I bluddy *love* dumplings, and I think all of Darwin does too.

There's so many amazing combinations to have in a dumpling, and we've gone around Darwin looking what there is to offer. Lucky for me, there's been a recent wave of dumplings to the Darwin food scene.

A good dumpling has just three elements: skin, filling, sauce.  I am partial to the half crispy bottom and steamed topped ones, but there's a surprising few in this list that have made it in the radar... and I'm loving it. 

Dumpling fiends, unite.

Just like last year, we're innundated with the question what's open this Christmas. We've left this to the eleveth hour, only because a bunch of places put out their Christmas hours this morning. Most places will be shut, so if you can support a place or two that would be ace!

If you find a place that we've missed, let us know on Facebook and we'll add to this page!

With only a few days to Christmas, the most asked question right now is where to eat this Christmas in quiet town Darwin. 

Hotel restaurants and the casino will be open for suresie, but with any other establishment it's best to book it in. 

We shan't dilly-dally so here's the list of places that we've found... or could find. If you find a place that we've missed, let us know on Facebook and we'll add to this page!

There's some hidden gems in Darwin in the 'burb's that we all know of, but I betcha you haven't heard of a couple on our list of *truly* hidden spots. 

Though the narrow foyer was throbbing with people as per usual, my experience of the Rapid Creek markets was taking place in a low aperture on this lost Sunday morning. My focus was fixed on the sights and smells of the produce, while the hustle bustle was drowned out. Guest written by Potato Puff.

Hilton Darwin launched their daily Unwine event at their hotel lobby in Mitchell Street - great way to end the day of work! Guest written by Jeff Jape.  

The Original Australian Kitchen (O.A.K) is somewhere we've been before and we were thrilled to get tickets to a combo dinner deal mastered by O.A.K head chef Brian O'Keeffe and Zach Green, Darwin's upcoming indigenous chef.

Medical researchers by day, food truckers by night, Kamala and Ben grew up in German and studied in Austria. Now they have brought their love of food to us lucky foodies!

In the new year I made one of those *resolutions* - have more vegetarian meals, maybe at least once a week? Obvs haven't been successful, but cue my heroes Thompsons of Litchfield with their seasonal boxes!

We interview Xenia to find out about the Russian delights she brings to us in her hard to miss pink food truck.

Wow wheezers, has it almost been a year since the last new cafes post? 

Darwin is currently feeling the exodus of old favourites but that also means there's a flood of new foodies into our quaint little town and we're pretty excited to try them all... there may be a pool of tears and drool on my desk right now.

It was quite a long night, but it was great to witness great comradery between Darwin’s best baristas hash out great coffees!

2016 has been another fantastic year in Darwin foodie culture with lots of new cafes, restaurants and at home businesses croppping up. The Darwin Foodies team look back and provide their individual highlights for the year.

Perhaps our first international foodie trip and it's a big un'. The pop up event at Ash & Elm, InterContinential Singapore was a definite crowd pleaser.
Fair warning: this is a picture heavy post and may cause extreme jealousy or excessive squealing.

There was no 'can we eat yet' at the very first ever NT Foodies meet up and feast, kindly hosted by Hotel Darwin!