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Ppyeodagwi-haejangguk (pork bone soup with rice).
14.5/20

This Korean ‘hangover soup’ is one of the most soothing liquids in Sydney

No matter what night of the week you visit, a line for Yeodongsik is inevitable. Callan Boys joins the queue.

  • Callan Boys
Danielle Alvarez’s Italian wedding soup.
EASY

This Italian wedding soup is a marriage of flavours, and you’ll be making it on repeat

This hearty meatball and pasta soup is sure to be love at first spoonful.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Illustration: Simon Letch

Ready to take stock: We’re declaring soup season open already

Please sir, can I have some soup, asks Terry Durack. Plus his favourite serving suggestions.

  • Terry Durack
Taro’s Ramen in the CBD has transformed into a casual izakaya restaurant at night.

Brisbane’s best-known ramen chef has launched a classy izakaya

Come for “posh” edamame, wagyu garlic steak and sous vide chicken liver sashimi. There’s also a refreshed drinks menu – and, yes, you can still order noodle soup.

  • Matt Shea
Noodles at Yip.
Good Food hat15/20

Bless the noodle whisperers: This Perth restaurant is one of the planet’s few serving bamboo pole noods

Go to Yip for outstanding handmade southern Chinese noodles: stay for outstanding roast meats, dumplings and a fiery noodle soup to be reckoned with.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
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Lulu Ramen’s special chicken and bonito ramen.

Brisbane’s best ramen? There’s a new contender in town

These precisely presented bowls specialise in chicken-broth ramen, and are turning heads with local noodle nerds and Japanese expats.

  • Matt Shea
Fried chicken with kremes, a crunchy golden spiced flour.
14/20

The Victoria Park stalwart serving bold, faithful tastes of home to Perth’s Indonesian community

Cooking this good deserves a wider audience. Head to Victoria Park for great fried chicken, house-made noodles and airy chocolate and peanut pancakes.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Entrees such as chicken liver parfait (right) will also make the most of the house-baked bread.

Bistra brings back the old-school Aussie bistro complete with 𝄒90s menu classics

There’s beer on tap, trifle in glass bowls, and battered prawns. And a near-extinct hospitality tradition – replete with white tablecloths – is being revived.

  • Emma Breheny
Casa wine bar has started up a pizza-focused offshoot.

Casa crew bring terrific pizza (and pizza-adjacent favourites) to Mount Hawthorn  

The crisp, 96-hour-fermented pizzas are designed to travel but can also be enjoyed in-store. And yes, there’s a Hawaiian pizza on the menu.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
The ultimate cheese toastie needs the perfect pull factor.

Pulling power: 10 melty cheeses ranked for ooze and stretch

Ellie Studd shares the golden rules for making the perfect stretchy cheese toastie — many strings attached.

  • Ellie Studd