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Located just far enough from the bustle of Lygon Street, Patris feels like a secret.
14/20

Dining at this secret restaurant is like eating in a young and fun Greek aunty’s home

Located just far enough from the bustle of Lygon Street, Patris feels more like a stylish family room than a traditional restaurant.

  • Besha Rodell
Acciughe e macadamia pizza.
Good Food hat15/20

Forget pineapple: a’Mare’s new pizzeria is pushing delicious into unorthodox territory

Renowned Italian chef-restaurateur Alessandro Pavoni’s new venture offers a few divisive manoeuvres for adventurous diners. 

  • Myffy Rigby
Various dishes from Eightysix.

Eightysix

A lively hotspot for shared dining.

  • David Matthews
Fiorinis in Orange.

Fiorini’s

Pull up for handmade pasta between wine tastings.

  • Callan Boys
The warehouse space on Flinders Lane trades from noon until late.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Andrew McConnell’s genre-defining dining room comes of age, and is as buzzy as ever

Cumulus Inc. invented the Melbourne wine-bar-slash-restaurant game, and remains a standard-bearer of great service, fantastic wine and exciting share plates.

  • Besha Rodell
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14/20

Big flavour meets happy chaos at the legendary old Steki’s site in Newtown

Dinner feels like a rambunctious party at this friendly family-run Greek restaurant.

  • Myffy Rigby
The soup's base is a reduce beef stock of depth and distinction; its cheesy topping grilled to melty magnificence.
14/20

Find perfect French onion soup at a local favourite flying under the restaurant radar

The cheese is grilled to melty magnificence, atop a pearlescent broth that gleams like a sword tip.

  • Dani Valent
Mango chicken.
14/20

After 35 years, Canberra institution Rama’s Fiji Indian Restaurant is more vital than ever

This 90s-era time capsule has locals travelling to pop BYO Penfolds and pet-nat to pair with life-affirming curries that taste like home.

  • David Matthews
Bar Outro is Canberra's first listening bar.

Bar Outro

A wine bar and listening lounge serving snacks of all sizes.

  • David Matthews
Inside Frenchie, where the room feels blingy.
13.5/20

So Frenchy, so cheap: Good Food’s verdict on Frenchie, where almost everything is $14

There’s a giddiness to eating here, but is the food any good? Besha Rodell visits the vibey French restaurant.

  • Besha Rodell