Snack Bar: The Year’s Best New Openings, New Banh Mi Players and More Food News This Week

What’s on around town

• Marmelo sibling bar Mr Mills launched a new happy hour. Tuesday through Friday from 5pm to 7pm, stop by for $12 mini-Martinis, $10 wines and $8 beers.

• Le Bajo Milkbar is bringing back its genmaicha tiramisu this weekend. It’s available on Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29 from 9.30am until sold out.

What we covered this week

• Melbourne’s best new restaurants of 2025 (so far).

• Melbourne’s best new bars of 2025 (so far).

• First look: Ian Curley looks to reshape Brighton Dining with Baix.

• First look: new Filipino CBD restaurant Enelssie keeps it traditional.

• First look: it’s baked vodka rigatoni and tomato Martinis at Pepe’s new parlour.

• Three to try: these new banh mi players are just getting started.

• Eight venues defining Melbourne’s Greek restaurant revival.

• Robata’s pastry chef rolls, cuts and folds more than three mochi a minute.

• Where Chefs Eat: the three Pecks Road founders all have the same favourite ice-cream spot.

The Hot List

• The Tipo 00 team says arrivederci to Italian food with new restaurant Harriot.

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