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The classic napoletana carries no more than tomato, fior di latte, capers, olives and anchovies.

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Matteo Downtown the sure cure for Sydney's CBD

Matteo Downtown clearly wants to be all things to all people who work, live and shop in the CBD.

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Potato damper on eucalyptus skewers, cooking on hot coals at your table.

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Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year: Restaurant Orana

A French-trained Scotsman walked into an Adelaide restaurant and sparked a revolution.

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Fermented raspberry, white chocolate and ginger.

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Embla's Lesa arrives in style in Melbourne

After two years and teething first weeks, Embla's upstairs sister has finally arrived.

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Go-to-dish: Grilled cheese and house green kimchi open sandwich, $14.50.

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Is Bill Granger still Sydney's brunch king?

October marks 25 years since Bill Granger opened his very first bills in Darlinghurst.

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'Red' pizza fritta at Bonnie's.

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Punk rock dining with a side of pizza fritta

Bonnie's is a cracking 50-seat enoteca from Maurice Terzini inside Bondi Beach Public Bar.

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Spiced pumpkin creme diplomat, shiitake ice-cream and meringue at Laura.

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Melbourne restaurants

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Catch up on The Age chief restaurant critic Gemima Cody's reviews.

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Tantuni iskender.

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World plates

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Besha Rodell travels the world without leaving Melbourne.

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Classic cheese pizza with optional mortadella at Capitano restaurant in Carlton, Melbourne.

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October hit list

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Cult croissants, customised pizzas and cantinas - here's what's hot.

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Spaghetti bolognese at The Waiters Restaurant.

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Melbourne icons

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Gemima Cody revisits the restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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The Commodore cocktail at Galah bar in Windsor, Melbourne.

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Melbourne bars

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Michael Harden hits the city's watering holes.

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Sticky date hotcakes at Field Black cafe in Northcote.

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Melbourne cafes

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Larissa Dubecki rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Sepia dishes.

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Sydney restaurants

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Catch up on The Sydney Morning Herald chief restaurant critic Terry Durack's reviews.

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Black Star Pastry at Moore Park.

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Sydney cafes

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Good Food rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Confit ocean trout.

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Sydney icons

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Good Food revisits the city's restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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Negroni.

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Sydney bars

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Callan Boys rates Sydney's best cocktails, beers, wines and bar snacks.

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North Indian thali.

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Sydney world plates

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Andrew Levins travels the world without leaving Sydney.

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Ode in Bondi.

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October hit list

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Add these bars and restaurants to your October must-do list.

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The top 20 cafes in Melbourne Top 20 Melbourne bars

Crispy fish sandwich at Bondi Beach Public Bar.

Sydney's best bars

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The classic martini served The Mayfair in Melbourne.

Top 20 Melbourne bars

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Tom yum goong from Chat Thai at Circular Quay.

Sydney cheap eats greats

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The all American grilled cheese toastie at Maker and Monger, Prahran Market.

Top 20 Melbourne cheap eats

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Meet Mica's eggs benedict.

Sydney's best cafes

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Breakfast is the new dinner: Ruby skirt steak with endive and kipflers at Higher Ground.

The top 20 cafes in Melbourne

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The Good Food Guide 2019.

National Good Food Guide 2019 on sale now

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Feast Lulu Delizia's Joel Valvasori-Pereza pasta dishes (among others) at the Pasta Battle.

13 tasty reasons to book Good Food Month Sydney

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Peter Gilmore at Bennelong restaurant.

Good Food reader lunch with Chef of the Year Peter Gilmore

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Chef Peter Gilmore, winner Citi Chef of the Year at the Good Food Guide awards, held in Melbourne, 8 October 2018.

The Good Food Guide Awards 2018

The best of Australian food is celebrated at the second national Good Food Guide Awards in Melbourne.

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Compressed beetroot dish at Lesa for Melbourne trends video. Visit Victoria and Good Food.

What's trending in Melbourne

Video brought to you by Visit Victoria.

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Melbourne northside v southside.

Melbourne northside v southside

Video brought to you by Visit Victoria.

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Ben Shewry from Attica

The passion and vision of Attica chef Ben Shewry

Attica chef Ben Shewry talks about his passion and vision for the future of food. Video brought to you by Citi.

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Sixpenny chef Daniel Puskas

An interview with Sixpenny chef Daniel Puskas

Sixpenny chef Daniel Puskas talks about his love and appreciation of cooking. Video brought to you by Citi.

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Caterina Borsato, owner of Caterina's in Melbourne's CBD.

What is service excellence?

Caterina Borsato of Caterina's Cucina e Bar in Melbourne; Vicki Wild (and Martin Benn) of Sepia, Sydney; Longrain's Sam Christie; and chef Neil Perry talk service excellence. Video brought to you by Citi.

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All the winners and hats at the Good Food Guide Awards

Scarlet prawns with prawn roti. Restaurant Orana.

Catch up on all the action from the national awards held in Melbourne.

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Q&A: Your Good Food Guide questions, answered

From left: Terry Durack, editor Myffy Rigby, Callan Boys and Jill Dupleix at Restaurant Hubert in Sydney.

For the first time ever, the Good Food Guide's senior reviewing panel gets a grilling by Good Food readers.

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Hand-harvested seafood at Quay.

Love at first bite

Terry Durack picks his favourite new dishes of the year.

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