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This Year's Eat Drink Design Awards Has Revealed the Nation's Most Beautiful Places to Dine, Sip and Stay
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The 21 Best BYO Restaurants in Melbourne
Head to your local bottle shop or pilfer your own wine collection before hitting these Melbourne BYO restaurants.
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Sebastian Beach Bar and Deck Has Officially Reopened, and the Team Is Throwing a Huge Party to Celebrate
Ring in the start of summer on Sebastian's beach bar and deck during a night filled with live music, $2 oysters and $6 sangrias.
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Queen Victoria Market Has Launched a New Food Truck Precinct That's Open Five Days a Week
The new Food Truck Precinct features nine vendors offering a diverse range of cuisines as well as organic coffee and vegan snacks.
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Coming Soon: Juni Is the New Southeast Asian Restaurant From Lucy Liu Co-Founder Michael Lambie
Michael Lambie is bringing his own take on contemporary Asian fare back to Melbourne's CBD.
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Coming Soon: Moon Dog Is Setting Up a Huge Beach Club Brewery Bar in Frankston This Year
The new bar will be home to a huge balcony beer garden with day beds and palm trees, four bars slinging cocktail buckets and boozy slushies, and a beer- and prawn-filled cabana hut.
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Amatrice Rooftop Restaurant
16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne
They had us at mini lasagne snacks, and then took it to the next level with uninterrupted views across the city.
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D.O.C Osteria
326 Lygon Street, Carlton
20 years on, this Lygon Street stalwart is still one of the city's top Italian restaurants.
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Reine & La Rue
380 Collins Street, Melbourne
The NOMAD team has taken French fine-dining to the next level in Melbourne.
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Ruckers Hill
83 High Street, Northcote
This French-accented wine bar and bistro stands out among the crowd on Northcote's High Street.
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Chiki Chan & Hiki Bar
6 Centreway, Mordialloc
Chiki Chan is serving up playful Asian-fusion fare in Mordialloc — plus plenty of creative cocktails in its adjoining Hiki Bar.
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Hotel Mexico
238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville
Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.
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Amatrice Rooftop Restaurant
16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne
They had us at mini lasagne snacks, and then took it to the next level with uninterrupted views across the city.
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Ruckers Hill
83 High Street, Northcote
This French-accented wine bar and bistro stands out among the crowd on Northcote's High Street.
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Hotel Mexico
238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville
Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.
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Bendigo Hotel Collingwood
125 Johnston Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's legendary live music pub The Bendigo Hotel is back in action thanks to The Mill Brewery Crew.
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Punters Club
376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Millennials and Gen Zs might lament the loss of Kewpie, but Gen X music lovers will rejoice in seeing this old boozer return to Brunswick Street.
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Circl Wine House
22 Punch Lane, Melbourne
Circl is making it so much easier to try rare wines with over 150 drops offered by the glass.
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Sydney Opera House Is Giving 'In the Mood for Love' the Concert Treatment with a 39-Piece Orchestra
In the event's Australian premiere, Wong Kar-Wai's classic has a new date with the big screen, with Guy Noble conducting.
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Westeros Is Heading to the Big Screen: It Looks Like a 'Game of Thrones' Movie Is Coming
A film inspired by George RR Martin's page-to-screen fantasy franchise is apparently in very early development.
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Get Ready to Party Like It's the 90s and 00s: Ministry of Sound's Huge Throwback Parties Are Coming Back in 2025
Roger Sanchez, Felix Da Housecat, Graeme Park, Krafty Kuts, Plump DJs, Smokin Jo and Utah Saints are just some of the names on the lineup.
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Mustering Up 'Succession' Meets 'Yellowstone' in the Outback: Michael Dorman, Philippa Northeast and Sam Corlett Talk 'Territory'
Netflix's new Australian hit follows multigenerational clashes over controlling the world's largest cattle station in the Top End.
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Mark Manson: 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' Live
Wed, 6 Nov, 2024
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'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' author Mark Manson is coming to Melbourne to give brutally honest advice.
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Discount for Service Industry Workers at Purple Pit
Multiple single dates
Purple Pit, Melbourne
Every Wednesday night, workers in the hospitality, healthcare, education and social services industries can score 20% off the total bill.
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Wed, 6 Nov, 2024
Bosozoku, South Yarra
Head to South Yarra's Japanese biker bar for an hour of power every Wednesday night.
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Groove Therapy
Wed, 6 Nov, 2024
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Let out all those feelings in this biweekly no-judgement dance class.
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Longsong's Cheese Nights
Wed, 6 Nov, 2024
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Melty jaffles, oozy raclette and crispy saganaki, one night a week.
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Thu, 7 Nov, 2024
Juliet Melbourne, Melbourne
Get your gooey cheese fix while being serenaded at the hidden basement bar.
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Thu, 7 Nov, 2024
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$35 gets you two hours of slices and brews every Thursday night.
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Smithward, Collingwood
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Mon, 12 Aug - Fri, 27 Dec 2024
W Melbourne, Melbourne
Splish and splash skyhigh at W Melbourne's luxe indoor pool.
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Mon, 23 Sep - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Richmond's Baby Pizza is bringing the Euro holiday vibes, serving up spritz, beer, wine and cocktail specials from 4–6pm daily throughout spring.
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Sun, 10 Nov, 2024
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Garage Sale Trail
Multiple single dates
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne
Save your life's clutter from landfill or land yourself some bargains — more than 14,000 sales pop up each year.
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Yarra Valley Road to Food Discovery
Sat, 9 Nov, 2024
CherryHill Orchards - Coldstream, Coldstream
CherryHill Orchards is hosting some of the Yarra Vellery's top producers for one day in November.
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Upstairs @ The Rochey
Multiple single dates
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
The Rochey is hosting intimate electronic gigs every Saturday night in its upstairs bandroom.
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Yum Cha Sundays
Sun, 10 Nov, 2024
The National Hotel, Richmond
Cure your Sunday arvo blues with dumplings at The National Hotel in Richmond.
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East Malvern Food & Wine Festival
Sun, 17 Nov, 2024
Central Park Malvern East, Malvern East
Central Park is hosting this annual one-day celebration of great local food, wine and tunes.
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Ministry of Sound Classical
Sat, 16 Nov, 2024
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
Ministry of Sound is bringing its massive orchestra show filled with dance music to Sidney Myer Music Bowl this spring.
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Eurovision on Tour
Fri, 15 Nov, 2024
Palais Theatre, St Kilda
Everyone's favourite Europop song contest is bringing its live concerts to Australia — and Melbourne — for the first time ever.
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The first new major museum in Melbourne for more than two decades is all about the tech that's helped humanity interact.
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The Best Waterfalls You Can Swim Under Near Melbourne
Forget TLC. Go chase some waterfalls in Victoria.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This November
Here's your guide to filling this month with all the best food, drink, films, live music, pop-ups and activations Melbourne has to offer.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend in Melbourne, you can hit up a barefoot bowls and beer festival, get around a few limited-time aperitivo sessions and sip your way through Old Fashioned Week.
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Ten of the Most Luxurious Stays You Can Book on the Mornington Peninsula
Need to start planning a getaway from Melbourne? Escape the city for a luxe stay in the Mornington Peninsula at one of these amazing stays.
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Jetstar's Latest Japan-Only Sale Is Here with 25,000-Plus Discounted Flights to Tokyo and Osaka
Book that leave and pack your suitcases: prices start at $249 one-way for travel from late-November 2024.
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