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72-hour fermented dough is prepared using the "Tokyo stretch" technique.

Garfield Pizzeria

There’s no lasagne in sight at this rollicking Lygon Street hangout.

  • Emily Holgate

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24 Codrington Street, Sandringham VIC 3191

Our four favourite homes for sale in Melbourne and surrounds right now

Looking for your next home? From a charming Californian Bungalow to a Victorian balcony terrace, here are our top picks.

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15-117 Kay Street, Carlton VIC

Rundown Carlton terraces fetch $1.7 million at auction

Developers battled it out at Saturday’s auction for a pair of Victorian workers’ cottages on a single title in Carlton, with the winner forking out $355,000 above the reserve.

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A warren of rooms, including the kitchen, dining room and lean-tos, at the back were replaced with one large generous open-plan kitchen and living area.

The Carlton terrace designed as a teenage ‘mess hall’

Teens often gift their parents mess and chaos, so this Carlton couple tried to design their way out of it.

  • Stephen Crafti
Deluxe madeleines.

Madeleine De Proust

Cute name, cuter shop, specialising in the shell-shaped French baked treat.

Capricciosa pizza at Tiamo.

Tiamo

Reliable spot for pizza, pasta and wine, since 1978.

  • Dani Valent
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Brunetti Classico owner Fabio Angele is acutely aware of the decline in Lygon Street’s pedestrian traffic.

It once attracted 700,000 people in one weekend. Now Lygon Street is in a state of flux

The famous street is facing a sink-or-swim battle, decades after its heyday when visitors crammed in to dance on the road and have their first taste of pizza.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt
Foot traffic in Melbourne CBD has failed to return to pre-COVID levels – and probably never will.

City Limits

This series investigates how Melbourne CBD has weathered the long shadow of the pandemic amid changing workplace, retail and entertainment trends.

Leo Donati and son Marcello of Donati’s butcher shop on Lygon Street, Carlton.

Lygon Street’s last butcher has a new owner with a familiar name

Customers of the legendary Donati’s butcher shop in Carlton feared the end was nigh when its founder announced retirement. But their prayers may have been answered by a buyer who wants business as usual.

  • Emma Breheny
Sorbet is served in hollowed out fruits at Taste of Amalfi.

Taste of Amalfi

Serving gelato in real, hollowed out fruit.

  • Haymun Win