Libby Curran

Ten Gift Ideas for People Who Love Australian Cuisine (Because Who Doesn't?)

From picturesque oyster feasts to bush tucker tastings, these food-filled adventures make for ideal pressies.

Beyond the City Has Dropped the Huge Lineup for Its Two-Day 2021 New Year's Festival

Wrap up the year dancing to Pnau, Hayden James, Lime Cordiale and more, at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Kings Domain parklands.

Chris Lucas and Never Never Distilling Have Created an Exclusive New Oyster Shell-Based Gin

This new sip is a big, fresh expression of the Aussie coastline — crafted using oyster shells from Kangaroo Island as well as a host of seaside botanicals.

The Bellarine Peninsula's Portarlington Grand Hotel Will Reopen This Summer After a Multimillion-Dollar Makeover

The historic site will feature 18 boutique hotel rooms and four revamped hospitality spaces, including a new bistro, beer garden and picnic lawn.

MPavilion Will Return Next Month, Hosting Over 250 Fantastic Events For Its Longest Season Yet

This year, the famed architecture commission returns to the Queen Victoria Gardens, with a jam-packed program of talks, music performances, art, workshops and experiences.

Every New Melbourne Bar and Restaurant Opening to Look Forward to

From coastal pubs to inner-city Italian joints, these are the soon-to-launch spots that deserve a place on your to-do list.

Nomad Melbourne

187 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Sydney's much-loved Mediterranean restaurant Nomad has landed on Flinders Lane with its first Melbourne outpost, celebrating local produce and wine.

Kewpie

376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

This pub's breathing new life into a Brunswick Street classic, with cheap pizza, DJ nights and a secluded rooftop terrace.

The Continental Sorrento

1/21 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento

This historic coastal pub is being reimagined with a fresh multimillion-dollar look and a new swag of hospitality offerings headed by Scott Pickett.

The Keys

1/188 Plenty Road, Preston

Preston's all-in-one beer garden, bar, arcade and bowling alley is the nostalgia-fuelled leisure centre you've been waiting for.

Cucina Povera Vino Vero - CLOSED

445 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

This joint venture from Melbourne's Joe Vargetto and Sydney's Maurice Terzini will champion a minimalist, modern interpretation of Italian peasant food.

Piccolina Gelateria Hawthorn

731 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn

Piccolina's spacious new Hawthorn outpost features chocolate sauce on tap, a whipped cream machine and all the gelato you could desire.

Maniax Is Opening a Second Axe-Throwing Venue in the CBD This Month

The group's sixth Aussie outpost will feature axe-throwing lanes, a bar and kitchen, in a huge subterranean space on Elizabeth Street.

Good to Be Here

Section 8 is cruising into the public holiday — and back into reality — with a DJ-fuelled laneway party.

Vesper's Grand Reopening

Sample this Mediterranean eatery's newest creations across a limited-edition five- or eight-course tasting menu.

Future From Waste Lab Is the New Sustainable, Designer-Led Fashion Retail Concept Coming to Southbank

Curated by Kit Willow, its lineup of leading designers will each create capsule collections dedicated to repurposed fabrics.

Arbory Afloat 2021–22

This year, Melbourne's summer floating bar is inspired by Turkey's Turquoise Coast, serving up Mediterranean bites and a hefty lineup of cocktails.

Arbory Afloat 2021 - CLOSED

Flinders Walk, Melbourne

The floating bar's latest incarnation is inspired by Turkey's Turquoise Coast, serving up Mediterranean bites and a hefty lineup of cocktails.

Thy Thy Counter and Canteen

60-66 Victoria Street, Richmond

This mod-Viet eatery is the work of two sisters, settled in the same Victoria Street site that once housed their parents' own Vietnamese restaurant.

Thy Thy Counter & Canteen Is Richmond's New Sister-Run Mod-Vietnamese Eatery

The family has deep roots in Vic Street's dining scene with this sister duo taking over the same corner site that once housed their parents' eatery, Tho Tho.