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Duck meatball yakitori served with egg yolk and tare vinegar at Mono-XO, Fitzroy.

Melbourne chefs share their post-lockdown hitlists

Here are the restaurants and bars that top chefs are busting to get back to.

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Chilli coriander ramen with poached chicken, egg and black fungus at Chaco in Darlinghurst.

Here's where Sydney chefs want to go to eat

Restaurants are back - and we can all hardly wait to take a seat.

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A breakfast spread at A1 Canteen in Chippendale, including curried scrambled egg and LP's sausages on an English muffin.

Welcome back, cafes! Roll up, roll up, for brunch

Terry Durack shares his Sydney bacon and egg roll honour roll.

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Farm-fresh produce on display in the kitchen.

Make your great escape to Dairy Flat Farm, Melbourne

Gemima Cody heads down to the Lake House crew's new farm, bakery and accommodation near Daylesford.

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Restaurants reopen in Victoria on June 1 - with restrictions.

Five ways to help, not hurt venues when dining out

Phase one rules for dining out have created a minefield for operators - and a few new challenges for diners too.

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Gascony apple dessert at Omnia in South Yarra.

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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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The 'Hip Hopper' at Lankan Tucker cafe in Brunswick West.

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World plates

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Travel the world without leaving Melbourne.

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Pizza with mortadella, scamorza and peppers at Leonardo's Pizza Palace, Carlton.

40 quintessentially Melbourne experiences

Go beyond the Hats and try midnight spaghetti, sublime cannoli and life-affirming hotpot.

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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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Cucumber Gibson served at Cutler & Co in Fitzroy.

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The Age GOOD FOOD
28 Jun 2019

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Melbourne bars

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Michael Harden hits the city's watering holes.

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Lobster benedict at Hardware Societe.

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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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From bagels to caviar, here are 10 dishes making waves this summer.

10 of Sydney's hottest dishes, right now

From lox bagels to caviar, Callan Boys selects the plates making waves over summer.

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The top 20 cafes in Melbourne Good Food Guide 2020 award winners

Crispy fish sandwich at Bondi Beach Public Bar.

Sydney's best bars

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Brisbane's Joy was awarded Best New Restaurant.

Good Food Guide 2020 award winners

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Spice Temple's Northern Chinese-style lamb pancakes are a bonafide winner.

How to make Spice Temple's lamb and cumin pancakes

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Donovan Cooke's perfect pan-fried fish.

How to cook crispy-skinned fish like a chef

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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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Good Food Favourite Recipes cookbook on sale now

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Good Food digital gift card for Mother's Day.

Good Food restaurant gift card

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Good Food Guide 2020 cover.

Good Food Guide 2020 on sale now

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Maggie Beer accepts the Vittoria Coffee Legend Award.

Vittoria Coffee Legend award winner Maggie Beer

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The Good Food Guide Awards held at Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane on Monday September 30, 2019 .

Good Food Guide awards announced

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Citi Chef of the Year Lennox Hastie.

Citi Chef of the Year, Lennox Hastie

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Citi Service Excellence Award winner Joanna Smith of Igni restaurant.

Citi Service Excellence Award winner Joanna Smith

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The pinnacle

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Brent Savage in his Sydney restaurant Bentley.

Citi Chefs of the Year: Where are they now?

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Restaurants 2.0: What kind of dining experience can we expect next year?

Josh Niland surrounded by takeaway packaging at Saint Peter restaurant in Sydney.

Australian restaurants face a hard road ahead, but the future is bright, writes Callan Boys.

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Hats off to top chefs and providores changing with the new world order

All change: Stanmore's three-hat restaurant Sixpenny has turned into a weekend bakery and general store.

From running hatted restaurants to becoming purveyors of produce boxes, chefs are doing their damnedest to adapt.

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Chef Daniele Vischetti, previously of Vue de monde, now works at FareShare.

The outsiders: Fighting for the fabric of Australian hospitality

Workers we've welcomed from overseas are the backbone of the industry and deserve our support, say many employees.

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