Carlton

• Review
• Aunty’s Dumplings

Eight seats, three staff, impossibly light dumplings: Tiny shop leaves a big impression

There are dumplings and then there are Aunty’s. Squeeze into this family-run shop for a dreamy experience where everything is made fresh that day.

• Emma Breheny

• Recommended
• Heebi

Heebi

Stay-a-while spot for specialty coffee drinks and shiopan.

• Emily Holgate

• Review
• Garfield Pizzeria

Garfield Pizzeria

Tokyo-inspired pizzas take ground in Melbourne’s Italian heartland.

• Recommended
• Luna

Luna

Pastries served in a prime spot for hungry uni students.

• Aastha Agrawal

• Review
• Garfield Pizzeria

‘A taste and texture sensation’: You won’t find Garfield’s left-field pizzas anywhere else

Lygon Street is overflowing with pizzerias, but this Tokyo-inspired newcomer does things differently.

• Besha Rodell

• Recommended
• Madeleine de Proust

Madeleine De Proust

Cute name, cuter shop, specialising in the shell-shaped French baked treat.

• Recommended
• Tiamo

Tiamo

Reliable spot for pizza, pasta and wine, since 1978.

• Dani Valent

• Melbourne icon

Lygon Street’s last butcher has a new owner with a familiar name

Customers of the legendary Donati’s butcher shop in Carlton feared the end was nigh when its founder announced retirement. But their prayers may have been answered by a buyer who wants business as usual.

• Emma Breheny

• Recommended
• Taste of Amalfi

Taste of Amalfi

Serving gelato in real, hollowed out fruit.

• Haymun Win

• Recommended
• Glo Gelato

Glo Gelato

Ice creamery from the team behind nearby Universal Restaurant.

• Haymun Win