Critics’ Pick
- Review
- Brunswick
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
- Review
- Melbourne
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
- Review
- Pearce
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
- Review
- Brunswick
The menu and room are stripped right back, but there’s plenty to love at this new local
Family-run restaurant The Forager’s Fork is a little wonky, a little precarious, but also very lovable – much like Brunswick itself.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Brunswick East
Roll in to this Thai spot, order this comforting noodle dish, and you’re in for a happy time
Ari.BKK joins Melbourne’s maturing Thai food scene, but its imaginative menu isn’t trying to slot in neatly.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Paddington
Brisbane’s best pizza? That’s not all at this brilliant Paddington restaurant
It’s adored by locals and has won awards in Italy (seriously). But how good is it, really?
- Matt Shea
- Review
- Brunswick
This Mexican food is so good, I want to go out on the street and start dragging people in
With its fantastic braised meats and just-right guacamole, under-the-radar Mercadito feels like a small but significant step forward for Melbourne’s Mexican food scene.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Melbourne
Why this 20-year-old treasure should be on every Melburnian’s list of go-to restaurants
Dani Valent raises a glass of sherry to two decades of eating, drinking and being merry.
- Dani Valent