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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

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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
Chilli prawn pizza.

Bring the gang: This pizza spot opposite the sea is a big, friendly party

It’s beach, pizza, spritz, repeat at this easy-breezy eatery that makes a perfect full stop to a day on the Mornington Peninsula.

  • Emma Breheny
A house-baked puccia with hot salami, provolone, semi-dried tomatoes, rocket and chilli at Tooradeli.

The Good Food guide to a South Gippsland road trip (feat. this essential sandwich stop)

Conquering South Gippsland’s food trail takes more than a weekend. From artisan cheese to cool-climate wines, use this hit list to fuel your next regional escape.

  • Roslyn Grundy
Bread, a crown-shaped brioche brushed with a caramel made from vegetable scraps, is complimentary.

Here’s your March dining hit list, Melbourne (featuring this free bread that’s good enough to pay for)

Also this month: our guide to one of the best suburban dining hubs, plus discover restaurants and bars hidden inside pubs.

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
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Nightbird is nesting at the back of Godby Hotel.

Eight new bars to try, from a secret rooftop to a pub in an old train station

There’s also a Thai cocktail bar hidden above a laneway restaurant, two cosy new spots for Abbotsford locals and a massive beer garden in Melbourne’s south-east.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Wooden Spoon.

First look: Sooshi Mango’s late-night panini bar ‘had to be’ on Lygon Street

Three doors down from the comedy trio’s restaurant, their follow-up, Sangaweech, has Big Nonna Energy. Expect orange Laminex, sandwiches with cheeky names, and tiramisu.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Ophelia’s $20 pasta night is twice-weekly.

The venue whose pasta night was so popular it’s now twice-weekly (plus five more deals)

From solo-friendly lunches to team outings and dinners, these six not-too-shabby deals cover every moment of the corporate week.

  • Haymun Win
Thai charcoal chicken, chips and salad.

Yang Thai

For southern Thai-inspired charcoal chicken.

  • Dani Valent
Steak frites.

Frenchie

A Parisian-inspired bistro and bar where everything is $14.

  • Tomas Telegramma

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