Dani Valent
Food writer and restaurant reviewer
Dani Valent is a food writer and restaurant reviewer.
- Review
- Mount Eliza
The new Italian restaurant that Mount Eliza locals can’t stop talking about – with good reason
Dani Valent reviews Bau Bau, where regional Italian classics are reworked into elevated restaurant dishes, with impressive results.
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- Exclusive
- Restaurant news
Legendary Lygon Street deli, restaurant and cafe set for extended closure – again
Despite undergoing extensive renovations in 2018, the Lygon Street landmark is about to be shuttered for another overhaul.
- Dani Valent
A drone delivered my latte, and it was not what I expected
Restaurant reviewer Dani Valent road tests DoorDash’s new delivery service, ordering three items: a hot coffee, a frozen juice and a toastie.
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- Review
- Southbank
This 20-year-old restaurant showcases Tassie, but its riverside setting is pure Melbourne
Pure South has matured into a great Melbourne restaurant: committed, consistent, creative and, in the right light, prone to making a person emotional.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Roxburgh Park
‘More Turkish than the ones in Turkey’: Melbourne bakery’s simit runs rings around the competition
No need to catch a plane. Drive north of the airport to Roxburgh Park instead to find this sesame-studded bread.
- Dani Valent
Your inside guide to the best eats and seats at Richmond’s reopened Anchovy restaurant
The lowdown on where to sit and what to order to give you the very best dining experience at the top-rated Vietnamese restaurant.
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- Review
- South Yarra
Dainty Sichuan returns with a luxe new look, name and rejigged menu. But is the spice still right?
With more than 100 items on the rejigged menu, it’s easy to get confused – or greedy – at the renovated and rebranded Sichuan stalwart.
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- Review
- Ascot Vale
‘Doubly exceptional’: Why this humble Ethiopian restaurant’s injera is twice as nice
Sinq’s sisters cook Ethiopian dishes you can find in dozens of Melbourne dining rooms, but with uncommon deftness and detail, and a warm, generous spirit.
- Dani Valent
Our 10 favourite new Melbourne restaurant and bar openings of the year (so far)
Half-way through 2024 it’s clear economic pressures are hitting the hospitality industry hard. But there’s been some exciting new venues, and trends, to emerge.
- Emma Breheny and Dani Valent
- Review
- Oakleigh
This hidden rooftop bar is a dose of Greek island heat during a bitter Melbourne winter
It’s out with sedans and SUVs, in with saganaki croquettes and spritzes, at this former car park in the city’s Greek heartland.
- Dani Valent