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NewsYou Can Now Get Your Hands on a World-First Cannabis-Infused Gin Made Right Here in Australia
The Myrcene Hemp Gin is crafted in Melbourne by the The Cannabis Co.
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NewsStomping Ground Has Opened a Pop-Up Beer Garden at Melbourne Airport
Featuring deck chairs, sports screens and a hefty range of locally brewed craft beers on tap to help ease that pre-flight stress
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NewsThis South Australian Distillery Has Unveiled Its Festive 2018 Christmas Gin
The new Prohibition Liquor Co. gin taps festive flavours of fig, orange and cinnamon, for a syrupy, spicy Yuletide drink.
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NewsA Harry Potter-Themed 'Potions' Bar Is Popping Up in Australia
The latest themed event will see you attend a boozy Hogwarts potions class.
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NewsThe Beach Hotel Is the Latest Bayside Boozer to Receive a Drastic Makeover
The Albert Park pub has scored a new look and revamped offering, which includes refined pub classics and a sprawling list of wines.
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NewsFour Pillars Is About to Release Its 2018 Christmas Gin So You Can Get Drunk on Pudding with Nan
The annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.
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GuideItalian Bars and Restaurants Across Australia That Will Transport You to the Amalfi Coast
Forget Euro summer — get a taste of la dolce vita at one of these stunning homegrown spots.
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GuideSeven Melbourne Bars That'll Take Your Friday Night Drinks to the Next Level
Celebrate reaching the end of the working week in style.
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GuideFive Beautifully Designed Eateries in Melbourne Where You Can Get a Visual (and Actual) Feast
These stunning spots are getting just as much attention for their decor as they are for the tasty food.
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GuideMelbourne's Best New Bars Of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Melbourne's bar scene this year.
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GuideThe Best Bars in Brunswick
From karaoke joints and Afro jazz haunts to cosy aperitivo bars and quiet cocktail dens, here's where to drink on Lygon Street and Sydney Road.
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NewsMelbourne Airport Could Score a New Rooftop Bar and Restaurant as Part of Its $500 Million Makeover
Along with 30 new shops, lounges and a 464-room hotel.
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NewsThis New Australian Drinks Service Delivers a Heap of Cocktails to Your Door Each Month
The catch? You just need to stir, shake and build them yourself.
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NewsThe Team Behind New York's World-Renowned Employees Only Is Opening a Cocktail Bar in Sydney Next Month
Fourteen years after the launch of the New York original, Employees Only is heading Down Under.
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NewsThe Peking Duk Guys Are Opening a Bar in Melbourne This Month
Opening in South Yarra, Talk To Me will pair Asian-inspired bar snacks with quality booze and, certainly, great electro tunes.
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BarImperial Hotel
2-8 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Soak up the 360-degree views on the new refurbished rooftop of this CBD pub.
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BarFlorentino
80 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Littered with Italian murals and quintessentially traditional food, this Italian institution has been pumping since '28.
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BarThe Rochester Hotel
202 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
The Rochey boasts a famous happy hour, specials almost every night of the week, and now a comedy and curry evening.
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BarBar Lourinha
37 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Always bustling and packed to the brim, this little gem offers a trip to Spain sans the passport.
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BarHotel Nacional
23-25 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
Hotel Nacional is Hardware Lane's five-storey, totally gluten-free Mexican restaurant and bar.
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BarLe Bar Supper Club
12 North Concourse, Beaumaris
Raise a crystal glass to French food, fancy drinks and burlesque shows in this Beaumaris bar.
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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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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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NewsA Disney-Themed Bottomless Brunch Party Is Coming to Australia
A boozy sing-along brunch fit for a (Disney) prince or princess.
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NewsMelbourne's Orlando Marzo Has Just Been Crowned the Best Bartender in the World
The bartender from Melbourne's Lûmé restaurant took out the gong last night.
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NewsAct of Wine Is Southbank's Sleek New Wine Store with a Penchant for Minimal Intervention Drops
Its carefully selected range celebrates the small, the natural and the sustainably produced
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NewsTen South Island Breweries and Distilleries Worthy of a Road Trip
Sip the finest craft drops in the south at these renowned New Zealand venues.
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NewsAn Opulent Old-World Cocktail Bar Has Arrived in Port Melbourne
Named after Rosemary Clooney, George's famous jazz musician aunt, it's serving up craft cocktails in a luxe art deco setting.
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FeatureThe Gin List: Summer
It's the perfect summer aperitif whether you’re in Italy or not — but do you know its true origins?
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EventCharlotte de Witte at The Wool Store
Fri, 11 Dec, 2026
The Wool Store, West Footscray
The global techno powerhouse is taking over a sprawling industrial Melbourne venue with her trademark high-intensity sound.
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EventThe Teskey Brothers at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sat, 17 Oct, 2026
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
The city's annual jazz celebration is hitting all the right notes, beginning with a blockbuster hometown performance from The Teskey Brothers.
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EventPurr-suit of Knowledge Trivia at Welcome to Thornbury
Fri, 7 Aug, 2026
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Gather your smartest friends and your biggest cat enthusiasts for a trivia night that gives every correct answer extra meaning.
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EventAēsop Queer Library
Wed, 15 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Aesop Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Every author is queer and every book is free.
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EventNow or Never Festival Melbourne
Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug 2026
All Around Melbourne, Melbourne
The winter festival of art, ideas, sound and technology is returning to Melbourne this August and exploring the concept of a whole new world.
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EventParmesan Cheese Wheel at Cucinetta
Wed, 1 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Cucinetta, South Yarra
For the entire month of July, you can eat cacio e pepe served straight out of a parmesan wheel, well if it doesn't sell out that is.
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EventLeaps and Bounds Festival 2026
Thu, 16 Jul - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
The City of Yarra's live music celebration is back, with this inner-city festival filling pubs, clubs and unexpected spaces with standout tunes.
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EventLaundry Sessions at Abbotsford Convent
Fri, 10 Jul - Sat, 11 Jul 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
Experimental music, immersive installations and powerful performances transform this storied space across two boundary-pushing nights.
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EventBARE: In Your Natural Form at Wellness Social Club
Tue, 14 Jul, 2026
Wellness Social Club, Preston
We're a nation of sunbathers, swimmers and beachgoers, but this new experience aims to get people comfortable with going starkers at the sauna.
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EventThe Finders Keepers Design Market
Fri, 10 Jul - Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
From tacos and tiramisu to indie ceramicists, Finders Keepers is back with over than 220 stalls to browse.
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FeatureThe Gin List: Spring
Gin — a word most commonly followed by ‘tonic’, but also one that has a distinguished history in the lives of the rich and famous.
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FeatureThe Gin List: Autumn
You may not find it on your local cocktail list, but with just four common ingredients — gin, lime, sugar and mint — this green tipple can be shaken up just about anywhere.
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NewsArbory's Floating Bar Has Returned to the Yarra for Another Summer of Drinks on the River
This year, it's inspired by seaside villages on Italy's Cinque Terre.
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NewsBrogan's Way Is Richmond's New Neighbourhood Gin Distillery and Tasting Bar
The distillery comes from a passionate father and daughter, who are kicking things off with a trio of gins.
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NewsThe Holey Moley Team Is Opening a Novelty Circus-Themed Arcade Bar for Kidults
Archie Brothers will have 67 arcade games, a bowling alley, dodgem cars and a full-service cocktail bar.
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NewsAn Argentinian-Inspired Beer Garden Is Popping Up in Melbourne for the Summer
Stomping Ground La Boca is coming to the Arts Centre.
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NewsFive Wineries to Visit on New Zealand's South Island If You Are or Want to Be a Wine Expert
Where your tastebuds get an adventure holiday.
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NewsBooze Delivery Service Jimmy Brings Just Added a Heap More Suburbs to Its Coverage
The 30-minute alcohol delivery platform has expanded to 49 new Sydney suburbs and 31 new areas in Melbourne.
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NewsCollingwood Is Home to a New Bar and Brewery Dedicated to IPAs
Byron Bay's Fixation Brewery has opened The Incubator tasting room on Smith Street.
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NewsTop Yard Is Melbourne's New Rooftop Spot for Burgers and Australiana-Themed Cocktails
The bar and club boasts 360-degree views and late-night DJ sessions.
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NewsDocklands Is Getting a Massive Sustainability-Focused Craft Brewery and Pub
Urban Alley Brewery has biodegradable packaging, on-site bio-waste and water treatment plants and lots of tasty beers.
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GuideFive Beer Gardens Where You Can While Away a Sunny Day
Sunny days in Melbourne are rare, so make the most of those rays at these sun-drenched bars.
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Guide
Five Rooftop Bars Perfect for a Night Under the Stars
Enjoy a few cold ones from great heights at these star-studded Melbourne venues.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Themed Bars for When You Want to Escape the Real World
Pretend you're somewhere else for a while.
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NewsOutback Queensland's Truly Iconic Betoota Hotel Is Reopening for Two Days This Weekend
It's reopening temporarily for the famous Betoota Races — and all profits will be going to charity.
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NewsWe Talk Adopting the Paddock-to-Plate Mentality Within the Brewing World
And how the largest Australian-owned brewery has embraced the movement.
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NewsPod & Parcel Is the Biodegradable Coffee Pod for Those Wanting a Cafe-Style Cuppa At Home
The Melbourne start-up has collaborated with local speciality coffee roasters to create pods that are both tasty and planet-friendly
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GuideFive Bars to Hit Post-Match to Celebrate a Victory
Keep your winning grin going all night — head to these Melbourne bars and toast to your triumph.
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NewsA Group of Sporting Legends, Shane Delia and Mick Molloy Have Opened a New Brewery in Dandenong
The new multi-million dollar Brick Lane brewery is open to the public, other brewers and is environmentally conscious.
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NewsFive Beer-Making Trends You Should Be Following
From sours to sessionals, here's what's in vogue in bubble-filled beer land.
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NewsThis Hosier Lane Tapas Bar Has Launched a New On-Site Spanish Food and Wine Store
You'll find it inside Bar Tini, stocked with Frank Camorra's favourite Spanish wines and artisanal products.
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NewsFour Spiced Rum Cocktail Recipes to Get You Through Winter
It's cold, it's wintry — so when you're not filling your tum with soup, warm it with rum.
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NewsClooney Kitchen & Bar Brings Jazz And Old-World Glamour to Port Melbourne
Named after Rosie Clooney, George's famous jazz musician aunt, it's serving up craft cocktails in a luxe art deco setting.
