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Carlton North

Dark walls and light fixtures made from fencing wire create a masculine aesthetic at La Luna.
14/20

Icon review: Melburnians are obsessed with new restaurants, but 25-year-old La Luna shows we should value consistency, too

In a city enamoured with newness, this Carlton North stayer has a timeless quality that commands respect.

  • Besha Rodell

Malouf’s Zum Zum

Having tested the waters ‘south of the river’, Amal and Geoff Malouf have

Duck fatteh is cooked in Zum Zum's 10-year-old master stock.

Malouf's Zum Zum

Zum Zum is a bit like a cat that wandered off to live with different owners for a while but is now back.

  • Nina Rousseau
Buckwheat risotto with truffle.
14/20

Neighbourhood restaurant Henry Sugar punches well above its weight

This inventive, friendly and cosy Carlton North local ought to be beloved by a wider swath of the city, as well.

  • Besha Rodell
Bengali bohg (feast) is ladled out by waiters, thali restaurant-style.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Enter Via Laundry becomes enter via laneway

Helly Raichua's evolving Indian degustation offers us a new way of looking at this complex and diverse cuisine.

  • Besha Rodell
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Di Marco makes one of Melbourne's best tiramisus.

Giro D'Italia saves you the airfare to Italy

Take a grand tour of Italy without leaving Melbourne.

  • Dani Valent
Japanesque: Miso eggplant and fried egg on toast.

Sibling is the feelgood cafe hero we deserve

Come to Kinfolk's Carlton sibling for the warm fuzzies, stay for the food.

  • Larissa Dubecki
Tofu tartare with rice crackers.

Henry Sugar shifts from dessert bar to snacks and degustations

This well-rounded Carlton North wine bar is worth moving suburbs for, reviews Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
Broccoli with chickpeas and labna at Little Andorra in Carlton.

Little Andorra is a lovely little wine bar

Little Andorra and its fascinating wine list take their place in a little bit of Melbourne's culinary history.

  • Dani Valent
Avocado ezme with goat's curd, broad beans and preserved lemon.

Brunch with a Turkish twist at Babajan

The Gigibaba team transforms a kebab shop into a modern Turkish bakery-cafe.

  • Jane Ormond