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Melbourne’s Northern Suburbs

Every restaurant featured in The Age Good Food Guide 2026 in Melbourne’s Northern Suburbs.

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Outside the Carlton restaurant.
12/20

Adonai

The lively bar space at Bahama Gold.
13.5/20

Bahama Gold

Sarma (cabbage rolls) at Balkan Skara.
13/20

Balkan Skara

Snack spread.
Good Food hat15/20

Bar Bellamy

Inside Fitzroy’s Bar Liberty.
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Bar Liberty

Goat dairy chevre, cucumber, peach and elderflower.
Good Food hat15/20

Bar Magnolia

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Vegetable medley at Bar Olo.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Bar Olo

From the team behind Mr West.
14/20

Bar Spontana

Bear’s Wine Bar in North Melbourne.
13.5/20

Bear’s Wine Bar

Grilled coral trout with white bean ragout.
14/20

Bistra

The Sunday roast includes this vegan-friendly and gluten-free option.
13.5/20

Bobbie Peels

Crudites with taramasalata.
Good Food hat15/20

Brico

Old meets new at the Builders Arms Hotel on Gertrude Street.
14/20

Builders Arms Hotel

Carlton Wine Room is a favourite spot.
Good Food hat15/20

Carlton Wine Room

Breton custard cake.
14.5/20

Carnation Canteen

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Citrus buffet
13.5/20

Citrus

Jamsheed’s converted industrial dining room.
14/20

Clara Luna at Jamsheed

Inside the Fitzroy institution.
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Cutler

Salt-dusted olive oil soft-serve.
Good Food hat15/20

Di Stasio Carlton

Mandu (Korean dumplings).
14/20

Dodam

Pasta trio (clockwise from top left: Gnocchi with tomato and basil, spinach and ricotta tortelli with mascarpone, and tagliatelle with bolognese ragu).
13.5/20

Donnini’s

Outside the Carlton restaurant.
13.5/20

Dumpling Max

Assorted dishes.
14/20

Eat Pierogi Make Love

El Columpio’s lamb barbacoa tacos with chilli consomme.
13/20

El Columpio

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Enter Via Laundry serves an ever-changing selection of regional Indian dishes.
14/20

Enter Via Laundry

Snacks and cocktails at Etta.
Good Food hat15/20

Etta

A degustation menu changes seasonally.
Good Food hat15/20

Gaea

14/20

Hi Chong Qing

Pasta and vino at Hope St Radio.
14/20

Hope St Radio

Slow-cooked beef cheek.
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Ides

Ima Asa Yoru in Brunswick.
14/20

Ima Asa Yoru

Purri chips at Kahaani Indian restaurant.
14.5/20

Kahaani

The nasi kuning manado at Kantin.
12.5/20

Kantin

Outside the Campbellfield kebab joint.
12.5/20

Katik Turkish Take Away

Charcoal Skull Island prawns with sweet corn and a galangal, turmeric, tamarind, coriander, and kaffir lime sauce.
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Kazuki’s

Outside Khabbay.
14/20

Khabbay

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