• Behold: Broadsheet’s favourite Melbourne dishes of 2022 – from fried dough in many forms to transcendent curries, to thicc pizzas and “the best American barbeque in Australia”.

• Now open: Moon Mart, a joyous new pan-Asian convenience store and cafe, is a win for West Melbourne.

• Love a tuna melt? Here are eight of Melbourne’s best to try.

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• Introducing Hole in the Wall, a buzzy new neighbourhood bagelry for Moonee Ponds – with everything from the tried-and-tested classics to variations made with chicken schnitzel and saucy meatballs.

• Working from home: these three Melbourne eateries are in their owners’ houses.

• Frontrunning Melbourne cocktail bar the Everleigh has launched its first subscription service. Called Bartender’s Choice, it delivers limited-edition, large-format cocktails to your door.

• This is our ode to the Melbourne venues we lost in 2022.

• One of Melbourne’s best Japanese cafes, Ima Project, has closed in Carlton – and is moving to Brunswick.

• Now open in Parkville: the delightful Bureau of Provisions & Periodicals is a newsagent for the next gen. Find indie magazines, cult condiments and a ham sandwich with “absolute slabs” of butter.

• This Saturday: Sydney-born Japanese salad empire Fishbowl is opening a new Melbourne location – in Armadale. It’s in partnership with local organisation Flying Fox, which creates fun social opportunities for young Melburnians with disabilities.

• A burgeoning hospo group has reopened the iconic Terrace Cafe at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Traditionalists will be pleased to know that the scones have stayed put.

• No ovens, just fire: Flint is a flaming new Fitzroy restaurant by two former San Telmo chefs. Naturally, the steak is stellar, but they’re also propelling carrots from sidekick to hero status.