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NewsBomba's Spanish-Inspired Rooftop Bar Has Reopened After an Impressive Makeover
The Lonsdale Street space now has increased capacity, a fresh fitout and a renewed focus on gin.
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NewsMelbourne's Inner West Has Scored A Tiny New Cafe and Wine Bar
Willow Wine Cafe rolls from breakfast through to wine o'clock with ease.
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NewsLittle Lon Distilling Co Is Melbourne's New Inner City Gin Distillery
Head to this boutique distillery for tasty botanical gins served with a side of history.
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NewsAn Ill-Conceived Range of 'Handmaid's Tale' Wines Was Announced and Then Immediately Scrapped
Not every pop culture hit needs merchandise — particularly a show delving into dark dystopian terrain.
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NewsPidapipo Has Released a Stunning New Range Of Gelato Cakes
Including a Lamington Cake and a Peanut Butter Layer Cake — and they can be ordered via UberEats.
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GuideThe Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
Considered fitouts, elevated shared plates and a uniquely curated wine offering — these are our favourite wine bars across the city.
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GuideThe Best Pubs in Melbourne
These institutions have stood the test of time, serving pints and parmas to their devoted regulars for longer than anyone can remember.
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GuideMelbourne 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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GuideThe 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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NewsWhere to Find the Best Matcha in Melbourne
Laced with strawberry, topped with ube cream or spiked with yuzu — however you like it, here's where to get it.
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GuideSip, Snack and Savour: These Melbourne Bars Are Pairing Haku Vodka Martinis with Rice-Inspired Bites
This winter, discover elegant Haku Vodka martinis paired with inventive snacks that celebrate Japanese rice craftsmanship.
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GuideWhere 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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GuideThe Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards for 2025
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 15 Best Sports Bars and Pubs in Melbourne for 2025
These Melbourne bars and pubs play local and international sporting matches live and loud throughout the week — from AFL, NRL and cricket to soccer, tennis, boxing and basketball.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Bars of 2024
Sprawling breweries, neighbourhood pubs, CBD cocktail spots and cosy wine bars — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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GuideThe Best Cocktail Bars in Melbourne
Whether you want to drink a martini with spaghetti at 2am or pair a whisky concoction with a piece of peach pie, you can have your cocktail any which way in this city.
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NewsSt Kilda Institution The Espy Is Set to Undergo a Huge Revamp and Reopen This Year
It'll reopen in November with two restaurants, a cocktail bar and three stages for live music.
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NewsBass and Flinders' Truffle-Infused Gin Is Here to Fulfil Your Decadent Drinking Dreams
This winter, get your truffles in gin form.
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NewsTrinket Is Flinders Lane's New Art Deco Two-Storey Cocktail Bar
A plush cocktail lounge with a secret basement bar, fireplace and boozy brunch sessions.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a New Riverside Food Precinct Curated by Acclaimed Chef Scott Pickett
The 2000-square-metre food precinct will be part of a new residential development in Melbourne's north.
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NewsThe Best Bars with Fireplaces in Melbourne
Warm up with a few fireside bevs at these cosy bars and heritage pubs.
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RestaurantO'Connells Hotel
407 Coventry Street, South Melbourne
Cosy up by the fireplace in winter, or hit the courtyard out back during summer.
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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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RestaurantLa Spaghettata Restaurant
238 Lygon Street, Carlton
Twirl your pasta at one of the first family-run trattorias in Carlton.
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RestaurantYakimono
80 Collins Street, Melbourne
This colourful Chris Lucas venture features a futuristic aesthetic and a menu filled with Japanese street food that's cooked over flames.
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RestaurantGood Times
214 Saint Georges Road, Fitzroy North
A charmingly low-key joint with drawing paper on the tables and wallet-friendly negronis, wine carafes and pasta dishes for just $9 a pop.
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PubMt View Hotel
70 Bridge Road, Richmond
Great views, good booze and food that will keep you satisfied on game day make this pub the sportsperson’s favourite.
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RestaurantGigi's Piazza, Red Hill Estate
1208 Mornington-Flinders Road, Main Ridge
The new laidback hang-out spot is suitable for everything from first dates to family days out.
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RestaurantCrittenden Wines & Restaurant
25 Harrisons Road, Dromana
Not only has this renovation given the restaurant a new lease on life, but importantly, it has been a part of a return to its roots.
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RestaurantPunt Road Wines
12 Saint Huberts Road, Coldstream
The new cellar door cements the estate as a must-visit destination in the Yarra Valley, as visitors can experience many of the region's highlights in one convenient location.
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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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NewsBrunswick Aces Is Australia's First Non-Alcoholic Gin
It's made in Melbourne from native Australian ingredients — and it has hit the shelves just in time for Dry July.
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NewsThe Mornington Peninsula's Vinehop Festival Will Return for a Second Year
The November festival lets you sample the best of the Peninsula's wineries, breweries and cideries, without the need for a designated driver
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GuideThe Best Places in Melbourne to Watch the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Catch the big games on the big screens at these local pubs.
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NewsThe Poor Toms Gin Duo on Inspiration and the Desire to Give Locals a Taste of Something New
And how what they created has won over the hearts of Sydney's gin lovers.
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NewsThe New-Look Holey Moley Opens on Melbourne's Bourke Street Today
It's sporting nine new holes and a new bar offering — and is the group's biggest revamp yet.
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NewsFive Bars with the Best Views of Sydney's Vivid
Head to one of these top spots for epic vistas to enjoy, drink in hand.
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EventPeninsula Pass for World Bathing Day
Sun, 21 Jun - Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
For one weekend only, wellness seekers can soak, steam and unwind across three iconic Peninsula bathing destinations.
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EventThe Social Studio Fundraiser: 'Flee' Film Screening
Sun, 14 Jun, 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Support this fashion-focused social enterprise as they raise funds to offer free education and training programs to refugee communities.
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EventCharlie Brings the Fire to Mister Bianco
Tue, 23 Jun, 2026
Mister Bianco, Kew
See what magic happens when Charlie Carrington and Joe Vargetto join forces for a fire-driven feast in Kew.
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EventSauna Sessions at Moon Dog Beach Club
Sat, 6 Jun, 2026
Moon Dog Beach Club, Frankston
Trading sun loungers for sauna benches, this winter time collab invites guests to sweat it out, then sip a cold one at the bar.
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EventThe Shortest Lunch 2026
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various Yarra Valley venues, Coldstream
13 Yarra Valley wineries will host this popular weekend of tastings and food, in celebration of the winter solstice.
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EventSt Kilda Film Festival
Thu, 4 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun 2026
Various locations in St Kilda, St Kilda
Great movies come in small packages at this standout short film festival, with 190-plus titles screening across 11 days in 2026.
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EventDiscoteca Italiana at Melbourne Museum
Sat, 6 Jun, 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Step from centuries-old relics onto the dance floor as this one-night-only Italo disco party combines the ancient world and after-dark fun.
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EventIndependent Music Exchange at Northcote Town Hall
Sat, 6 Jun - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Northcote Town Hall, Northcote
Celebrate independent music as label founders and crate diggers come together to champion physical media and share community-driven knowledge.
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EventSorrento Solstice Festival
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various locations in Sorrento, Sorrento
Celebrating, not hiding away from the year's shortest days, this emerging solstice festival offers firelight by the ocean.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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NewsMagnum + Queens Has Opened Its First Bricks-And-Mortar Store in Melbourne
The Coventry Street drinks emporium features over 700 wines
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NewsBroccoli Lattes Could be the Next Australian Coffee Trend
Thanks to a 100% broccoli powder developed by the CSIRO.
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NewsFour Black Pearl Alumni Are Opening a New CBD Bar Called Fancy Free
With over 50 years of collective experience, the group's now planning a neighbourhood-style bar for the city.
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NewsFour Pillars Is Releasing Another Batch of Its Bloody Good Bloody Shiraz Gin
The Victorian distillery has acquired a big bunch Yarra Valley shiraz to make more of the spirit than ever before.
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GuideThe Best Places to Drink Natural Wine in Melbourne
Where to find the funkiest skin-contacts, pét-nats and minimal-intervention wines.
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NewsThe Oeno Files: Sometimes You Should Judge a Wine by Its Cover
Five interesting stories behind the labels.
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NewsOinofilia Greek Wine Festival Will Hit Both Sydney and Melbourne This June
Sample drops from 80 Greek wine producers and authentic food from local Greek eateries.
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NewsFive Classic and New Ways to Drink Gin at Home
An insider’s list from some London gin masters — they’re not giving away their secret recipes just yet, but here’s a start.
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NewsHop Topics: The Rise of the New England IPA
Like IPAs? Meet their new — slightly more delicate — cousin.
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NewsInes Is Windsor's New Old-School European Wine Bar
Complete with Sinatra tunes, Italian wines and classic Euro drinking fare.
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GuideSeven Hop-Filled Events to Head to at Melbourne's 2018 Good Beer Week
Ten days of beer-laden degustations, hoppy cocktails and a boozy mini golf tournament.
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NewsTasmanian Food Trails: The Natural Bounty of the Northwest
Get to know the brews and the bees on the drive from Devonport to Launceston.
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NewsTasmanian Food Trails: Indulge on the Great Eastern Drive
Enjoy the finer things in life as you take in Tasmania's east coast.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Tickets to an Intimate Cocktail Making Class at The Bridge Hotel
Up your cocktail making game at this vodka-fuelled class.
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NewsTonic & Grace Is Glenferrie Road's New Cafe for People with Dietary Requirements
Reversing the usual approach, this cafe puts vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free options first — and lets everyone else add to their dishes.
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NewsThe Oeno Files: Bored of the Bottle? Try Your Wine in a Cask, Can or Box
These wines taste as exciting as their packaging looks.
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NewsEastern Larder Is South Melbourne's Tiny New 18-Seat Cafe, Deli and Wine Bar
It comes from the team behind The Alps, The Moon and Milton Wine Shop.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Two VIP Packages to the Mumm Grand Cordon Launch Night
A night of Champagne, confetti canons, dancers and sabrage.
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Gallery: Our Epic Pizza Party at Takeaway Pizza
In partnership with Zantac, we took over Preston's pizza place for a night of slices, cocktails and disco.
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NewsChapel Street's Morris Jones Has Reopened Its Doors After a Huge Renovation
The restaurant now has three sleek bars and a menu that combines elements of Japan and California.
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NewsA Karaoke Bar With A Dog-Friendly Beer Garden Has Opened In Brunswick
Head down Lygon Street to belt out a tune with your pup.
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NewsThe Revamped Prince Alfred Hotel Adds a Rooftop Bar to its Offering
Think bottomless brunches, 60 beer taps and a $15 lunch menu.
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NewsProsecco Road: The Ultimate Autumn Vineyard Hop
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and one had a little bit of sparkle.
