12 Melbourne Bars, Bakeries and Restaurants That Opened or Closed in January

The Melbourne hospitality scene is always in flux. Here are the new venues we got excited about in January, plus one closure.

Openings and new coverage

• First look: Carlton North’s Kent Hotel feels like a pub again.

• First look: Regulars sells 600 cups of −85-degree coffee a day.

• First look: get spicy Bhutanese rice balls at Apa’s Canteen in the CBD.

• First look: Pipis Kiosk brings its seafood expertise to Fitzroy for the summer.

• First look: Kori brings its Japanese-inspired ice-cream to Windsor.

• First look: get apple crumble matcha and flower-studded warabi mochi at Matcha Mate’s new Collingwood cafe.

• First look: new cinema bar Champagne Video opens in Fitzroy North.

• First look: roaster Acoffee opens a new store for the first time in eight years.

• A former Grill Americano executive chef has entered the Melbourne sandwich scene.

• Collingwood’s Santito takes its tortillas seriously.

• New all-day eatery Coupette aims to transform Southbank.

Closures

• Lona Misa, the South Yarra vegan restaurant that opened under Shannon Martinez, is now closed. Its non-vegan replacement is already open.