Chef Hugh Allen to open Yiaga, his first restaurant, in Melbourne

Trail-blazing chef Hugh Allen (Vue de Monde) will open a new conceptual restaurant in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens in spring this year.  

Named Yiaga, its focus will be a multi-course experience showcasing rare and unique ingredients in a custom-built dining room, set amongst the gardens.  

“I came across the dilapidated space when I was going on one of my 5km walks during Covid,” Allen tells Gourmet Traveller. “I was always on the lookout for the site for…