35 h. ago This omakase restaurant in Footscray serves just six diners at a time

Sushi Takezo is one of the hottest tickets in town.

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40 h. ago From Mick Jagger to a secret menu: 50 years of Victoria’s Restaurant of the Year

Its silver service and classic Cantonese food has made chefs, politicians and underworld figures all fans. We look at its legacy on its golden anniversary.

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46 h. ago Layne Beachley felt ‘no sparks’ with Kirk Pengilly. Then a restaurant owner stepped in

The businesswoman and former world champion surfer on coping with grief, life awakenings – and a memorable first date with her INXS musician husband.

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46 h. ago Which restaurant is The Age Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year? Test yourself with The Age quiz

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

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63 h. ago The Rockpool team’s new restaurant serves just one main dish: steak frites

The only other items on the 7 Alfred menu are a side salad, and one dessert.

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64 h. ago She dumped him, he told her to go away – four years later, Kaz and Thana were married

After a rocky beginning, Kazumasa Yazawa and his wife Thana fell in love. Ten years later, they made a radical call: moving from Jakarta to small-town Tasmania.

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64 h. ago ‘He complains less now’: Why Kaz and Thana swapped a Jakarta restaurant for a Tasmanian B&B

After a rocky beginning, Kazumasa Yazawa and his wife Thana fell in love. Ten years later, they made a radical call: moving from Jakarta to small-town Tasmania.

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3 d. ago Katie McCormack Young Service Talent Award: Georgia Limacher

We are proud to announce the winner of The Age Good Food Guide 2026 Katie McCormack Young Service Talent Award is Georgia Limacher of Gimlet restaurant.

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3 d. ago ‘We keep punching’: Gatto breaks silence amid AFP probe, CFMEU allegations

The underworld figure has posted a video to social media complaining about this masthead’s coverage of his involvement in the construction industry and the CFMEU.

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3 d. ago Inaugural Trailblazer winner is a monumental addition to the Mornington Peninsula

The two-hatted Barragunda Dining is a long lunch destination, but even more magic happens outside the restaurant.

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4 d. ago Hats on, hats off: Which restaurants gained (and lost) hats in The Age Good Food Guide 2026?

Some Italian institutions raised the bar; others took a tumble. There are exciting new entrants to the one-hat club. And Chris Lucas’ restaurants saw some fluctuations.

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4 d. ago ‘Beating heart of the suburbs’: This club’s Chinese restaurant is a place for the people

Head to Ocean Treasure Asian Dining in Blacktown for must-try house-made Cantonese barbecue, live seafood and a glistening pyramid of steamed pork belly.

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5 d. ago New Restaurant of the Year, presented by Aurum Poultry Co: Zareh

We are proud to announce the winner of The Age Good Food Guide 2026 New Restaurant of the Year is Zareh.

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5 d. ago Katie McCormack Young Service Talent Award: Georgia Limacher, Gimlet

We are proud to announce the winner of The Age Good Food Guide 2026 Young Service Talent Award is Georgia Limacher of Gimlet Restaurant.

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5 d. ago ‘Key words missing’: Lehrmann’s legal team seeks IT expert for complainant’s phone

Bruce Lehrmann’s legal team wants an independent forensic IT expert to examine a phone in his Queensland rape case, amid claims a police hard drive was destroyed and key words were missing. 

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5 d. ago The finalists announced for Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year

Five finalists plus five more to try. There’s a stylish ode to regional Indian cooking and a hard-to-book bistro with fire-licked Armenian food and a soundtrack of South Caucasian funk to match.

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5 d. ago The 45th Age Good Food Guide launches today, with Victoria’s best new and classic restaurants

It has nearly 500 bar, pub, cafe and restaurant reviews, and a new list of the 123 essential spots that define dining in the state, right now.

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8 d. ago Swap Japan’s megacities for this rugged peninsula’s peacefulness

The Kii Peninsula south of Osaka is a long-revered Shinto and Buddhist pilgrim destination.

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8 d. ago Catch up on all the finalists for The Age Good Food Guide Awards

From the best up-and-coming young talents to the finalists for the Restaurant of the Year, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s nominees.

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8 d. ago Melbourne Storm talent sentenced after intervening in city spat

Melbourne Storm second-rower Shawn Blore has been spared an assault conviction after stepping in during a 2024 Sydney restaurant scuffle.

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