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Glamorous Grill Americano brings Manhattan to Melbourne

This stylish Italian-American steakhouse might be restaurateur Chris Lucas' best work yet, reviews Michael Harden.

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Does Elchi's Indian food suit its inherited room?

This swish dining room is an entirely appropriate canvas, but do the "curry queen's" dishes match those of her Melbourne contemporaries?

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Fine dining is back, and Automata's tasting menu is better than ever

The industrial-chic Chippendale restaurant is serving my favourite dish, so far, of this year, reviews Callan Boys.

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Melbourne's Ichi Katsu serves schnitty, Japanese-style

This smart-casual suburban restaurant specialises in tonkatsu, Japanese crumbed and fried pork.

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Untitled brings art to the table (and leaves it open to interpretation)

Are we supposed to take Untitled as a work of art, or are we being invited to use the Richmond restaurant as we like? A bit of both, it seems.

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Is Berowra Waters Inn worth the pilgrimage?

Callan Boys revisits the riverside escape, accessible only by boat or seaplane, and now serving a six-course tasting menu.

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Taita's House serves Lebanese family feasts in a Thornbury cottage

Taita is an Arabic word for grandmother and this casual, homely, inexpensive BYO restaurant is as heartfelt as its name.

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Focaccia by the slice? You're in luck at Fortuna Drink & Eat

Anyone hankering for the buzzy, eating out before-times of pre-lockdown Sydney would do well to head to Fortuna Drink & Eat.

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Cotham Dining arrives, right on Kew

Read the menu and you might mistake it for just one of the guys. But all is not as it seems, reviews Michael Harden.

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Don't miss the lamb at Sydney's ambitious Aalia

Come for the architecture, stay for the lamb at this new Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant from the team behind Nour.

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