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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
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
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
Premium pork loin katsu (fried cutlet).

‘Perfect golden, crisp finish’: Katsumo will satisfy your cravings for killer katsu

Former two-hatted chef Jaejun Kim’s hunch about this one dish has been vindicated. But you’ll need to travel to a not-very-foodie suburb to experience his craftsmanship.

  • Dani Valent
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
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Bar Ampere's concrete tunnel swept with bohemian artworks.

It’s not hot or new, but this classic laneway bar has still got it, especially after midnight

Under this archway, in this quintessentially Melbourne laneway, absinthe still makes the heart grow fonder.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Joris Zhao (standing) opened the shop with her retired parents.

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
Wagyu shin and cheddar croquettes.
13.5/20

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
Pani puri at Bombay Meri Jaan Indian restaurant in Richmond.
13.5/20

It’s located in Melbourne’s Little Saigon, but the ‘balls of joy’ will transport you elsewhere

BYO-friendly Bombay Meri Jaan serves up Mumbai’s street-food hits on Richmond’s Vietnamese strip.

  • Dani Valent
Chauvel citrus-fed wagyu rib-eye steak, pictured with beans with tarragon and feta.
Good Food hat15/20

Does Rockpool still sizzle? Good Food revisits the riverside steak stalwart 20 years on

Fewer venues in town boast such a massive menu, and such wide appeal, but the exacting service has slipped.

  • Besha Rodell