Haymun Win

Haymun Win is a Melbourne-based food and drink writer. She’s been contributing to Broadsheet since 2024.

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First Look: Cobb Lane’s “Grown-Up” CBD Bakery Is Here

First Look: Cobb Lane’s “Grown-Up” CBD Bakery Is Here

Matt Forbes and Amy Newman bring 36-hour-fermented sourdough, sausage rolls, viennoiseries and more to Bennetts Lane.

Melbourne Lands Two New Doughnut Shops Inspired by Japanese and Korean Chains

Melbourne Lands Two New Doughnut Shops Inspired by Japanese and Korean Chains

Now baking: a new cottage bakery inspired by I’m Donut?, and a Queen Victoria Market shop influenced by Korea’s Knotted.

One Month On: We Look Back at Highlights from Beyond the Valley’s 10th Anniversary Bash

One Month On: We Look Back at Highlights from Beyond the Valley’s 10th Anniversary Bash

Around 40,000 happy campers flocked to Barunah Plains for four days of techno, house, pop, hip-hop, rock and indie tunes – and we tagged along for the ride. Here are some of our favourite moments from BTV’s watershed 10th outing.

Cam Tay-Yap’s Go-To Spots for a Lunar New Year Feast in the City

Cam Tay-Yap’s Go-To Spots for a Lunar New Year Feast in the City

As Melbourne gears up for Lunar New Year, weeks of feasting and family gatherings lie ahead. In partnership with the City of Melbourne, we chat to Cam Tay-Yap about his favourite places for reunion dinners, yum cha and more.

First Look: Get Spicy Himalayan Rice Balls at Apa’s Canteen in the CBD

First Look: Get Spicy Himalayan Rice Balls at Apa’s Canteen in the CBD

At the family-run Little Collins cafe, Bhutanese staples such as fiery cheese-and-chilli stew are used as onigiri filling. Plus, find buttery matcha drinks and buckwheat dumplings.

First Look: The Waterside Hotel Finally Reopens on Friday

First Look: The Waterside Hotel Finally Reopens on Friday

The latest project from the group formerly behind The Espy and Garden State Hotel is a sprawling reinvention of a historical pub with a rooftop bar, Southeast Asian restaurant and nostalgic mid-century design.

First Look: Fitzroy Bar Hands Down Has Serious Cocktail Cred Behind It

First Look: Fitzroy Bar Hands Down Has Serious Cocktail Cred Behind It

Owners from Pearl Diver, Bar Liberty and Above Board have joined forces to open a new bar in the old Bad Frankie space.

First Look: Rockpool’s 7 Alfred Has One Main (and 350 Bookings for Opening Day)

First Look: Rockpool’s 7 Alfred Has One Main (and 350 Bookings for Opening Day)

We’ll have the steak frites, thanks.

What Happened to Brunch?

What Happened to Brunch?

Melburnians aren’t lining up for hotcakes and avo toast the way we used to. How did we fall out of love with a meal once synonymous with this city? And what’s replaced it?

First Look: Lilla Bakehouse Has One of the CBD’s Most Inventive Bakery Menus

First Look: Lilla Bakehouse Has One of the CBD’s Most Inventive Bakery Menus

Find scrolls topped with Hainanese kaya, a prawn toast riff on Japanese salted butter rolls, and corn matcha lattes at the cosy new Queen Street bakery.

First Look: Almost Every Table Gets the Double-Skinned Milk Pudding at Shunde Cuisine

First Look: Almost Every Table Gets the Double-Skinned Milk Pudding at Shunde Cuisine

A new 400-seat Chinese restaurant with live seafood tanks brings classic dishes from Shunde, widely considered the birthplace of Cantonese cooking, to the CBD.

First Look: Rendang-Filled Subs and Coffee Buns Land at Roti John’s in Cremorne

First Look: Rendang-Filled Subs and Coffee Buns Land at Roti John’s in Cremorne

Hot new venues have been opening in Cremorne all year. The latest, Roti John’s, brings halal rendang and potato curry sandwiches to the creative hub.