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Grilled octopus, new potatoes, 'nduja, salsa verde and roasted bull horn peppers, squacquerone and basil oil at Agostino in Carlton.

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June hit list: Where to eat and drink in Melbourne this month

The hottest new, renewed and under-the-radar places to eat, drink and be merry this month in and around Melbourne.

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Go-to dish: Spaghettini with prawn, crab and soave.
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Agostino brings the northern-Italian A-game

  • Gemima Cody
From left: Pistachio, Nutella and classic cannoli piped with ricotta-based fillings and dipped in crushed nuts and/or chocolate chips.

Found! Melbourne's best cannoli

  • Nina Rousseau
Chef's special fish fillet in chilli oil.
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Sun Kitchen is a subtle and spicy ray of light

  • Gemima Cody
Mapo tofu and noodle bun with fried noodles and spring onion.

The verdict on the Higher Ground trio's new cafe

  • Larissa Dubecki
Pommes anna with black garlic vinegar and parmesan.
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Radiant Etta just got even better

  • Gemima Cody
A Rocco Roll with ruffles of prosciutto.

Why Rocco's Deli's $6.50 rolls rock

  • Dani Valent
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Go-to dish: Scallops, grilled calamari, and mussels with vegetables a la grecque.
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Dishes transcend time at Tansy's Kyneton

  • Gemima Cody
Cambodian five-spice noodle soup.

My Cambodia's soups strike the salty-sour-sweet spot in Springvale

  • Dani Valent
Bagels are filled with smoked salmon and cream cheese or pastrami and crisp potato straws.

Seddon cafe Common Galaxia spin-off Little Common opens in Footscray

  • Annabel Smith
Grounds of Arcadia is a new casual Greek restaurant at the Hellenic Museum.

Greek restaurant Grounds of Arcadia opens at Melbourne's Hellenic Museum

  • Gemima Cody
Pizzas are almost always on special at Bimbo for $4.

Bimbo is back in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

  • Anna Webster
A vegan sausage and sauerkraut jaffle at social enterprise cafe Home.Two.

Home.Two is Melbourne University's new jaffle cafe with a cause

  • Gemima Cody
Gindara saikyo-yaki (miso-marinated Patagonian toothfish).

Modern Japanese restaurant Akaiito opens in Flinders Lane, Melbourne

  • Anna Webster
Brodetto di pesce with scampi, king prawn, Cloudy Bay clams, Port Arlington mussels, scallop, squid and prawn broth.

Baia Di Vino brings a taste of the Amalfi Coast to Sandringham

  • Anna Webster
Fired up: Rising Embers' DIY ethos extends from the cooking to the ordering.
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The Dainty Sichuan empire adds sizzle to its spicy repertoire

  • Gemima Cody
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The McCormacks decided on an Italian flavour for their new venue 'because it crosses borders'.

First look at Lagotto, Fitzroy North

  • Anna Webster
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