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Melbourne’s Greek wave builds with this sunny new taverna (plus three more to try)
At Astoria Bar Ke Grill, owner Nik Pouloupatis is drawing on his mum’s home cooking for a menu of Greece’s greatest hits – plus ouzo mojitos and mastiha sours.
- Daniela Frangos
10 of Victoria’s best regional pubs worth planning a road trip around
What’s even better than a long pub lunch? A long pub lunch in the country! These venues are the real deal, with food, drinks and settings worth planning a trip around.
- Richard Cornish
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From kebabs in the ’burbs to flash city wine bars: Where to eat this month
Cast-iron pans of seafood rice and cheese souffles, souvlaki and kebabs in the suburbs, plus more great plates to try in Melbourne this month.
No New Year’s Eve plans yet? No worries. Here are eight great last-minute options
From free-flowing drinks to fine diners and everything in between. These Melbourne venues are still accepting walk-ins and bookings to help you see off 2024 in style.
- Andrea McGinniss
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15 of Melbourne’s best things between sliced bread in 2024
From the hefty, shattery yet soft porchetta roll at Prahran Market to the hangover sandwich of dreams, here are the highlights of Sandwich Watch 2024.
‘Holy hell, this is good’: The seven best dishes our chief critic ate in 2024
After visiting hundreds of restaurants and sampling countless dishes, Besha Rodell looks back in hunger at the seven that rose above the pack.
- Besha Rodell
Four new and snazzy Melbourne pubs to meet your mates at this summer
Happy hours and weekly specials make these restored boozers a no-brainer for silly season fun.
- Daniela Frangos
From $2.20 doughnuts to cult chicken nuggets: Where to find Melbourne’s top 20 snacks
Whether you like your snacks palm-sized and less than $2 or built for sharing, this list from The Age Good Food Guide 2025 covers plenty of ground.
- Claire Adey and Emma Breheny
The complete list of winners at The Age Good Food Guide 2025 Awards
From the coveted major prize categories to our three new awards, meet the best the Victorian hospitality industry has to offer right now.
Hold our beer, the pub is back. Here are Melbourne’s 20 best right now
In the lead-up to The Age Good Food Guide on sale from November 19, we raise a glass to the return of the pub, in a big and welcome way.
- Daniela Frangos and Jay Clough