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Your September hit list: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Top chefs Adam D’Sylva (ex-Coda, Tonka) and Ian Curley (The European) open restaurants in the suburbs (the latter’s chicken caesar croquettes, pictured right), discover oodles of noodles and soups in the city, or join the queue for messy burgers and panini. Make a weekend of it by pairing Bar Midland with Love Shack in Castlemaine, or head for the Mornington Peninsula for Commonfolk 2.0’s “epic” chilli scramble and settle in for the perfect long lunch at Tedesca Osteria. (Plus, you can now create your own custom saved hit list on the Good Food app.)

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Kikanbo brings a different style of ramen to Melbourne, with ultra-spicy miso broth.

Noodle your way through three new city spots dishing bowls of goodness

  • Quincy Malesovas
Khao soi chicken at Boon Choou.

Three vastly different city Thai diners with all-you-can-eat hotpot and more

  • Tomas Telegramma
Sushi Hub is one of thousands of shops selling grab-and-go hand rolls in Australia.

A field guide to Melbourne’s top sushi rolls, from splash-out to a suburban gem

  • Thomas Beecher
A new burger window is selling up to 800 of its smoky, halal-friendly burgers per day.

800 burgers in a day: Charrd takeaway window brings crowds to Brunswick East

  • Emma Breheny
Inside pop-up restaurant Rintel’s Diner, located inside a synagogue in East Melbourne.

Rintel’s, Melbourne’s hottest dining pop-up, opens once a week and books up fast

  • Quincy Malesovas
Harriot restaurant.
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Does Harriot have the same pulling power as its sibling Tipo 00?

  • Besha Rodell
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Spiced shredded chicken.
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It’s impossible to go wrong at hatted Chinese restaurant Nihao Kitchen

  • Dani Valent
Assorted dishes at Cherrywood at Residence.
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Gallery restaurant Cherrywood combines two of Melbourne’s loves

  • Besha Rodell
Decca restaurant in Alphington.
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Locals are flocking to Decca, where a top chef is dishing his greatest hits

  • Dani Valent
Commonfolk’s ‘Franga’ coffee mugs sold out on the cafe’s first morning.

‘What Frankston was waiting for’: Commonfolk’s new 50-seat cafe with $9 brekkie, epic chilli scramble

  • Dani Valent
Baix restaurant dining room (left) and 81 Bay wine bar in Brighton.
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Is Baix the luxe European restaurant and wine bar boujee Brighton locals have been waiting for?

  • Dani Valent
Prosciutto panino served at Grazia D’Asporto in Glen Iris.

Glen Iris restaurant Grazia opens takeaway outlet Grazia D’Asporto next door, slinging ‘distractingly good’ panini

  • Tomas Telegramma
Inside Ho Jiak, Junda Khoo’s fine-dining restaurant inside the middle of his three-storey complex.
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Our verdict on the Melbourne take on Sydney Malaysian favourite, Ho Jiak

  • Besha Rodell
EatAlley in Melbourne’s CBD is a curated collection of 10 hawker stalls, brought from Malaysia as an edible showcase of the country’s best street food.

Our critic can’t stop visiting QV’s Malaysian food hall EatAlley

  • Dani Valent
Mauritian restaurant Manze in North Melbourne has added a casual bar across the street.

Casual spin-off bar Boire opens opposite Hatted North Melbourne restaurant Manze

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Natural light inside the new-look front bar.

Refashioned corner boozer The George Hotel joins South Melbourne’s pub revival

  • Dani Valent
Hummus topped with Fraser Isle spanner crab and Mooloolaba prawns.
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Hummus king Tom Sarafian’s debut restaurant Zareh finally lands in Melbourne

Two broths are available: a clear duck-based soup; and a 12-hour chicken option.

A surprising ingredient takes centre stage at new Japanese restaurant Oden

  • Quincy Malesovas
Dishes are best for feasting with a group.

Maryam serves a round-table Persian feast you’ll want to share with friends

  • Dani Valent
Lasagne Lab is serving four different lasagnes in a deep-fried “pasta pocket”.

Novelty or necessity? Our verdict on Melbourne’s new lasagne pocket sandwiches

  • Tomas Telegramma and Daniela Frangos
Lunch at Tedesca Osteria begins with an opening bracket of snacks.
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‘This is how it should be’: Tedesca Osteria is the setting for the perfect long lunch

  • Besha Rodell
There’s a nostalgic feel to the interiors.

This gold-rush town has plenty of pubs. But Love Shack is where it’s at

  • Dani Valent
Baked ricotta, lemon and almond cake, quince, burnt honey custard.
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Bar Midland’s all-Victorian menu can’t use sugar, pepper or chocolate. But it’s a treat

  • Dani Valent
Winemaker and surfer Dino Giammarino at his Healesville cellar door.

Spritz bars, surfboards and more: Three new cellar doors shaking up the Yarra Valley

  • Catherine Boucher
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Outside the Yackandandah Hotel, which has recently reopened on High Street.

Yackandandah’s 150-year-old ‘bottom pub’ is restored with a ’70s-style fitout

  • Emma Breheny
On the Good Food app, you can save all of your favourite recipes and restaurants in one easy place, and create your own custom saved lists.

Create your own custom hit list with the ‘saved’ function on the Good Food app