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St Kilda

Stokehouse Pasta & Bar remains the definition of casual-elegant Aussie beachside dining.
14/20

Is this the best the beachy chic ground floor restaurant at this St Kilda stalwart has ever been?

With its simple but often excellent food, beautiful bayside views and flat rate wine, there’s something special going on at Stokehouse Pasta & Bar.

  • Michael Harden
Kevin Donovan at the newly reopened  St Kilda restaurant after a fire in 2015.

Restaurateur Kevin Donovan, of St Kilda landmark Donovans, dies

The American-born restaurateur has died within weeks of selling his long-running St Kilda restaurant, Donovans.

  • Roslyn Grundy
Louey’s pepperoni pizza is described as “fully loaded, very cheesy”.
13.5/20

This neon-lit New York-style Italian joint in a legendary St Kilda pub is cheesy in every sense

Louey’s is the Disney version of an Italian-American restaurant, a pure fantasy that piles on the gooey cheesy decadence.

  • Besha Rodell
Italian-style share plates at Louey’s.

The Espy adds Italian-American disco diner Louey’s to its many dining options

It’s out with pub fare and in with clam pasta, eggplant parmigiana and DJs as the St Kilda pub relaunches Espy Kitchen.

  • Emma Breheny
Margherita pinsa at Pinsabella.

Melbourne’s new ace of base: Pinsabella brings ‘pinsa’ to town (just don’t call it pizza)

There’s a bright, crisp crunching sound that makes it clear: this rectangular-shaped cheese-oozy margherita isn’t a pizza.

  • Dani Valent
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The Saint’s dining room is hemmed in by red brick and walls of glass, with black marble tabletops lit by tiny lamps.
14/20

Is the third time a charm for the Saint in St Kilda?

After a lavish do-over, the 1915 hotel has reopened as a multi-level megavenue. And at Saint Dining, they’re pulling out all the stops.

  • Larissa Dubecki
The Saint is a shiny new addition to down-at-heel Fitzroy Street in St Kilda.

Is St Kilda about to have a restaurant and bar renaissance?

New restaurant and bar openings and shiny new developments point to a brighter future for the beleaguered seaside suburb.

  • Emma Breheny
Prince Dining Room in St Kilda.
Good Food hat15.5/20

St Kilda’s charming Prince Dining Room is crowned with a hat

This second iteration of the Prince Dining Room is a rebirth of sorts, a reimagining of fine-diner Circa.

  • Besha Rodell
Steak frites with beef jus.

This St Kilda pub has been flying under the radar as a French brasserie

The Post has been through various iterations over the past few years and has finally hit on a French version that feels very good.

  • Dani Valent
The downstairs deck at Stokehouse in St Kilda.

St Kilda's Pontoon becomes Stokehouse Pasta & Bar

A key Melbourne dining experience gets an update for summer, reviews Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent