Suburb guides
High Street is jam-packed with bars, cafes and restaurants – but this is its best section
The 18-kilometre stretch runs through five suburbs in Melbourne’s north, and one slice of the strip is enjoying its golden era. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink in Thornbury.
- Dani Valent
How a run-down strip became the most exciting culinary street in the west
In Melbourne’s west, diners are spending big at this once-unassuming strip that now bustles with amazing eateries. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink on Watton Street.
- Dani Valent
Five years ago, Lygon Street was dying. Now diners are queuing out the door
Melbourne’s most iconic dining strip was saved from a slow demise – but if you’re only visiting for Italian, you’re doing it wrong. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where you should go to eat and drink.
- Dani Valent
How a well-heeled street of rug and wedding dress shops became a premier dining strip
Visitors used to flock to Armadale for the boutique shopping. Now its eateries – from high-end to casual – attract Melburnians from all over the city. In this series, Dani Valent tells you exactly where to eat and drink on High Street.
- Dani Valent
Fine-dining team opens family-friendly Italian restaurant Fior in The Shire
PLUS: Five new eateries to try in the southern Sydney hot spot.
- Bianca Hrovat
Watch out Marrickville, there’s an unlikely new craft beer hotspot sipping at your heels
Brookvale has flourished over the past six months, with new bars, distilleries and breweries. Plus, where to go on a self-guided weekend bar crawl.
- Bianca Hrovat
The chefs’ guide to Melbourne’s Chinatowns, and what to eat when you’re there
Ahead of Lunar New Year, five top chefs share where they head for “textbook Cantonese cooking”, “a warm Cambodian hug”, or crispy suckling pig.
- Daniela Frangos
Is Enmore Road now the nightlife capital of Sydney? Plus the best places to eat, drink and mosh
The arrival of a new late-night bar and entertainment venue cements Enmore’s place as Sydney’s buzziest nightspot. And there are more venues on the way.
- Bianca Hrovat
Parramatta’s top 10 eateries − from a backyard pizza joint to legendary laksa
Plus a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern brunch spot in a pretty setting, crazy good mushroom toasties, and a Vietnamese pho institution going strong since 1992.
- Andrew Levins
Elvis Abrahanowicz's guide to where to eat in Fairfield, Sydney
The well-known chef behind Sydney favourites such as Porteno and Continental Deli Bar Bistro and newcomer Bar Louise takes Good Food to the suburb he grew up in.
- Mariam Digges