a New York Italian-inspired spot with made-to-order deli sandwiches for lunch and $20 weekday pasta specials.
Recipe: Raymond Tan’s Soft and Fluffy Malaysian Coffee Buns
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Raya and Dua Bakehouse founder developed these versatile rolls for ripping apart and enjoying with kaya, soft-boiled eggs, pickled vegetables and anything else you like. In partnership with The Alternative Dairy Co., he shares how to make them at home.
Coming Soon: The Bar Bellamy Team To Open a Second Venue – Right Next Door
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “We were trying to think of what that space would be if it were a person. It’s kind of like Bar Bellamy in their early twenties – very fun, going out a bit more, wanting to eat some quick food before maybe going to a gig.”
Tarts Anon Cremorne Is Closing
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “We aren’t stopping,” says co-founder Gareth Whitton.
Where Chefs Eat: Charlong’s Alex Kaew on the Best Braised Pork Hok She’s Had Outside of Thailand
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a CBD food court with one of Kaew’s favourite Thai restaurants, her go-to for hearty beef pho and her Supper Inn must-orders.
Michelle Zauner Talks New Music and Shares Must-Visit Bars, Coffee Shops and Restaurants in Seoul
23 Apr 2025
Travel The Japanese Breakfast frontwoman and Crying in H-Mart author spent the past year living in Seoul. She talks her new album, her songwriting process and her favourite places to eat and drink in Seoul.
Alta Trattoria’s Sibling Venue Enoteca Zingara Has Closed
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “The current economic situation is tough in many ways and perhaps, had we opened some time in the future, the outcome could have been different. Who knows?”
Snack Bar: Baker Bleu’s Biggest Store, a New Hong Kong Cafe & More Melbourne Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, seven venues defining the new Greek wave, a Northcote favourite closes and Marama’s $45 Sunday lunch meets Dingo Ate My Taco.
Coming Soon: It Takes Years of Experience To Open a Venue As Restrained as Suze
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink After working at some of the most respected spots in Melbourne, a Marion alum and Napier Quarter’s former head chef are about to open a wine bar together. “It’s more about offering a place where people can enjoy the simplicity of the hospitality.”
Three To Try: New Suburban Bars With Easy Snacks and Local Pours
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Pair Australian wines and spirits with a DIY snack plate. Kick back in a leafy courtyard while you enjoy buttery lobster rolls. And order food from nearby restaurants to enjoy alongside a Pina Colada.
“There’s Zero Regret”: Boris Portnoy’s Gray and Gray Wine Bar To Close
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink He says the venue’s struggles largely boiled down to people not understanding what Gray and Gray is about. “I think it seems challenging – but it’s not that challenging.”
Snack Bar: Scandi-Breadtop, Box Hill (Finally) Gets a New Bar & More Melbourne Food News This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, Jacqui Challinor’s next move, $9.20 pizzas and a regional diner that’s been four years in the making is nearly here.
New Hire: A Former Cutler & Co Head Chef Now Leads the Team at Antara
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “They gave me blank paper and said, ‘Draw whatever you want’.”
This One Thing: Get Taro Chiffon Cake With Coconut Fudge and Jelly From This Underrated Thai Cafe
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Our food and drink editor ate this more than any other baked good last year.
Best First Date Spots, According to Eight Top Melbourne Chefs
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Rosheen Kaul’s pick has dimly lit nooks and corners, Sebastian Pasinetti’s choice has great bar seating, and Victor Liong’s will take you all around the city.
Snack Bar: Hector’s Bakery, a New Greek Taverna and More Melbourne Food News From the Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, the Age publishes allegations Guy Grossi groped female journalists, the Aussie milk bar meets an American dive in Coburg and limoncello spritzes to try.
The Age Publishes Allegations Guy Grossi Groped Female Journalists
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A report published by the Age details claims from former staffers and an allegation from a journalist that Grossi “put his arm around her, stared at her cleavage and then grabbed her right breast without consent.” Grossi denies these allegations.
16 Melbourne Restaurants That Opened or Closed in January
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Sunset for Sunda, Soi 38’s big move, market favourite Masses Bagels opens a bricks-and-mortar shop and a new soy sauce ramen joint (with just three bowls to choose from) opens.
Where Chefs Eat: The Best Suburban Restaurants According To Potluck Chef Esther Sun
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Sun shares her Springvale banh mi go-to, a burger joint in the middle of an industrial hub, and a bakery cafe with “windows [that] go harder than Myer’s windows at Christmas”.
Coming Soon: Hector’s Deli Is Opening a Bakery
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “The challenge for us as a business is to grow … and to make sure that we’re not just putting something out into the world that already exists.”
New Hire: Chef Frankie Hadid Is Behind One of Melbourne’s Coolest New Restaurants
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink At Clara Luna at Jamsheed, Hadid draws on their Syrian Venezuelan upbringing and experience at Gray and Gray, bringing dishes like deep-fried fish wings and the playful pairing of pippies and chippies (with a woodfired pineapple and green chilli sauce) to the warehouse space.
Snack Bar: Banh Mi Is Getting More Expensive, and More Melbourne Food News From the Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, two-tone drinks are absolutely everywhere and Grant Smillie’s throwing a party for LA wildfire relief.
Where Chefs Eat: Even Tom Sarafian Can’t Get a Chae Reservation
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Melbourne’s “Hummus King” shares his pick for Mexican breakfast, his banh mi go-to and the low-key Sunday barbeque “pop-up” he loves.
Eight To Try: Lunar New Year Treats and Desserts From Asian-Owned Businesses
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Ring in the Year of the Snake with Kariton’s Red Packets gelato, Raya’s Kewpie mayo-inspired cookie boxes and Kori’s mahjong-tile-shaped red date and matcha semifreddo cake.
Victor Liong’s Six Tips To Achieve the Elusive Wok Hei When Stir-Frying at Home
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink You probably don’t think induction cooktops, microwaves and salad spinners have a place in making a charred, smoky stir-fry, but they’re two of the Lee Ho Fook chef’s go-tos. In partnership with the Global Cooksafe Coalition, he shares his tips for wok cooking at home.
After 25 Years, The Old Raffles Place Has Closed
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “A humble family restaurant in Collingwood had the privilege of creating a space for many to connect and make memories in this journey we call life. Thank you all for having been a part of its history.”
Snack Bar: New CBD Noodle Shops and More Melbourne Food News From the Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a renowned regional chef stripped of restaurant awards, Nora Thai opens in the city and Sunda is set to close.
Punch Lane Restaurant Sunda To Close After Seven Years
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “It’s not gonna be the end of Sunda; you might see it come back in a slightly different size and different form.”
Where Chefs Eat: Keat Lee of Lagoon Dining Shares His Favourite Laksa Spot
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, his A1 Bakery order, the Lygon Street pancake spot that’s “not for the faint-hearted” and the QV Chinese restaurant he goes to for bang-for-your-buck Peking duck.
Renowned Regional Chef Accused of Racism and Bullying in Report Published by the Age
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef denies the allegations, stating “I reject the contention that Moonah has cultural issues.”
Snack Bar: Wild Fermented Bagels, $1 Dumplings and More Melbourne Food News From the Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, Masses Bagels’ first store is here, Soi 38’s new digs, and a new bakery with an ex-Beatrix baker overseeing the ovens.
Coming Soon: Find Sourdough and Layer Cakes From a Former Beatrix Baker at Maker Coffee’s New Bakery
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Baker of Things has been supplying the special coffee shop’s five stores for the past two months. Now the team is opening a specialty bakery in Richmond.
Four To Try: New Melbourne Ice-Creameries and Gelaterias Have Landed in Time for Summer
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Get classic cookies and cream with house-made biscuits, vegan Korean fruit-punch-inspired hwachae scoops made by two uni mates, and butterscotch ice-cream from a pastry chef with Michelin cred.
Chef Harry Mangat Found Work-Life Balance Thanks to a Pop-Up Restaurant
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Since hosting his first Biji Dining pop-up in 2016, Mangat has collaborated with Rosheen Kaul, Tom Sarafian and more top chefs. Piece by piece, he’s building a different – and enviable – career with a level of balance that’s rare for a chef.
Coming Soon: 11 Melbourne Restaurants and Bakeries To Watch Out for in 2025
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink From Tom Sarafian’s first restaurant to Andrew McConnell’s latest. Here are the places we’ll be dining at this year.
Where Chefs Eat: Enter Via Laundry Chef Helly Raichura’s Indian Restaurant Hit List
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “There is this subculture not known to many outside the diaspora – so behold.”
Snack Bar: Grey Gelato, Grant Smillie Returns and More Melbourne Food News From the Week, Dec. 20
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a rare Chappy’s Chips collab, the chefs who made the year, and Tom Sarafian’s new restaurant.
Pair Chaat and Lamb Shoulder Curry With Syrah at Avani’s Cellar Kitchen in Red Hill South
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The family-run Mornington Peninsula winery has run extended pop-ups with the likes of chefs Tom Sarafian and Mischa Tropp. It launched a permanent, Indian-inspired à la carte menu, which can be enjoyed in a restaurant space overlooking the vineyard.
Five To Try: Regional Victorian Restaurants Worth the Drive
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Melbourne’s got a lot of good restaurants – but some of the state’s best require a drive out of the city. In partnership with Avis, we round up some of our favourite spots in regional Victoria.
Volcanic Rocks, Award-Winning Pies and Contemporary Art: Evi O’s Guide to a Hanging Rock Road Trip
23 Apr 2025
Travel “It’s like an instant holiday.” In partnership with Avis, the Sydney-based artist and Day Trip co-author shares her go-to bushwalking spots, a must-visit regional gallery (in a former 1850s butter factory) and her favourite award-winning pies – all just a quick drive from Melbourne.
All the New Melbourne Restaurants, Bars and Cafes We Got Excited About in November and December
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including Chris Lucas’s French destination, Mischa Tropp’s Indian restaurant at Crown and a French Lebanese bakery with za’atar-dusted croissants.
Two Iconic Melbourne Pubs Enter Voluntary Administration
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Windsor Castle Hotel and The Carlton Club are currently in the hands of administrators.
Piccolina’s Grey Gelato Is Back With Six New Mystery Flavours
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Test your tastebuds at Greyscale, an edible art activation by Brazilian artist João Loureiro and Piccolina Gelateria at MPavilion.
Coming Soon: Tom Sarafian Has New Plans for His Hotly Anticipated Restaurant Zareh
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “I’ve always dreamed of creating a place that feels like home and shares the generous and rich hospitality of the Middle East for everyone who walks through the door.”
Snack Bar: A Chef’s Table with Reynold Poernomo and More Melbourne Food News From the Week, Dec. 13
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, we launched The Hot List, a reinvented restaurant guide.
Coming Soon: A New Era for Izakaya Den
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The space that housed the Melbourne institution for 15 years has sat empty since April. A new operator has plans to open a new Japanese restaurant, Miyazaki Gyu, in the space next March.
Melbourne’s Best New Restaurants of 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink It’s been a big year for bistros, chefs with serious cred in London have opened their dream restaurants and others have taken European fine-dining training and married it with the food they grew up with.
Snack Bar: Best Eats of 2024, Za’tar Pastries and More Melbourne Food News From the Week, December 6
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a new rice roll chain, our most popular recipes and Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s holiday market.
Melbourne’s Best New Cafes and Bakeries of 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Wake up for a kakigori spot from a Japanese master, an inventive patisserie from a chef who worked in Versailles and many more.
Melbourne’s Best New Bars of 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including sibling bars, revamped pubs and good old fashioned cocktail den.
The 16 Best Things We Ate in Melbourne in 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including perfectly balanced beef pho, a Preston Market dessert and a bag of beans.
Snack Bar: Wild Loaves, Rosheen Kaul’s Back and More Melbourne Food News From the Week, November 29
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a Masses Bagels two-day pop-up, cookie-topped soft serve and Josh Niland’s next move.
Rosheen Kaul Is Finally Cooking in Melbourne Again
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Chinese-Ish author is back on the pans in Melbourne for the first time since April. And she’s recruited top chefs, including Vue de Monde’s Hugh Allen, Yugen’s Stephen Nairn and Shannon Martinez (who’s cooking non-vegan food for the public for the first time).
New Hire: Grant Smillie Taps an Ex-Supernormal Head Chef (and Old Friend) for Marmont
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Los Angeles-raised Mark Tagnipez joins the DJ and restaurateur at the new Crown Riverwalk venue. “To put it simply, my kids eat Vegemite and cheese quesadillas. Whilst it’s a little more complex, Marmont takes inspiration from that kind of approach.”
Curtis Stone and More Big Names Announced for Next Year’s Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Julia Busuttil Nishimura is making brunch, London’s St John will take over French Saloon for a week, and there’ll be free tacos from Raph Rashid and Tom Sarafian.
Snack Bar: Ice-Cream Collabs, Maison Batard Arrives and More Food News From the Week, November 22
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, brunch that hits, what to order at Mischa Tropp’s Kolkata Cricket Club and globetrotting through gelato.
Eight Chefs on the Best Ice-Cream and Gelato Shops in Melbourne (and What They Order)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Andrew McConnell’s go-to comes with a Nutella swirl, Tony Tan sticks with the classics and Brigitte Hafner goes for cheffy creations.
What To Order at Mischa Tropp’s New Crown Restaurant Kolkata Cricket Club
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a killer prawn curry that the chef has been cooking for years, and a top-notch butter chicken that the Toddy Shop chef says is richer, and not as sweet, as you typically find.
Coming Soon: South Melbourne’s Resurgence Continues With the Reopening of The George
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The over-150-year-old pub is undergoing a 1950s and 1960s Australiana-inspired revamp from one of the publicans behind The Orrong and Healesville Hotel.
Coming Soon: Toddy Shop Chef Mischa Tropp is Opening a Casual Bar and Restaurant at Crown
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Kolkata Cricket Club and Sporting Bar are part of a vibe shift for Crown’s dining landscape.
Snack Bar: An Epic Burger, Margot Robbie Cocktails and More Food News From the Week, November 14
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, where Victor Liong goes for breakfast in Melbourne, an iconic music venue’s revival and an onigiri scavenger hunt.
This One Thing: Inuman’s Chicken Skin Sandwich Is Our Food and Drink Editor’s New Fave Bar Snack
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “The chicken skin gets really crispy because we bake it in the oven at a low roasting temperature, where it renders out the fat and the skin essentially fries in its own fat.”
What To Order When Chris Lucas’s Maison Batard Opens This Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The new four-storey French dining destination in the CBD will have French classics the chef describes as “not quite so heavy on the butter”.
Where Chefs Eat: The Korean Cafe Lee Ho Fook Chef Victor Liong Goes to For Breakfast
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, his favourite Chinese restaurant in Melbourne, his France-Soir must-order and his extensive first-date itinerary.
Bar Romantica Will Close Permanently Next Year
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The five co-owners plan to focus on their other ventures, but Bar Romantica will host events and make good use of its 24-hour liquor license before calling last drinks.
Snack Bar: A New Rooftop Bar, Fancy Finger Buns and More Food News From the Week, November 8
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a Tarts Anon and Yo-Chi collab, retro Miami vibes hit Frankston and a chef’s pick for the best bread in Melbourne.
Where Chefs Eat: The Best Bread in Melbourne According to Patti Chimkire of Mali Bakes
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus her Luther’s Scoops order, where she finds the best northern Thai noodles, and the Japanese chain restaurant she wishes would open in Oz.
All the New Melbourne Restaurants, Bars and Cafes We Got Excited About in October
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including France Soir’s new wine bar, a Filipino rooftop bar in the CBD and the latest from Entrecote’s Jason Jones and Brahman Perera.
With A New Cookbook Out Now, It’s (Finally) Tony Tan’s Time
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink After 40 years on the Aussie food scene, the legendary chef is having a moment. We hang out with him at home and chat about his enviable veggie patch, raising chickens and writing well-known recipes with decades of expertise.
Snack Bar: Pie Thief Closes, Grant Smillie Returns and More Food News From the Week, October 10
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a Melbourne bar named in the World’s 50 Best longlist, and amped up cheffy pies.
Dessert Masters Judge Amaury Guichon’s Giant Chocolate Sculptures Are All In Storage
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Ahead of the competition’s season two premiere, “the chocolate guy” spills the beans on Insta-fame, his go-to Italian spots in Melbourne and the secret to storing his confectionary masterpieces (in perpetuity).
“It’s All Just Gotten Too Hard, We’re Completely Up Against It Financially”: Pie Thief To Close
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The wacky and wonderful world of Pie Thief is soon to be no more. The company is selling pies at a discount and bringing back past specials until it closes for good.
I Can’t Stop Thinking About: The Welsh Rarebit Crumpet from Reed House
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The inspired take on a classic features a house-made sourdough crumpet topped with Guinness and cheddar sauce. It’s served with a bottle of Worcestershire on the side and is just $9 a pop.
We Took a Chef to a Self-Serve Instant Noodle Bar – Here’s What He Made
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “If I’m stuck in an apocalypse in an instant noodle shop, I think I’d make it again.”
Brigitte Hafner, Tony Tan and More Chefs on Their Favourite Sweets in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including mango snow ice from a dessert shop chain, a cream-filled Spanish sourdough pastry from the market and a savoury number that rounds out any meal.
“Melbourne’s Best” Didn’t Survive Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars, but He Lived To Tell the Tale
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The streamer’s Korean cooking show is Iron Chef meets Physical 100 with a sprinkling of Squid Game for good measure. We spoke to Melbourne contestant Mino Han of Alt Pasta Bar about what it was like on the intense reality show.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Best Baguettes, Moon Mart Moves and More Food News From the Week, October 3
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus join Melissa Leong and Christine Manfield for a one-off dinner, and where to get free ice-cream this weekend.
All the New Melbourne Restaurants, Bars and Cafes We Got Excited About in September
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including Il Mercato Centrale, Victor Liong’s fast casual foray and a Hello Kitty pop-up.
Beloved West Melbourne Cafe Moon Mart Is Moving to the South
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Korean and Japanese spot known for char siu bacon-and-egg rolls and house-made condiments closed last month. Now, it has a new home.
Where Chefs Eat: Audrey Shaw of Carnation Canteen’s Pick for the Best Baguettes Outside of Paris
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, where the Melbourne-based chef goes for a late-night Martini and the “perfect restaurant” she wishes was still open.
Katy Perry Has Lost the Plot. Her Grand Final Show Could Be a Genuine Pop Culture Moment
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment The AFL has made an interesting choice of pre-match performer, even if the timing was entirely accidental. As this Teenage Dream fan knows, it’s a bleak moment in her downfall.
Snack Bar: Pizza Bowls, Victor Liong’s Casual Spot and More Food News From the Week, September 25
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink And, remembering Greg Malouf – Australia’s Middle Eastern cooking master.
New Hire: Ishizuka’s Executive Chef Brings Michelin-Level French Training to Japanese Kaiseki
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink He’s worked at Troisgros and Le Grand Vefour and grew up watching his grandparents prepare eel at their traditional unagi restaurant in Tokyo. At hidden Bourke Street restaurant Ishizuka, he says each plate “allows guests to experience the beauty of nature”.
Coming Soon: After a Successful Restaurant Launch, the Askal Team Is Opening a Filipino Rooftop Bar
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink At Inuman, the cocktails will highlight Filipino ingredients such as coconut wine, Filipino rice wine and hibiscus flowers. The snacky menu from John Rivera will include olives marinated in adobo oil and a spiked young coconut sorbet.
Where Chefs Eat: The Aoi Tsuki Duo on Chilli Spanner Crab and the Best Food To Pair With Sake
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus chefs Tei Gim and Jun Pak share their Above Board order, the best shopping centre Thai food chain, and a go-to izakaya for Korean and Japanese dishes.
First Look: Afloat, the Yarra River Pop-Up Bar Next to Flinders Street Station, Takes Us to Capri
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The waterside venue is back – this time with Italian beach club energy. Expect uncomplicated Italian classics, such as woodfired pizzas, spritzes and Pidapipo gelato-based frozen cocktails.
Snack Bar: Il Mercato Centrale Opens, Culinary Wars and More Food News From the Week, September 20
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, everything on the menu at Victor Liong’s Silk Spoon, where Tedesca Osteria chef Brigitte Hafner eats in Melbourne and a doughnut-cannoli hybrid.
First Look: Il Mercato Centrale Is Open. What You Need To Know About the Italian Food Hall
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink After years of anticipation, Collins Street is now home to the first Il Mercato Centrale outside of Italy. We’ve got the full list of vendors and what else to expect from the mega food hub.
New Hire: Albert’s, the Wine Bar That Helped Make High Street Armadale Cool, Has a New Head Chef
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Chef Michael Harrison has taken over the reins. “I’m not looking to change Albert’s.”
Bid on a Table at Chae, Personalised Jamie Oliver Cookbooks and More at Sofia Levin’s MND Auction
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Masterchef Australia judge has curated an online auction with prizes from top food talent to raise money for MND Victoria.
Coming Soon: Williamstown’s Morning Star Hotel Is Reopening With a 1970s California-Inspired Revamp
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Matt Vero (Healesville Hotel, Marquis of Lorne) is adding another historic pub to his stable. The venue is set to reopen with a Cali feel and a seafood-heavy classic pub menu.
Victor Liong’s Silk Spoon Opens This Week. Here’s the Full Menu, From Dumplings to Roti Pies
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Lee Ho Fook chef’s new Bourke Street canteen uses flavours from central Asia, northern India and the Middle East in lunchtime salads, dumplings and rice bowls.
Where Chefs Eat: Brigitte Hafner Shares Her Go-To Spot for “Off the Chart” Curries and Condiments
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, her under-the-radar spot for apple crepes and her favourite Melbourne yum cha.
Snack Bar: An Unconventional Six-Seat Omakase and More Food News From the Week, September 13
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, quesabirria tacos hit the south, Entrecote’s new lunch special, Meyers Place kicks on, and a new go-to for Nordic breakfast plates.
This One Thing: Tofu Shoten’s Sava Goto Thinks Her Tofu Doughnuts Are Overrated – We Disagree
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The doughnuts were initially created as a way to reduce food waste at the tofu-maker’s shop. They’re now so popular, she makes tofu especially for the chewy fried creations.
Find 20 Courses, Six Seats, Two Chefs and a Flower Drum Bartender at Roku Omakase
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink This Brunswick East pop-up at Kura is by chefs Ken Ibuki (ex-Kisume), Charles Duan and bartender Joey Tai. Expect classic nigiri, unconventional yakitori, Japanese cocktails and an à la carte snacks menu.
Where Chefs Eat: Aleksis Kalnins Loves This Abbotsford Pizza Joint
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, his must-order dish from Public Wine Shop, a Frankie’s Tortas and Tacos pro tip and the best Tarts Anon flavours.
Snack Bar: Soi 38’s Moving, a Japanese Market and More Food News From the Week, September 6
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, a first look at Reed House from two Ottolenghi alumni, get to know Hope St Radio’s new chef and where chef Jung Eun Chae eats in Melbourne.
Coming Soon: The Soi 38 Team Will Open a Completely New Southern Thai Restaurant
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink R.Harn in the CBD is the second restaurant from the husband-and-wife duo behind Melbourne’s iconic car park diner. Expect dry Thai curries and fried dishes made with Hokkien noodles
Melbourne’s Unofficial Koreatown Is Now Melbourne’s Official Koreatown
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The city’s new K-Town is exactly where you’d expect it to be.
Soi 38, Melbourne’s Favourite Car Park Restaurant, Is Moving to a Newly Renovated CBD Building
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Thai joint, known for boat noodles and long lines, will move to the same Bourke Street site as Ho Jiak chef Junda Khoo’s three upcoming Malaysian venues.
Coming Soon: The Cathedral Coffee Team Is Opening a Wine Store in the Same 1920s CBD Building
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Cousins Will and David Murray are opening Le Tuffeau, a French-style cave a vin, later this year. Expect a mix of “extremely wild” and old-world wines served in the heritage building.
This One Thing: Earth Angels’ Nutri-Grain Tart Is Back
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The West Melbourne wine bar and restaurant uses an entire value pack of the cereal to make its ingenious tart. It’s topped with a scoop of house-made Jersey milk gelato.
Eight To Try: Melbourne Mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Tuck into Hong Kong’s famous custard mooncakes, Vietnamese snow-skin mooncakes and ones inspired by a viral Dubai chocolate bar.
Where Chefs Eat: Jung Eun Chae’s Go-To for Korean Hotpot in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, her favourite supermarket ice-cream, the Springvale banh mi shop she loves, and her Stefanino Panino order.
New Hire: Head Chef Blake Ellis Brings Inspiration From Fashion and Design To Hope St Radio
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “Food really doesn’t have to be that serious. Some of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve had with food have been staff meals, dinner at friends’ houses or really casual dining spots.”
Snack Bar: Jo Barrett’s New Pies, Matcha Pastries and More Food News From the Week, August 29
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, garlic bread galore, Deeds Brewing avoids liquidation, and Farmer’s Daughters chef Alejandro Saravia opens a new Latin American restaurant.
This One Thing: A Starbucks-Inspired Lychee Rose Bingsu From Nimbo in the CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The hidden Hardware Street shop serves one of the best shaved ice desserts in Melbourne.
All the Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in August
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including new bakeries, a Filipino seafood boil, a mother-daughter-run Chinese restaurant and Farmer’s Daughters chef Alejandro Saravia’s new Latin American restaurant.
Where Chefs Eat: Tony Tan Thinks This Italian Restaurant Is Seriously Underrated
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, where he finds the best Cantonese food in town, the local pub he loves and his go-to for “divine cardamom buns.”
Glen Iris’s Deeds Brewing Reopens for a Final Summer Run After Avoiding Liquidation
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The company entered voluntary administration back in March but has temporarily reopened its taproom and brewery, with food pop-ups and new beers, in part pay staff faster.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, August 23, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including Ben Shewry’s new kombucha, a cafe from a former Kisume chef and a new sandwich shop opening two doors down from Hector’s Deli.
Tom Sarafian, Natalie Paull and Dan Hunter Added to Melbourne Food & Wine Hall of Fame
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink They’re among 14 new members of the hall of fame announced at an awards ceremony this evening. Other inductees include cookbook author Julia Busuttil Nishimura, chef John Rivera and Gerald Diffey of Gerald’s Bar.
11 Restaurants, Bars and Cafes Coming Soon to Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a new Andrew McConnell special, a CBD spot from two Ottolenghi alumni and two Latin American spots from Farmer’s Daughters chef Alejandro Saravia
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, August 15, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a potato party, deluxe toasties, a new CBD "wine house" and an Ancient Egypt-inspired cocktail.
Vibe Shift: South Melbourne Venue James Drops Asian Influences To Reopen as a European Cafe
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Operator Kirbie Tate is closing her upmarket restaurant James to make way for a neighbourhood bistro that takes her name.
Fermented Drinks and Nitro Cocktails Make Molli in Abbotsford Worth Visiting
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Bartender Kayla Saito makes some of the most interesting cocktails in Melbourne. The Mulberry Group venue’s drinks list has a 50/50 split between alcoholic drinks and non- or low-alc options, including kumquat kombucha made with a scoby named Scoby Dooby Doo.
Mare of Easttown Star Julianne Nicholson Mined Her Childhood for Janet Planet
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment The Emmy-winning actor leads Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s directorial debut, which the New York Times called a “tiny masterpiece”. As she tells Broadsheet, growing up right where the film was set was pure serendipity.
Chae Knows Slow Food Is Worth the Wait
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Chef Jung Eun Chae makes slow food the traditional Korean way. Her tiny home restaurant has one of the longest waitlists in Australia – and she’s sharing her home fermenting methods in a new cookbook. Here she and partner Yoora Yoon talk vinegars and kimchi, K-drama and why work-life balance is overrated.
Black Star Pastry To Close All Melbourne Stores at the End of the Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “Rising costs, a tough economic climate and an industry-wide staffing shortage have forced us to consolidate our team and we will shift our focus to our original home of Sydney.”
Afloat, the Pop-Up Bar on the Yarra, Will Open As Afloat Capri Next Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink There’ll be 30 different Negronis, Pidapipo gelato-based frozen cocktails and plenty of spritzes served alongside a menu of “uncomplicated Italian classics, simple pleasures and salty snacks”.
This One Thing: Sweet and Spicy Korean Fried Chicken Glazed Haloumi From Doju
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Chef Mika Chae serves deep fried cheese covered in a sticky glaze and topped with Emperor’s Pearl melon at his Little Collins Street restaurant.
Three To Try: New Patisseries Twisting French Classics
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Find Masterchef fan favourite Reynold Poernomo’s take on classic French pastries in the CBD, plus croquembouche croissants in Spotswood and Biscoff brioche in Carlton North.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, August 9, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including free corndogs, a Melbourne sandwich deep-dive, Shannon Martinez’s reinvention of Smith and Daughters, and a first look at new Thai diner Bang.
Shannon Martinez’s New Smith & Daughters Social Club Menu Is “A Bit Trashy”
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “I’m sick of cooking food for anyone else; I’m cooking just what I love and think is delicious.”
This One Thing: Comme Des Garçons Gelato From Hareruya Pantry CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The luxury brand and the Melbourne gelato shop have collaborated on two flavours: black sesame hokey pokey and black cocoa cream cheese. Be quick, they’re only available for a limited time.
Where Chefs Eat: Jacqui Challinor Thinks Everything at This Bakery Is “Magic”
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “I find myself really drawn to the restaurants that exemplify cooking with love.”
Ballarat’s Best Pie Crowned – and It’s American As
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Masterchef Australia’s Sofia Levin, former Masterchef contestant Tim Bone and food writer Richard Cornish chose the winner this weekend. You have until the end of the month to get your hands on all the competing pies.
Closures: Twelve Melbourne Venues That Recently Called It Quits
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink This year we’ve already said goodbye to a 15-year-old Japanese bar, an 18-year-old laneway legend, local breweries and two tiny bakery windows.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, August 2, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including Andrew McConnell’s new restaurant, the candied street food taking off around town and Masterchef “dessert king” Reynold Poernomo’s first Melbourne cake shop.
Coming Soon: Andrew McConnell To Open a New Melbourne Restaurant
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The man behind Gimlet, Cutler & Co and Supernormal is taking over the former Becco site. “This is one of the most important heritage restaurant sites in the city.”
First Look: Reynold Poernomo Finally Opens Koi Dessert Bar in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Almost 10 years after he first appeared on Masterchef Australia, the “dessert king” has brought his popular Sydney spot to Melbourne. There are over 150 changing cakes, fruity-foam-topped teas, and soon, a dessert degustation chef’s counter experience.
This One Thing: Marameo’s Italian Beef Sandwiches Inspired by The Bear
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink For $15, get slow-cooked Wagyu beef, pickled onions and cheese layered in a crunchy baguette lined with spicy house-made mustard. The best part? It comes with a side of beef jus for dipping.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in July 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including an affordable and homey four-seat Japanese spot, two new bakeries with inventive croissants, and one of the year’s most special restaurants (from a former Tedesca Osteria chef).
Where Chefs Eat: Masterchef Alum Jess Liemantara Loves This “Hidden” Ramen Spot
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, where the Neds pastry pro goes for gelato, her favourite dessert places, and where she finds two large pizzas, a focaccia and a drink for less than $37.
Foodbank Victoria Is Running “Dangerously Low” on Food – Here’s How To Help
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The hunger relief charity is holding its first emergency food drive since the 2019-2020 bushfire disaster. It’s calling on Victorians to rally together and donate these eight pantry staples on August 10 & 11.
Coming Soon: Chris Lucas To Open Tombo Den, a Casual Spot Inspired by Late-Night Tokyo, in Windsor
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The menu will riff on Japanese street food and the design will create an “electric sort of night-time vibe”. There’ll be a sushi counter run by two ex-Kisume chefs as well as a small bar complete with a karaoke room.
Get Free Toasties From Rustica, Rossi Bar, the Lasagne Lab and Other South Side Faves
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink $10,000 worth of toasties from venues in the Chapel Street Precinct is up for grabs. The catch is: there is no catch.
Shannon Martinez Is Reinventing Smith & Daughters – Here’s What To Expect
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The trailblazing chef is rethinking her 10-year-old venue. “It’s that or close,” she says. “It’s another pivot that we have to make.”
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 25, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including Biscoff brioche, a casual four-seat Japanese restaurant, Rosheen Kaul’s bubble tea go-to and Margot Robbie’s latest alcohol venture.
Where Chefs Eat: Lona Misa Head Chef Pamella Tomio Loves This “Hidden Gem” Sushi Spot
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Two sky-high CBD venues she loves, where she goes for vegan food in the north and her favourite neighbourhood pizza shop.
Chilli Oil Parfait and a Pickle Plate on a Stick are Stars of Etta’s Hotly Anticipated New Menu
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink New head chef Lorcán Kan has created a unique, wide-ranging menu that mixes Malaysian flavours with influences from India, southern China and even the UK.
Drone Food Delivery (Finally) Lands in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Jafflechutes are a thing of the past. Alphabet subsidiary Wing has partnered with Doordash to drone-deliver food to Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 18, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a new restaurant from Ottolenghi alums, the Terror Twilight team’s next venue, a pasta party, and at-home pasta tips from Tipo 00.
Where Chefs Eat: Pastry Chef Carina La Delfa of Lumos Bakery in McKinnon Has a New Fave Gelato Shop
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The former Dinner by Heston pastry chef shares her go-to laksa shop, where she finds “smooth and delicate” Earl Grey and pistachio gelato and her favourite charcoal chicken shop.
Coming Soon: New CBD Restaurant Reed House Has Everything Going for It
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Chef Mark Hannell and front-of-house pro Rebecca Baker met while working with Yotam Ottolenghi’s hospitality group in England. Now, the couple are using their life savings to open a restaurant opposite Caretaker’s Cottage.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 12, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a Melbourne baker’s debut art show, the best new bakeries of the year so far and a D&K Seafood family member’s new sushi venue.
Melbourne’s Best New Bakeries, Dessert Spots and Sandwich Shops of 2024 (So Far)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a hole-in-the-wall market patisserie, a pay-by-weight cheesecake shop and an American-style ice-creamery from the Tuck Shop team.
Five Minutes With Noma’s René Redzepi and Former Anthony Bourdain Collaborator Matt Goulding
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment The pair have created a new eight-episode show focusing on the world’s agricultural practices, with chilli, corn, coffee, rice and more in the spotlight.
Melbourne’s Best New Cafes and Casual Eateries of 2024 (So Far)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a Chinatown oyster bar, a ramen spot from an Iron Chef protege and a Mexican joint with pozole made using a recipe from the owner’s grandmother’s Oaxacan recipe.
Masterchef Alum Reynold Poernomo Brings His Dessert Bar Koi to Melbourne CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Six years after the “dessert king” opened Koi in Sydney, Poernomo and his family are bringing their creations to Collins Street. There’ll be a changing line-up of 150 different desserts, including six Melbourne exclusives.
New Hire: Maha Head Chef Diego Huerta Spent Years at Copenhagen’s Three-Michelin-Starred Geranium
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Huerta joined Shane Delia’s 16-year-old restaurant earlier this year and has helped develop a whole menu. “It’s definitely intense, but a lot of fun.”
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 5, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including Queen Vic Market’s American Doughnut Kitchen’s first new store in 70 years, the best new bars of 2024 so far and chef-approved first date spots.
Chef Thi Le’s Anchovy Has Officially Reopened in Richmond
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The top chef’s Vietnamese restaurant is back – in the original but now temporary home – after a two-year hiatus.
Where Chefs Eat: Doju’s Mika Chae Shares His Go-To Casual Korean Spots in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Plus, he shares why he thinks Atria is a perfect restaurant, why he spent his last birthday at a shopping centre food court, and the Spanish restaurant at the top of his bucket list.
Parcs, the CBD Wine Bar With a Sustainability-First Ethos, Will Close This Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The venue, which opened under chef Denis Yong and was once known for umami e pepe made from bread scraps, is now led by Damien Neylon (ex-Brae). The last service will be Saturday July 13.
Melbourne’s Best New Bars of 2024 (So Far)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a CBD cocktail den, two revamped pubs and a stand-out bar that also happens to be an excellent Thai restaurant.
Coming Soon: Alejandro Saravia of Farmer’s Daughters To Open Two Latin American Venues in the CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink With Morena and Morena Barra due to open on Little Collins Street this spring, the Melbourne-based Peruvian chef says he will “bring an elevated, refined professional experience that takes our guests on a journey through Latin American flavours and traditions”.
Three To Try: New Mexican Restaurants in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a casual Fitzroy restaurant from a former Movida Aqui kitchenhand, a five-storey gluten-free bar in the CBD and a food-hall-turned-restaurant with shareable birria quesadillas in Preston.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in June 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a gluten-free Mexican restaurant and rooftop bar, a sandwich shop with a Filet-O-Fish-inspired sanga and casual Italian spots with house-made pasta.
What Fires Up Tedesca Osteria’s Brigitte Hafner?
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The powerhouse chef’s Peninsula spot is one of the hardest-to-book restaurants in the country. Here Hafner talks woodfired cooking, learning from Kylie Kwong and Neil Perry, and why serving lunch is a lot like theatre.
Coming Soon: Portuguese Restaurant Marmelo and Spanish Basement Bar Mr Mills To Open In the CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Sydney hospo couple Ross and Sunny Lusted (Woodcut, The Bridge Room) are coming to Melbourne.
New Hire: Rocco‘s New Head Chef Samantha Medeiros Moved to Melbourne for Work-Life Balance
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “Since having a handful of terrible mentors, who always led by instilling fear in the team, my goal has always been to create a better environment for my cooks to learn and grow.”
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, June 27, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including the best new restaurants of the year so far, a bistro in a Collingwood cordial factory, a cosy new south-side Italian joint and another brewery closure.
Melbourne’s Best New Restaurants of 2024 (So Far)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a CBD Filipino restaurant from a chef with serious fine-dining cred, a new neighbourhood canteen from a chef who worked under Ruth Rogers at The River Cafe in London, and a nostalgic Carlton bistro.
Coming Soon: Historic 1800s Hawthorn Hotel The Beehive To Reopen Next Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Barkers Road building has housed restaurants for the past 15 years. Only Hospitality’s Julien Moussi (Hotel Collingwood, Willim) is restoring the historic pub to its former glory.
Melbourne’s Craft Brewery Bust Continues As Alchemy in Brunswick East Announces Closure
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The indie brewpub, which opened in December 2019, will bid farewell to the community with a party this Saturday June 29.
Three To Try: Casual Offshoots of Upmarket Melbourne Restaurants
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink You can now get Indian dishes from Enter Via Laundry without committing to a multi-course meal. Enjoy Scopri-style hospitality at the restaurant’s new sibling spot. And eat food from the Alta Trattoria team at an enoteca down the street.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, June 20, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Richmond’s Noir turns into casual pasta bar Pastarami, Japanese gelato and bento spot Hareruya Pantry is opening a second location, Rosheen Kaul will cook a winter solstice feast at Hope St Radio in Collingwood, and Manze goes to Daylesford.
Coming Soon: Japanese Gelato and Bento Shop Hareruya Pantry To Open Second Location
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Carlton favourite known for mochi-wrapped gelato is coming to Somerset Place in the CBD this month. There’ll be city-exclusive gelato flavours and focus on milk-brewed teas at the new venue from Kantaro Okada of 279.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, June 13, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a new Japanese cafe from two Nobu alums, must-try food trucks, a chat with legendary Rainbow Room bartender Dale DeGroff and cake by the ocean.
Coming Soon: Chris Lucas To Open Two Restaurants in a $1 Billion Office Tower
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink An office tower at 435 Bourke Street will house two new venues from Lucas Restaurants. The first is described as a “new style” Chinese restaurant and the second, a Mediterranean concept.
Three To Try: Is 2024 the Year of the Bistro? These Spots Make a Compelling Case
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A Carlton venue that taps into 1990s nostalgia, Luke Mangan’s CBD “love letter” to French food and a cosy Fitzroy bistro in a former Chinese restaurant.
Five Minutes With: “The Father of the Craft Cocktail Movement” Dale DeGroff
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink King Cocktail, as DeGroff is often called, was in Melbourne recently. We talked to the former bartender at iconic Rockefeller Center restaurant The Rainbow Room about Gin Palace, applying a culinary lens to cocktails, and the surprising dive bar he visited while in town.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, June 7, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A new pizza shop with New York-style blistered pies; Malvern’s about to get a new fuss-free neighbourhood Italian spot; an ex-Longsong chef honours her grandmother’s Thai street food; and Masterchef’s Callum Hann is hosting three weeks of dinners in Melbourne.
New Hire: Izakaya Den’s Jarrod Di Blasi Gets Ready To Launch a New CBD Venue
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Di Blasi – who was also the head chef at Ezard – will take the “less is more” approach he honed at the now-shuttered Japanese restaurant to his menu of elevated nostalgic pub classics at the soon-to-open Springrock.
Order This: BKK Chef Sungeun Mo on the Dish That Nods to a Thai Street Food Legend
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “She’s a god,” Mo says of the chef who inspired the CBD restaurant’s dry soft-shell crab curry with egg, milk and Asian celery. Plus, three other dishes the chef loves on the menu (and the inspiration behind them).
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, May 31, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A cheffy new Italian spot; more bad news for Moon Dog Wild West; the market panna cotta we can’t stop thinking about; “chaotic food” at Steven Chan’s Sleepy’s; Malaysian fried chicken; and rogue mud crabs.
First Look: Hardware Lane’s New Gluten-Free Mexican Restaurant and Rooftop Bar, Hotel Nacional
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The five-storey venue in the former Campari House space has been given a beachy makeover. Find birria tacos, tostadas and weekday lunchtime burrito bowls. Plus, there are 10 different Margaritas and a late-night bar (with a 3am licence) due to open on the second floor later in the year.
Coming Soon: Hardware Lane Lunch Favourite Miznon Will Finally Open Its Collingwood Outpost in July
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chain of pita-focused street food eateries will open its second Aussie location. Expect the same cauliflower and rotisserie chicken pitas as in the city, and a drinks list focused on small vineyards.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in May 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a pay-by-weight Collingwood cheesecake haven, two new coffee shops from industry pros, Chin Chin’s second Victorian outpost, and a new location for Malaysian fried chicken chain Marrybrown.
It’s “Five Nights of Mayhem” at Sleepy’s Pop-Up Series in Carlton North This Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Steve Chan’s cafe and wine bar is gearing up for five consecutive pop-ups with different chefs cooking each night. There’ll be birria tacos on Friday, regional Italian food from a Tipo 00 chef on Saturday, “chaotic food” from Chan on Sunday, and more, plus drinks from Lo-Fi Wines.
Three To Try: New Wine Bars That Take You From Melbourne to Greece and Beyond
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a quintessentially Melbourne spot from a former AFL player, a Greek Islands-inspired rooftop bar and a genre-defying wine bar co-owned by DJ and producer Skin On Skin.
I Can’t Stop Thinking About: Joy Jaune’s Strawberry Panna Cotta
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Preston Market is home to a $12 dessert that looks like it’s straight from a Cooking Mama game. The heart-shaped panna cotta was initially a one-day-only special, but it was so popular it’s now a permanent item at Joey Leung’s tiny shop.
Three of a Kind: Where To Find Chawanmushi in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Head to Akaiito in the CBD and Bansho in Armadale for spanner-crab chawanmushi, or to Yakikami in South Yarra for one with green-lip abalone.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, May 23, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to slice a cheesecake.
“It’s Time To Do Something Else”: Adrian Richardson’s 25-Year-Old Carlton North Bistro To Close
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “The question was, can I give 100 per cent of my effort and my energy to La Luna for another five years … and the answer’s ‘no’.”
Coming Soon: Orlo and Cordial Club Will Bring “Elemental” Cooking to a Former Collingwood Factory
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink In the restaurant there’ll be “an eclectic Mediterranean” menu that makes use of the woodfired oven and Josper grill. Downstairs, the basement bar will have drinks from Joe Jones (Purple Pit, Romeo Lane) that nod to the building’s past.
Where Chefs Eat: Mongolian Chinese Chef Charles Duan’s New Favourite Suburban Yum Cha Spot
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The pop-up chef and Gaea drinks pro says boat noodle restaurant Pinto has the best dessert in Melbourne and shares his go-to ice-cream shop.
1800 Lasagne’s Joey Kellock Has Revamped This Brunswick East Sandwich and Cake Haven
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Suntop Plaza has been around since 2021 serving sandwiches, coffees and founder Melissa Murphy’s fruit-forward bakes. With Kellock on board, the space has been revamped and finally given the chance to realise its potential.
Lygon Street Barbeque Restaurant The Que Club To Close
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “After many back and forth conversations with our landlord, a mutually acceptable lease could not be negotiated, so we have made the difficult decision to walk away.”
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, May 16, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to shuck an oyster.
Coming Soon: Chef Luke Mangan To Open a Modern French Bistro in a Melbourne Hotel
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Bistrot Bisou is set to take over the former Beso space in Hotel Indigo on Flinders Lane. Expect classics like steak frites and apple tarte tatin with “modern twists”, served alongside French and Australian wines.
New Hire: Etta’s New Head Chef Lorcán Kan Is a Fermentation Expert
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Taking over for superstar chef Rosheen Kaul is a big deal, but Lorcán Kan is up for the challenge and says he plans to build upon Kaul’s work. He’ll add a fermentation program, smoked meats like house-made Chinese sausages and a floral chilli oil parfait to the Brunswick East restaurant.
Carlton North’s Italian Specialty Food and Wine Retailer Enoteca Sileno To Close After 70 Years
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Current operators Rosemary and John Portelli will soon retire. Melburnians have until the end of the month to stock up on imported Italian wines, EVOO and hard-to-find pantry items.
Coming Soon: Esteemed Sydney Hospo Duo to Open First Melbourne Venues
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Ross and Sunny Lusted, known for Woodcut at Crown Sydney and the now-shuttered Sydney fine diner The Bridge Room, will open a restaurant and a basement bar on Russell Street. The two venues will have coastal Iberian influence and open later this year.
Where Chefs Eat: Pastry Chef and Cheesemaker Lucy Whitlow Gets Dessert at These Two Spots
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “I’d go to The Moon for a first date because there’s a lovely intimate environment that’s casual. But also to be able to say, ‘I’ll take you to the moon and back’.”
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, May 10, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than its takes to toast a bagel.
Mini-Croissant Cereal Is the Latest Cult New York Pastry To Make its Way to Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Try the tiny treat, made famous by Brooklyn bakery L’Appartement 4F, at Jonathan Camilleri’s JC Patisserie Boulangerie in Abbotsford this weekend.
“I’m Just Excited To Keep Moving in the Food World”: Chef Ellie Bouhadana To Leave Hope Street Radio
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink This weekend will be the chef and cookbook author’s last hurrah running the kitchen at the Collingwood Yards wine bar.
“It Feels Really Demotivating”: Sebastian Pasinetti’s Oko Cafe Attacked Three Times in Four Weeks
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “It feels like every week, there’s something coming up against us.” The venue, run by mother and son duo Lucy and Sebastian Pasinetti, is above Fitzroy’s Rose Street Artists’ Market, and has been home to a pop-up from Nigerian restaurant Little Lagos since March.
Coming Soon: Longrain Canteen Brings a New Lunchtime Stop to Collins Street
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The pop-up in the former Le Shoppe space will open next week and will run every weekday until early spring. There’ll be curries, poached prawn salad and even a roll filled with the iconic Little Bourke Street restaurant’s caramelised pork hock.
Coming Soon: New All-Day Flinders Lane Bistro Elio’s Place To Open in Flinders House
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The sibling duo behind the CBD’s Greta and Maverick are due to open their fifth venue. Elio’s Place will have made-to-order sandwiches; Euro-style breakfast, lunch and dinner; and a daily aperitivo hour.
Chef Rosheen Kaul Departs Etta After Three Years
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink It’s the end of an era for Hannah Green’s seven-year-old restaurant. But the superstar chef’s recipes, including her crisp and tangy red curry rice salad, will remain on the menu for now. A new head chef has already been named.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, May 2, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to eat a bowl of congee.
Ante at Public Wine Shop and More One-Time-Only Chef Collabs to Check Out in Melbourne This Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Jemma Whiteman is preparing a three-course lunch at one of Fitzroy North’s most-loved spots; four powerhouse Indonesian chefs are teaming up on a “Flavours of Nusantara” dinner; and Mischa Tropp welcomes more friends to Toddy Shop.
Where Chefs Eat: John Rivera From Askal and Kariton Sorbetes
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including his pick of the greatest sandwich in the city, the shopping centre spot with the best birria tacos in Melbourne, and the croissanterie he’s always taking family and friends to.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in April 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Consider this your dining-out cheat sheet for the month.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, April 26, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to cook a psychedelic dinner.
Coming Soon: Matti Fallon Readies a New Mornington Venue Months After Fire Destroyed Colt Dining
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef’s last venue was razed by an electrical fire less than a month after opening. Now, he’s preparing to launch “playful Italian” restaurant Mr Vincenzo’s – and he says it’s only possible because of the local community.
Coming Soon: Nathan Toleman’s Mulberry Group To Open Two Abbotsford Venues, Molli and Little Molli
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The food at both venues will be overseen by Hazel head chef Aleksis Kalnins. Expect share plates from the Josper at Molli as well as seasonal cocktails using house-made ferments. Plus, at Little Molli, sandwiches made with To Be Frank ciabatta and focaccias.
Now Open: Enter Via the Front Door To Find Enter Via Laundry’s Casual New Bar
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The next evolution of Helly Raichura’s 20-seat Indian fine diner sees a relaxed bar added to the restaurant. Walk in for more-ish snacks from past menus and “nostalgic Indian cocktails”.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, April 18, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to find a coffee after 9pm.
Top Melbourne Celebration Cakes for a Slice of Fun
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Have your custom cake (and eat it too) at these fun local bakeries. Find pun-filled layer cakes covered in lollies, piped vintage designs, gothic sheet cakes and edible pet portraits.
Toddy Shop’s Mischa Tropp and Brendan King of Sydney’s Derrel’s To Team Up in Fitzroy
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Enjoy six dishes prepared by two of the country’s most exciting chefs at this one-day-only “Let’s Havva Chaat” pop-up. There’ll be an omelette drowning in curry, samosa chaat and pickled pork curry.
“It Is Such a Waste”: Chef Neil Perry on Rosetta Restaurant Closure
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The opulent Iain Halliday-designed Italian restaurant at Crown Melbourne, once owned by Perry, will close in May. What Perry describes as “Australia’s most beautiful restaurant” will be replaced by The Henley at Crown Melbourne.
Moon Dog Wild West To Open in Footscray With Space for 800 (and a Mechanical Bull)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The indie brewer’s new bar in the Franco Cozzo building leans heavily into an old-Hollywood interpretation of the American West. The venue comes complete with a mechanical bull, a taxidermy cobra and “Cowboy Shots” and a Blues Brothers-inspired bar.
Coming Soon: Chef Tom Sarafian to Open Two New CBD Venues, Zareh and Sarafian, With Nathan Toleman
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Pop-up prince no more. Former Bar Saracen chef Tom Sarafian is opening a restaurant with a custom-made Armenian barbeque and a woodfired oven. As well as a Beirut-inspired daytime eatery and deli serving Arabic breakfasts and lunches, takeaway sandwiches, and freshly made yoghurt.
Coming Soon: What Would Chin Chin’s Spin on the Footy Pie Look Like? We’re About To Find Out
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink When Club Chin Chin opens at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium in May, there’ll be a menu filled with staples from the Flinders Lane restaurant, as well as brand-new dishes – including spiced tiger prawn salad, an ice-cream sundae and a take on the half-time footy pie.
First Look: After 14 Years, the Team Behind Carlton Favourite Scopri Opens a New Bar
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink While Scopri is almost always booked out, Bar Olo will have room for walk-ins when it opens later this week. There’ll also be a Piedmont-focused wine list, pillowy prawn sandwiches and rock oysters on ice.
Five Minutes With Jae Bang, Executive Chef at Freyja
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “One day, I told the chef I wanted to learn how to cook. He kind of chuckled, like, ‘Oh, another one,’ as if to say, ‘Kid, you have no idea.’ But hey, I was determined.”
Five Food-Focused Melbourne Pop-Ups To Pop by This Weekend
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A top pastry chef heads to Heide Market, Sleepy’s chef Steve Chan serves Chinese riffs on Italian dishes, and Zita’s Focaccia’s is doing cacio e pepe croquette sandwiches.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, April 11, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes a kakigori to melt.
Top Chefs Battled It Out on the Soccer Pitch at the Second Annual Hospitality Cup
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Forget Barcelona and Real Madrid – it was all about pizza versus sandwich at this year’s Hospitality Cup. Teams from top restaurants, including Vue de Monde, France-Soir and Stokehouse, and one media company – Broadsheet – competed to support the Big Issue.
Coming Soon: Hector’s Deli To Open Its First CBD Location, Inspired by East-Coast USA Luncheonettes
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The deli that disrupted the Melbourne sandwich scene is opening its fourth location. The CBD spot will nod to the hustle and bustle of city life and old-school office culture. There’ll also be CBD-only specials like meatball subs and club sandwiches.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, April 4, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to drink a can of Liquid Death
Melbourne Lunch Date: Gimlet With Comedian Joel Kim Booster
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Loot and Fire Island star is in town for Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He talks the future of comedy, how stand-up helps with imposter syndrome and ripping off John Mulaney, all over corn-fed chicken and Gimlet Gildas.
All the Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About Last Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Consider this your dining out cheat sheet for the month.
Sydney Chef Mitch Orr To Reopen St Kilda’s Prince Dining Room
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef, known for his work at Ace Hotel Sydney’s rooftop restaurant Kiln (and for making anchovies on Jatz crackers a thing), will lead the kitchen at the relaxed restaurant. Orr is the second big-name chef to take over a St Kilda venue so far this year.
Jo Barrett’s Lawn Bowls Restaurant Little Picket in Lorne To Close This Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “It’s a bittersweet situation and hasn’t been the easiest decision, but sometimes you have to take a chance.”
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, March 28, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to heat up a hot cross bun.
The Broadsheet Team’s Favourite Hot Cross Buns in Melbourne (and the Best Ways To Eat Them)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “I find it annoying that hot cross buns often get stuck in the toaster, so I actually just pop them on top of the toaster face down, so they get slightly charred.”
Where Chefs Eat: Tasia and Gracia Seger of Makan in the CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The sisters share where to find char kway teow with “perfect wok hei”, the Carlton Wine Room dish they dream about and the best CBD restaurant for a large group.
Mali Bakes’ Fitzroy Cake Window, Known for Matcha Scrolls and Layer Cakes, To Close
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Pastry chef Patchanida Chimkire’s tiny Moor Street takeaway window will serve its last slices on Thursday. The Thornbury location will continue to operate as usual, and the team will focus on its custom cake business.
What’s It Like To Cook for Nigella Lawson? We Asked Chef McKay Wilday
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The “domestic goddess” stopped by Wilday’s Fitzroy restaurant this weekend for what she described as a “the perfect Sunday lunch in Melbourne”.
Coming Soon: The Alta Trattoria Team Brings Enoteca Zingara to Brunswick Street
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Expect “a true enoteca”, with bottles available for takeaway or to enjoy in-house. Plus, a menu overseen by chef McKay Wilday that reaches beyond the north-west Italian food that Alta’s known for.
Austro Bakery South Melbourne Is Shutting up Shop and Moving North
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “We’ve decided to have a bit of a shake up and go to the next chapter of Austro.”
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, March 21, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to do a coffee “caviar” bump.
Where Chefs Eat: Jason Staudt, Executive Chef at Stokehouse in St Kilda
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef, who has cooked for the Obamas and Margot Robbie, shares his favourite pizza in Melbourne and the Italian restaurant where you should BYO and uncork that unicorn bottle you’ve been saving.
All the One-Off and Signature Treats To Try at the Baker’s Dozen CBD Pop-Up This Weekend
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Baker Bleu, Monforte Viennoiserie and Tarts Anon are just some of the bakers who will be coming to Fed Square for the two-day extravaganza. We’ve got an exclusive look at the full menu.
First Look: Jason Jones and Brahman Perera’s Hotly Anticipated Restaurant, Hopper Joint, Is Here
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The spot on Greville Street, Prahran, across from the couple’s Entrecote, promises to be “a party every night”.
Coming Soon: Cult Sourdough Maker Baker Bleu To Open Its Biggest Store Yet, in Cremorne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink And there'll be a big focus on sourdough pizzas and fresh sandwiches.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Noisy Ritual’s Mertcan Döğüşgen
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Brunswick East winery’s new head chef tells us about the moment that changed his career and why quince is the “queen of all fruits”.
Coming Soon: Chris Lucas’s First Regional Chin Chin Outpost Is Opening in Geelong
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink After five months of planning, Club Chin Chin is set to open at the GMHBA Stadium next month. Expect the Flinders Lane venue’s famous “feed me” menu on game days and an à la carte offering – including some exclusive dishes – the rest of the time.
Chat Thai Chef Palisa Anderson and Julie’s Stephannie Liu on Thai and Chinese Food Connections
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “Immigrants making do with what they’ve found or bringing their own ingredients from home – that’s where the best food has evolved from.”
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, March 14, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to eat a puccia.
Coming Soon: Wally’s, a New Neighbourhood Wine Bar in Albert Park From a Wine Pro and a Vex Chef
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink When the venue opens next month locals can expect French and Australian wines, al fresco dining and a European menu of snacks, pasta and steak.
Richmond Restaurant Noir To Close After 13 Years
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Melburnians have until the end of the month to visit the Swan Street spot known for its take on French bistro food. But the owners say a new concept will open in the same space after a full refurb.
Coming Soon: Enter Through a Vintage Dressing Room To Reach New CBD Speakeasy, Mill Place Merchants
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Come April, find classic cocktails that nod to history’s most influential bartenders at this New York prohibition era-inspired spot.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, March 8, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to eat a brownie.
CBD Restaurant Amphlett House Permanently Closes After Less Than 16 Months
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The venue in the former Mrs Parmas site on Little Bourke Street was run by the hotel group behind restaurants such as Lona Misa and Monster in Canberra.
In Conversation: Chefs Garima Arora and Helly Raichura Talk Motherhood and the State of Indian Food
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “For the longest time, what we have exported in the name of Indian food is curries and naan – but let’s be honest, that’s not what Indian food is. I think there is a newly sparked interest in discovering the real food of India.”
Coming Soon: Nigerian Restaurant Little Lagos To Launch in Melbourne – With a Three-Day Party
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Nigerian pop-up-turned-restaurant from Sydney is bringing its jollof rice and Nigerian meat pies to Melbourne. The Black-owned community-focused spot is starting with an extended pop-up in Fitzroy and a massive party this weekend.
Three To Try: New Casual Restaurants Where You Can Happily Dine for $16 or Less
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a Collingwood diner, a bustling Japanese hangout in the CBD and an Indian spot with spicy slow-cooked goat curry.
Where Chefs Eat: Joane Yeoh, Founder and Executive Pastry Chef at Kori Ice-Cream in Hawthorn
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including the Armadale sanctuary where she unwinds with a drink and snacks; the Collingwood must with an “irresistible” hot honey fried chicken burger; and her go-to Malaysian restaurant.
South Melbourne’s New European Diner Lucia Has an Underground Dining Room Fit for a Bond Villain
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The new – and ambitious – restaurant from the team behind neighbourhood spots Riserva, Baia Di Vino and San Lorenzo is here. It’s complete with a kitchen led by a former Cutler & Co head chef and a front-of-house team led by a hospo pro with 25 years at France-Soir under his belt.
There’s a New Cake Box in Town (and It’s From an Ex-Supernormal and Osteria Ilaria Pastry Chef)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink After working in restaurants for the past five years, Amanda Lowrensa has just started her own bakery. Amande is selling weekly cake boxes with bakes inspired by French and European pastries and American cakes.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Ittichai “Biggy” Ngamtrairai, Head Chef at Matilda
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The former Molly Rose head chef made one of the best set menus in town at the Collingwood brewery. He’s now returned to the kitchen at Scott Pickett’s South Yarra staple, bringing a more relaxed approach to the restaurant.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, March 1, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to drink an oat latte.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in February 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Consider this your dining-out cheat sheet for the month.
Where Chefs Eat: Sebastian Pasinetti, Co-Founder of Oko Rooftop and Cafe in Fitzroy
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Minds en Place co-founder on the house Martini that won’t disappoint, his go-to banh mi and the best ice-cream in town.
Coming Soon: Aanya, a New Player in Melbourne’s Fine-Dining Scene from Chefs with Michelin Star Cred
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Watch chefs – with experience including Dinner by Heston and Cutler & Co – prepare a multi-course meal in the open kitchen and enjoy “new-wave cocktails” and BYO wines when this Indian fine diner, backed by Jessi Singh, opens in April.
It’s Official: Australia’s Best Vanilla Slice and Hot Cross Buns Come From This Victorian Bakery
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink North End Bakehouse in Shepparton has made history by taking out the two top prizes at the Baking Association of Australia’s Victoria Baking Show.
Coming Soon: Olympia, a Lively Rooftop Wine Bar in a Converted Oakleigh Car Park
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The operator behind Harvie in Armadale and Gloria’s in Camberwell is opening a proudly Greek-inspired wine bar next month. Drink wine and cocktails in the sun while you snack on taramasalata, lobster rolls and saganaki.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, February 22, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to eat a $5 salad.
Where Chefs Eat: Zackary Furst, Head Chef at Bar Liberty, Fitzroy
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including his favourite meatball banh mi, the best bowl of noodles in town and where the chef finds mini fried pork buns that can “really change your day”.
Five To Try: New Ice-Cream and Gelato Shops From One End of Town to the Other
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a Japanese-inspired ice-creamery in a CBD car park; a Carnegie spot from an ex-Gelateria Primavera maker; and a Malvern location for one of the country’s most popular scoopers.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, February 15, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to make a tomato salad.
Coming Soon: Whimsical Melbourne Ice-Creamery Fluffy Torpedo To Open Two New Stores
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The original Smith Street shop with sour-strap-lined floors quickly became known for outlandish flavours like blue Powerade and smoked Cherry Ripe. Expect a new Brunswick location (that looks like a swimming pool) next month and a CBD spot later in the year.
Where Chefs Eat: Emma Dawson, Head Chef at Fitzroy’s Poodle Bar & Bistro
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including where she finds the best brisket pastrami bagel, the best new date spot in Melbourne and the ice-cream spot with the “perfect treat”.
A Guide to Hetty Lui McKinnon's Fave Brooklyn Neighbourhood
23 Apr 2025
Travel The Sydneysider-turned-New Yorker shares eight of her favourite spots to eat, drink and read in this cosy borough.
Now Open: Castlerose, an Underground Restaurant Inspired by 20th-Century English Dining
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Descend the spiral staircase to find this South Melbourne spot from Glen Bagnara of Hemingway’s and Bar Bianco. Order duck-filled pastry cigars served in a cigar box, or cheese from the vintage trolley.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, February 8, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to eat a $9.20 pizza.
Coming Soon: Shannon Martinez To Open Two Splashy New Venues In Docklands
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Friends of Fire and upstairs bar Amphora will open outside Marvel Stadium in March. Martinez has developed a vegan American menu, with meat and fish dishes from chef Aaron Rodrigues – think flame-grilled steaks, buttermilk fried chicken (and mock-chicken), and a roaming sundae trolley.
Coming Soon: Your Next Favourite Coffee Shop Is in an Old Quarry
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink In the early 2000s, Niddrie Quarry in Keilor East was transformed into the Valley Lake estate. Now, the Holmes Hall team is finally opening the meeting place residents were promised.
Where Chefs Eat: Mischa Tropp, Chef and Co-Owner of Fitzroy’s Toddy Shop
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including his favourite hangover burger, a standout red-curry pork sausage, and the pastry he’ll happily make a trip across town for.
Carlton Wine Room’s New Vino and Snacks Series Shows Off Riesling in a “Fun and Irreverent Way”
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The beloved corner wine bar will dedicate itself to rieslings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons this month. Choose from five drops, all matched with off-menu snacks like bratwurst pickle sticks and kingfish topped with Yarra Valley caviar.
Rathdowne Street Institution La Porchetta to Close at the End of the Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink You’ve only got six more days to go to the iconic Carlton North location where the food is oh so much better.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in January 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Consider this your dining-out cheat sheet for the month.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, February 2, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to drive from the city to The Clam.
Coming Soon: American Doughnut Kitchen To Open Its First New Location in 70 Years
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The family-owned and -operated business has been a fixture at the Queen Vic Market since the 1950s. The new bricks-and-mortar shop in Prahran will have the same nostalgic jam doughnuts, plus some one-off collaborations.
Coming Soon: Tzaki, a New All-Day Athenian Cafe and Meze Bar in Yarraville from an Ex-Hellenic Republic Chef
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Expect hung, dried and wood-roasted octopus, pan-fried smoked cheese imported from Greece and flatbreads cooked in the woodfired oven on-site when the casual spot opens next month.
Inventive Fitzroy Cocktail Bar Par Will Permanently Close After Service on Monday
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The slick venue, known for serving “neo cocktails” made over a three-day period, is closing its doors after two years on Brunswick Street. But the team is already looking for a home for Par 2.0.
Where Chefs Eat: Curtis Stone on the Melbourne Spots He’s Visited This Summer
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including why Attica still tops his list of recommendations, the Latin American restaurant serving fall-off-the-bone lamb shoulder and the bakery staple he misses when he’s stateside.
First Look: Chef David Moyle Opens Phase One of The Clam, His Seaside Tavern in Lorne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The former chef at Longsong in the CBD and Franklin in Hobart has opened a cool laid-back deck for dumplings, wine and DJ sets. Still to come is a seafood and pickle bar and an indoor bar with room for 200 people.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, January 25, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to finish an iced coffee.
Three To Try: Newly Revamped, Reopened and (Still Slightly) Retro Pubs
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a now European-inspired Gertrude Street hangout, a 136-year-old watering hole with a $4.3 million expansion, and a mustard and mauve Collingwood spot with 1970s energy.
Coming Soon: A Three-Storey Malaysian Restaurant From Junda Khoo of Sydney Favourite Ho Jiak
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef’s fifth and largest restaurant is due to open on Bourke Street later this year. There’ll be three dining concepts: including a chap fan-inspired kiosk, an upscale restaurant and a rooftop beer hall.
Where Chefs Eat: Ben Parkinson, Head Chef, Pipis Kiosk in Albert Park
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The under-the-radar former head chef at Sydney restaurant Monopole tells us why Manze is the place to go for inspiration and where to find Melbourne’s best drink with a view. Plus, he shares his favourite spot for “big and uncomplicated” chicken sandwiches.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, January 18, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to win a slam.
Now Open: The Cinema Nova Team’s New Dine-In Movie Theatre Has Cheeseburgers, Cocktails and No Pre-Movie Ads
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Fomo Cinemas in East Brunswick Village opens today. The six-screen theatre lets moviegoers order chef-made food to their seats, and has futuristic decor and neon artworks inspired by Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner.
Four To Try: Summer Is Here and (Ice-Cream) Spiders Are Everywhere
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The beverage that combines soft drink and ice-cream is making a fizzy and delicious comeback. From Sundae School in Fitzroy North to Kori in Hawthorn and Matcha Mate in the CBD, here’s where to find some of our favourites.
Three To Try: Find Big Booths and US Staples at These American-Style Diners
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a tiny Brunswick venue for pancakes and pie; a Collingwood joint with great coffee and burgers; and a Pascoe Vale South diner with Mexican influence. Counter culture never sleeps.
First Look: Jeff Koons Balloon Dog Cakes, Surrealist Mandarin Entremet and More Playful Desserts at Le Yeahllow in the CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Catch up with friends over a petit gateaux that looks like a pecan shell, or order a whimsical celebration cake to take home from the South Yarra patisserie’s second outpost.
Where Chefs Eat: Giorgia McAllister Forte, Pastry Chef at Monforte Viennoiserie, Carlton North
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “For want of a better term, I’m a carb queen,” says the chef whose resume includes two years at Claire Ptak’s Violet Cakes in London, and four years at Melbourne bakery All Are Welcome.
Sheet Cakes Are Everywhere Right Now, and Jessamie Holmes of Thy Caketh Makes Some of Melbourne’s Best
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink It’s hard to pinpoint where the trend started, but like Hannah Ziskin in Los Angeles and Rachel Yang in Seattle, Melbourne’s Jessamie Holmes is making elaborately decorated cakes that bring a sense of celebration to any party.
First Look: UGO Burrata Bar at South Melbourne Market, a New Shop Dedicated to the Divisive Blob
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink In a bagel, on a piece of toast, as part of a caprese salad and even for dessert. Here, That’s Amore burrata is served on almost everything.
First Look: There’s an Ice-Cream Vending Machine and Japanese-Inspired Scoops at Kori’s Tiny New Store in a CBD Car Park
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink It’s the second outpost from the former Tonka and Luxbite pastry chefs.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, January 11, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to rewatch Jeremy Allen White’s Calvin Klein campaign video.
Karen Martini To Launch St Kilda Diner Saint George With Sydney’s Public Hospitality Group
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The celebrity chef joins the team at the former Saint Hotel from late January.
Where Chefs Eat: Rosheen Kaul, Etta, Brunswick East
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The superstar chef shares her favourite Melbourne spot for charcoal-grilled Vietnamese meatballs, her go-to Kariton Sorbetes order and where to find pork belly with “crispy skin that shatters like glass”.
Three To Try: New Specialty Bakeries by Restaurant Chefs
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink These new Melbourne bakeries specialising in artful madeleines, restaurant-quality loaves and picture-perfect layer cakes come from chefs with experience at Attica, Sunda and a Michelin-starred London spot.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food and Drink, January 5, 2024
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to become a new you.
First Look: Brico, a New Carlton North Wine Bar From Bar Liberty’s Josh Begbie and Phil Bracey of London’s P Franco
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The duo and their partners have taken over a historic Melbourne hospo site to open a wine bar with a list of natural wines that aren’t “esoteric for the point of being esoteric”.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Ben Sears, Head Chef at Public Wine Shop
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Sears has worked at chef Simon Rogan’s three-Michelin-starred restaurant L’Enclume in England and was part of the opening team at Cutler & Co. His main goal in this new role? “To not fuck it up!"
Three to Try: Melbourne Cocktail Bars That Will Take You to New Heights (and Lows)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including an agave-focused spot from a “painfully geeky” bartender; a newly renovated CBD institution with sweeping city views; and an underground cocktail den in a historic building.
Coming Soon: Chef Ali Currey-Voumard Is Opening a Pop-Up Wine Bar and Bistro in a Historic Castlemaine Hotel
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The former Public Wine Shop and Agrarian Kitchen chef is taking up residence at Temperance House. Expect long lunches inspired by classic French and Italian country cooking from one of Australia’s best chefs.
Now Open: Doju Is the Newest Entrant in the Melbourne CBD’s Growing Korean Dining Scene
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Here, dishwasher-turned-chef Mika Chae (a distant relative of chef Jung Eun Chae) draws inspiration from Atomix and other top Korean restaurants to help redefine Melbourne’s restaurant scene.
Melbourne’s Best Restaurant, Bar, Cafe and Bakery Openings of 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The local drinking and dining scene showed no sign of slowing down in 2023. These 42 restaurants, cafes, bars and bakeries were our picks for the year.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, December 21, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to cure a hangover.
How to Sabre a Bottle of Champagne According to Vue de Monde’s Hugh Allen
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Why pop a bottle this New Year’s Eve when you could open it with a cavalry sword and a whole lot of pizzazz? Allen’s top tip: make sure the bottle is as cold as possible.
Four To Try: Festive Melbourne Mince Tarts You Can Snag Up Until December 24
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including one with filling that has spent months macerating in homemade ginger beer, plus a vegan booze-free version.
The Viral Jiggly, Dancing Korean Pudding Cats (or Are They Bunnies?) Are Finally Available in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Their names are Yoo Yoo and Yao Yao and they dance like nobody’s watching – except everybody is.
How to Spend 24 Hours in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Travel The must-dos and absolute must-eats for anyone visiting (or rediscovering) the city.
Andrew McConnell, Helly Raichura, Mischa Tropp and Harry Mangat Lead the 2024 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Line-Up
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Noble Rot team are coming to town, a celebrity sausage sizzle pops-up at Fed Square and more highlights to looks forward to.
Pretend It’s an Interview: Five Minutes With New York Culture Critic Fran Lebowitz
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment “You know, when you have a speaking date, you have a rider that says what has to be in your dressing-room. Mine basically says 150 gallons of coffee.”
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, December 14, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to book a table.
What Broadsheet Melbourne’s Team Ate and Drank (and Loved) in 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a chicken-liver-parfait cannoli, the city’s best birria tacos, a trompe l'oeil dessert and crave-worthy grilled sardines by the beach.
Melbourne’s Best New Restaurants of 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A gothic marvel in the former stock exchange, a regional gem with Michelin star cred, a 20-seat Thai star, and more dining bangers.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, December 8, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to make a ham and cheese toastie.
Melbourne’s Best New Bakeries and Sandwich Shops of 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a CBD banh mi hole-in-the-wall, a Copenhagen-influenced Brunswick bread haven and a Collingwood panini spot from a sandwich superstar.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Joel Baylon, Head Chef at Love Shack Brewing Co
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “I like to create dishes where you ask yourself, ‘How did that work?’”
Melbourne’s Best New Cafes of 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a Japanese gem from a hospo power trio, an instant south side classic and a milk-free coffee shop in a Brunswick backstreet.
Three To Try: The New Panini Bars Bringing Elevated Italian Sandwiches to Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The sandwich superstars behind Stefanino Panino rolled into Collingwood Yards, and two newcomers opened in Hawthorn and Carlton North. All three have us saying panini, panini, panini.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, December 1, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to order a panini.
All the New Melbourne Cafe, Restaurant and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in December 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Consider this your dining-out cheat sheet for the month.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in November 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Consider this your dining-out cheat sheet for the month.
Melbourne’s Best New Bars of 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink An essential cocktail den from Andrew McConnell, the wine bar Coburg was waiting for, a Windsor craft beer utopia, and nine more of the year’s best watering holes.
Hector’s Deli Now Offers Catering (and Founder Dom Wilton May or May Not Deliver Your Sandwiches Dressed as an Astronaut)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Another mogul with his sights set on outer space …
Try Six Shades of Mystery Grey Gelato at MPavilion in December
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Test your tastebuds at Greyscale, an edible art activation by Brazilian artist João Loureiro and Piccolina Gelateria.
Dessert Masters Star Kay-Lene Tan Spills on Her Love of Spoons, Spices and Dachshunds
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink We talk to one of the breakout stars of Masterchef’s new spinoff about the pastry and baking books she thinks everyone should have, her favourite restaurant in Melbourne right now and her creative life outside of the kitchen.
Coming Soon: A Mechanical Bull and More Wild West Energy at Moon Dog Footscray
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The indie brewery’s new three-storey location in the former Franco Cozzo building is Wild West themed. There’ll also be a pianola bar, Americana-influenced food and a Blues Brothers-inspired bar with a stage for country and western musical acts.
We Talk to New Pop Supernova Chappell Roan
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment Elton John is a fan and Olivia Rodrigo has tapped her as an opener on an upcoming world tour. Chappell Roan’s drag- and camp-inspired pop-world takeover has only just begun.
“One of the Hardest Decisions We Have Had To Make” – Goodtime Footscray Bar Baby Snakes To Close Next Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The colourful and approachable wine bar’s last day of service will be December 23.
First Look: Madeleine De Proust, a Lygon Street Bakery Dedicated to Madeleines, From an Ex-Attica Head Pastry Chef
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink HyoJu Park and her chef-partner Rong Yao Soh both have Michelin-star cred. At their new Carlton bakery they use a meticulous approach to culinary arts honed in some of the world’s best kitchens to create elegant and artistic versions of the delicate sponge cakes.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, November 23, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to sharpen a knife.
Hugh Allen’s Knives Are Out (and About)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Vue de Monde’s executive chef has collaborated with Aussie brand Crumpler on a knife bag that took two years to design and won’t get torn to shreds.
Hit List: Where Did Jamie Oliver Eat While He Was in Australia?
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Jamie Oliver is in the country, and there’s one question on everyone’s lips: where has the superstar chef been eating?
Five Minutes With Stephannie Liu, Head Chef at Julie
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef, originally from Sydney, is one of the most exciting things to happen to the Melbourne food scene this year. We took five minutes with Liu for her thoughts on the industry, the dish she’s most proud of at Julie and why she cooks.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Philippa Sibley, Executive Chef at Pinotta
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink We catch up with the chef, who was once invited to make a dessert for Oprah and has taken over the kitchen at the Fitzroy North bistro.
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, November 16, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to eat a sushi roll.
Coming Soon: Rosemary Andrews – the Chef Behind Attica Summer Camp’s Dessert Trolley – Is Opening a Bakery in Malvern
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Melburnians will be able to get their hands on slices of her storied eight-layer carrot cake, seven-layer honey-miso cake and two-texture chocolate cake at the six month pop-up bakery.
After Threats of Redevelopment, Preston Market Confirms It Will Remain Open Till at Least 2028
23 Apr 2025
City File Vendors announced via Instagram today that market owner Salta Properties has committed to renewing their leases for an additional five years. The news comes after the developer threatened to close the 53-year-old market back in May.
The Caker Makes the Fanciest Boxed Cake Mixes Around – And You Can Finally Get Them in Australia
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Jordan Rondel has made cakes for Miley Cyrus, Flea and Penn Badgley. With her next-level cake kits now available at David Jones, you can easily recreate her chic bakes at home.
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, November 9, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to brew a pot of tea.
Where Chefs Eat: Steve Chan, Sleepy’s Cafe and Wine Bar, Carlton North
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef reveals his favourite banh mi joint, tells us why he loves La Pinta and shares two of the city’s best spots for a first date.
Afternoon Tea at Melissa Leong’s House
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Tea and cake with the Dessert Masters judge calls for sculptural blooms, fermented oolong and a bombolone worthy of long-term commitment. The food media trailblazer also shares her tips for foolproof baking and her favourite Melbourne pastries.
Sunda Reopens This Week With an Alum Leading the Kitchen
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Southeast Asian restaurant, formerly helmed by chef Khanh Nguyen, reopens on Friday with a new executive chef and a menu that nods to the restaurant’s early days.
Aussie-Made Artisan Tinned Fish (Aka “Hot Girl Food”) Is Now Available Across The Country
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The popularity of one of the internet’s favourite foods refuses to die down. And South-Australian-based Little Tin Co’s canned sardines, smoky mussels and hot-smoked kingfish are giving the global trend a local twist.
Coming Soon: Brunswick East Favourite Italian Sandwich Shop Stefanino Panino Is Moving to Collingwood Yards
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Breaking Melbourne sandwich news. The Italian deli-style ciabatta sandwiches will now be a Collingwood staple. Plus, the team is celebrating the final day in Brunswick East this Saturday with $13 paninis and more rolls than they’ve ever made before.
Ask a Pastry Chef: Kirsten Tibballs Answers All of Our Nerdy Chocolate Questions
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Savour Chocolate & Patisserie School founder, and Chocolate All Day author, on correct chocolate storage, the best way to make hot chocolate and how to temper chocolate at home in the microwave.
All the New Melbourne Restaurant, Cafe and Bar Openings We Got Excited About in October 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Consider this your dining-out cheat sheet for the month.
Aussie Craft Tinned Fish (Aka “Hot Girl Food”) Is Now Available in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The popularity of one of the internet’s favourite foods refuses to die down. And now Little Tin Co’s canned sardines, smoky mussels and hot-smoked kingfish can be found at Blackhearts & Sparrows and Skinner & Hackett.
Lygon Street Rooftop Bar Johnny’s Green Room Set To Reopen With Karen Martini and Matt Bax On Board
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Lygon Street venue, with its 360-degree views, is due to reopen in December – and Martini and Bax are bringing along a summery new menu of cocktails and Italian small plates.
First Look: Mile End’s New Bagel Shop Opens in a Repurposed Hawthorn Car Park
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Just over four miles from the original Fitzroy location, the Mile End team is now selling woodfired Montreal-style bagels out of a custom-built food truck on Glenferrie Road.
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, November 2, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to whip up spaghetti alla Nerano.
Three To Try: New Japanese Cafes To Visit Day and Night
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink A Collingwood ochazuke hotspot, the shuttered Ima Project Cafe team’s new Brunswick spot and a cafe that turns into an izakaya from two Nobu alum.
Now Open: Collingwood Favourite Cibi Expands With Dedicated Grocery and Home Sections
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Japanese cafe and lifestyle store is now offering grab-and-go bentos and Ramarro Farm produce. Noguchi lampshades, plywood butterfly stools and other Japanese furniture are the stars of the new home section.
First Look: Vue de Monde and Lui Bar Reopen After a Considered, State-of-the-Art Renovation
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The fine-dining institution and its sky-high bar have undergone a significant revamp, and one of the biggest differences may be more noticeable online than in the restaurant itself.
Coming Soon: Cinema Nova Team To Open a Food-Focused Movie Theatre in Brunswick East This December
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Fomo Cinemas adds to the movie magic with a dine-in concept where the food is just as important as the film.
A Sydney Cheese We’ve Been Hanging Out for Is Now Available in Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Jersey cheese, best served grilled in cultured butter, has been omnipresent on foodie Instagram feeds for months. You can now get it at Maker & Monger, Meatsmith and Grana.
Matti Fallon’s Colt Dining Closed Three Weeks After Opening Due to Fire
23 Apr 2025
City File The 95-seat Mornington restaurant was destroyed by an electrical fire that broke out during service on Friday night. But the team says they “will rise again”.
Coming Soon: Bibi Ji, a Casual Lygon Street Spot for Thali and Other Indian Classics From Jessi Singh
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The chef and restaurateur has taken over the former Cafe Notturno space in Carlton, bringing an Indian diner-inspired interior and a menu Singh hopes will “present a fresh perspective on Indian cuisine”.
Author and Chef Molly Baz on the Joys of Working for Herself, Meatballs and Her New Cookbook More Is More
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The American recipe giant and Youtube star is back with a second cookbook, the follow up to her 2021 debut, Cook This Book.
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, October 26, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to order a meatball sub.
Four To Try: Cosy, Cool and Warmly Lit New Wine Bars from One End of Town to the Other
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink An approachable burgundy-coloured Highett spot from two hospo pros, the wine bar Coburg has been waiting for, a charming spot on an Edwardian strip and a stylish Richmond newcomer focused on minimal-intervention wines.
Serious Wine Guy and Comedian Merrick Watts on What to Expect at Comedy in the Vines Fest
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The celebration of wine and comedy takes place in Nagambie next month. The comedian and Picture Discuss podcast host tells us what to expect from the festival and why wine and comedy are a great mix.
Helly Raichura and Kay-Lene Tan Team Up on Diwali Dinner at Enter via Laundry
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Chef-owner Raichura is making a vegetarian Gujarati feast to celebrate Diwali. She’s bringing along the pastry chef, who has created dessert courses and a mithai box.
New Hire: Five Minutes with Steve Harry, Head Chef at Napier Quarter
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The accidental chef is bringing long Sunday lunches, pillowy focaccia sandwiches and his reserved culinary technique to the backstreet wine bar.
“Buckle Up” – Jerry Mai Just Started Her New Gig Leading the St Cloud Kitchen
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Street Food Vietnam author and Melbourne kitchen legend will be adding some Cambodian flavours and her family recipes to the Vietnamese restaurant’s offering.
Four Pillars Named World Number One Gin Producer – Again
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Yarra Valley distillery pulled off a hat-trick, taking home gold at the 2023 International Wine & Spirits Competition in London for the third time last night. And it’s shouting you a G&T to celebrate.
Now Open: Foraged Produce, a 1970s-Inspired Fit-Out and Vinyl on Rotation at Matti Fallon’s Mornington Restaurant Colt Dining
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “The peninsula is a mecca of small producers, which makes me feel like a kid in a candy store, really,” says the former DuNord chef and Princes Pies founder. Fallon brings his new-found location-driven approach to cooking home to Mornington.
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, October 19, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to crack open a durian.
“People Come Looking for Connections”: How Dinner-Party Project Club Sup Lets You Leave the Apps Behind
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink We talk to founder Sophie McIntyre about how the pop-up series helps people make new friends in work, life and love – all over great food.
Three To Try: New “Thai Boom” Restaurants Specialising in Dishes From Isan, Phuket and Surat Thani
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink 2023 has been a boom year for Melbourne's Thai food fans. Make a beeline to a 20-seater serving some of the city’s best (and spiciest) dry curries, a vibrant city diner attracting queues for its noodles, and a charmer with cobalt-blue walls.
Tom Sarafian Teams Up With Pidapipo and a Lebanese-Bakery Legend on a Two-Week-Only Ashta Gelato Collab
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink And he’s hosting a one-day-only event to celebrate, serving his “all-time favourite” kebab. Toum-smothered chicken will be cooked over charcoal and wrapped in homemade flatbread with za’atar-seasoned chips, harissa mayonnaise, pickled Lebanese cucumbers and parsley.
An Ex-Brae Chef Is Taking Over CBD Spot Parcs – Here’s What You Can Expect When the 20-Seater Reopens on Tuesday
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The signature “umami e pepe” may have left, but sustainability remains a focus at the next iteration of the wine bar and restaurant. There’ll also be more to drink and 12 different menus per year.
Snack Bar, Melbourne’s Latest in Food, October 12, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to shake (or stir) a Martini.
Signature Bakes: Five New Spots Specialising in Croffles, Pies, Cinnamon Scrolls, and More
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Specialty creations from a hidden Korean cafe in the CBD, an Indonesian pancake chain’s first Melbourne outpost, a legacy pie maker and other newly opened favourites.
Golden Groves Olive Oil Collabs With Richmond's Baby on a Menu That's Got “Vacation Vibes in Abundance”
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink For a limited time, get mortadella pizza finished with EVOO from the sibling-run company, plus tagliolini with seared calamari inspired by Grecian seaside tavernas.
Melbourne’s Coolest Indie Wine Publication, Veraison Magazine, Is Releasing Its Final Print Issue
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink But founder and editor Moira Tirtha is taking the mag – which aims to make the wine world more accessible and give a platform to historically under-represented voices – digital.
Author and Chef Molly Baz on the Joys of Working for Herself, Meatballs and Her New Cookbook More Is More
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The American recipe giant and Youtube star is back with a second cookbook, the follow up to her 2021 debut, Cook This Book.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, October 5, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to for the weather to change.
Chae Comes to Collingwood: Chefs Jung Eun Chae and Shannon Martinez Team Up for a One-Night-Only Dinner at Smith & Daughters
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Dishes from the singular six-seat Korean restaurant will be veganified and Chae’s ferments added to Smith & Daughter staples as part of Martinez’s Friends of Daughters event series. Get in quick – tickets to the last Friends of Daughters collab sold out in seven minutes.
What’s Going on at ACMI Restaurant Hero?
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The arts institution announced the sudden closure of its flagship restaurant on Monday, leaving owners Karen Martini and Michael Gebran blindsided and “in shock”. ACMI says the pair’s company Hospitality M was in breach of contract and was “unable to meet its legal and financial obligations under the agreement”.
Sparks, “Your Favourite Band’s Favourite Band”, Prepare To Tour Australia for the First Time in 23 Years
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment Broadsheet speaks to the art-pop duo about collaborating with Cate Blanchett, their 26th studio album and flat whites.
Hero, Karen Martini’s Fed Square Restaurant, Shuts Down out of the Blue
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “We regret to advise that today, 2 October 2023, ACMI purported to terminate our Cafe Operation and events management agreement with immediate effect.”
Book a Private Taylor Swift Concert (Film Screening) for $1989
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment The Eras Tour concert film hits different Aussie theatres next week. Get ready to scream your heart out.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, September 28, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know, in less time than it takes to heat up a footy pie.
How Raymond Tan Went From Never Using An Oven To Opening CBD Bakery Raya
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Melbourne baker chats about steering away from corporate work, finding his baking style, and how Tim Tams helped him discover his sweet tooth.
First Look: Two Nobu Alums Make Japanese Snacks and Yuzu Cocktails at Ilza in the CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink This 25-seat restaurant on Little Collins Street is run by a husband-and-wife duo who met while working at the Melbourne outpost of the global fine diner.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Albert’s Head Chef Tom Ferne and Sous-Chef Steve Matthews
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “There’s a lot of joy to be had in honest cooking without reinventing the wheel, and we feel that customers are often thinking the same way.”
You Can Help Maui Wildfire Relief With A Hawaiian Bake Sale and a Spam Musubi Pop-Up
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Two events in Melbourne this September are raising money to support the island after devastating fires claimed the lives of 114 people and counting.
Five Exciting Melbourne Food and Drink Pop-Ups to Check Out This Week – August 21, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a dinner at Carlton Wine Room celebrating emerging chefs and sommeliers, a vegan Instagram baker popping up at one of Melbourne’s coolest banh mi spots and a “struggle”-themed dinner.
First Look: A Melbourne Great Opens a New Rialto Towers Cafe With a Menu Designed by 10 Big-Name Chefs
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Nathan Toleman’s Square One Rialto officially opens on Monday, with 10 collaborators – including Victor Liong and Jemma Whiteman – coming along for the ride.
Now Open: Stop By Swanston Street’s #1000 Bread for Cube Croissants, Mochi Bagels and Other Eurasian Treats
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink This small self-serve joint offers breads and pastries that mix European and Asian flours and technique in a new exciting way. Expect lines out the door at this CBD spot run by a self-taught baker.
First Look: South Yarra’s Euro-Style Park Pantry Is a Tiny Coffee and Sandwich Window by Day and a Petite Wine Bar by Night
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Stop by the cosy 16-seater – formerly Le Derriere by Entrecote – for oysters with hibiscus mignonette, buttery pastries, cocktails, a 50-bottle wine list and a “ridiculously amazing” confit duck leg from a French-German chef.
Sydney Hospo Powerhouse Merivale Buys Another Building in Melbourne’s CBD
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Reports suggest the influential restaurant group led by billionaire CEO Justin Hemmes has nabbed Kantay House, an art deco building and converted warehouse space on Meyers Place in the city.
Maribyrnong Council (Finally) Approves Moon Dog’s Proposal To Transform Footscray’s Franco Cozzo Building Into a New Venue
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “We can’t wait to be part of the Footscray community,” says Moon Dog co-founder Karl van Buuren after the team were given approval for their 800-person venue.
Coming Soon: Abbotsford Convent Wine Bar and Cafe Cam’s Kiosk Gets a Sophisticated Sibling Venue, Julie
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “We want you to come in and relax, like you would relax at a friend’s house,” says chef Julieanne Blum. The laid-back, unfussy restaurant will open in a heritage-listed room, formerly the site of Lentil As Anything, next month.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, August 14, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it’ll take to catch a Pokemon.
From Attica to Gaea, Mo Zhou Is Creating Some of Melbourne’s Most Exciting Dishes
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink With his 16-seat Fitzroy restaurant pushing boundaries and new Collingwood hotspot Chiaki generating buzz, we should be paying more attention to this dynamic chef.
Thi Le’s Banh Mi Spot Ca Com Is Back After a Fire – and It’s Now Serving Dinner on Weekends
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Snag one of the shop’s few indoor spots or bring your dog and hang out in the 25-seat courtyard for snacks from the grill, house-made Vietnamese charcuterie and low-intervention wine.
Gotta Caccio Them All: Prahran Market’s Maker & Monger is Giving Chefs the Baseball Card Treatment
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Forget sports stars and Pokemon. We’re filling our collectors’ binders with culinary cards from “the chapel of cheese”.
First Look: CBD Pop-Up Matcha Mate Celebrates the Japanese Ingredient With Plated Desserts and Sweet Bakery Staples
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Welcome to matcha heaven, where cookies, chiffon cake, babka and more are all given “a splash of green”. There’s also ceremonial-grade matcha and ice-cream from Hawthorn’s Kori.
In Conversation: Chef Annie Smithers and NGV Senior Curator Dr Ted Gott Discuss the Connections Between French Cooking and Fine Art
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Broadsheet speaks with the duo about Smithers’s menu collaboration with the NGV for the Pierre Bonnard Winter Masterpieces exhibition. “They’re cutting-edge, modernist artists who were on the verge of abstraction.”
Past Lives Director Celine Song on the Acclaimed Film That Has Made Her an Oscar Favourite
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment “It’s a story in three goodbyes,” says the Korean-Canadian screenwriter and director. Broadsheet sat down with Song to discuss her first feature film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and is currently screening at NZIFF.
Chef Thi Le’s Richmond Banh Mi Bar, Ca Com, Temporarily Closed After Fire
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The team hopes to reopen shortly. Jeow, the chef’s next-door Laotian restaurant, remains open.
Past Lives Director Celine Song on the Acclaimed Film That Has Made Her an Oscar Favourite
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment “It’s a story in three goodbyes,” says the Korean-Canadian screenwriter and director. Broadsheet sat down with Song to discuss her first feature film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and will screen MIFF this Sunday.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, August 4, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All the news you need to know in less time than it takes to prepare burrata on toast.
New Hire: Five Minutes With Dean Little, Head Chef at Half Acre
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink After spending 18 months as head chef at Cumulus Inc, working in a not-for-profit kitchen and starting his own cafe, Lokall, Dean Little has found his way back to restaurants. This time he’s cooking with fire.
Coming Soon: Nathan Toleman’s Square One Rialto Will See 10 Different Chefs Build a New Menu Each Season
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The industry trailblazer is back with a distinctive cafe concept at the Rialto Tower. Chefs including Victor Liong, Jemma Whiteman and Tom Sarafian are coming along for the ride.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 28, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as short as an … X?
First Look: Gelato Shop Kariton Sorbetes Opens in Glen Waverley Scooping Flavours Like Matcha Maker and Rhuby Riot
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Filipino ice-creamery is growing an empire, with a third store, on Springvale Road, featuring a 1970s-Manila-inspired fit-out. Find new and returning specials, like matcha gelato with raw chocolate and azuki-bean paste, alongside familiar favourites, like its take on the traditional halo-halo dessert, with pandan-infused ice and an "addictive" leche-flan puree.
A Peek Inside Reine: Team Nomad’s Grand New CBD Restaurant Takes Shape Ahead of Opening Next Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The group today revealed new photos from inside the 150-seat venue, which is taking up residence in a 1890s neo-gothic building on Collins Street, as well as insight into the menu. The dining room? As lavish as we’d imagined.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 21, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news you can read in less time than it’ll take to buy Barbenheimer tickets.
The Bear Is Back: Matty Matheson on the Hit TV Show’s “Full-Bodied” Second Season
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment The hit series returns to New Zealand screens today. Broadsheet chats with one of the show’s executive producers and actors about what’s next for the team at The Beef, what he’s learnt from the world of television and how it feels to share a scene with an Academy Award winner.
Melbourne’s Best Cafe Openings of 2023 (So Far)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Including a condiment haven, a north-side favourite’s new south-side sibling, and a tiny cake and coffee window from a beloved pastry chef.
The Bear Is Back: Matty Matheson on the Hit TV Show’s “Full-Bodied” Second Season
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment The hit series returns to Australian screens today. Broadsheet chats with one of the show’s executive producers and actors about what’s next for the team at The Beef, what he’s learnt from the world of television and how it feels to share a scene with an Academy Award winner.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 14, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a skeet, thread, toot or tweet.
Hector’s Deli: Why We’re Moving to a Four-Day Work Week
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The popular, and highly rated, sandwich group has implemented a reduced working week for all full-time employees – across its three venues and head office. “We want real growth and real opportunity for people, not growth that allows only our business to grow,” says founder Dom Wilton.
The Latest Piccolina Gelato Project Stars Guest Chefs From Hope St Radio, Tedesca Osteria, Tulum and More (Making One-Week-Only Scoops)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Step out of your frozen desserts comfort zone with mandarin and saffron sorbet, schmaltz gelato and sweet chicken pudding. There are only five weeks left to try cups from this year’s Piccolina chef collab series.
Bite Size: Five New Things To Know in Melbourne This Week
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment A Greta Gerwig retrospective, brown butter madeleines by a former Attica pastry chef, and a date night pasta special at Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca are all things to check out from July 7, 2023.
Snack Bar: Melbourne’s Latest in Food, July 7, 2023
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink All you need to know, in news as brief as a tweet (or are we all using Threads now?)
Local Startup Minds en Place Brings Mental Health, Disability, Anti-Racism Training and More to the Hospitality World
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Broadsheet talked to the founders of the diversity, equity and inclusion hub on their quietly radical new approach to education and workplace safety in the hospitality world.
Ask a Cheesemonger: Anthony Femia on Cheese Plate Essentials, a Stanley Tucci Toastie Dream and the Next Big Thing in Fromage
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The owner of Prahran Market’s Maker and Monger is one of the city’s most knowledgeable – and fun – cheese connoisseurs. He shares details on an upcoming chef collab series, why you shouldn’t store cheese in plastic, and why only fresh honeycomb will do.
First Look: Instagram Sensation Mali Bakes Opens a Tiny Window in Fitzroy for Asian-Inspired Treats and Classic Fruit-Forward Cakes
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The hole-in-the-wall has a monthly-changing menu of seasonal layer cakes by the slice, custard tarts and community feels.
Scrap That: Parcs, the CBD Diner Known for Its Low-Waste Umami E Pepe, Will Have Its Last Service on Saturday
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink “It was a brilliant but brief dream.” The 20-seat fermentation wine bar helmed by food warrior Dennis Yong is closing. But according to the owners, Parcs will be “back soon with fresh faces”.
First Look: Thai Baan on Bourke Street Is Part of a New Wave of Diners Redefining Melbourne’s Thai Food Scene
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The Isan street-food-inspired canteen is attracting queues for its spicy and sour boat noodles, made from a 30-year-old family recipe, sweet pok pok noodles and traditional desserts.
A Massive New Coles Local (With Oasis Bakery Treats) Opens in South Melbourne
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The supermarket’s latest – and biggest – boutique spin-off is the first to offer products from the beloved Middle Eastern grocer and features a self-serve dessert bar.
Vue de Monde Will Close in Late July for Two Months for a Refurb Worth Over $3 Million
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The fine dining institution on the Rialto Tower’s 55th floor is set to undergo a major overhaul. Sibling venue Lui Bar will be transformed into “a completely new venue” and Vue Events will also get a serious upgrade.
Maribyrnong City Council Rejects Moon Dog’s Proposal to Turn Footscray’s Franco Cozzo Building into Its New Venue
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink There’s hope for the brewery still – the Moon Dog team has a meeting with the council next week and 59 days to apply for a review.
First Look: 150-Year-Old North Melbourne Pub Central Club Hotel Reopens After a Major Revamp
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Enjoy under-the-radar Aussie wines and local spirits alongside hand-rolled pasta, chicken parmagiana and steaks from the grill at this pub opposite the Queen Vic Market. Spend the night chilling one of the “micro hotel rooms” upstairs or drinking in the basement whisky bar.
Australia’s Best Pie Has Been Named of 2023 and It’s From Victoria’s Country Cob Bakery (Again)
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink More than 360 bakeries submitted a combined 1600 products for 10 judges to try over three days. But only one pie took home the gold.
First Look: Co Bake Space Is a Peachy New Spot (by Two of Baking Instagram’s Finest) for Pick-Ups and Pop-Ups
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Two Aussie baking stars have opened a new space in Richmond for cakers, floral artists and other creatives. Expect lacy vintage cakes, floral sculptures and watercolour cakes, plus workshops, tastings and a collaboration with a former Attica pastry chef.
Learn To Make Ricotta With Julia Busuttil Nishimura and Dumplings With Tony Tan at Sovereign Hill This Weekend
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The open-air gold rush museum will host a grazeable market, a masterclass in gin-blending, lessons in foraging and more heritage-style activities as part of its Heritage Harvest Weekend.
First Look: Eight-Seat Wine Bar La Rue Is a Taste of What’s To Come at Nomad Group’s Grand Brasserie in August
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The dark, moody bar will highlight American wines alongside greats from Australia and France. Stop by for a glass and bar snacks, and experience part of the historical CBD space before Reine starts service at the end of winter.
Now Open: Old-School Hospitality Meets Modern Mediterranean Cooking at Brunswick East’s Yakamoz
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Expect woodfired pide, Moroccan chicken, and candied pumpkin with tahini at this father-son operation. Don’t feel like going out? The kitchen also runs a delivery-only kebab store.
Tobie Puttock’s Melbourne Meal Delivery Service Focuses on Sustainability, Healthier Eating and Zero Waste
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Chef-made frozen meals delivered right to your door are a serious step-up from the TV dinners of yesteryear. Chef, cookbook author and longtime Jamie Oliver collaborator Tobie Puttock has put together ready-made meals made with top produce from Gary’s Quality Meats, Ocean Made Seafood and Natoora.
Ask a Chef: Tom Sarafian’s Sterling Hummus Tips, Current Melbourne Restaurant Fave and Kitchen Soundtrack Vitals
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The former Bar Saracen and Rumi chef talks pop-ups, chocolate hummus, the secret to smooth hummus and the best way to eat the stuff for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in-between.
Recipe: Tom Sarafian’s Hummus Bil Lahme
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Melbourne’s unofficial hummus king and former Bar Saracen and Rumi chef says this quick meal is “one of the world’s greatest dishes”.
Connie’s Italian Diner, Above Heartbreaker, Is Closing This Month
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink May 27 will be the last day of service at the Everleigh, Bar Margaux and Heartbreaker team’s Italian-American pizzeria – but there are already plans to resurrect it in a better location.
Etta’s Glam New Saturday Lunch Service Stars Seafood Towers and Rotating Champagnes by the Glass
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink There’ll be nothing quiet about Etta’s new Saturday lunch service – shellfish will be cracked open as bubbles flow and diners cosy up by the glowing fireplace at the Brunswick East diner. Let the fun begin.
Coming Soon: You Can’t Build a Restaurant Like Reine, The Nomad Group’s New French Brasserie
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink Set inside the Melbourne Stock Exchange’s magnificent, 132-year-old Cathedral Room, the forthcoming restaurant features original stained-glass windows, a gothic vaulted ceiling and solid granite columns. On the menu, expect oysters shucked to order, French classics, Manhattans, Martinis and a roaming cheese trolley.
First Look: South Yarra’s Yan Combines Asian Flavours With American Barbeque Technique
23 Apr 2025
Food & Drink The creative Sydney restaurant has opened its first interstate outpost in the space once occupied by Yagiz. Come for favourites including smoked chicken katsu with house-made barbeque sauce, braised winter melon with smoked almond cream, and an otherworldly coconut ice cream.
Melbourne Dinner Date: Soi 38 With Comedian Sheng Wang
23 Apr 2025
Entertainment The Taiwanese-American comedian and Ali Wong favourite is in town for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Over deep-fried pork neck and raw tiger prawns, we chat about shopping at the Carlton Farmers Market, why he doesn’t draw on his heritage for material and what life has been like in the wake of his debut Netflix special.

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