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    Coming Soon: Mademoiselle Is the New Brasserie That's Bringing a Taste of Paris to Portside

    Taking inspiration from classic French eateries, Rise Bakery's Harry Ohayon and Maxime Bournazel are opening their second venue at the riverside precinct.

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    Here's Everything You'll Be Eating and Drinking at the New Sydney Fish Market When It Opens Next Year

    An Asian diner by a celebrity chef, an izakaya with a dedicated sake bar and an artisan gelato joint are just the start.

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    The Best Food and Drink Festivals to Look Forward to in and Around Brisbane in 2024

    Add beer, pinot, rosé, whisky, Japanese, vegan, gluten-free and chilli festivals to your culinary plans for the rest of this year.

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    First Look: Fill Your Nights with Karaoke, Sake Martinis and Street Food-Style Sushi at Tombo Den

    Chapel Street snags itself yet another new restaurant and bar, this time from legendary restauranteur Chris Lucas.

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    Cannoleria and American Doughnut Kitchen Are Joining Forces to Make Hot Jam Doughnut-Inspired Cannoli 

    This hot jam doughnut and cannolo mash-up is only available for two weeks, including the AFL Grand Final weekend.

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    QVM Is Teaming Up with the Melbourne Fringe Festival for Its Five-Week Spring Night Market Series

    This spring, you can pair your night market meals with outlandish Fringe performances.

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    Where to Find the Best Lunch in Melbourne's CBD

    Melbourne CBD's top lunch spots include everything from sky-high fine diners and sleek wine bars to cheap eats haunts and takeaway joints.

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    Now Open: Flour Child Is Bringing Its Pinsa Romana and Over 10,000 Bottles of Booze to Richmond's Church Street

    You’ve had sourdough pizza, US-style slices and dirty Aussie pizzas, but have you tried pinsa romana?

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    The 23 Best Sunday Roasts in Melbourne

    Warm up on a weekend with juicy roast meats and plenty of gravy at these old-school Melbourne pubs and neighbourhood restaurants.

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    First Look: Contemporary Latin Dining Is Getting a New Home in Morena Melbourne's Restaurant and Barra

    Food at the Morena Melbourne venues is set to be more experimental than that found at their Sydney sibling.

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    The Best Places to Take Your Dad This Father's Day in Melbourne

    Here are the best spots to visit on Father's Day in Melbourne, from yum cha lunches and luxe dinners to whisky tastings and a huge barbecue and beer festival.

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    The 21 Best Restaurants in Melbourne for 2024

    From high-flying fine-diners in the CBD to tried-and-true neighbourhood haunts — these are the Melbourne restaurants we'd recommend to a friend (you, dear reader).

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    Now Open: Hawthorn's Joli Is Gunning to Make Coconut Jelly Desserts the New Sweet Trend in Melbourne

    Will coconut jellies be the next hot thing in Melbourne's dessert scene?

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    The Team Behind QVM's Hawker 88 Night Market Is Throwing a Two-Day Celebration of Southeast Asian Culture

    This weekend-long food and culture festival will have hawker-style food from over ten different Southeast Asian countries. 

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    The Best Places in Brisbane to Take the Dad in Your Life This Father's Day (or Any Day)

    Whether your father figure loves hearty breakfasts, cold ones by the river, rooftop brews, top-notch steaks or flinging darts, Brisbane isn't short on places to go.

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    Coming Soon: Poca Madre Is South Brisbane's New Pink-Hued Mexican Eatery with a Standalone Margarita Bar

    South Bank's Mucho Mexicano has closed its doors — and this is what's taking its place from Alemré Hospitality Group.

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    The Best Advice Ever: Alejandro Saravia on Redefining Australian Cuisine, Opening Morena Melbourne and Always Having a Plan

    Ahead of opening Morena Melbourne in September, we sat down with Saravia to talk about his growing restaurant empire and how the hospo industry needs to become more professional.

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    The Best French Restaurants in Sydney Right Now

    Skip the flight to Paris and visit these top Sydney bistros, brasseries and fine-diners, where a stroll along the Seine is just a mouthful away.

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    Swillhouse Group Has Issued a Public Apology in Response to Damning Reports of Misconduct

    A day after an explosive report in ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ exposed allegations of sexual abuse, drug use and management failures, Swillhouse Group has responded.

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    Coming Soon: Surry Hills' New Luxury Hotel The Eve Will Feature a Rooftop Restaurant by The Gidley Team

    Liquid & Larder will curate multiple spaces in the new boutique stay, adding to the collection of venues soon to open at the Surry Hills Village development.

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    Where to Find the Best Fried Chicken in Melbourne

    Fried chicken is basically a food group in itself — and at these ten top chook spots in Melbourne, you can have it with waffles for breakfast, in a burger for lunch, or sticky and sweet for dinner.

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    Get Your Pasta Fix, Stat: D.O.C's Flagship Lygon Street Restaurant Is Closing for Renovations

    The team is overhauling the indoor and outdoor dining spaces, and hopes to reopen D.O.C Espresso at the end of October 2024.

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    Now Open: Elio's Place Is Serving Up Breakfast, Lunch, Aperitivo Snacks and Late-Night Dinners Every Day of the Week

    The new CBD venue seamlessly transitions from day to night — serving up scrambled pancakes for breakfast, steak for lunch and all kinds of Euro-inspired bites for dinner.

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    What $100 Can Get You During a Night Out in The Rocks

    From apertifs to dinner and dancing, take advantage of the exclusive deals happening around The Rocks.

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    Where to Find the Best Ramen in Melbourne

    From tsukemen to black tonkotsu, these are ten of our favourite porky (and vegan) bowls of ramen noodles around the city.

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    Where to Find the Best Bagels in Melbourne

    Find your favourite doughy ring of goodness at these top bagelries.

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    Where to Find Melbourne's Best Curry Laksa

    Send laksa love to our favourite Malaysian restaurants serving up the finest curry laksa across Melbourne.

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    Now Open: Dim Sum Is Getting Fast-Casual Makeover at the Colourful CBD Dumpling Joint Yum Cha Project

    Built for speed, this vivid, playful, game-changing diner is reinventing yum cha with fast-food twists, Hong Kong ice teas and live DJ sets on Thursday and Friday nights.

  • Guide

    Where to Find the Best Breakfast in Melbourne

    These 24 Melbourne cafes, delis and bakeries serve up decadent brunch fare, greasy egg and bacon buns, sweet and savoury pastries and just about anything you can add a poached egg to.

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    Forage The Rocks: A Guide to Dining in This Historic Precinct This August

    From a $25 Cocktail Trail to affordable lunch deals and a harbourside picnic, The Rocks promises to tantalise your tastebuds from morning to night.

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    Coming Soon: Odd Culture Newtown Welcomes Bistro Grenier — a New Elevated Diner Serving Fine French Fare

    Expect sophisticated twists on traditional dishes, a wine cellar of rare and vintage bottles, and a dining space where any Parisian would be proud to dine.

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    Coming Soon: Pompette Is the New French Restaurant and Champagne Bar That's Opening at Queen's Wharf

    As well as launching the lamb-focused Dark Shepherd at Brisbane's new CBD precinct, Tassis Group is also serving up escargot and bubbles.

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    Coming Soon: Korean Dessert Shop Bingsoo Is Bringing Its Famed Shaved Ice Treats to Melbourne's CBD

    The team is giving away free Korean corn dogs and gilgeori thick toast sandwiches on its opening day.

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    Now Open: Closed Is Newcastle's Radical Bar and Diner Where "Raw, Rotten and Loud" Food Rules

    Fabulous ferments, perfect pickles and creative cures star at this new restaurant and cocktail lounge with sustainable principles and low-waste practices.

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    Gelato Giant Piccolina and Yarraville Stalwart Rocco's Deli Have Teamed Up to Create a Decadent Gelato Sandwich for Father's Day

    Either pick up these gelato sandwiches from Piccolina stores, or head over to Rocco's Deli to pair your dessert with meatball subs and antipasto platters.

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    Coming Soon: Andrew McConnell Is Opening a New Restaurant in Melbourne's CBD in Late 2025

    Andrew McConnell is setting up shop in the former Becco site on Crossley Street.

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    Now Open: Naldham House Is Back After an Eye-Catching Revamp with Euro-Style Dishes and Cocktails Till Late

    The same historic facade sits on Felix Street, but rich colours await inside across the new three-level drinking and dining haven.

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    First Look: ATTENZIONE! Food and Wine Is the New Redfern Italian Joint Serving Giant Pasta Dishes and Even Bigger Vibes

    An impressive quartet of seasoned hospos have teamed up to create the Euro-leaning venue of their collective dreams, with a mammoth wine offering and fancy snacks galore.

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    Lune Is Serving Up Lolly Bag-Inspired Cruffins in August — and Bringing Back Its Bechamel-Filled Lasagne Pastries

    The world-famous bakery's latest specials also include coconut pandan croissants and hazelnut puddings — only for a month.

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    The 11 Best Cafes for Working or Studying in Melbourne

    Pull up a stool and get working (with a coffee in hand) at these laptop-friendly cafes around Melbourne.

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    Coming Soon: Melbourne CBD's Three-Storey Italian Market and Food Hall Il Mercato Centrale Is Finally Opening This September

    After years of waiting for its arrival, the highly ambitious Il Mercato Centrale is finally opening on the west end of Melbourne's CBD in September 2024.

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    Coming Soon: Tombo Den Is Chris Lucas' New Home for Sake-Fuelled Karaoke Parties and Japanese Street Food Feasts

    This new two-storey Japanese restaurant and sake bar is inspired by Lucas' time living and working in Tokyo in the 90s.

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