Andrew Zuccala

Andrew Zuccala is the Melbourne Editor for Concrete Playground, writing about all the best things to do in the city. This includes sharing the most exciting new bars and restaurants you need to check out, the coolest events taking place each week, and just about anything else that’ll help you explore Melbourne to the fullest.

Andrew has a heap of experience as a lifestyle writer — focusing on food and travel — having worked for several publications in Australia and the UK. He’s always eating and drinking about town, hitting up exhibitions, dancing at live gigs and going on day trips around Victoria. Concrete Playground is where he’s sharing all these adventures.

Favourite restaurant in Melbourne: I love Amiconi Restaurant in West Melbourne. It’s an old-school Italian joint that’s been around for over 60 years, serving up authentic Sicilian eats with a BYO wine license. If you're going with a group, make sure you order the banquet feast — there's no way you'll be leaving hungry.

News
Now Open: EQ Is the New South Melbourne Spa with a Rotating Roster of Semi-Guided Wellness Treatments

South Melbourne's EQ offers semi-guided wellness journeys through its vast spa facilities — including its hammam, sauna, rain room, lounge, plunge pools, and light and sound therapy dome.

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Guide
Where to Find the Best Steak in Melbourne

You don't win friends with salad. But you will fall in love with the steaks at these Melbourne restaurants.

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Guide
Where to Find the Best Hot Pot in Melbourne

Counter the city's chill with these piping hot hot pot spots in Melbourne.

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Event
Skewsdays at Mr Miyagi

Multiple single dates
Mr. Miyagi, Prahran

Head down to this Chapel Street haunt on a Tuesday night to score charcoal-grilled yakitori for just $5 a pop.

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News
Now Open: Hawthorn's Historic 300-Seat Pub The Beehive Is Back After Undergoing a Massive Revamp

We're buzzed to see this big old pub get the love it deserves.

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News
Now Open: Chapel Street's Suzie Q Is Pairing Underground 80s Disco Energy with Contemporary Chinese Eats and Karaoke

This new Chapel Street restaurant is inspired by Chinese diners of the 1980s, but is firmly rooted in the present.

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Event
Mystery Parma Nights at Skinny Dog Hotel

Multiple single dates
Skinny Dog Hotel, Kew

Every Thursday night, Skinny Dog Hotel in Kew is creating a new parma flavour combo that's been dreamt up by one of you.

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Event
Friends of Young Hearts: Sunday Service

Multiple single dates
Young Hearts, Windsor

A rotating roster of Melbourne chefs are taking over the Young Hearts kitchen — and playlist — across the next few months.

Buy Tickets

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Event
Open House Melbourne Weekend

Sat, 27 Jul - Sun, 28 Jul 2024
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

For two days this July, you can explore private homes and heritage buildings, as well as sports stadiums, places of worship, art gallery archives and more.

Buy Tickets

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Bar
Purple Pit

380 Collins Street, Melbourne

Drop by Purple Pit for the best dirty gin martini in town.

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News
Nine of the Best Things to See at Now or Never 2024

This ambitious ten-day winter festival is celebrating the intersection of art, ideas, sound and technology at sites all over Melbourne.

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Bar
Hotel Nacional

23-25 Hardware Lane, Melbourne

Hotel Nacional is Hardware Lane's five-storey, totally gluten-free Mexican restaurant and bar.

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Cafe
Mork Chocolate Looking Glass

13 Centre Place, Melbourne

The site is showcasing the team's unconventional chocolate bars, elaborate drinking chocolates that never made it onto the menu, chocolate cocktail pairings and creative desserts.

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News
Coming Soon: Sicilian Cannoli Legends Cannoleria Are Opening Their First Dine-In Location on Lygon Street

For the first time, you'll be able to sit and savour these Sicilian-style sweet treats with a cup of freshly brewed moka pot coffee.

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News
Now Open: Aster Is Ferdydurke's Replacement, Swapping Out Live Music for More Grown-Up Date-Night Vibes

Aster has been set up by the same folks who originally created Ferdydurke, and they've transformed the space into a more intimate sip-and-snack bar.

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News
Now Open: Code Black Coffee's New CBD Outpost Is Serving Morning Brews, Brunch and Cocktails Seven Days a Week

The new Morning Bar is home to a stacked lineup of coffee-infused cocktails — both boozy and non-alcoholic.

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News
Now Open: American Doughnut Kitchen Has Finally Set Up Its Bricks-and-Mortar Shop at Prahran Market

Southsiders no longer need to travel up to Queen Vic Market to nab a bag of Melbourne's most famous hot jam doughnuts.

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News
Now Open: Yaki Nau Is the CBD's New Japanese Izakaya with DIY Barbecues on Every Table

There's a lot going on at Yaki Nau, giving you the chance to choose your own delicious adventure.

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Now Open: Inca at Morris Jones Is Melbourne's First Nikkei Restaurant, Heroing Japanese and Peruvian Fusion Cuisine

This new Chapel Street restaurant is serving up contemporary Nikkei fare — the fusion of Peruvian and Japanese cuisines.

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Now Open: Hong Kong Fine-Diner Kushiro Has Arrived in Melbourne — But in a Less-Formal, Izakaya-Style Setting

This new contemporary Japanese diner on Brunswick Street is helmed by a chef with Michelin-starred cred.

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