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Breakfast

A dessert of "tamarind four ways" and asin tibuok (“whole salt”, pictured right).
14/20

Eating this ‘dinosaur egg’-garnished dessert will blow your mind in five different ways

Kumbira’s menu is a creative rethinking of Filipino food for modern Melbourne.

  • Dani Valent
Aokuma’s matcha red bean cake.

Aokuma

Inner-suburban spot for nostalgic, home-style baked goods.

  • Aastha Agrawal
Mishy's, Surry Hills.
14/20

Mishy’s is like a big-hearted dinner party. So why aren’t more people talking about it?

With hand-selected market fare, $600 worth of crystals and a menu reminiscent of Three Blue Ducks, this beautiful, sunlit restaurant has a bright creativity and personality all its own.

  • Bianca Hrovat
To not upset the salty-sweet balance, we recommend going lighter on the maple syrup served with Baguette Studios' monte cristo sandwich.

Baguette Studios

A small dine-in and takeaway bakery serving a hectic monte cristo sanga.

Breakfast board loaded with fried eggs, ful medames, zaatar manoush, labneh, cold-cuts, assorted pickles, fresh vegies and village cheeses.
14/20

Merrylands’ hot brunch spot serves a breakfast board loaded with the lot

Kabul House is still hugely popular, but young families and Zoomers are flocking to impressive modern Middle Eastern restaurant Iftar.

  • Callan Boys
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At the bar at Cam's Kiosk.

Cam’s Kiosk

All-day diner with an adjoining gallery bar.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Golden turmeric roasted muesli at Leoht.

Leoht

A warm, light-filled cafe with misty mountain views.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Bar Local Drop is an extension of wine delivery business the Local Drop.
14.5/20

This all-day wine bar and its handwritten little black book has our reviewer hooked

Lunch, dinner or snacks and drinks at Bar Local Drop can stretch happily from “a quick one” to “one more” to “we might as well”...

  • Dani Valent
14/20

The 50 combos at this Italian-inspired panino shop are all ‘killers with delicious fillers’

More than 50 sandwich options have been created for tiny regional paninoteca and wine bar Arno Deli.

  • Callan Boys
Mulga Bill’s opened today for its first service.

Mulga Bill’s

Day-to-night venue by the Tassis Group.

  • Matt Shea