Frankston

• Coming soon

Sicilian style comes to Frankston’s waterfront (plus nine hot and new-ish venues to try)

The Frankston Yacht Club’s shiny new restaurant is part of a wave of changes rippling through the sometimes scoffed-at bayside suburb.

• Donna Demaio

• Recommended
• Commonfolk

Commonfolk

A corner cafe in an old op shop just back from the beach.

• Just open

‘What Frankston was waiting for’: The 50-seat cafe with $9 brekkie and epic chilli scramble

A coffee roaster with a strong local following moves to bigger digs, and fans are flocking for the “Franga” merch.

• Dani Valent

• Recommended
• Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

A 330-person bar with an ’80s-Miami-inspired fitout.

• Tomas Telegramma

• Recommended
• Young Street Tavern

Young Street Tavern

It’s a burger boogaloo at this music lover’s paradise.

• Just open

Your dream US-style dive bar (but with far better food) cranks up in Frankston

The menu is still all about crowd-pleasers like burgers and wings, but they come with a fine-dining chef’s attention to detail.

• Dani Valent

• Review
• Melbourne

Cosy & Tasty Dumpling Chinese Restaurant

This unassuming little place is exactly what it claims on the box - 'cosy' and 'tasty'.

• Review
• Melbourne

Vada Cafe

The buzz is one street back from the waterfront in Frankston at Vada Cafe.

• Dani Valent