The flat white conquered the world. The third-wave café model — pioneered in Melbourne, refined in Sydney — is now the template for serious coffee culture from New York to Tokyo. How did Australia become the planet's most influential coffee nation?
Melbourne invented the modern brunch experience as we know it. The city that gave the world smashed avo, artisan coffee, and the 45-minute queue with a smile is still producing the best morning meals on the planet. Here are the places worth waiting for.
Another year, another extraordinary crop of new Australian restaurants doing things that would make any food city in the world take notice. Here are the openings that matter most.