Chef-restaurateur Ben Shewry at Attica in 2024.
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Ben Shewry no longer consents to Attica being reviewed. Here’s why we did it anyway

Trailblazing Attica is still a world-class restaurant,and too important for us to ignore. But critic Besha Rodell finds the whole experience a little odd.

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Inside Vinesmith.

Vinesmith

A French-leaning bistro,wine bar,bottle shop and tasting room in one.

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Chef Chae prepares food in the kitchen.
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After years of trying for a reservation,our critic finally makes it to Victoria’s most hard-to-book restaurant

Besha Rodell finally scores one of six seats at chef Jung Eun Chae’s hideaway restaurant and home in the mountains for an unforgettable dining experience.

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The Cricketers Arms Hotel former chef Martial (Max) Cosyn and current chef Wesley Cooper Jones,with fish and prawn terrine on gazpacho coulis and lemon tart,with double cream and almond.

Sydney pub turns back time,reviving its 1980s menu with prawn terrine and gazpacho

The Cricketers Arms’ former head chef has returned to his old French bistro kitchen for the first time in decades.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Inside the Barragunda dining room.
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The Mornington Peninsula’s newest two-hatted fine-diner is very fancy – but still a bargain

Barragunda gives critic Besha Rodell hope for the future of dining in Victoria.

  • Besha Rodell
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Hugh Allen,Vue de Monde’s executive chef,at the site of his new restaurant in Fitzroy Gardens.

Top chef at three-hatted Vue de Monde to open ‘destination diner’ this year

A once-derelict pavilion is being rebuilt as a fine diner. Here’s what’s in store for Melbourne’s hottest restaurant opening of 2025.

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L’Enclume chef-owner Simon Rogers will be on board throughout the entire residency at Bathers’ Pavillion.

Three-Michelin-starred restaurant returns to Sydney with $590-a-head menu

L’Enclume had a waitlist of 2000 tables at its first Bathers’ Pavilion pop-up. It now wants to take the experience to “another level”.

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The sushi course at Shusai Mijo includes miso soup made with chef Jun Oya’s signature dashi.
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Shusai Mijo

A rarefied room for kappo-style omakase.

Dishes from the November menu at Gaea
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Gaea

Intimate,precise fine diner with a wild side.

The Pipit menu is peppered with local plants.
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Pipit

Creative,fine-dining flair that turns every dish into a work of art.