Bear’s Wine Bar in North Melbourne.

Order kangaroo dimmies and salty potato cakes with caviar at this North Melbourne wine bar

Bear’s is everything you’d want in a neighbourhood wine bar.

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The box of nine small bites at Sakedokoro Namara.

Sakedokoro Namara

Transportive,with top-notch sake on tap.

Bobby’s is known for its traditional Cornish pasties.

Bobby’s Bakery

Home to true-to-tradition Cornish pasties.

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Southern Italian dishes dominate at Bar Taralli.

Bar Taralli

Serving southern Italian cuisine that’s far from generic.

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Pies at Austro.

Austro Bakery

No-frills Eastern European-style pastries.

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Bear’s Wine Bar “is exactly what a neighbourhood wine bar should be”.

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The suburb’s pace and proximity to the CBD is finally luring a new generation of hospitality operators.

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The hand-cut,double-cooked chips are a cut above.

This 1860s pub punches well above its weight for food (even if there’s no chicken parma)

Bobbie Peels’ simple dishes − including these chunks of fluffy spud − have surprising depth.

  • Dani Valent
The optional seafood platter (market fish,mussels,salmon caviar and lemon-pickle-spiked butter sauce).
Good Food hat15.5/20

This add-on is like the designer dress you stumble upon in an op shop:an absolute steal

Three-year-old Mauritian restaurant Manze is sitting in the sweet spot. Plus:its seafood platter is absolutely gorgeous.

  • Dani Valent
Korean BBQ at Yeonga in North Melbourne
Critics'Pick

Yeonga

Longstanding barbecue joint delivers char and a half.

Manze serves contemporary takes on Mauritian food.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Manze

Nobody puts “neighbourhood wine bar” in a corner.