• News

    Coming Soon: Alejandro Saravia Is Bringing Sydney's Morena to Melbourne — But This Outpost Will Include Two Distinct Venues

    Chef Alejandro Saravia is pulling inspiration from his homeland of Peru, alongside Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico in crafting the food and drink menus at this upcoming double-header venue.

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    Now Open: Orlo Is the New Three-Storey Bar and Restaurant Taking Over a Former 19th-Century Cordial Factory in Collingwood

    The historic Dyason Cordial Factory has been given a new lease of life thanks to a number of Melbourne hospo heavyweights.

  • News

    Voting in This Year's Chapel Champion Awards Could See Your Favourite Venue Win a $5000 Prize

    You can vote for your favourite bar, cafe, restaurant, toastie and more on and around Chapel Street.

  • News

    QT Melbourne Is Transforming Its Rooftop Bar Into a Wintery Snow Globe

    Head up to Rooftop at QT for theatrical Grey Goose cocktails, winter-ready bar snacks and hourly snow shows.

  • News

    The Best Advice Ever: Tarts Anon's Gareth Whitton and Koko Black's Remco Brigou on the Value of Collaboration

    When a top chocolatier and pastry chef come together, magic happens — and this pair told us all about it.

  • News

    KFC's Latest Pop-Up Will Get You Celebrating a Chicken-Filled Midyear Christmas in the Blue Mountains

    At the Colonel's Lodge, you'll spend two nights in a wood-panelled mansion with unlimited KFC Christmas spreads to feast on.

Latest Openings
  • Bar

    Asado

    6 Riverside Quay, Southbank

    The 250-seat Southbank venue is working magic with an open fire pit and three-metre-long parilla grill.

  • Bar

    Champagne Problems

    238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

    If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.

  • Restaurant

    Prefisso 3088

    2 Hopkins Street, Greensborough

    With its relaxed, welcoming atmosphere and well-crafted authentic Italian pizzas, Prefisso 3088 is the kind of local pizzeria every suburb deserves.

  • Bar

    Greenhart Camberwell

    1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell

    This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.

  • Restaurant

    Tawooq

    109 Lygon Street, Brunswick East

    Tawooq is slinging loaded Lebanese sandwiches and wraps in Brunswick East — all for under $15.

  • Restaurant

    Woo399 Korean BBQ Restaurant

    399 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

    Pick your meat from the fridge, pay at the counter and then cook up your own personalised KBBQ feast.

  • Bar

    Asado

    6 Riverside Quay, Southbank

    The 250-seat Southbank venue is working magic with an open fire pit and three-metre-long parilla grill.

  • Bar

    Champagne Problems

    238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

    If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.

  • Bar

    Greenhart Camberwell

    1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell

    This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.

  • Bar

    Dutch Rules Distilling Co.

    586 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham

    The gins here hero spices that originate from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other spice islands.

  • Bar

    Oliver's Corner

    Davey Street, Frankston

    A waterside restaurant and bar right on Frankston Beach.

  • Bar

    CDMX Brunswick East

    315 Lygon Street, Brunswick East

    It's best known for its birria tacos, but CDMX is also home to some of the best Mexican food in Melbourne.

  • News

    Now Open: The Largest and Most-Complete Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossil Ever Seen in Australia Is on Display in Melbourne

    You've got until October to check out the skeleton of a T. rex fittingly called Victoria, which features 199 bones and measures more than 12 metres in length, at Melbourne Museum.

  • News

    Cool Characters, Outsider Communities and Wild Career Successes: Austin Butler Chats 'The Bikeriders' 

    He's slipped into Elvis' blue-suede shoes. He battled Timothée Chalamet in 'Dune: Part Two'. And when the part of Benny in this motorcycle drama came his way, Butler “just felt that I had to play him”.

  • News

    Starting a Rom-Com Sitcom with a Nipple Flash and a Dog on Wheels: Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall Talk 'Colin From Accounts'

    Before this Aussie hit started picking up AACTA, Logie and Gotham TV awards — and scored a second season — it began as a fun idea between the IRL couple and 'No Activity' co-stars.

  • News

    Dylan Alcott's Inclusive and Accessible Music Festival Ability Fest Is Returning in October and Expanding to Brisbane

    This is the first time that the fest will take place outside of Melbourne — and it's locked in its dates in both the Victorian and Queensland capitals.

  • News

    Donald Glover Plays a Star Musician Fleeing Giant Animals in the Trailer for 'Bando Stone & the New World'

    As well as starring in this new dystopian movie, Glover directs — and provides the soundtrack as Childish Gambino.

  • News

    Richard Gadd Is Following Up 'Baby Reindeer' with HBO and BBC Drama 'Lions' About Another Complicated Relationship

    There's no word yet who'll be starring in the series, which will hop between the 80s and now — or if any emails will be sent from from a iPhone.

Featured Events
  • Event

    QVM Winter Night Market

    Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 and Wednesday, June 26, 2024 

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    The most delicious reason for you to ditch the doona and brave the chill this winter.

  • Event

    Discount for Service Industry Workers at Purple Pit

    Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 and Wednesday, June 26, 2024 

    Purple Pit, Melbourne

    Every Wednesday night, workers in the hospitality, healthcare, education and social services industries can score 20% off the total bill.

  • Event

    All-You-Can-Eat Gyoza

    Wednesday, July 3, 2024

    Bosozoku, South Yarra

    Head to South Yarra's Japanese biker bar for an hour of power every Wednesday night.

  • Event

    Groove Therapy

    Wednesday, July 3, 2024

    The Workers Club, Fitzroy

    Let out all those feelings in this biweekly no-judgement dance class.

  • Event

    Longsong's Cheese Nights

    Wednesday, July 3, 2024

    Longsong, Melbourne

    Melty jaffles, oozy raclette and crispy saganaki, one night a week.

  • Event

    Inner-West Sessions

    Thursday, July 4, 2024

    Misfits Bar, Footscray

    This monthly event series champions DJs, artists and food vendors from Melbourne's vibrant western suburbs.

  • Event

    Sweet Home Dog-abama Fourth of July Party at Moon Dog Wild West

    Thursday, July 4, 2024

    Moon Dog Wild West, Footscray

    Moon Dog Wild West's first-ever Fourth of July party comes with live music, food and drink deals, and an all-American hot dog-eating competition.

  • Event

    $20 Lobster Linguine at Pinchy's

    Thursday, June 20, 2024, Thursday, June 27, 2024, Thursday, July 11, 2024 

    Pinchy's Lobster & Champagne Bar, Melbourne

    Visit this Bourke Street spot on a Thursday night to score more than 50 perent off this luxe pasta dish.

  • Event

    Kubrick: A Complete Retrospective

    Thursday, April 18, 2024, Thursday, April 25, 2024, Thursday, May 2, 2024 and Thursday, May 9, 2024 

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    This cinematic celebration of a movie master is screening all 13 of the filmmaker's features, starting with 'Fear and Desire' and ending with 'Eyes Wide Shut'.

  • Event

    Juliet's Jazz and Raclette Thursdays

    Thursday, July 4, 2024

    Juliet Melbourne, Melbourne

    Get your gooey cheese fix while being serenaded at the hidden basement bar.

  • Event

    YUMMO! Laksa Festival

    Sunday, July 7, 2024

    Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood

    Sample top-notch laksas from Melbourne and Darwin, join a laksa-eating competition, make your own laksa-inspired gin and try a bunch of alternative laksa flavour combos.

  • Event

    Famiglia Affairs Mid-Winter Festival

    Saturday, July 6, 2024

    Co-conspirators Brewpub, Brunswick

    Taste limited-edition winter beers from nine Victorian breweries at this one-day event.

  • Event

    $5 Taco Tuesdays at Mesa Verde

    Tuesday, July 9, 2024

    Mesa Verde, Melbourne

    Drop by Curtin House's Mesa Verde to score as many $5 tacos as you like — potentially pairing them with the venue's happy hour margarita special.

  • Event

    Lunch & Linger at NOMAD

    Saturday, April 6, 2024, Sunday, April 7, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, April 14, 2024 

    Nomad Melbourne, Melbourne

    Share a mezze platter full of NOMAD favourites, plus unlimited beer, wine and spritzes for 90 minutes.

  • Event

    Yum Cha Sundays

    Sunday, July 7, 2024

    The National Hotel, Richmond

    Cure your Sunday arvo blues with dumplings at The National Hotel in Richmond.

  • Event

    The Fitzroy Mills

    Saturday, July 6, 2024

    The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy

    A new Fitzroy market showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.

  • Event

    Ali Wong: Live 2024

    Saturday, June 15, 2024, Friday, July 12, 2024 and Sunday, July 14, 2024 

    Palais Theatre, St Kilda

    The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning 'Beef' star is bringing her latest stand-up tour Down Under.

  • Event

    Bottomless Pierogis at Eat Pierogi Make Love

    Monday, June 10, 2024, Monday, June 17, 2024, Monday, June 24, 2024 and Monday, July 1, 2024 

    Eat Pierogi Make Love, Brunswick East

    You can score two hours of unlimited pierogis every Monday night at Eat Pierogi Make Love until the end of winter.

  • News

    Open House Melbourne Weekend Has Announced the Full Lineup of Venues You Can Snoop Around in 2024

    For two days this July, you can explore private homes and heritage buildings, as well as sports stadiums, places of worship, art gallery archives and more.

  • News

    Australia's Most-Stylish Restaurants, Bars and Homes Have Been Revealed at the 2024 Interior Design Awards

    Melbourne's Reine and La Rue and Purple Pit, which are located in the same building, shared the Hospitality Design Award.

  • News

    Breaking Ground: Work Has Finally Begun on Melbourne's Greenline Project Along the Yarra River's North Bank

    The first stage of construction is focusing on the new and improved Birrarung Marr Precinct.

  • News

    Six Brands to Shop From If You're Looking to Add Eco-Consciousness to Your Home

    These businesses are looking to bring a new level of sustainability to homes all over Australia.

  • News

    Lego's New 'Mona Lisa' Kit Will Let You Display Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpiece on Your Own Wall

    After turning 'The Starry Night' and 'The Great Wave' into plastic bricks, Lego is now giving another iconic painting the same treatment.

  • News

    Winter Wardrobe, Sorted: Aldi's Massive Snow Gear Sale Is Back for 2024 with Nothing Over $100

    Making a beeline to the middle aisle to rug up has become an Aussie tradition, and this year's sale includes everything from gloves to thermoboots.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Melbourne's Best Heated Swimming Pools for Winter

    Cold weather don't mean a thing when you're in a big, warm vat of chlorinated water.

  • News

    Coming Soon: SAINT is the Younger Version of Saint Haven's Luxury Private Wellness Clubs

    SAINT builds on Saint Haven's private wellness club concept, adding more high-energy classes and opportunities to socialise.

  • News

    Virgin Is Kicking Off July with a Flight Sale on One Million-Plus International and Domestic Fares Starting at $49

    Start booking your getaways for the next year, including to Tokyo, Bali, Fiji, Hamilton Island, Hobart and more.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week

    This week in Melbourne, you can slurp your way through a laksa festival, celebrate the Fourth of July with hot dog-eating competitions and bucking bulls, and catch a heap of movies at the Spanish Film Festival.

  • News

    Turn Your Snow Trip Into a Bucket-List Bonanza with These Alpine Activities

    Snow fiends, explorers, foodies and more, the High Country is calling your name.

  • News

    Dreamskape Is Melbourne's Huge New Augmented-Reality Entertainment Complex — and More Australian Sites Are on the Way

    At this Aussie first, you can play your way through six activity zones across 770 square metres, featuring 100-plus games and 50 immersive experiences.

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