19 Melbourne Bars, Bakeries and Restaurants That Opened in February

The Melbourne hospitality scene is always in flux. Here are the new venues we got excited about in February.

Openings and new coverage

• First look: the King & Godfree building reawakens with Garfield Pizzeria.

• First look: Bar Carnation is here.

• First look: Tokyo’s Ginza Kagari flies its chicken ramen to the CBD.

• First look: at Gaon, an ex-Nobu chef makes traditional Korean dishes the hard way.

• First look: The Pinnacle is back in Fitzroy North.

• First look: get crispy, chewy Korean potato pancakes at Gamja Hotteok.

• First look: the new CBD Lune is Kate Reid’s biggest flex yet.

• First look: get 12-layer honey cake and other Armenian bakes at Tatik’s Delights.

• First look: Brewpub Huzzah opens in the former Deeds Brewing, led by a Stomping Ground founder.

• First look: Seoul Tiger 1988 serves bulgogi burgers and buttermilk soft-serve sundaes.

• First look: a mother-daughter duo fold 1000 dumplings a day at Carlton’s Aunty’s Dumplings.

• First look: Hinoki Pantry’s Shoten brings sushi and Japanese groceries to Elsternwick.

• First look: Kuru is a tiny new Japanese restaurant from the Roslyn Thai team.

• First look: Blackhearts & Sparrows’ new Fitzroy store is a hybrid wine bar and bottle shop.

• First look: Torquay’s new Greek restaurant Ela is built for locals.

• A ramen master with shops in Tokyo and Kanagawa opens Cafe Ogawa in Ascot Vale.

• The Florian team opens a takeaway shop on Rathdowne Street.

• Miscellania’s vibey rooftop bar is back open.

• Japanese listening bar-inspired pop-up Otoya opens at Crown.