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Pizza marinara, scattered with Ortiz anchovies.

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Beauty in simplicity at Newtown's Bella Brutta

Bella Brutta exists in a sort of parallel universe to the likes of Domino's with an emphasis on hand-made and seasonal.

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Cute sashimi cones are just the thing with a 'Japerol' spritz.

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Playing to the crowd at Sake Manly

Rockpool Dining Group's new baby is a whopping 300-seater stretched across the rooftop of the newly renovated Manly Wharf.

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A taste of home: A spread from Eastwood's Taiwan Night Market.

A taste of Taiwan in Sydney's Eastwood

Eastwood's night market brings Taiwanese and Filipino expats a taste of home.

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Go-to dish: Prosciutto di Parma with pickled green beans and hand-rolled grissini.

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Don Peppino's, the pop-up with staying power

This Italian restaurant doesn't look like a pop-up; nor does it feel like one.

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Kangaroo mortadella with olives.

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Continental's CBD charm offensive

You can take the Continental Deli out of Newtown, but you can't take Newtown out of the Continental Deli.

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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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The Esplanade Hotel

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December hit list

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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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Handmade noodles with beef, sliced potato salad at Handmade Noodle Bar in Carlingford Village.

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December hit list

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Add these bars and restaurants to your December 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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Christmas roast recipes for Good Food online November 2018. Roasted pumpkin with black garlic, samphire and burrata. ...

Season's eatings: Christmas recipes, tips and inspiration

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Explore Japan with celebrity chef Adam Liaw

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Pea dish on the menu at Quay 2.0 in Sydney.

Citi Chef of the Year Peter Gilmore

Video brought to you by Citi.

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Stefano de Pieri on the banks of the Murray.

Vittoria Coffee Legend Stefano de Pieri

Meet the chef behind Stefano's Cantina in Mildura, Victoria.

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Momofuku Seiobo restaurant general manager Kylie Javier Ashton.

Citi Service Excellence award winner Kylie Javier Ashton

Video brought to you by Citi.

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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

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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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