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Julia Busuttil Nishimura x Chiswick Woollahra for One Night Only

2 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Evan Jones

The acclaimed cook and author is serving a one-night-only meal among the greenery of one of Sydney’s most iconic garden restaurants – exclusively for Mastercard cardholders. For more than a decade, Chiswick has been a proper Woollahra destination.
Melbourne’s Best New Bars of 2025 (So Far)

3 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne

We lost two greats when Michael and Zara Madrusan’s influential and adored bars The Everleigh and Bar Margaux closed in March. But 2025 is also shaping up to be an exciting year for new bars with two Everleigh alumni bringing their expertise to Pendant in Brunswick East, DJ-turned-restaurateur Grant Smillie returning to Melbourne, and the Bar Bellamy team’s anticipated sibling venue and Con Christopoulos’s Italian bar still to come.
Melbourne’s Best New Restaurants of 2025 (So Far)

4 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne

The restaurants on this list are brimming with personality. The talents behind these venues all bring their full selves to the table. Each one – from Mischa Tropp’s Indian Members Club-inspired Crown Melbourne restaurant, to Barragunda Dining, a destination diner Simone Watts spent four years preparing to open – has a strong identity and offers something new to the city. Here are the 12 best new restaurants of the year so far.
Bookings With Benefits at Etta

4 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne

Photography: Courtesy of Etta1/5Photography: Courtesy of Etta1/5Photography: Courtesy of Etta1/5Mon 16th June, 2025 – Tue 16th December, 2025 60 Lygon Street Brunswick East 3057NAB credit card customers only pay $400 when the bill is $500 at Hannah Green’s Hot-Listed Brunswick East restaurant – and they use their NAB credit card.
This Pastry Chef Makes Some of the Best Mochi in the Melbourne CBD

4 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne

“I really wanted customers to taste real mochi skin,” says pastry chef Sayaka Otsu, who oversees the desserts at all San Telmo Group venues, including Exhibition Street Japanese restaurant Robata. The Robata dessert menu has typically included European-style plated desserts with Japanese flavours, including matcha tiramisu and baked yuzu cheesecake. But you’ll now find fresh mochi stuffed with a raspberry and condensed milk parfait, alongside specials with changing fillings.
These New Melbourne Banh Mi Shops Are Just Getting Started

5 days ago | broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne

Banh mi is one of the country’s most loved sandwiches. Everyone from Anchovy chef Thi Le to Masterchef judge Sofia Levin has a favourite banh mi shop. And even the New York Times notes “it is only a slight exaggeration to say that Australia runs on banh mi”. In recent years, Melbourne’s banh mi scene has continued to evolve, with a new wave of shops changing the way the lunchtime staple is viewed and valued.
First Look: The Move Tarts Anon Never Wanted Has Given It the Flagship It’s Always Deserved

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Callum McDermott

This week, we’re adding Tarts Anon to The Hot List, the definitive guide to Melbourne’s most essential food and drink experiences. In a way, Tarts Anon losing its Cremorne home was a very Tarts Anon thing to happen. The brand was born in the depths of 2020’s Covid lockdowns, towards the end of a year which started with owner Gareth Whitton – then head pastry chef at Dinner by Heston – finding himself out of work when Crown cancelled the restaurant’s lease.
You Don’t Need a Special Reason To Go to Pilu at Freshwater Anymore

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Callum McDermott

“Happy birthday,” beams Marilyn Annecchini, once again, as a group of guests enter her restaurant for a sunny winter lunch. This is maybe the third or fourth time today that she’s welcomed a group marking a special occasion. Pilu at Freshwater only opened half an hour ago, and the dining room is already packed with anniversaries, reunions and milestone birthdays. That’s just what you do here.
How Selling Her Fitzroy North Restaurant Helped This Hospo Pro Find a Sense of Calm

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne

Heidi Modra ran her restaurant Pinotta for 14 years before deciding to close at the end of April. Part of the reason for closing was, she tells Broadsheet, “to have a life that wasn’t all-encompassing about where I worked. I made a commitment to have a personal life.”She’s now joined Yolk Group (Terror Twilight, Hi Fi) as venue manager at its Westgarth cafe and bar Ophelia. Just two weeks into the role, Modra has helped launch dinner service on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights.
A New CBD Banh Mi Go-To, Tarts Anon’s Flagship Opens and More Melbourne Food News This Week

1 week ago | broadsheet.com.au | Audrey Payne

What’s on around town• First events revealed for Dine Out, Broadsheet’s debut food festival. Book now. • Carvery, a new grab-and-go spot inspired by Aussie takeaway shops of the ’70s and ’80s, has opened in Hawksburn Village. Stop by for rolls, roast chicken and chop salads, as well as ready-made meals including lasagne and eggplant parm. • Casual Japanese restaurant Ilza is opening a new location in Kilsyth South.