Amaru ★ 4.9
Amaru holds three Good Food Guide hats, Melbourne's highest. Clinton McIver's 34-seat Armadale room runs a single tasting menu built on Australian produce.
High Street anchors Melbourne's southern fine dining corridor: Amaru and Attica, the country's most decorated restaurants, both operate in this quiet inner-south stretch.
Amaru holds three Good Food Guide hats, Melbourne's highest. Clinton McIver's 34-seat Armadale room runs a single tasting menu built on Australian produce.
Attica in Ripponlea holds two Good Food Guide hats. Ben Shewry builds menus from native Australian ingredients with research depth few kitchens attempt.
Otter's Promise in Armadale is a craft beer bar with 300 beers: local microbrews, quality imports and a rustic space that hosts regular tasting events.
Camberwell Sunday Market is the city's best outdoor antiques and second-hand market: thousands of stalls on Camberwell station forecourt every Sunday morning.
Mammoth in Armadale runs the weekend brunch queue that defines the suburb: seasonal ricotta hotcakes, Inglewood coffee and a room that handles pressure well.
Order: Seasonal ricotta hotcake with roasted pear and burnt butter maple