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The 40 Best Restaurants for Group Bookings in Melbourne

These spots are large (and rowdy) enough to host all your mates for dinner.

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The Most-Secluded Retreats You Can Book in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland

Here, you'll find cosy couples' cabins, treehouse hideaways and stunning rural retreats.

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Coming Soon: Mischa Tropp's Sports Bar and Restaurant Kolkata Cricket Club Takes Punters Back to A Bygone-Era in India

This playful venue inspired by Bengali cricket clubs and members' bars represents the start of a new era for Crown, as the complex seeks to keep itself relevant.

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Now Open: Australia's First-Ever René Magritte Retrospective Is Here with Dreamy Eyes, Oversized Apples and More

The Belgian surrealist is in the spotlight at the 2024–25 Sydney International Art Series, including some of his most-famous works.

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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week

This week in Melbourne, you can drop by this season's first Summer Night Market, get around some cheap eats deals, and drink your way through a huge wine festival featuring drops from over 100 wineries.

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The Five Best Snorkelling Spots In and Around Melbourne

Swim with seals, explore octopus gardens and peek into the underwater lives of starfish, sea anemones and more at these Victorian snorkelling spots.

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The 40 Best Restaurants for Group Bookings in Melbourne

These spots are large (and rowdy) enough to host all your mates for dinner.

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Coming Soon: Mischa Tropp's Sports Bar and Restaurant Kolkata Cricket Club Takes Punters Back to A Bygone-Era in India

This playful venue inspired by Bengali cricket clubs and members' bars represents the start of a new era for Crown, as the complex seeks to keep itself relevant.

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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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Coming Soon: Global Darts Bar Chain Flight Club Is Bringing Its Own Take on Competitive Socialising to Melbourne

A nine-million-dollar fitout has transformed this two-storey CBD space into a huge darts bar.

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The 16 Best Bars for Dancing in Melbourne

Forget about the week that was and cut some shapes on these tried and tested Melbourne dance floors.

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The 22 Best Pubs in Melbourne

Looking for a new local? This list of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.

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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.
Bar
Ruckers Hill

83 High Street, Northcote

This French-accented wine bar and bistro stands out among the crowd on Northcote's High Street.
Bar
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.

Arts & Entertainment

Love Arts & Entertainment experiences? Navigate the best venues and events near you picked by our expert curators at Concrete Playground.

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Now Open: Australia's First-Ever René Magritte Retrospective Is Here with Dreamy Eyes, Oversized Apples and More

The Belgian surrealist is in the spotlight at the 2024–25 Sydney International Art Series, including some of his most-famous works.

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Blur on Film: How Toby L Made Both a Documentary and a Concert Movie About the Britpop Greats (and the First Band He Ever Saw Live)

Loving the Damon Albarn-fronted group as a kid in the 90s has turned out well for the Transgressive record label co-founder and filmmaker — and Australia's British Film Festival also benefits.

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Farewell The Lume: Australia's Multi-Sensory Digital Art Gallery Is Closing Its Doors in 2026

The Melbourne venue will still bring back its Vincent van Gogh exhibition from Boxing Day into 2025, then say goodbye the following January.

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Diaries Out, Tents Ready: Grampian Plains Festival Pitch Music & Arts Has Locked in Its 2025 Dates

The fest's lineup is also on the way, complete with a bigger Pitch One stage — and the ticket ballot is now open.

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Finding Inspiration in Ridley Scott's Colosseum: Paul Mescal, Connie Nielsen and Fred Hechinger Chat 'Gladiator II'

"Basically I want to be like Ridley when I grow up. That’s the root of it for me," Mescal told us about working with the iconic filmmaker on this epic sequel.

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Now Open: Brisbane's New 'Bluey's World' Experience Lets You Step Inside the Heeler Home for Real Life

This custom-built 4000-square-metre attraction recreates the show's famous sets in the perfect place for it.

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