Franco Choo’s, Prahran

Quality over quantity and you eat the food Franco likes. 3 courses, 2 dishes each. Limited choice, maximum flavour.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 179A High Street, Prahran, VIC

Ora, Kew

Following the new café template. Good coffee. Gourmet food.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 156 Pakington Street, Kew, VIC

Bangkok Terrace, Hawthorn

In the Thai food arms race, Melbourne is way behind Sydney. Bangkok Terrace fires a catch up shot.

4 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 415 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn, VIC

Koots Salle à Manger, Kooyong

Classically French.

3 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 479 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong, VIC

Gypsey and Musquito, Richmond

Tucker that’s inspired by or with stuff from the Aussie bush. But no damper, witchetty grubs or scrimps on the barby.

3 / 5 yums!
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Where? 382 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

Dukes Coffee, Windsor

Ruling this coffee patch of Chapel like a Duke.

3 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 169 Chapel Street, Windsor, VIC

Olie & Ari, Brighton

A bit of South Melbourne and Fitzroy lite for Brighton.  A new level of quality.

3.5 / 5 yums!
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Where? 133-135 Were Street, Brighton, VIC
What? $10-20

St Edmonds, Prahran

The place to hang out with all your yuppie, hipster cool buddies. Personifies the border between Chapel, Windsor and Greville.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 154 Greville Street, Prahran, VIC
What? $15-20

Hanaichi, Southland

Cheap, fast. Value to price ratio high. Very high.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? Shop No. FC307, Westfield Southland, 1239 Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham, VIC
What? $7

Jerry’s Milk Bar, Elwood

Old school nostalgia without the Big Bosses and Wizz Fizz.

3 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 345 Barkly Street, Elwood, VIC

Fitzrovia, St Kilda

I kind of like the name.

3 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 155 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, VIC

Axil Coffee Roasters, Hawthorn

Sandwich envy… Pulled pork and crispy crackling sanger… now I’ve got an Axil to grind.

4 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 322 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC 
What? Around $17

Lux Bite, South Yarra

Wow. That’s pretty.

3.5 / 5 yums!
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Where? 38 Toorak Road, South Yarra. VIC

I Love Pho 264, Melbourne

The old, original Pho Chu The just moved a couple of doors. Accept no fakes, imitations and forgeries. Simply the best pho in Melbourne.

4.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 264 Victoria Street, Richmond, VIC

Chez Dre, South Melbourne

Just as Dr Dre is a hip-hop luminary, people come from far and wide to check out what Chef Dre produces at this South Melbourne cafe.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 287 Coventry St (rear), South Melbourne, VIC
What? Around $18

Mad Mex, Prahran

It might be a franchise, but there’s no weak link in this Mex chain.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 29/131 Chapel Street, Prahran, VIC

Simply Spanish, South Melbourne

Simply Spanish… simply pretty good!

3 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 116 Cecil St, South Melbourne, VIC

Richmond Hill Café & Larder, Richmond

The template for all to follow. Classic café in all its glory.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 48-50 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

St Katherine’s, Kew

A restaurant smoothie is the result of sticking George Calombaris and Shane Delia in a blender.

3.5 / 5 yums! 
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Where? 26 Cotham Road, Kew, VIC

Golden Fields, St Kilda

Come on Andrew McConnell, this is pretty unimaginative. The Asian Cumulus. Just quietly… it’s bloody awesome. Enough said. Please let me back in.

4.5 / 5 yums!
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Where? 2/157 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, VIC