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Staff in national costume at Otakoi Ukrainian Restaurant.
14/20

‘The food, oh the food! It’s so good’: This homespun Chapel Street venue will ‘wow’ you

I walk into a lot of restaurants. I can’t remember the last time I was transported like this, writes Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
Steak served with carbonara is available for $25 on Thursdays.

Oppen

Serving vegemite avocado toast by day, and steak carbonara by night.

  • Dani Valent
Stokehouse Pasta & Bar looks out over St Kilda beach.

Where to dine in St Kilda, Balaclava, Windsor, Prahran and surrounds

From hatted restaurants with sea views to buzzy Italian trattorias, these are Good Food’s picks for dining out around bayside Melbourne.

Inside Windsor’s Maha East.

Maha East

The Windsor offshoot of a hatted CBD restaurant.

  • Emily Holgate
The daily fish market selection.

Tombo Den

A high-octane ode to Tokyo’s late-night dining scene, by Chris Lucas.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Tuna on betel leaf at Lah Bros.

‘Outstanding curries’: Chapel Street spot showcases a new side of Nepalese cuisine

Lah Bros is a warm and welcoming place for lentil pancakes, betel leaves and a modern take on momos.

  • Dani Valent
Campanelle with milk-braised pork.

Studio Amaro

La dolce vita hits a party stride.

Mozzarella en carrozza (fried mozzarella sandwich).
14.5/20

Is Studio Amaro the retro Italian restaurant (and disco) that Windsor’s been waiting for?

Fried mozzarella sandwiches, cacio e pepe butter ... the Commune Group’s new Italian all-rounder Studio Amaro brings the cheese.

  • Dani Valent
Go-to dish: Half chicken with pickles, condiments and Lebanese bread.
14/20

The cult charcoal chook is only part of the story at Chapel Street’s shiny Sydney import Henrietta

The best advice for anyone heading to this glam modern Middle Eastern restaurant is to take your mates: the bigger the army, the better.

  • Larissa Dubecki
Beef manti with sumac, mint and yoghurt.
13.5/20

Maha East, Shane Delia's all-new beast

The menu has many of the calling cards of the Maha brand, but it is also determined to be edgy, and fun.

  • Gemima Cody