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Melbourne’s Southern Suburbs

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

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Assorted dishes at Afghan Hayat.
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Afghan Hayat

Akwaaba serves West African cuisine.
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Akwaaba

Turnip tacos with seaweed butter.
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Amaru

Aoi Tsuki Just Open - a new omakase restaurant in South Yarra. Salmon roe and sea urchi chirashizushi Supplied to Good Food, Feb 17, 2023 Credit Griffin Simm
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Aoi Tsuki

Outside the Brighton restaurant.
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Aromi

Taramasolata, bread and octopus.
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Astoria Bar Ke Grill

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An Attica dessert, whipped emu egg with quandong.
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Attica

Assorted dishes.
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Auterra

Spaghetti marinara at Bacash.
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Bacash

Prawn toast joins the snack-heavy menu at 81 Bay, the wine bar next to Baix.
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Baix & 81 Bay

Bansho’s sushi platter is truly lovely.
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Bansho

Food made to be shared at Bellota in South Melbourne.
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Bellota

Lamb biryani at Cafe Southall.
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Cafe Southall

Outside the Hughesdale restaurant.
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Cha Adda

Dim sum at Chef Wong.
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Chef Wong

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Mullet with pickled chilli.
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Dainty on Toorak

Lunch at Donovans.
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Donovans

Tofu stew.
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Dooboo

Marinated salmon and dill.
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France-Soir

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Hao Zi Wei

Chilli crab linguine.
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Henry’s

Hopper set at Hopper Joint.
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Hopper Joint

Chef Kirbie Tate has flipped James into the eponymous Kirbie.
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Kirbie

Choose from assorted nigiri at Komeyui.
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Komeyui

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Lezzet’s baklava.
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Lezzet

Compressed watermelon salad at Lona Misa.
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Lona Misa

Assorted dishes at Lucia.
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Lucia

Spanner crab and charred flatbread at Matilda 159 Domain restaurant in South Yarra, Melbourne. Pic Simon Schluter.
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Matilda 159 Domain

The bakso special at Meetbowl features many variations of beef meatball.
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Meetbowl

A typical lunch set at Mum’s Lunch.
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Mum’s Lunch

Kan Masuda has developed his own special flour mix for chewy udon.
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Musashino Udon Kan

Snacks.
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Omnia

Shuba (layered salad with cured herring, potato and pickled onions).
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Otakoi

John Dory with grilled Sprouts and champagne cream.
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Pipis Kiosk

The prawn toast uses fluffy Japanese shokupan bread.
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Potluck

Egg hoppers.
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Prince of Yazh

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