Lovely Rita

The decor is nonexistent and the service is entirely absent. But the noodles are good, gargantuan and cheap at Meetbowl.

This new North Melbourne restaurnt is kicking goals based on a solid premise - good wine and good pizza.

We work our way through the crafty collection at Melbourne’s new cider central - including hot mulled cider and apple cider pie.

Burgers, bands and bacon martinis at the diner-style B.East in Brunswick East.

Enjoyed in soups, desserts, boiled or roasted, chestnuts are the perfect autumn snack.

We whet our whistle at Jerry's, the Elwood institution that's been serving up breakfast, lunch and milkshakes for over four decades.

Opened last weekend, Bayte's dishing up home-style Lebanese breakfasts and lunch on Johnston Street.

We work our way through the dumplings and hot sauce at Northeast China Family.

Under the train line in Abbotsford an old milk bar is now an all day cafe and gallery complete with ping pong and pizza.