Snack Bar: New Restaurants Worth Visiting, Cheesy High Tea and More Local Food News This Week

What’s happening around town

• Hot-Listed coffee shop and listening bar Good Measure in Carlton will transform into a Japanese kissa serving matcha drinks, including a white chocolate matcha and a peach matcha. The event is on Friday August 1 from 7.30pm and is being held in partnership with T2.

Dine Out

• People wait years to try sushi master Toshihiko Oe ’s food – you can get it at Dine Out.

• At Dine Out, high tea gets a cheesy (and boozy) spin with the Studd Siblings.

What we covered this week

• First look: Otakoi brings Ukrainian potato dumplings to Windsor.

• After years of pop-ups, Saadi is finally opening a permanent restaurant.

• Coming soon: sunshine is a key ingredient at Brunswick’s Beautiful Jim Key.

• The “juiciest, flakiest” sausage roll around, according to Tarts Anon’s Gareth Whitton.

• Alta Trattoria is closing – to reopen as a new Sicilian restaurant.

• First look: with Field Day, Warrandyte finally has the cosy cafe it deserves.

• Where chefs eat: Masterchef winner Nat Thaipun’s “punchy AF” Thai food go-tos.

• 15 new bars, bakeries and restaurants to add to your list.

You might’ve missed

• As the global shortage drags on, what comes after matcha?

• Snacks of the World: Taiwan’s I-Mei Milk Puffs love a little freezer time.

• Chef Analiese Gregory on foraging, Tassie supremacy and returning to the restaurant world.