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Melbourne’s Eastern Suburbs

Every restaurant featured in The Age Good Food Guide 2026 in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne.

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Persian-style kebabs at AliQapu.
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AliQapu

Banh xeo.
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Anchovy

Braised beef brisket noodle soup.
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Bowltiful

Ca Com’s accomplished banh mi.
14.5/20

Ca Com

Glazed beef cheek with celeriac purée and Jerusalem artichoke.
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Centonove

Pan fried cod served with homemade soy sauce.
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Chae

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The Balwyn North eatery.
14.5/20

Chaozhou Malaya Bistro Cafe

The Clover menu is cooked solely over fire.
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Clover

Rice noodle soups are a specialty at Colourful Yunnan.
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Colourful Yunnan

Nasi uduk with dried fish, omelette and chilli-fried potato.
13.5/20

Dale La Pau

Beef rendang with roasted coconut.
13/20

Danny’s Kopitiam

Paccheri ragu.
14.5/20

Decca

Dolan on Silk Road serves Uyghur cuisine.
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Dolan on Silk Road

Veal agnolotti in broth at Enoteca Boccaccio.
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Enoteca Boccaccio

The pepper sauce is hidden inside the raviolo of the bistecca al pepe dish.
14.5/20

Gambino Restaurant & Rooftop

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Yum cha.
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Golden Dragon Palace

The light-filled dining room at Grazia.
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Grazia

The menu at Greasy Zoes changes every day.
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Greasy Zoes

The Haidilao hot pot chain hails from the Sichuan province in China.
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Haidilao

Indochine in Box Hill.
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Indochine

Julie’s menu is built around produce from the surrounding gardens.
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Julie

Char koay teow.
13.5/20

Kakilang Char Koay Teow

A selection of Iranian dishes at Kitchen 55.
14.5/20

Kitchen 55

Chicken liver mousse eclairs.
14/20

Lilac Wine

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Marble Yakiniku’s crab chawanmushi.

Marble Yakiniku

Wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets at Minamishima.
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Minamishima

Duck ragu bucatini and scallop ravioli.
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Mister Bianco

The signature “Pi-Pa” roast duck is spreadeagled to resemble a pear-shaped “pipa” lute (a traditional Chinese instrument).
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Nihao Kitchen

Fried pastry ring drizzled with green garlic oil and topped with edible flowers.
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O.My

Outside the Richmond eatery.
14/20

Oriental Impression Grill

Beef rendang laksa.
14/20

Pappa Laksa

Yentafo pink noodle soup.
14/20

Ranong Town

Yum cha at Secret Kitchen.
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Secret Kitchen

Sogumm’s wagyu bibimbap is more restrained than others.
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Sogumm

Sliced beef pho at Super Bowl.
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Super Bowl

Fried rice at Supreme J Kitchen.
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Supreme J Kitchen

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