AWARDS & MEDIA
Press Coverage
2026 — “5 hottest Melbourne restaurants serving up global flavours” — Silverkris Singapore Airlines
2025 — “Long defined by car parks and private clubs, this back street is the city’s hottest food strip” — The Age Good Food
2025 — “Less French, more vinyl and Yiayia’s cooking: What a Good Food Guide hatted restaurant looks like” — The Age Good Food
2024 — “Our Korean-Australian food scene is utterly unique, and this new restaurant is no exception” — The Age Good Food
2024 — “Melbourne’s Best New Restaurants of 2024” — Broadsheet
2024 — “An intriguing, exciting addition to the burgeoning Melb-Korean food scene arrives in the CBD” — Gourmet Traveller
2023 — ”First look: Doju modern Korean Melbourne restaurant now open” — The Age Good Food
2023 — “Now Open: Doju Is the Newest Entrant in the Melbourne CBD’s Growing Korean Dining Scene” — Broadsheet
In the Media: Chef Mika Chae
2026 — “[호주 한인 ‘햇’ 셰프 특집] 로컬 식재료로 완성한 한식… ‘Farm to table’미카 채 셰프” — SBS Audio
2026 — “Chef Mika Chae Inspires with Pure Black Wagyu, Korean Style“ — Pure Black Wagyu
2026 — “1 Hat Chef Mika Chae, Doju Melbourne” — The Staff Canteen Australia
2026 — “Feasts of fortune — The festive flavours of Lunar New Year” — ABC Radio National
2025 — Farm Tales Ep. 2 with Mika Chae — Natoora
2025 — “Finger-licking late-night fun: An expert’s guide to eating (and drinking) in Koreatown” — The Age Good Food
2024 — The Cook Up with Adam Liaw (Season 7) — SBS Food
EP7 Sustainable Soups | Kohlrabi and beef soup
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EP30 The Sustainable Soiree | Kohlrabi top pancake
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EP49 Crispy Snacks | Korean fried chicken skewers
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EP68 Favourite Ferments | Doenjang bok choy muchim
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2024 — “Where Chefs Eat: Doju’s Mika Chae Shares His Go-To Casual Korean Spots in Melbourne” — Broadsheet
2024 — “From soy sauce to seaweed: A chef’s guide to shopping for Korean ingredients” — The Age Good Food
2023 — Dirty Linen Sunday Podcast with Dani Valent Episode 521
Chef synergies — Listen Here
Synergies of a chef — Listen Here
At Doju, each recognition and feature reflects more than a milestone —
it reflects a shared story of culture, craft, and connection.We’re grateful to every publication, platform, and industry voice that has taken the time to understand and share not only our food, but the philosophy, curiosity, and care behind it.