Serving as a haven for house and electronic music fans, this DJ-driven space is combining club culture and cafe culture in a distinctly Melburnian way.
Featuring cheese and chalets imported from France — and even snowfall — this Euro-inspired winter experience will save you a trip to the airport.
Serving up late-night entertainment in the heart of the CBD, this high-rise restaurant and cocktail bar has relaunched with a new look and menu.
This weekend in Melbourne, you can sipping at a huge beer festival featuring a 120-tap bar, see the Sex Pistols live and hit up a market peddling Aussie products.
For its fifth location, the indie Melbourne chocolate brand has made perhaps its boldest move to date.
Boundary-pushing executive chef Jae Bang is reimagining the possibilities of dining, with the introduction of personalised menus that put the power back in diners' hands.
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NewsNow Open: OnAir Is Uniting Cafe and Club Culture in Cremorne with Daytime DJs, Coffee and Panini
Serving as a haven for house and electronic music fans, this DJ-driven space is combining club culture and cafe culture in a distinctly Melburnian way.
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NewsComing Soon: Federation Square Is Transforming Into a French Alpine Village with Mountain Chalets, Fondue and Mulled Wine
Featuring cheese and chalets imported from France — and even snowfall — this Euro-inspired winter experience will save you a trip to the airport.
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NewsBlue Diamond Has Reopened in the Melbourne CBD, Serving Modern Japanese Cuisine and Cocktails 15 Floors Up
Serving up late-night entertainment in the heart of the CBD, this high-rise restaurant and cocktail bar has relaunched with a new look and menu.
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NewsNow Open: Mork Chocolate's New Chadstone Store Features Limited-Run Drinks, Cocktails and Small-Batch Creations
For its fifth location, the indie Melbourne chocolate brand has made perhaps its boldest move to date.
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NewsDine Without Limits: Freyja Has Introduced a $99 Four-Course Feast That's Personalised to Your Preferences
Boundary-pushing executive chef Jae Bang is reimagining the possibilities of dining, with the introduction of personalised menus that put the power back in diners' hands.
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NewsComing Soon: Making the Jump From Brisbane, Blackbird Bar, Dining & Events Is Setting Up Shop in Collins Place
A Brisbane mainstay for a decade, Blackbird will be bringing its produce-driven menu and stylish cocktails to the heart of Melbourne this winter.
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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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NewsComing Soon: From 'The Sims' to 'World of Warcraft', You'll Be Able to Play Your Way Through ACMI's 'Game Worlds' Exhibition
Prepare to feel like you've stepped into 30 iconic video games, including via original concept art and rare objects, at this five-month-long showcase.
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NewsWe're Thinking He's Back: Keanu Reeves Is Returning for a Fifth 'John Wick' Film, and an Animated Prequel Is Also on the Way
Also new in the world of 'John Wick', the previously announced Donnie Yen-starring spinoff film about Caine will be directed by Yen himself.
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NewsBroadway's Hit Screen-to-Stage 'Anastasia' Musical Is Finally Making Its Australian Premiere in 2025
First, Russian history inspired an animated 90s favourite — and now the stage production based on it has a date Down Under.
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NewsIt Looks Like 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Is Getting a Brad Pitt-Starring Follow-Up Directed by David Fincher
Quentin Tarantino mightn't be behind the lens, but he did write the script for the film, which is headed to Netflix.
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News'Talk to Me' Directors Danny and Michael Philippou Want to Freak You Out All Over Again with the Full Trailer for 'Bring Her Back'
Two years after their debut hit proved one of the highlights of 2023, the Australian pair are back with a new on-screen nightmare.
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NewsBarry Keoghan's New Irish Thriller and Aussie Animation 'Lesbian Space Princess' Are Among Sydney Film Festival's Early 2025 Highlights
Movie lovers will also be able to watch documentaries about John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Marlon Williams and intimacy coordinators.
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EventJuliet's Jazz and Raclette Thursdays
Thu, 3 Apr, 2025
Juliet Melbourne, Melbourne
Get your gooey cheese fix while being serenaded at the hidden basement bar.
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EventBottomless Pizza and Unlimited Beer Night
Thu, 3 Apr, 2025
Pizza e Birra, St Kilda
$35 gets you two hours of slices and brews every Thursday night.
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EventRac 'n' Mac Night
Thu, 3 Apr, 2025
Smithward, Collingwood
Taking cheesy pasta goodness to the next level every Thursday.
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EventTesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Tesselaar Tulip Farm, Silvan
Give your autumn a blooming boost with this floral event, featuring flower displays, acrobats, food trucks and, for the first time, a soaring ferris wheel.
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EventYayoi Kusama
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - Mon, 21 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
Australia's biggest-ever Yayoi Kusama retrospective is filling the NGV in Melbourne with dots, tentacles, mirrors, pumpkins and a brand-new infinity room.
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EventMates Rates and Cheese Plates
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
XM4, Saint Kilda
Tuck into free fromage over cheap drinks.
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EventFrida Kahlo: In Her Own Image
Sat, 15 Mar - Sun, 13 Jul 2025
Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
This Frida Kahlo exhibition features items and artworks never seen before in Australia — and you can only catch it at the Bendigo Art Gallery.
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Event'Squid Game': The Experience
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Luna Park, Milsons Point
This immersive 'Squid Game' experience at Sydney's Luna Park will get you playing 'Red Light, Green Light' IRL.
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EventMinistry of Sound: Testament
Sat, 12 Apr 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Ministry of Sound's massive 90s and 00s parties are returning to Melbourne with Roger Sanchez, Felix Da Housecat, Utah Saints and more.
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EventSex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter: Australian Tour 2025
Sat, 5 Apr, 2025
Festival Hall Melbourne, West Melbourne
Anarchy in Australia: the iconic punk-rock band are touring Down Under for the first time in almost 30 years.
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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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EventAll-You-Can-Eat Gyoza
Wed, 9 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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EventVegan Tuesdays
Tue, 8 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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EventYum Cha Sundays
Sun, 6 Apr, 2025
The National Hotel, Richmond
Cure your Sunday arvo blues with dumplings at The National Hotel in Richmond.
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EventBottomless Martini Brunch
Sun, 6 Apr, 2025
Newmarket Hotel, St Kilda
End your weekend on a caffeine high with two hours of espresso martinis.
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EventGroove Therapy
Wed, 9 Apr, 2025
The Workers Club, Fitzroy
Let out all those feelings in this biweekly no-judgement dance class.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 7 Apr, 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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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.
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NewsAdore Beauty Is Opening Its First Australian Bricks-and-Mortar Store in Melbourne — And Yes, It Will Have Tim Tam Giveaways Too
This new Westfield Southland store is but the first of many, as Adore Beauty is planning to open a national store network over the next few years.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend in Melbourne, you can sipping at a huge beer festival featuring a 120-tap bar, see the Sex Pistols live and hit up a market peddling Aussie products.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can get giggling at the comedy festival, hit up Ministry of Sound's latest throwback party and celebrate Lulie's tenth birthday.
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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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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend in Melbourne, you can sipping at a huge beer festival featuring a 120-tap bar, see the Sex Pistols live and hit up a market peddling Aussie products.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can get giggling at the comedy festival, hit up Ministry of Sound's latest throwback party and celebrate Lulie's tenth birthday.
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NewsYou've Got Three Days to Score Discounted Flights to, From and Around Queensland From $45 Thanks to Virgin
Flights to and from The Whitsundays, Hamilton Island, Cairns, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and more are on special to help the Sunshine State recover from the weather's impact so far in 2025.
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The 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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NewsIf You Need a Break, Virgin Has One-Million Sale Fares on Offer with Prices From $45 to Australian and International Destinations
Book in that annual leave — you can take a discounted trip to Hamilton Island, Uluru, Bali, Fiji, Queenstown and more.
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NewsJetstar's Huge New Two-Day Member-Only Sale Is Slinging 100,000 Discounted Flights with Prices From $33
Both domestic and international fares are going cheap — and if you're keen to head overseas, prices start at $139.
Trending Bars and Restaurants
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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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CafeHigher Ground
650 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
The mammoth CBD cafe was an instant classic and remains a beauty.
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CafeRustica Little Collins and Queen Street
Cnr Little Collins And Queen Street, Melbourne CBD
Expect to see all the goodies Rustica is known for holding court in the cabinet, as well as an extensive brunch menu and locally roasted coffee.
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KURA - 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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