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Bobbie Peels, a refreshed pub in North Melbourne from Phil Gijsbers and Neil Mills, with hidden nooks and crannies and house-made pasta. Credit Jake Roden For Good Food, 26 July, 2022

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Melbourne hit list July 2022: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

Hot and new venues in Melbourne (and beyond) to add to your must-do list, plus a few favourites revisited.

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The store features many of Lune's design signatures, such as a minimalist aesthetic and poured concrete surfaces.

First look at Lune Croissanterie's Armadale pastry shop

  • Emma Breheny
The pub's original features, like pressed tin ceilings, have been highlighted, while the new menu is more contemporary with an emphasis on house-made.

North Melbourne pub Bobbie Peels invites you to find a nook and settle in

  • Emma Breheny
Chef Alejandro Saravia at Victoria by Farmer's Daughters.

Victoria by Farmer's Daughters is a statewide farm-to-table project

  • Paul Best
Small Axe's signature breakfast pasta: maccaruni with guanciale, peas, mint, salted ricotta and a slow-cooked egg.

Small Axe serves one of Melbourne's most iconic brunches in Brunswick

  • Dani Valent
Social enterprise cafe For Change, Middle Park has opened in a former railway building.

For Change serves coffee and social change by the tracks in Middle Park

  • Emma Breheny
Lamb shoulder with almond sauce, anchovy, parmesan and pine nuts.
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Hotel Bellinzona's lamb shoulder is a thing of glory in Hepburn Springs

  • Besha Rodell
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Buckwheat risotto with truffle.
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Carlton North local Henry Sugar punches well above its weight

  • Besha Rodell
Stone Axe wagyu oyster blade steak.
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Is Botswana Butchery New Zealand's answer to Rockpool?

  • Besha Rodell
Frittata with smoked trout and salmon roe.

The weekend brunch is back at Cumulus Inc

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish: Sashimi platter.
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Dining on the clock at Melbourne izakaya Ototo

  • Besha Rodell
Half lobster with lemon, parsley and salmon roe sauce.

Sorrento favourite Stringers reopens with all-day dining, pizzeria, grocer and more

  • Emma Breheny
Go-to dish: Smoked oysters.
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Freyja is refreshingly different in a sea of similar openings

  • Besha Rodell
Chef Thi Le (left) and partner Jia-Yen Lee are going back to neighbourhood vibes at Jeow.

Anchovy owners lift the lid on Jeow, their new Laotian restaurant in Richmond

  • Emma Breheny
Antipasto for one, with mortadella-wrapped stracciatella (centre).

Cheese-lovers will adore That's Amore Cheesery cafe

  • Dani Valent
New York-style pizzas are back on the menu at Leonardo's Pizza Palace in Carlton.

Fire-ravaged Leonardo's Pizza Palace rises again

  • Emma Breheny
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Veal and mortadella tortellini in brodo.
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Grossi Florentino is a love letter to the decades in which fine dining was king

  • Besha Rodell
Osteria Renata is Prahran's posh pasta-led newcomer.
14.5/20

Pasta la vista, baby at Osteria Renata

  • Larissa Dubecki
After four years, Matilda knows exactly what it's about.

Timeless design and classic dishes give Matilda a warm glow

  • Dani Valent
Leonie Upstairs is a cool place: Poised, cosy and spirited.
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Poised, cosy and spirited at Leonie Upstairs

  • Dani Valent
The Chicago pizzas take 30 minutes to bake, thanks to a 5.5 centimetre crust.

At Fitzroy's Deep End, get three US pizza styles rarely seen in Australia, all on one menu

  • Emma Breheny