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Bar Local Drop is an extension of wine delivery business the Local Drop.
14.5/20

This all-day wine bar and its handwritten little black book has our reviewer hooked

Lunch, dinner or snacks and drinks at Bar Local Drop can stretch happily from “a quick one” to “one more” to “we might as well”...

  • Dani Valent
Buvons is a bar with "Vietnamese roots, French spirit".

Buvons

Elegant French-Vietnamese cocktail bar.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Cafe Effe makes cakes and tarts, its own, gelato, and coffee using Proud Mary beans.

Cafe Effe

Where gelato and coffee collide.

  • Frank Sweet
Morning Market’s hot cross buns are studded with citrus and spice-soaked fruit.

‘So fluffy you’ll forget to chew’: 15 of Melbourne’s very best hot cross buns

Whether you’re anti-peel, pro-spice or a fan of a wildcard hot cross bun, the Good Food team’s personal hit list has something for even the biggest bun sceptic.

  • Good Food team
Bar Carnation has taken over the former Gerald's Bar space.
14/20

Opened in the shadow of its predecessor Gerald’s, Bar Carnation is startlingly bright

Gerald’s Bar’s successor continues the successful formula of good drinks plus good people plus good food equals the best times.

  • Besha Rodell
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The fried cheese empanada.

‘It says Chile more than anything’: Empanadas are the order at this family-run cafe

Born out of Dandenong Market, Cafe Valentina focuses on filling Chilean brunch dishes inspired by the owners’ family recipes.

  • Sanka Amadoru
Lemon kosho ricotta, marinated zucchini, basil, ricotta salata, pepita and charred spring garlic salsa and olive oil.

Pizza Elettrica

Where big and blowsy crusts rarely go uneaten.

You can pay $15 for a beer in Australia.

The Irish Times

Knick-knack-heavy pub with one of the best Guinness pours in the city.

  • Claire Adey
Oyasters are shucked to order at Olala.
14/20

Freshly shucked restaurant − and its $98 giant oyster − a treat for seafood lovers

Newcomer Olala is a “genuinely odd” restaurant from a family that really, truly loves shellfish and wants to tell you all about it.

  • Besha Rodell
Inside the Box Hill North restaurant.

‘I can imagine expats weeping over it’: This new eatery spotlights Burmese comfort food

Ka Gyi owner-chef Aung Kyaw took a leap of faith opening a restaurant in Box Hill serving a little-known cuisine with a Melbourne twist, from salmon risotto to tofu noodles.

  • Dani Valent