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The 17 Best Day Spas in Melbourne for 2025

Treat yourself to a Japanese-style massage, a bath overlooking the city or an incredibly opulent treatment paired with bottomless champagne at Melbourne's best day spas.

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Where to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2025

Whether you're a coffee snob or an extra-weak latte lover, these top Melbourne coffee roasters and brewers will have what you need.

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Torquay's New Luxury Day Spa About Time Is Now Open for Indoor and Outdoor Bathing

The new Surfcoast spa and bathhouse is home to a sauna, steam room, indoor and outdoor pools, and a selection of wellness treatments.

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Coming Soon: An Eco Lodge with 39 Cabins, Clifftop Dining, a Beach Club and Forest Pools Is Opening on Hook Island

The scenic spot in The Whitsundays is expected to launch in 2027 — and will also feature a lounge telling the island's history and a yoga pavilion.

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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week

This week in Melbourne, you can join a world-class streetball festival, listen to literary legend David Sedaris live, and score some top-notch drinking and dining deals in the city.

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Virgin's Latest Sale on Short-Haul International Flights Will Help You Plan Your 2025 Getaways

Trips to Bali, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and New Zealand this year just got cheaper — and you've got five days to grab a bargain.

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Where to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2025

Whether you're a coffee snob or an extra-weak latte lover, these top Melbourne coffee roasters and brewers will have what you need.

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Nine Legendary Japanese Snacks You Can Find in Australia

Can't swing flights to Tokyo right now? Treat your taste buds to the next-best thing with these top-tier snacks and drinks.

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The 21 Best Wine Bars in Melbourne for 2025

A guide for any wine lover in Melbourne, whether you want strictly organic, biodynamic and local drops or you don't really care — as long as they taste good and don't cost a fortune.

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Where to Find the Best Pizza in Melbourne for 2025

From giant pepperoni-topped slices to vegan rounds, these Melbourne pizza joints have you covered.

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Melbourne Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic

Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails — these top Melbourne date spots will help you to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day.

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Chef Jason Chan Sneaks Us Into His Pantry to Share His Asian Cuisine Essentials This Lunar New Year

"I think it's what you can do with ingredients in the pantry to create something amazing."

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Latest Openings

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Astoria Bar Kè Grill

302 Toorak Road, South Yarra

This Toorak Road terrace house is now home to a fab Greek restaurant.
Bar
Mid Air

130 Russell Street, Melbourne

This banger of a rooftop bar sits on top of Melbourne Place hotel, and is open from breakfast right throughout to dinner.
Cafe
Local Folk

43 Epsom Road, Kensington

In a pocket of Melbourne teeming with cafes, this is the pick of the locals.
Restaurant
Amatrice Rooftop Restaurant

16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne

Zip away to Italy in the back streets of Cremorne, with aperitivo sips and specialty pasta 10 stories above the ground.
Restaurant
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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Restaurant
Reine & La Rue

380 Collins Street, Melbourne

The NOMAD team has taken French fine-dining to the next level in Melbourne.
Bar
Espy Sunroom

The Esplanade, St Kilda

Just when you thought St Kilda's Hotel Esplanade couldn't get any bigger, it opens the 252-person Espy Sunroom next door.
Bar
Mid Air

130 Russell Street, Melbourne

This banger of a rooftop bar sits on top of Melbourne Place hotel, and is open from breakfast right throughout to dinner.
Bar
Bridge Road Brewers Brunswick East

141 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East

This Beechworth brewery has set up a taproom in Brunswick East, pumping out plenty of beer and pizza to locals.

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Rocky Ridge Brunswick

130 Barkly Street, Brunswick

Rocky Ridge Brewing is pouring its own beers from the bar's 32 taps, and CDMX is slinging tacos from the airstream outside.
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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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Love Arts & Entertainment experiences? Navigate the best venues and events near you picked by our expert curators at Concrete Playground.

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The Full 42-Movie 2025 Alliance Française French Film Festival Lineup Is Your Next Excuse to Hit the Cinema

Whether you're after French box-office smashes, star-studded remakes or restored masterpieces, they're all on this program.

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Marvel's First Family Have Joined the MCU: The Teaser Trailer for 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is Here

Hitting cinemas in July 2025, the 60s-set film stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn as the superhero quartet.

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It Looks Like 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Might Be Getting a Sequel Series with Sarah Michelle Gellar Among the Cast

Into every generation a slayer is born — but, while focusing on a new character, the show will still feature the franchise's OG TV heroine.

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Stepping Into a Big Bear Hug of a Franchise Beloved by Audiences of All Ages: Director Dougal Wilson Chats 'Paddington in Peru'

In his third movie outing, everyone's favourite marmalade-loving bear has Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas for company — and a new filmmaker behind the lens.

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'Cats' Has Added a Melbourne Season to Its 2025 Australian Tour That's Celebrating Its 40th Anniversary Down Under

You can see why this feline-fancying musical has proven a huge theatre hit — even if it didn't translate to the big screen — in the Victorian capital from December.

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News
Torquay's New Luxury Day Spa About Time Is Now Open for Indoor and Outdoor Bathing

The new Surfcoast spa and bathhouse is home to a sauna, steam room, indoor and outdoor pools, and a selection of wellness treatments.

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Coming Soon: An Eco Lodge with 39 Cabins, Clifftop Dining, a Beach Club and Forest Pools Is Opening on Hook Island

The scenic spot in The Whitsundays is expected to launch in 2027 — and will also feature a lounge telling the island's history and a yoga pavilion.

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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week

This week in Melbourne, you can join a world-class streetball festival, listen to literary legend David Sedaris live, and score some top-notch drinking and dining deals in the city.

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News
Virgin's Latest Sale on Short-Haul International Flights Will Help You Plan Your 2025 Getaways

Trips to Bali, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and New Zealand this year just got cheaper — and you've got five days to grab a bargain.

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Twenty of the Most-Romantic Escapes for Two That You Can Book in Byron Bay

Spend a few days relaxing with your significant other in these serene Byron Bay stays with outdoor tubs and sparkling plunge pools.

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Mid Air

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This banger of a rooftop bar sits on top of Melbourne Place hotel, and is open from breakfast right throughout to dinner.
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Hotel Nacional

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Hotel Nacional is Hardware Lane's five-storey, totally gluten-free Mexican restaurant and bar.
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The mammoth CBD cafe was an instant classic and remains a beauty.
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Andrew McConnell's elegant cocktail bar and European bistro serves up caviar, champagne and truffles aplenty.
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