Lauren Vadnjal

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News
The Ten Best Summer Getaways From Melbourne

When the Fitzroy Pool just doesn't cut it, get your friends together for one of these jaunts out of town.

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Bar
Botherambo - CLOSED

65 Swan Street, Richmond

Richmond's newest Asian joint is a little bit different to its Victoria Street neighbours.

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Bar
The Grand Trailer Park Taverna - CLOSED

87 Bourke Street, Melbourne

East Coast trailer trash at its finest (and funnest).

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Cafe
C.H. James - CLOSED

86 Station Street, Fairfield

Find yourself in Fairfield’s newest cafe and you won’t find the same old fare.

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Cafe
Hard Pressed - CLOSED

76 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne

Cuban sandwiches and urban comfort at East Melbourne's newest cafe.

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News
The Ten Best Melbourne Meals of 2014

2014 has been a great year to be in Melbourne - particularly for our stomachs.

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Bar
Milk the Cow Carlton

232 Lygon Street, Carlton

Carlton cheese dreams at the Cow.

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Restaurant
Naughty Boy

499-501 Lygon St, Brunswick East

It doesn’t matter if you’re naughty or nice when brunch is this good.

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Bar
Romeo Lane - CLOSED

1a Crossley Street, Melbourne

It's cocktails all round at newly-spawn Romeo Lane.

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Restaurant
East - CLOSED

25 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Szechuan chicken, Shangainese pork ribs and those Hutong dumplings.

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Bar
Gradi Crown

Ground Floor, Riverwalk, Southbank

Bigger, louder and shinier than before, Gradi 2.0 opens at Crown.

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News
How To Spend 60 Hours in the Barossa Valley

Spoiler: it includes a lot of wine.

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Restaurant
Gazi - CLOSED

2 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Greek street food in a Calombaris' casual fine dining setting.

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Cafe
Heal.Thy Self Co.

28 Ballarat Street, Yarraville

All the superfood smoothies and organic snacks to heal thy self for good.

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Event
Secret Foodies Jamaican Dinner

Sat, 25 Oct, 2014
Secret Melbourne location, Melbourne

A food event for food lovers who like to keep a secret.

Buy Tickets

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Bar
Pastuso

19 ACDC Lane, Melbourne

Fun, convivial Peruvian dining in the CBD.

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Bar
Polepole Bar & Kitchen

Level 1, 267 Lt Collins Street, Melbourne

Step out of Lt Collins Street and into Africa with killer cocktails and bar snacks.

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Event
Pinot Palooza 2014

Sat, 4 Oct, 2014
Circa, The Prince, St Kilda

A party for diehard pinotphiles.

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Dine the Spanish Regions

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Robert Burns Hotel, Collingwood

Get the food experience of regional Spain without venturing further than Smith Street.

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