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A dessert of "tamarind four ways" and asin tibuok (“whole salt”, pictured right).
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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
Strawberry maritozzo at Luna.

Luna

Pastries served in a prime spot for hungry uni students.

  • Aastha Agrawal
Cardamom buns are $6.50 at Elka in Heidelberg.

Elka

Minimalist bakery for scrolls, buns and loaves.

  • Aastha Agrawal
Inside Bar Carnation in the former Gerald’s Bar site on Rathdowne Street.
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Bar Carnation

The white-walled wine bar filling big shoes on Rathdowne Street.

Florentino's storied dining room.
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Florentino

The institution to rule them all enters a new era of Italianate grandeur.

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Tuna, kingfish, and salmon sashimi arrive wreathed in dry-ice fog against a sculpted backdrop of cucumber and radish.

Chowon

A suburban paragon of value and technique.

Inside the new Baker Bleu store in South Yarra.

Baker Bleu

The fourth outpost for Melbourne’s favourite sourdough bakery.

  • Aastha Agrawal
Aokuma’s matcha red bean cake.

Aokuma

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

  • Aastha Agrawal
Kismet is housed at the rear of Tulum, its cosy candlelit room mimicking the casual taverns of Turkey.
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In a hatted Balaclava restaurant’s back room, you’ll find an ‘astonishing’ bargain

Feast for $69 per person at this candlelit restaurant within a restaurant, which is right now one of Melbourne’s most delightful secrets.

  • Besha Rodell
Laikon Deli is celebrating 50 years in Richmond this year.

A Golden Jubilee and ‘another 50 to go’: The enduring soul of Bridge Road’s favourite deli

From deli goods to custardy bougatsa and one of the best spanakopita in town, there’s a reason Richmond stalwart Laikon Deli has stuck around for five decades.

  • Dani Valent