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Commune Group, the team behind a cluster of southside Asian venues, is opening a two-level Windsor restaurant serving wood-fired pasta, molten cheese jaffles and 40 herbal liqueurs.

Commune Group, the team behind a cluster of southside Asian venues, is opening a two-level Windsor restaurant serving wood-fired pasta, molten cheese jaffles and 40 herbal liqueurs.

Commune Group, the team behind a cluster of southside Asian venues, is opening a two-level Windsor restaurant serving wood-fired pasta, molten cheese jaffles and 40 herbal liqueurs.

A combination of rising rent, wages, food and energy costs – and in some cases, a dwindling supply of customers – is forcing many restaurants to adopt long-resisted tactics.

The restaurant group behind popular modern Asian spots in Windsor is planning a casual Italian restaurant on Chapel Street.

The restaurant group behind popular modern Asian spots in Windsor is planning a casual Italian restaurant on Chapel Street.

The restaurant group behind popular modern Asian spots in Windsor is planning a casual Italian restaurant on Chapel Street.

Think small if you want to celebrate big. Private dining is having a moment in Melbourne right now, with options to suit all budgets and moods.

ICYMI, catch up on seven of the biggest restaurant openings in Melbourne and beyond (plus a few coming soon).

An art deco former bank on a prominent corner of Carlisle Street gets a new spin as a contemporary Chinese bistro.