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You’re all keen to catch-up over a bite to eat but where can you go that’s crowd-pleasing, relaxed and relatively affordable? We’ve got you.

The hidden suburban gems and favourite spots our reviewers keep going back to, from wine bars in industrial parks to late-night Korean street food in a city laneway.

West Melbourne’s Warung Agus opened in 1989 and is a dining institution in the city. VICE's Aleksandra Bliszczyk visits and meets the family still running the iconic Balinese restaurant today.

The Balinese restaurant on Victoria Street has traded for 33 years, but a fire has forced it to close its doors in whats usually the busiest time of the year.

Fans of Laus Family Kitchen were crushed when it closed last year. Now, longtime Laus chefs are back with a place of their own in Melbournes north-west.

A new wine bar is sending a warm island breeze through North Melbourne.

Melbournes top takeaways to seek out during lockdown 5.0 Emma Breheny Photo: Eddie Jim Melburnians know the drill all too well. Stay at home, order takeaway from your local favourites (if you can) and throw in as many extras or tips as possible to keep these businesses afloat through yet another lockdown. Here are some of the menus and creative one-off dishes from our chefs that you can take advantage of in your hood. As always, there are plenty of businesses to support. Dont treat this list a...

Heres another place to file under lockdown silver linings: a tiny Indonesian-inspired sandwich shop with excellent coffee and a bright, poppy interior. Its owned by chef Barry Susanto and his old friend, barista Erwin Chandra. Together, theyre bringing authentic regional Indonesian flavours in an exuberantly inauthentic form to the Richmond backstreets. The pair have long been frustrated that the incredible diversity of their home countrys cuisine is little known by many in Melbourne. Susanto h...