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First Look: Chef Fujio Tamura Wants Fitzroy’s Udon Izakaya Tanukiya to Feel Just Like Japan

First Look: Chef Fujio Tamura Wants Fitzroy’s Udon Izakaya Tanukiya to Feel Just Like Japan

Enjoy fried-to-order tempura and udon from Kagawa, dipped into savoury bonito broth while you sip on saké and Japanese beers.

A Ramen Master With Shops in Tokyo and Kanagawa Opens Cafe Ogawa in Ascot Vale

A Ramen Master With Shops in Tokyo and Kanagawa Opens Cafe Ogawa in Ascot Vale

Atsushi Ogawa and Kantaro Okada (Le Bajo, 279) have teamed up on a hybrid ramen shop and cafe serving two distinct ramen styles, Basque cheesecake and ice-cream from Hareruya Pantry.

First Look: At Gaon, an Ex-Nobu Chef Makes Traditional Korean Dishes the Hard Way

First Look: At Gaon, an Ex-Nobu Chef Makes Traditional Korean Dishes the Hard Way

He’s keeping Korean soup tradition alive in Carnegie with broths that seem simple but are brutally time consuming to make.

First Look: Time After Time Sells 150 Melbourne-Inspired Black Croissants Daily

First Look: Time After Time Sells 150 Melbourne-Inspired Black Croissants Daily

The bakery cafe from Mino Han of Alt Pasta Bar and Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars ties together influences from the chef’s two homes: Seoul and Melbourne.

Pebble Is Summer’s Hottest Pop-Up

Pebble Is Summer’s Hottest Pop-Up

At the former Amaru head chef’s temporary restaurant in the old Earth Angels space, get hard-fried Vietnamese chicken wings, potato flatbread and marigold sorbet wrapped in mango mochi.

First Look: The Tivoli Road Bakery Founders Finally Open Their New Venue

First Look: The Tivoli Road Bakery Founders Finally Open Their New Venue

Urbanstead in Abbotsford isn’t a carbon copy, but a quiet evolution of what came before.

Dingo Ate My Taco Finally Opens Up Shop

Dingo Ate My Taco Finally Opens Up Shop

Taqueria Sin Nombre is a hidden new venue from the crew behind one of Melbourne’s most popular food trucks.

First Look: Sherry Reigns at Three Horses, the New Bar From Caretaker’s Cottage

First Look: Sherry Reigns at Three Horses, the New Bar From Caretaker’s Cottage

Can’t get into Caretaker’s? Walk 100 metres for whipped sorbet cocktails, vinyl albums played end to end, a sherry thread that spools through a room stamped with galloping horses.

First Look: Atsu, a New Katsu Spot From an Ex-Kisume Chef, Takes Over Leonie Upstairs

First Look: Atsu, a New Katsu Spot From an Ex-Kisume Chef, Takes Over Leonie Upstairs

Reki Reinantha, the chef behind seafood pop-up-turned-CBD-restaurant Sachi, turns his attention to katsu and highballs at this new Carlton restaurant.

First Look: The Tzaki Team Opens Charcoal Chicken Shop Kokoras in Yarraville

First Look: The Tzaki Team Opens Charcoal Chicken Shop Kokoras in Yarraville

Alex Xinis’s woodfired Greek restaurant was named one of the best new openings of 2024. His new chicken shop two doors down has birds brushed with rosemary-infused ghee and a chicken and taramasalata wrap.

First Look: Sachi Is a Former Kisume Sushi Chef’s Take on a Casual Seafood Restaurant

First Look: Sachi Is a Former Kisume Sushi Chef’s Take on a Casual Seafood Restaurant

After two years of roaming the (pop-up) seas, Sachi has found its forever home. Get the signature chirashi bowl with dry-aged seafood or snag a seat at the sushi counter.

First Look: Just Two Burgers Have Made Charrd a Phenomenon

First Look: Just Two Burgers Have Made Charrd a Phenomenon

When a burger special became one of the most requested items, the Yakamoz team decided to open a window dedicated to it. It now sells 500 burgers a day.