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The small Carlton cafe selling 6500 Mont Blanc coffees per week
Good food isn’t enough to draw a crowd in 2026. We take a look at what else Melbourne venues do to get your attention, and keep it.
- Emma Breheny
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Here’s your June dining hit list, Melbourne (featuring this New York-style pizza slice)
Second locations for pizza and udon noodle favourites, Con Christopoulos’s latest CBD venue plus two fried chicken sandwiches in Fitzroy.
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Here’s your June dining hit list, Sydney (featuring this insanely puffy pizza)
From a UN-approved wonton noodle soup to the incredible, gravity-defying pizza putting Sydney’s Little Italy back on the map, catch up on all the hot, new, coming soon and just-reviewed places around town.
From espresso to prosecco: Seven suburban cafes now doubling as wine bars
Cafes are breaking free from daytime trading by adding wine, handmade pasta and DJs to give locals new casual options after dark.
- Dani Valent
Roma is Melbourne’s hot new Italian, with extra-large pastas and a shrine to antipasti
From the creator of The European and Kirk’s, it’s a love letter to the Italian capital. Here’s everything you need to know about this all-day restaurant.
- Quincy Malesovas
‘It’s perfect, when they’re not playing Norah Jones’: What’s driving our booming ramen scene
With 11 soup spots on a single CBD street, it’s easy to be overwhelmed. Harvard Wang helps decipher the city’s broth market, and when you should splash $30 on a bowl.
- Harvard Wang
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Hatted chef fired-up to open hot new Sri Lankan restaurant on buzzy south-side strip
Many Little chef-restaurateur Gayan Pieris hopes to expand Melburnians’ notions of the island’s vibrant cuisine at fire-driven Agnii.
- Dani Valent
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Superstar chef Rosheen Kaul is back. Get the first look at her new bistro
The queen of the pop-up kicks off a two-month residency this weekend, with cocktails by Romeo Lane’s founder and a “controversial” French dish on the menu.
- Tomas Telegramma
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‘People haven’t seen Chinese cuisine in such a way’: Mott 32 is coming to Melbourne
Elaborate ceilings, luxe ingredients, and tableside flair have won over fans around the world. For its Australian debut, it’s picked a flashy spot in Melbourne.
- Dani Valent
A swanky Melbourne sandwich shop and providore lands on the Mornington Peninsula
After debuting in Malvern East a year ago, artisanal grocer and grab-and-go spot Breadcetera extends its offering with a shiny new store.
- Emily Holgate