Greek

• Recommended
• Yarraville

Kokoras

Greek charcoal chicken by the Tzaki team.

• Recommended
• Clayton

Clayton Road Deli

An old-school deli selling Greek and Italian provisions.

• Dani Valent

• Recommended
• Melbourne

Stalactites

A reliable late-night gap-filler.

• Best of

From old-school to new-wave: 19 of Melbourne’s best Greek restaurants

Consider this your hitlist for halloumi, tarama, octopus and more.

• Dani Valent and Emma Breheny

• Recommended
• Glen Iris

Bar Sophia

Contemporary Greek dishes inspired by wine bars in Athens, by the Marameo team.

• Daniela Frangos

• Recommended
• Thornbury

Capers

Retro interiors and a menu that pays homage to Greece and Cyprus.

• Dani Valent

• Just open

Seven of the hottest new Victorian restaurants to dine at this summer

The Greek wave arrives in Glen Iris, a Venetian wine bar lands in Brunswick, and 1970s Bangkok comes to Carnegie. Plus, two favourites up stumps – but don’t stray very far.

• Daniela Frangos

• Recommended
• Clayton

The Grain Emporium

Three-decade stayer serving fresh bread, Greek coffee, spanakopita and more.

• Dani Valent

• Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

‘No cake, no entry’: The world-famous Cake Picnic is coming to town, with 1600 invited

It’s making its southern hemisphere debut at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, which also includes events with local favourites Iain “Huey” Hewitson and Helen Goh.

• Tomas Telegramma

• Good Food Guide

Greek to Vietnamese, strip malls to fine diners: The Good Food Guide heads west

The Guide’s number of restaurants in Melbourne’s west has nearly tripled over the past four years − and locals are loving it.

• Emma Breheny