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Tender lamb shoulder skewers are marinated in raw onion overnight, cooked over charcoal and seasoned with cumin.

‘Outrageously juicy’: Lamb skewers are non-negotiable at inner-east Uyghur eatery Nur

His dad runs Melbourne’s oldest Uyghur restaurant, now chef Rifat Nur has followed in his family’s footsteps and brought the cuisine to Malvern.

  • Dani Valent
The BMO cheese roll.

Butter Days Bakery

A Scandinavian-ish bakery by a husband-and-wife duo with serious Melbourne hospitality cred.

  • Dani Valent
12.5/20

Sichuan Legacy

Where every table orders the same thing.

Mouthwatering chicken with Sichuan pepper.
13.5/20

Wang Wang BBQ

New player in Melbourne’s DIY grill scene.

Inside The Gardiner Hotel.

The Gardiner Hotel

A revamped watering hole with a sun-drenched rooftop terrace.

  • Daniela Frangos
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The Gardiner Hotel’s rooftop overlooks heritage buildings along Glenferrie Road.

Four new and snazzy Melbourne pubs to meet your mates at this summer

Happy hours and weekly specials make these restored boozers a no-brainer for silly season fun.

  • Daniela Frangos
Melbourne-meets-Milan at Sincero in Malvern.
14.5/20

Let’s give this sophisticated Italian restaurant a quiet clap for its lovely acoustics

Sincero is a charming high-street restaurant with high-concept dishes from the team behind Buono in Melbourne’s bayside.

  • Dani Valent
Preston enjoying tarts at Millstone Patisserie.

Let him eat cake: Matt Preston’s insider guide to eating and drinking in Malvern

The media personality “eats cake for a living”, but on this neighbourhood tour he tucks into a slice of tarte tatin, and then some.

  • Sofia Levin
Two couples have transformed Central Park Cellars into a Glen Iris destination.

This friendly wine bar is winning over Glen Iris with $20 pastas and chicken-salt spicy margs

Two couples with no hospo experience, but a passion for food and wine, have transformed their local wine bar into Central Park Cellars.

  • Tomas Telegramma and Dani Valent
Wang Wang BBQ’s exhaust vents do a great job.
13.5/20

If you like Korean barbecue, head to Wang Wang for something a bit different

This Chinese barbecue restaurant showcases the food of the north-eastern Qiqihar region.

  • Dani Valent