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Kopi santan Blora, coffee brewed with coconut milk, rimmed with toasted coconut.
13.5/20

As Melburnians, we know our coffee, but have you tried this strong coconut one?

There are a dozen different coffees and meals are mostly under $20 at this cosy new Indonesian eatery.

  • Dani Valent
Outside the Godby Hotel.

Godby Hotel

A new pub in an old train station.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Mikey’s is a new bar in Abbottsford featuring a martini stained-glass window (right).

Mikey’s

A cocktail-forward bar by two ex-Bodriggy bartenders.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Complimentary bread: crown-shaped brioche brushed with a caramel made from vegetable scraps.
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The Lodge Dining Room

Kiwi menswear label Rodd and Gunn throws its flat cap in the restaurant ring.

  • Dani Valent
Hannah Green (in blue) on the floor at her sophomore restaurant, Daphne.
14/20

With a flexible menu built for maximum flavour, Etta’s sister Daphne is easy to love

The friendly Lygon Street venue is the perfect neighbourhood restaurant, but she has some growing to do, reviews Besha Rodell.

  • Besha Rodell
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Tavola Italian restaurant in Bentleigh.
14/20

This Italian restaurant in middle-suburban Melbourne is slicker than your average

The 30-seater from two ex-Caffe e Cucina stalwarts is a very accomplished operation, and locals should count themselves lucky, reviews Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
Dishes at Tyga in Carnegie.
14.5/20

Tyga

Spinning ’70s South-East Asia through a suburban centrifuge.

  • Dani Valent
Nettle pasta with prawns.
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Il Bacaro

The Venetian queen of Little Collins winds back the clock in her 30th year.

  • Besha Rodell
Inside Gerald’s Bar 2.0, in the former Enoteca Sileno site.
14.5/20

Gerald’s Bar

One of Melbourne’s defining wine bars dials up the deliciousness in big new digs.

  • Besha Rodell
Thai charcoal chicken, chips and salad.

Yang Thai

For southern Thai-inspired charcoal chicken.

  • Dani Valent