Here are the best spots to visit on Mother's Day in Melbourne, from boozy brunches and luxuriously long lunches to winery garden parties and one-off high teas.
This week, you can see a 'Lord of the Rings' musical, catch Hans Zimmer live and escape to the Grampians.
Give that activewear the workout it deserves by hitting up these short hikes in and around Melbourne.
More than ten years after he was arrested and imprisoned in Egypt for doing his job, Australian war correspondent Peter Greste's experience fighting for his freedom couldn't be more relevant.
Find an extra slice of heaven in the Royal Botanic Gardens, as this tranquil eatery launches with produce-forward menus and interplanetary accents.
Put a smile on your mum's face with this special collaboration, which is inspired by age-old tiramisu recipes.
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NewsThe Best Places in Melbourne to Take Your Mum This Mother's Day (or Any Day)
Here are the best spots to visit on Mother's Day in Melbourne, from boozy brunches and luxuriously long lunches to winery garden parties and one-off high teas.
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NewsShower Mum With Champagne and Quality Time: Seven Luxe Experiences To Book For Mother's Day In Melbourne
Raise a glass to Mum with these champagne-centric experiences across Melbourne.
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NewsComing Soon: The Observatory Is the New All-Day Eatery in the Royal Botanic Gardens with Cosmos-Inspired Details
Find an extra slice of heaven in the Royal Botanic Gardens, as this tranquil eatery launches with produce-forward menus and interplanetary accents.
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NewsHere's One Way to Impress Mum This Mother's Day: Piccolina and Rocco's Deli Are Serving Up Tiramisu Gelato Sandwiches
Put a smile on your mum's face with this special collaboration, which is inspired by age-old tiramisu recipes.
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NewsChef and 'White Heat' Author Marco Pierre White Is Returning to Australia for a Three-Day Gold Coast Culinary Residency
The Gold Coast's HOTA, Home of the Arts played host to the kitchen star and restaurateur in 2023 — and now he's coming back.
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NewsYou Can Try Every Fine Wine on These Restaurant Menus by the Glass Thanks to 2025's Coravin World Wine Tour
Adding Perth and Noosa to its stops for the first time, this month-long by-the-glass celebration opens rare and diverse wines across the country.
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RestaurantLucy Liu Kitchen and Bar
23 Oliver Lane, Melbourne
A laneway favourite that's been dishing out drunken chicken, banquet menus and international drinks for over a decade.
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RestaurantIzakaya by Tamura
343 Smith Street, Fitzroy
The best extension of a standout saké bar? Not one but two floors of izakaya around it.
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RestaurantSt David Dairy
16-18 Saint David Street, Fitzroy
This Fitzroy establishment scales dairy back to its roots.
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RestaurantIshizuka
139 Bourke Street, Melbourne
This hidden CBD restaurant specialises in kaiseki — effortlessly serving up decadent (but seemingly simple) 11-course feeds to those looking to truly treat themselves.
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BarKURA - Robata & Sake
30 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
Top-shelf sake and izakaya are the name of the game at this Brunswick mainstay.
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BarBar Bellamy
164 Rathdowne Street, Carlton
A constantly shifting bistro menu meets damn fine martinis in the heart of Carlton.
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BarKolkata Cricket Club
Crown Melbourne, Southbank
Mischa Tropp's sports bar and restaurant at Crown Melbourne takes punters back to a bygone-era in India.
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BarFlight Club
288 Russell Street, Melbourne
A nine-million-dollar fitout has transformed this two-storey CBD space into a huge darts bar.
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BarOmnia Bistro & Bar
625 Chapel Street, South Yarra
The menu is stacked with contemporary takes on European classics — but you could simply drop by for the dry-aged roasted duck and a bottle of wine and be very happy.
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NewsWhen a Journalist's Nightmare Becomes a Timely Big-Screen Reminder: Richard Roxburgh, Peter Greste and Kriv Stenders Talk 'The Correspondent'
More than ten years after he was arrested and imprisoned in Egypt for doing his job, Australian war correspondent Peter Greste's experience fighting for his freedom couldn't be more relevant.
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NewsHow a Butterfly Effect-Style Video Game Became a Time-Loop Horror Film: David F Sandberg and Gary Dauberman Chat 'Until Dawn'
"It was really about 'okay, how can we stay true to the game, the world and all that, but also be able to do our own thing as well within the genre?'."
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NewsNew 'Hunger Games' Prequel 'Sunrise on the Reaping' Has Found Its Young Haymitch — and It's Australian Actor Joseph Zada
This 'Invisible Boys' star will follow in Woody Harrelson's footsteps in the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' latest book.
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News"I Do My Best Work in the Dark": Jenna Ortega Gets Creepy and Kooky Again in the First 'Wednesday' Season Two Trailer
You'll need to mark a couple of dates in your diary for this Tim Burton-directed series' return, with its second season dropping in two parts.
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NewsWith 'Mountainhead', It Looks Like 'Succession' Creator Jesse Armstrong Is Back in Eat-the-Rich Mode — and There's a Trailer
In this straight-to-streaming Max film, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef play billionaires on holiday amid an international crisis.
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NewsSydney Film Festival 2025 Is Opening with Alison Brie- and Dave Franco-Starring Australian Film 'Together'
Making its Australian premiere in the Harbour City, this Sundance hit and body-horror flick follows a couple who move to the countryside.
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EventVegan Tuesdays
Tue, 29 Apr, 2025
Babu Ji, St Kilda
Tuck into an all-you-can-eat vegan curry feast at St Kilda's Babu Ji every week.
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EventDumplings 'n' Massage
Tue, 29 Apr, 2025
Horse Bazaar, Melbourne
Horse Bazaar pairs these two indulgences for just $15 every Tuesday night.
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EventAll-You-Can-Eat Sushi Tuesdays
Tue, 29 Apr, 2025
Tokosan, Prahran
Devour as many rolls as you can every Tuesday.
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EventTuesday Whisky & Cheese Night
Tue, 29 Apr, 2025
Eau De Vie, Melbourne
Spend your Tuesdays sampling whisky and cheese at Eau de Vie.
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EventBottomless Vegan Tacos
Tue, 29 Apr, 2025
Don Taco, Brunswick East
Don Taco is serving up all-you-can-eat vegan tacos every Tuesday for just $20 per person.
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EventAll-You-Can-Eat Gyoza
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Bosozoku, South Yarra
Head to South Yarra's Japanese biker bar for an hour of power every Wednesday night.
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EventGroove Therapy
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
The Workers Club, Fitzroy
Let out all those feelings in this biweekly no-judgement dance class.
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EventLongsong's Cheese Nights
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Longsong, Melbourne
Melty jaffles, oozy raclette and crispy saganaki, one night a week.
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Event$50 Date Nights at Marameo
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Marameo, Melbourne
This midweek special is perfect for you and your other half — or round up some mates for a table of four or six.
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EventHawker 88 Night Market
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Spanning five weeks of incredible food, dance and music, this eclectic night market is a bustling affair.
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EventBen Schwartz & Friends
Sun, 4 May, 2025
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne
The 'Parks and Recreation' and 'The Afterparty' star is bringing his live improv show to Melbourne.
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EventDo More Than Dine
Thu, 1 May, 2025
Square One Rialto, Melbourne
Put your money where your mouth is at hospitality social enterprise Scarf's annual gala fundraising dinner.
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EventYum Cha Sundays
Sun, 4 May, 2025
The National Hotel, Richmond
Cure your Sunday arvo blues with dumplings at The National Hotel in Richmond.
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EventSaturday Brunch at Cuff
Sat, 3 May, 2025
Cuff, Melbourne
One of the CBD's favourite working-week cafes is now dishing up brunch on Saturdays, with optional bottomless spritzes for $35.
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EventBangin' Brunch at BANG
Sat, 3 May, 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
Eat your way through three courses of Thai delights while sipping on Chandon Garden Spritz.
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EventBottomless Martini Brunch
Sun, 4 May, 2025
Newmarket Hotel, St Kilda
End your weekend on a caffeine high with two hours of espresso martinis.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 5 May, 2025
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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NewsFrom Dreamy Dining Rooms to Moody Basement Bars, Nearly 200 Venues Have Been Shortlisted for the 2025 Australian Interior Design Awards
Design envy alert: these are the restaurants, retail spaces and residences that are setting the 2025 style standard.
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NewsALDI's Streetwear Collection Is Back for 2025 — This Time with 29 Pieces, All for Under $20 Each
After 2024's range sold out, the supermarket chain has a new lineup of branded threads on offer, including hoodies, beanies and sneakers.
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NewsA New Secret Garden Has Opened on a Melbourne CBD Rooftop to Encourage More Green Spaces Around the City
East Melbourne's Treasure Theatre building is now home to a rooftop garden and green space case-study.
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NewsNow Open: With Facials, LED Light Therapy and More Tim Tams, Adore Beauty Has Launched at Watergardens Shopping Centre
Adore Beauty is taking things to the next level at its second Melbourne store, with a dedicated onsite treatment room and dermal therapist-led skin consultations.
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NewsEat, Sleep, Shop, Repeat: How to Turn Retail Therapy Into a Weekend Getaway at Chadstone
It's never been easier to shop until you drop.
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NewsYou Can Hang Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' on Your Wall at Home — After You Recreate It with Lego
Another iconic masterpiece has been turned into plastic bricks — 2615 of them, ready for you to build.
Latest Guides
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This April
From a warehouse dance party and a feast of comedians to a beer festival and Hans Zimmer live, here's what's on the agenda in and around Melbourne in April.
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GuideStellar Sights: New Zealand's Most Breathtaking Ever-Changing Vistas
The natural masterpieces of New Zealand are always in-season.
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GuideAdventure Awaits: Get Your Adrenaline Pumping on a Holiday in New Zealand
For thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies, New Zealand is one big, limitless adventure park.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes films about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week, you can see a 'Lord of the Rings' musical, catch Hans Zimmer live and escape to the Grampians.
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NewsTen of the Best Walks in and Around Melbourne
Give that activewear the workout it deserves by hitting up these short hikes in and around Melbourne.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Long Weekend
This weekend in and around Melbourne, you can celebrate a brewery bar's first birthday, explore cats and dogs in art, then get sipping at brunch.
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NewsNow Open: F2 Collective Is East Brunswick Village's New Pilates Studio with Distraction-Free Workouts and Disco-Ball Sessions
Sweat it up like you're in a nightclub, with this brand-new pilates studio combining fun with fitness.
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NewsWhether You're Keen on a Whitsundays or Bali Getaway, Jetstar Has Just Dropped 40,000-Plus Sale Fares
Prices start at $49 for Club Jetstar members and $54 for everyone else, which covers routes from Brisbane and Melbourne to Newcastle.
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NewsStargazing Camping Plans, Sorted: Bubbletent Has Added Two Extra-Luxe Retreats to Its Capertee Valley Glamping Setup
Soak up the stars — and the world’s second-largest canyon — from this glamping spot featuring rotating beds, hidden wine cellars and more.
Trending Bars and Restaurants
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CafeThe Journal Cafe
253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
A reliable Flinders Lane cafe that's open late each night.
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CafeManchester Press
8 Rankins Lane, Melbourne
Typically Melbourne, unpretentiously awesome (with bagels).
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Lucy Liu Kitchen and Bar
23 Oliver Lane, Melbourne
A laneway favourite that's been dishing out drunken chicken, banquet menus and international drinks for over a decade.
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