• Guide

    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).

  • News

    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?

  • News

    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. 

  • News

    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.

  • News

    Now Open: Circl Is Making It So Much Easier to Try Rare Wines With Over 150 Drops Offered By the Glass

    The Circl crew is making hard-to-find wines more accessible, but that doesn't mean these drops will come cheap.

  • Guide

    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.

  • Restaurant

    SamSam Chicken

    209 Swanston Street, Melbourne

    Make sure you pair your Korean fried chicken with a few jugs of beer.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    Our Guide to the Best Glamping Sites Around Australia

    Stay in luxury tents scattered among remote deserts, lush rainforests and tropical islands at these Australian glamping sites.

  • Event

    Maker & Monger's Friends of Fromage Series

    Sat, 31 Aug - Sat, 28 Sep 2024

    Prahran Market, South Yarra

    Some of the nation's best chefs are popping up at Prahran Market to showcase their twist on the classic cheese toastie.

  • Event

    Botanica Spirits & Food Festival

    Sat, 17 Aug - Sun, 18 Aug 2024

    The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne

    You'll have four hours to sample award-winning gins, vodkas, rums, whiskeys, liqueurs, and more.

  • Event

    WET's Swim Club

    Mon, 12 Aug - Thu, 7 Nov 2024

    W Melbourne, Melbourne

    Splish and splash skyhigh at W Melbourne's luxe indoor pool.

  • Event

    Father's Day Sunday Roast at Molly Rose

    Sun, 1 Sep, 2024

    Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood

    Give your dad the gift of a big Sunday sesh packed with steins and pork knuckles.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Arbory Afloat Is Returning in September, This Time Inspired by Italian Beach Clubs

    Arbory Afloat's ninth iteration is modelled after Capri's brightly coloured beach clubs, and will be Melbourne's unofficial home for sun-soaked spritz sessions.

  • Guide

    The 23 Best Cafes in Melbourne

    How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?

  • Guide

    The Best Italian Restaurants in Sydney

    Find where you'll be carb-loading next in Sydney — whether it's in the form of pasta, pizza or panzanella.

  • Event

    Free Coffees at Nobody Run Club

    Multiple single dates

    Carlton Gardens, Carlton

    Pair your Saturday morning cardio workout with a free oat coffee.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Peninsula Hot Springs' New Luxury Eco Lodges Have Their Own Geothermal Baths with Wetland Views

    You can either spend your whole stay relaxing around lodge, or mix it up by dipping in and out some of the property's other thermal pools.

  • Event

    Melbourne Fringe Festival

    Tue, 1 Oct - Sun, 20 Oct 2024

    Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

    This year's Melbourne Fringe Festival sees food and art combine in hundreds of boundary-pushing performances.

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