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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
The brunch bunch: Melbourne’s top 30 cafes right now
In the countdown to The Age Good Food Guide 2025, we celebrate the cafes that provide perfect cremas and brunch every which way, always with a side of joy.
- Dani Valent
The finalists for the three biggest awards at The Age Good Food Guide Awards, revealed
Ahead of The Age Good Food Guide awards on Monday night, these are the finalists for the biggest awards. You can be guaranteed they will be great.
- Emma Breheny and Good Food Guide reviewers
Legendary Mildura chef Stefano de Pieri planned to quit – instead, he’s teaching locals to cook
Italian-born chef and restaurateur Stefano de Pieri intended to sell his Mildura restaurant and retire. Instead, he’s staying on and opening a cooking school.
- Dani Valent
‘Best handheld breakfast of the year:’ This bacon, egg and cheese roll is a hangover-busting beauty
Inspired by a quintessential New York City bodega item, it’s the best handheld breakfast Sandwich Watch has had all year.
- Tomas Telegramma
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Your November hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now
From fabulous French bars to rooftop restaurants, Melbourne’s heaving with top quality new hotspots. Here are 21 to add to your spring hit list.
Where’s good for lunch? 10 new-ish and nice (but not too pricey) CBD gems
From your mum to your boss to your long-lost bestie from out of town, we’ve got just the relaxed-yet-effortlessly-cool Melbourne lunch spot to take them to.
- Quincy Malesovas