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Claire Adey

Claire Adey is a snack enthusiast writing about food and hospitality in Melbourne.

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First Look: At New Abbotsford Spot Chun’s Kalguksu, Two Sisters Continue a Family Noodle Legacy

First Look: At New Abbotsford Spot Chun’s Kalguksu, Two Sisters Continue a Family Noodle Legacy

The family behind a 20-year-old Sydney institution has opened a dedicated north-side diner, keeping things simple with knife-cut noodles, rich anchovy broth and daily fresh kimchi.

First Look: The Year’s Most Anticipated Bakery Is Open – and Selling Out Before 10am

First Look: The Year’s Most Anticipated Bakery Is Open – and Selling Out Before 10am

Charlie Duffy’s long-awaited Daybaker lands with a tidy produce-led menu built around laminated pastry, seasonal produce and a quietly obsessive approach to technique.

First Look: Patricia’s Second Cafe Proves the Original Concept Was Bang-On

First Look: Patricia’s Second Cafe Proves the Original Concept Was Bang-On

After 15 years on Little William Street, the Melbourne coffee institution has taken over a second, roomier site on Lonsdale Street and added only pour-over coffee, proving good hospitality is timeless.

Tochi Deli Rises Again, With the Same Affordable Sushi Menu

Tochi Deli Rises Again, With the Same Affordable Sushi Menu

After closing in Brunswick, the beloved couple-run spot has moved two klicks north, taking the expert nigiri, chirashi and onigiri with.

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.