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GuideThe 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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NewsNow 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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NewsThe 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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GuideThe 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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NewsComing 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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NewsThe 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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GuideThe 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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NewsSwillhouse 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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NewsComing 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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GuideWhere 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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NewsGet 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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NewsNow 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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NewsWhat $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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GuideWhere 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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GuideWhere to Find the Best Bagels in Melbourne
Find your favourite doughy ring of goodness at these top bagelries.
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GuideThe 23 Best Cafes in Melbourne
How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?
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NewsWhere 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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NewsNow 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.
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GuideWhere 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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FeatureForage 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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NewsComing 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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NewsComing 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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NewsComing 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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NewsNow 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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NewsGelato 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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NewsComing 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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NewsNow 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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NewsFirst 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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NewsLune 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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GuideThe 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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NewsComing 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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NewsComing 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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NewsComing Soon: Lamb Will Be in the Spotlight at Dark Shepherd, Queen's Wharf's New Mediterranean-Inspired Restaurant
The Tassis Group is heading to the brand-new CBD precinct — and yes, there'll still be plenty of seafood on the woodfired-heavy menu.
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NewsNow Open: Sil Bi Jip Is the Affordable Korean Street Food Diner Serving Bibimbap and Soju Cocktails at Sydney Place
This versatile venue — a grab-and-go lunch spot by day and a lively bar and diner by night — conjures a portal to Seoul in the heart of the Harbour City.
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NewsNow Open: Antica Is the Cosy Italian Diner in North Sydney That's Giving Classic Dishes a Culinary Glow Up
Expect familiar flavours and show-stopping platings, plus a vast menu of Italian wines at this new venue from an award-winning team.
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NewsComing Soon: The Team Behind Terror Twilight, Convoy and Tinker Is Opening a New Cafe and Wine Bar in Westgarth
While Yolk's other venues focus on eggy brunch bites, Ophelia is leaning more into Euro-inspired lunchtime dishes that you can pair with a cheeky vino.
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GuideWhere 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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GuideWhere 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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NewsNow 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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NewsNow 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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NewsComing Soon: Luc Lac Is Queen's Wharf's New Indochine-Inspired Restaurant and Bar From the Crew Behind Donna Chang
This 159-seat eatery is opening in September 2024 with a menu taking cues from Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore; indoor and outdoor seating; and late-night DJs.
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GuideFive Inner West Pubs to Hit For Good Vibes and Great Feeds On a Night Out
There's a feed for every group and occasion to be found at these Inner West gems.
