Fitzroy
- Review
- Melbourne
Always juicy, sometimes humongous: Does this chicken ‘sandwich’ live up to the hype?
Looking like a crag of glowing meteorite and dripping with ranch, the OG fried chicken bun is worthy of gravitas. Just don’t call it a burger or ask for fries.
- Sanka Amadoru
- Review
- Marios
This 40-year-old restaurant is probably our critic’s favourite in all of Melbourne
And it’s not even because of the food. To love it, you have to understand these unwritten rules of dining there.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Moondrop
When the Everleigh closed, a very different cocktail bar moved in. How does it rate?
Leaning into owner Steve Chan’s Chinese heritage, Moondrop confidently goes its own way with 1920s Shanghai style and the kind of cocktails you won’t find anywhere else in town.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Recommended
- Blackhearts & Sparrows By The Glass
Blackhearts and Sparrows By the Glass
Try before you buy at this low-fi bar and bottle-o.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Melbourne
‘I’ve never seen Fitzroy like this’: Sweet view, sweeter cocktails at a new rooftop bar
Seven storeys up, the cherry on top of the StandardX hotel is now open to the public. Take in the view, hit the cocktail vending machine and roll up your sleeves for fried chicken.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Review
- Hands Down
Thumbs up for Hands Down, a new drinking den with Above Board and Bar Liberty DNA
Just off Smith Street, Fitzroy bar Bad Frankie has been reborn by a team who knows Fitzroy drinking culture well. Go pre- or post-dinner for cocktails that have fun with fortified wines.
- Tomas Telegramma
- Recommended
- Deep End Pizza
Deep End Pizza
Championing Chicago, Detroit and New York-style pies.
- Daniela Frangos
- Review
- Builders Arms Hotel
Builders Arms Hotel
The gold standard for ever-so-fancy pubs with reliable food.