Snack Bar: Wild Fermented Bagels, $1 Dumplings and More Melbourne Food News From the Week

What’s happening around town

• Axil Coffee Roasters and Kori Ice-Cream have teamed up. Find a banana miso caramel ice-cream and cold brew drink as well as coffee three ways – which uses Axil New Orleans-style cold brew – coffee ice-cream and fresh espresso whipped cream at Kori in the CBD and Hawthorn as well as select Axil cafes until the end of January.

• Bang, the restaurant inside Fitzroy’s Standard X hotel, has launched a happy hour which includes siu mai, har gao and vegetable and truffle dumplings for $1 each as well as $12 prosecco and two-for-one longnecks, weekdays from 4pm to 6pm.

This week in food and drink news

• First look: Carlton Farmers Market favourite Masses Bagels’ first store is officially here.

• First look: car park restaurant Soi 38 finds a bigger spot (but keeps its soul intact).

• Seven new shops shaping Melbourne coffee culture.

• Coming soon: find sourdough and layer cakes from a former Beatrix baker at Maker Coffee’s new bakery.

• Glenferrie Road Malvern finally has a good old-fashioned pub.

• 11 restaurants and bakeries to watch out for this year. From Tom Sarafian’s first spot to Andrew McConnell’s latest.

• Where chefs eat: Enter Via Laundry chef Helly Raichura shares her Indian restaurant hit list.

• Head to Fuumi Fuumi’s takeaway window for pillowy steamed-to-order Japanese bagels.

• Four new ice-cream and gelato shops to try this summer.

• How chef Harry Mangat found work-life balance through pop-up restaurants.

• Melbourne fine diner Navi now sells its signature dishes online – literally.

The Hot List

• Where to eat and drink at – and on the way to – the tennis.

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