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Adena Maier

Journalist — Melbourne cafes, roasteries and new openings.

Broadsheet Melbourne writer; her opening pieces are built on the operator's own account of why a site was chosen and what is roasted there.

No reviews or picks captured yet.

Nothing here yet where they gave a verdict of their own — anything below is coverage they wrote, not an endorsement.

Pieces they wrote about these places.

Reporting, openings and roundups. Kept for the trail, and not read as their endorsement — a writer relaying someone else's award is not recommending it.

• Time Out Melbourne, 'The best ramen shops in Melbourne' ↗roundup · 2025-06-10
  • Hakata Gensuke RamenCBD

    “There are now outlets in Carlton, Hawthorn and QV too, but we reckon the OG on Russell St is the best.”