Dipping udon with mushrom soup at Musashino Udon Kan

Melbourne’s top new Japanese venues for noodles,katsu and more

Craving ramen,fluffy cheesecake or affordable yet quality sushi? Melbourne now has a spot for nearly every strand of Japanese food.

Eggplant danish.

Your May hit list:Hot,new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Cornish pasties make a comeback,an AFL team captain’s corner cafe,and oodles of udon noodles ... here’s what’s hot in Melbourne,right now.

Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli and partner Neila Brenning have opened a cafe in Kew.

This corner milk bar is now a destination cafe with added Bontempelli magic

Roll up for pancakes with blueberry compote,buffalo fried chicken rolls and generous breakfast plates at the AFL superstar’s new cafe – and no,it’s not in Footscray.

  • Emma Breheny
Cornish pasties at Bobby’s include beef skirt,swede,potato and onion.

‘The best I’ve had outside Cornwall’:The Melbourne bakery reviving proper Cornish pasties

There’s nothing Cornish about a pasty with minced beef or – heaven forbid – peas and carrots,according to the purists. But one spot is making the real deal.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Gracie’s lush courtyard is popular on weekends.

From lofty rooftops to leafy courtyards,five new bars for this gloriously sunny weekend

From South Yarra to Thornbury,these new watering holes (some of them sun-drenched) are worth making plans around to soak up the last of the warm weather.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Sana’s udon carbonara comes with charred kaiserfleisch,smoked dashi,a soft egg and heaps of black pepper.

From udon carbonara to a hot-choc haven:Five new cafes to try (and what to order)

Find one in a famed Melbourne garden,another in Australia’s largest shopping centre,and others tucked in the backstreets.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Your April hit list:The hot,new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

From newly hatted diners in Melbourne’s CBD to kebab vans worth travelling for,these were the venues that caught our attention in March for you to try this month.

Wood-fired fennel,spinach,chicory and ricotta pie.

Your April hit list:The hot,new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

Chicken katsu with Japanese curry sauce and slaw is paired with pale ale.

West Melbourne bar scores chef from hit Hong Kong venue with Michelin star

An under-the-radar spot is about to be the name on everyone’s lips,as it nabs a chef from a Hong Kong hotspot who’s all about fun-forward dishes.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Omo cafe is styled on Tokyo’s kissaten.

Relive your magical trip to Japan at these nine Melbourne venues

Pocket-sized sushi restaurants,old-school Tokyo-style cafes,and affordable delis with build-your-own bentos are just the tip of a rapidly growing and highly specialised Japanese scene.

  • Emma Breheny