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GuideThe Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards
Save cosy pub corners for the depths of winter — it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these fab Melbourne beer gardens.
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GuideThe 35 Best Bars in Melbourne's CBD
If you find yourself in the Melbourne CBD and in need of a few bevs, drop by any of these exceptional bars.
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NewsNow Open: Collingwood's Live Music Pub The Bendigo Hotel Is Back in Action Thanks to The Mill Brewery Crew
Punk, rock and metal live gigs return to The Bendi alongside Tex-Mex eats and Mill Brewery beers.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2024
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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NewsScore a Private Omakase Masterclass and a $600 Bar Tab at Yugen Tea Bar
Sharpen your sushi skills at a private masterclass with a master chef.
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NewsNow Open: Italian Wine Bar and Restaurant Casa Mariotti Has Brought a Little Slice of Rome to Richmond's Swan Street
To celebrate its opening, the team is running daily aperitvo sessions — pairing cheap drinks with complimentary snacks.
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Guide
The Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards
Save cosy pub corners for the depths of winter — it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these fab Melbourne beer gardens.
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Guide
The 35 Best Bars in Melbourne's CBD
If you find yourself in the Melbourne CBD and in need of a few bevs, drop by any of these exceptional bars.
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Guide
Where to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2024
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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GuideThe 15 Best Sports Bars and Pubs in Melbourne
These Melbourne bars and pubs play local and international sporting matches live and loud throughout the week — from AFL, NRL and cricket to soccer, boxing and basketball.
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GuideThe 31 Best Bars in Melbourne
Whether you're on the hunt for an extensive wine collection, a luxe date-night spot or a place to have a little boogie, these are our picks for the best bars in Melbourne.
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GuideHola Amigos: Five South American and Spanish Restaurants for Cocktails and Comida with Your Mates
Move aside espresso martinis, there's a new coffee cocktail in town — and these venues are shouting the first 43 orders.
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GuideThe 22 Best Pubs in Melbourne
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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GuideMelbourne's Most Popular Bars of 2024 So Far
Sprawling brewery bars, neighbourhood pubs and cosy drinking dens — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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NewsMelbourne's Best Underground Bars That Are Actually Underground
From Mexican-themed mezcal bars, to haunts with over 400 different spirits, these are the best bars under the city.
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GuideThe Nine Best Bubble Tea Shops in Melbourne
From mega chains and traditional Taiwanese operators to a very 'Melbourne' coffee version and all the cheese foam you could ask for.
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NewsThe CBD's Holey Moley Mini Golf Bar Is Getting an Upgrade and a New Collection of OTT Challenge Rooms
The New Holey Moley Funhouse challenge bar Is opening in the CBD this October, hosting nine different whacky games.
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NewsAfloat Has Reberthed on the Yarra, Promising to Transport Punters to Italy's Capri All Summer Long
Afloat's main bar and dining area has officially opened, while the pool deck and upper dining area will launch later in the year.
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NewsNow Open: Rocky Ridge Has Set Up Shop Within a Former Brunswick East Brewery — And CDMX Is Providing the Eats
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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Guide
The 15 Best Sports Bars and Pubs in Melbourne
These Melbourne bars and pubs play local and international sporting matches live and loud throughout the week — from AFL, NRL and cricket to soccer, boxing and basketball.
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NewsNow Open: Circl Is Making It So Much Easier to Try Rare Wines With Over 150 Drops Offered By the Glass
The Circl crew is making hard-to-find wines more accessible, but that doesn't mean these drops will come cheap.
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NewsComing Soon: Arbory Afloat Is Returning in September, This Time Inspired by Italian Beach Clubs
Arbory Afloat's ninth iteration is modelled after Capri's brightly coloured beach clubs, and will be Melbourne's unofficial home for sun-soaked spritz sessions.
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Bar
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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BarPunters 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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RestaurantMork Chocolate Looking Glass
13 Centre Place, Melbourne
The site is showcasing the team's unconventional chocolate bars, elaborate drinking chocolates that never made it onto the menu, chocolate cocktail pairings and creative desserts.
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BarWindsor Wine Room
60 Chapel Street, Windsor
Keep it classic with a rosé matched with burrata and oysters, or get a bit more playful by pairing a natty number with jerusalem artichoke and hazelnut gnocchi.
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BarChampagne 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.
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BarGreenhart 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.
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RestaurantHotel Lona
473 Nepean Highway, Frankston
A two-level venue with a restaurant, public bar and rooftop in one of Frankston’s oldest buildings.
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BarMoon Dog Wild West
54 Hopkins Street, Footscray
Make your way through the swinging saloon doors to find bucking bulls, arcade games, pool tables, a dog-friendly rooftop, and food and drinks aplenty.
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BarThe Gertrude Hotel
148 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
The Fitzroy corner site has been reborn once again — this time as a Med-inspired bar and bistro.
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NewsThe Sporting Globe Richmond Has Reopened with Digital Darts and Bottomless Carlton Draught
Following a $3 million revamp, The Sporting Globe Richmond is now one of the most tech-filled sports bars in Melbourne.
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NewsGlasses at the Ready: Here's When and Where Pinot Palooza Is Serving Up Drops From 100 Wineries in 2024
In Brisbane, this year's vino-loving fest is also joining forces with Mould, so there'll be plenty of cheese to go with all of that wine.
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NewsAdd It to Your Shrine: Four Pillars Is Releasing a 2024 Vintage of Its Bloody Popular Bloody Pinot Noir Gin
A sibling drop to the brand's cult-favourite Bloody Shiraz Gin, this tipple first debuted in 2023 and sold out in less than a week.
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NewsSteins and Schnitties Alert: Oktoberfest in the Gardens Is Bringing Its Bavarian Celebrations Back for 2024
When you're not hitting up the beer hall and food stalls, you'll be making the most of the silent disco, rides and sideshows.
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Guide
The 31 Best Bars in Melbourne
Whether you're on the hunt for an extensive wine collection, a luxe date-night spot or a place to have a little boogie, these are our picks for the best bars in Melbourne.
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Guide
Hola Amigos: Five South American and Spanish Restaurants for Cocktails and Comida with Your Mates
Move aside espresso martinis, there's a new coffee cocktail in town — and these venues are shouting the first 43 orders.
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EventMovember East Coast Tour
Thu, 17 Oct, 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
This roving barbershop is stopping by Fed Square for just one day — giving free beard trims to anyone interested in participating in Movember.
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EventSigur Rós: Orchestral Tour
Mon, 19 May - Tue, 20 May 2025
Hamer Hall, Southbank
On the Icelandic band's latest Australian tour, they're pairing their ethereal tunes with 41-piece live orchestras.
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EventThe Future & Other Fictions
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
ACMI, Melbourne
From 'Blade Runner 2049' to Björk, this world-premiere exhibition at ACMI explores and celebrates futuristic storytelling.
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EventA Taste of Persia
Sat, 12 Oct, 2024
Earth Angels, West Melbourne
Social enterprise Welcome Merchant is hosting this big night filled with Persian food, wine, music art and culture.
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EventFree to Feed's Story Table Series
Fri, 18 Oct, 2024
Free to Feed Fitzroy North, Fitzroy North
Some of the social enterprise's culinarily gifted participants are sharing the flavours and stories of their cultures via an immersive dinner series.
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EventThe Ritz-Carlton's Luxury Dining Series
Thu, 17 Oct - Sat, 19 Oct 2024
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne, Melbourne
Treat yourself to lunch, dinner or an aperitivo session led by a Michelin-starred chef, or go in on world-class cocktails paired with views across the bay.
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EventMonster Fest
Fri, 4 Oct - Sat, 12 Oct 2024
Cinema Nova, Carlton
This year's genre must-sees include a 'Terrifier' marathon, puppet flicks new and old, and a new New Zealand body-horror flick.
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EventJewish International Film Festival
Sun, 27 Oct - Wed, 4 Dec 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
2024's JIFF is opening with Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' — and there's plenty more highlights across its 41-film program from there.
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Event
Casa Mariotti's Aperitivo Sessions
Wed, 25 Sep - Thu, 31 Oct 2024
Casa Mariotti, Richmond
Head down to this new Roman wine bar and restaurant from 4–6pm to score cheap drinks and complimentary snacks.
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NewsNow Open: Aster Is Ferdydurke's Replacement, Swapping Out Live Music for More Grown-Up Date-Night Vibes
Aster has been set up by the same folks who originally created Ferdydurke, and they've transformed the space into a more intimate sip-and-snack bar.
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NewsSpecialty Sips: Six Unique and Hidden Bars Worth Seeking Out in Melbourne's South
Discover your new favourite cocktail at one of these cosy, offbeat bars around St Kilda and Southside.
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Guide
The 22 Best Pubs in Melbourne
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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Guide
Melbourne's Most Popular Bars of 2024 So Far
Sprawling brewery bars, neighbourhood pubs and cosy drinking dens — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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NewsQT 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.
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NewsMorris of Rutherglen Has Given Its Cellar Door and Whisky Distillery a Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
Head to the High Country to sample this historic producer's fortified wines and single-malt whiskies in sleek new surrounds.
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NewsComing Soon: Hawthorn Pub Serafina Has Once Again Become The Beehive Following a Major Refurb
The historic Hawthorn venue has been reborn with revamped interiors and a brand-new menu.
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NewsSour and Sweet: Everything You Need to Know about Amaretto Sour
Celebrate golden hour with a classic cocktail made best with an Italian liqueur.
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NewsNow Open: Preston's Bar Mexico Pairs Sipping Tequilas and Mezcals with Build-Your-Own Taco Feasts
This two-storey bar is bringing big taco and tequila energy to the Preston end of High Street.
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News
Now Open: Windsor Wine Room Is Bringing Laidback Sips and Creative Snacks to Chapel Street
Keep it classic with a rosé matched with burrata and oysters, or get a bit more playful by pairing a natty number with octopus and nduja gnocchi.
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NewsNow Open: Strange Bedfellows Rum and Champagne Come Together at Brunswick Street's New Lola Belle
We all love unlikely animal friend pairings, so why wouldn't wouldn't feel the same way about surprising booze combos?
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NewsNow Open: Step Through a False Wall to Find The Bon Vivant's Companion's Hidden Whisky Bar
This new Mornington bar offers up a bit of old-world luxury — even if you can't find its secret whisky bar.
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Now Open: Champagne Problems Is the New Grown-Up Sister Venue to Evie's Disco Diner
If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.
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News
Melbourne's Best Underground Bars That Are Actually Underground
From Mexican-themed mezcal bars, to haunts with over 400 different spirits, these are the best bars under the city.
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NewsThe CBD's Purple Pit Is Now Offering 20-Percent Off the Entire Bill for Service Industry Workers
Anyone who works in the hospitality, education, social services or healthcare industries gets 20% off the bill when they visit on Wednesday nights.
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NewsSydney Bartender Jake Down From Pleasure Club Has Just Been Crowned Australia's Best for 2024
Sydney, Perth and Hobart were all represented in Australia's Diageo World Class Bartender of the Year showdown, but only the Harbour City came out on top.
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NewsLe Martini Is the World's First-Ever Grey Goose Martini Bar — and It's Pouring Cocktails in Melbourne
Whether you like your martini shaken, stirred, dry or wet, you'll find it on the menu at this 34-seat cocktail spot.
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NewsComing Soon: The Grossi Family Is Relaunching Its Wine and Cocktail Bar Arlechin
The CBD bar reopens this Friday, with the same fit-out but a reimagined food and cocktail menu.
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NewsBloody Awesome: Four Pillars Is Bringing Back Its Bloody Shiraz Gin for 2024 for Its Ninth Vintage
Made with Yarra Valley and Faraday shiraz grapes, and best served in a G&T, this cult-favourite tipple is a winter tradition.
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NewsComing Soon: The Brass Monkey Is the CBD's New Basement Bar Celebrating Victorian Produce
The underground bar's wine list, cocktails and food offerings champion produce from all around Victoria.
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NewsTwo Sydney Cocktail Bars Have Been Named Among the World's Best in The Pinnacle Guide's First-Ever Picks
El Primo Sanchez and Maybe Sammy are the only Australian bars to make the initial picks from this new bar recognition system, which gives pins — not stars — to top watering holes.
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NewsNow Open: New Gin Distillery and Bar Dutch Rules Distilling Co Is Heroing the Origins of the Spirit's Spices
The gins and cocktails hero spices that originate from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other spice islands.
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Guide
The Nine Best Bubble Tea Shops in Melbourne
From mega chains and traditional Taiwanese operators to a very 'Melbourne' coffee version and all the cheese foam you could ask for.
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News
Camberwell's Greenhart Wine Bar Has Been Reborn with a New Owner, Fresh Look and Pan-Asian Eats
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.
