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Bar Lourinha's bric-a-brac filled wall.
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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
Melbourne Supper Club takes over the Kafeneion space from 10pm until 4am.

Melbourne Supper Club

Late-night institution for excellent wine, good food and polished service.

  • Emma Breheny
XO pipis and Chinese doughnuts at Ling Nan, a late-night favourite.

Ling Nan

A late-night Melbourne institution, now on Lonsdale Street.

Xiao long bao.
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Hoppy Dumpling

Fast-casual Chinese dumpling joint with an eye on the contemporary Aussie pub.

The banquet at Chu the Phat is a terrific pre-show option.

Chu the Phat

Sprawling two-storey pan-Asian diner.

  • Matt Shea
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Slices bigger than your head: Mary’s swaps the grunge for giant pizzas to awe all ages

The newest member of Sydney’s loud and proudly trashy burger brand ferments sourdough for 48 hours and tested 25 cheeses to make its Detroit- and NY-style pizzas.

  • Lee Tran Lam
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‘High-definition flavour’: Bentley Group’s new venue proves Med-cooking reigns supreme

It’s high-voltage Mediterranean snacking and staff who never miss a beat at the latest two-hatter by the team behind the Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year.

  • Myffy Rigby
Xiao long bao.
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It’s easy to find dumplings in the CBD. But this ‘smashing’ new spot is doing things differently

Hoppy Dumpling combines two of its owner’s passions under one roof: dumplings and craft beer. Plus, there’s a basket of free, help-yourself prawn crackers.

  • Dani Valent
Wagyu lasagne with truffled manchego.

Good Food’s critic loves the late-night lasagne at STC’s new bar

It’s also pouring a “joke of the week” cocktail, complete with a joke, which was actually kind of funny.

  • Myffy Rigby
Flaminia offers views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Flaminia

An elegant Italian diner from the team behind Pilu.

  • David Matthews