The spot will have a fuss-free Italian menu that includes fresh pasta made daily and house-made pizzas. Plus, an extensive Italian wine list. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

Plus, step inside for private tastings of experimental chocolate bars and elaborate chocolate drinks. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

Come for dishes that combine Thai and Western techniques like prawn ravioli in a tom yum soup and braised massaman lamb shanks (made using her grandmother’s secret spice mix). broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

The neighbourhood restaurant serves up thin-crust 15-inch pizzas inspired by one of the world’s greatest pizza cities. Order takeaway or dine in at the small shop with decor that riffs on New York subway cars. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

You’re encouraged to put your feet up, enjoy a cuppa and touch the wall of 200 fabrics. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/home…

But it’s not all bad news for the dynamic brand. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/fash…

Sandwiches are now the vehicles for just about every edible item on Earth. Discover the local spots that Broadsheet staff are seeking out near the office.

A dark chocolate drink with marshmallow and fior di latte gelato. A layered version developed by a Lume chef. And a velvety babka-topped take. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

And the team is throwing a farewell party. Mark your calendar. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

The new audio, art and architecture festival will be held at a site in Gippsland, just 90 minutes from the city. And it’ll include a European-inspired warehouse stage with room for 8000 people. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/ente…

The menus will highlight dishes from Peru and other Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

After stints at London’s legendary River Cafe and Red Hill’s Tedesca Osteria, Audrey Shaw is bringing romantic allure and weekly changing menus to a tree-lined street corner. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

The casual spot serves up fish that’s dry aged – a popular method that improves texture and flavour – with house-made soy sauce. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

Struggling to get your mitts on the green-lidded hot sauce? Huy Fong Sriracha is out of stock globally (again). Read why (plus five Aussie-owned sauces to shop instead): bit.ly/3S01Th0

Lars von Trier’s 1996 film Breaking the Waves has been turned into an opera. If you were too young to catch the film in the ’90s, you can nab cheap tix to the opera version for a limited time. broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/ente…

At the popular Carlton spot’s second store, you’ll find more – sometimes experimental – gelato flavours, as well as bento boxes, egg salad sandos and bouncy steamed buns. Read more here: bit.ly/3S7Vbpi

“We’re trying to take you to another world.” broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food…

Ruby, a warm brasserie by two established cafe owners, is now open – and there's a lunch and dinner brasserie-style menu with shokupan French toast, steak frites, brown butter madeleines and Wagyu shanks on Wednesdays. Read more here: bit.ly/3WGMFjS

We've gathered all the new restaurant, cafe and bar openings we got excited about in July – including an approachable futuristic cyberpunk land and one of the year’s most intimate (and special) restaurants. Read more here: bit.ly/3Ywo1Ut

This year we’ve already said goodbye to a 15-year-old Japanese bar, an 18-year-old laneway legend, local breweries and two tiny bakery windows – here are twelve Melbourne venues that have recently called it quits. Read more here: bit.ly/3yCCwLA