What we covered in Melbourne food and drink this week
• Broadsheet’s list of the best new Melbourne bars of the year (so far) is here. Come back next week for our best new cafe picks.

• Our first look at Brunswick’s new banh mi spot, Good Days Hot Bread.

• And our first look at revered Japanese ramen chain Mensho Tokyo’s only Australian venue.

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Mensho Tokyo Ramen. Photography: Harvard Wang.

• Hector’s Deli introduces a four-day work week and starts making beef sandwiches inspired by The Bear.

• The latest Piccolina Gelato Project stars guest chefs making one-week-only scoops.


Photography: Courtesy of Piccolina.

• The Florian team opens tiny European-inspired cafe Juniper in South Melbourne.

• Our guide to bars screening the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.

• Hotel South Melbourne puts a new spin on an old pub.

Community news
• An Aru chef is in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital. As a temporary visa holder, she can't access Australian healthcare benefits – so her family has started a Go Fund Me to help cover the steep medical costs. Donate here if you’re able to.

More, please
• MIFF is hosting a Past Lives screening followed by a dinner inspired by the film at Cumulus Inc.

• Lulu’s Char Koay Teow gets the food court treatment.

• Music producer and Kenzo artistic director Nigo is Penfolds’s first-ever creative partner.


Nigo. Photography: Courtesy of Penfolds.

• Masses Bagels is popping up at the Carlton Farmers Market this Saturday.

• Have a cocktail named after you and help out soon-to-open Coburg wine bar and food store Gemini.

• Chef Tom Sarafian and winemaker Jayden Ong are hosting a Persian feast in the Yarra Valley this weekend.

• Falafels, hummus, pita and more for two for just $46 with Tahina Northcote’s date-night menu.

Listen up
• This week on Around Town we discuss the best restaurant, bar and cafe openings of the year (so far).

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• How to pair incense with food and drink.


Incense pairing. Photography: Graham Alderton.

• Marameo pasta parties.

As seen on the web
• Savoury cocktails make a comeback via Saveur.

• Different countries like different lolly textures via The Atlantic.