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Cushy booths, sandstone walls and stained glass lightshades give the space a beautifully nostalgic feel.

Come to snug new English-inspired micro-pub for pies, Guinness on tap and Britpop

This casual beachside snug is family-friendly, dog-friendly, and yes, there are “rib-stickers” galore.

  • Myffy Rigby
British charm at The Lord Dudley.

The Lord Dudley Hotel

An English pub serving hand-pumped ales and pot pies.

Cornish pasties date back to the 17th century as a portable meal for miners and field workers in Cornwall.

‘Superbly stout’: This inner-west spot will satisfy your Cornish pasty cravings

From pork pies to breakfasts that’ll evaporate a hangover, Petersham’s Kentish Chef brings a taste of England’s south-east to Sydney.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Inside the street-level Carlton Draught bar.

A Carlton Draught bar, private karaoke: Inside a city pub’s $12m facelift, plus five more to try

A Russell Street pub is now four storeys of sport, city views and vintage style. But it’s not the only new pub ready to kick your winter blues.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Hearty British-Euro plates include oxtail, snail and bone marrow pie.

First look: French Saloon and Kirk’s complete their Hardware Lane triple threat with Le Pub

This handsome new boozer is the place for hearty pies, beer on tap and the anything-goes atmosphere of Australia’s best pubs.

  • Kosa Monteith
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Residence is now open, with its first-chef-in-residence, serving a nostalgia-fuelled menu.

Start with ‘tea’, end with tart: A cheat sheet to Melbourne’s most exciting gallery restaurant

The Potter Museum of Art’s new diner was built to have a new chef-in-residence every year. The first cab off the rank is an ex-Vue de Monde chef.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Cornish pasties at Bobby’s include beef skirt, swede, potato and onion.

‘The best I’ve had outside Cornwall’: The Melbourne bakery reviving proper Cornish pasties

There’s nothing Cornish about a pasty with minced beef or – heaven forbid – peas and carrots, according to the purists. But one spot is making the real deal.

  • Tomas Telegramma
St John’s first restaurant in Smithfield is known for its stark and understated dining room.

‘They’re restaurant royalty’: Trailblazing London eatery coming to Melbourne

Chefs love it – but so do artists, bankers and everyone in between. It has created dozens of iconic dishes. What’s in store when this decades-old favourite comes to town?

  • Emma Breheny
Mark Hannell and Rebecca Baker outside their new restaurant Reed House.

This bluestone brasserie might just be the most charming new restaurant in Melbourne

If you love Caretakers Cottage, you’re in for a treat at Reed House, a new British-inspired brasserie in the same historic city precinct.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Spice Bag.

This cult St Kilda fish and chip shop’s Irish-Chinese loaded fries are ‘perfect’

British and Irish-inspired takeaway shop Northern Soul goes through 850 kilograms of potatoes a week.

  • Dani Valent