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NewsThe Ten Best Bottle Shops for Craft Beer in Melbourne
Tracking down that top notch craft beer you had at the pub? Don't even try the major bottle shops, try one of these gems.
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NewsThe Best Annual Beer Events in Australia
From urban quaff-fests to setting sail on a vessel made of tinnies.
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NewsBar Exuberante is Melbourne's Newest Secret Rum Bar
Find a little piece of Old Havana in the back of Bar Economico.
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NewsThe Iconic Founder Launches Online Boutique Wine Store Spokewine
A user-reviewed online cellar. Like IMDb, but for your liver.
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NewsAustralians Drink 25 Percent Less Than We Did in the '70s
Plus, alcohol related violence has decreased by 30 percent in New South Wales over the last six years. Wait, what?
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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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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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NewsEight Melbourne Parks Fit For a BYO Booze Picnic (and Where to Pick Up Snacks Beforehand)
Head to the park for a boozy picnic with the finest snacks you can find along the way.
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GuideThe Best Brewery Bars in Melbourne for 2024
Sip chilled pints just metres from away where the beer was was brewed at these much-loved taprooms.
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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 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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GuideThe 21 Best BYO Restaurants in Melbourne
Head to your local bottle shop or pilfer your own wine collection before hitting these Melbourne BYO restaurants.
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GuideThe 20 Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
A guide for any wine lover in Melbourne, whether you want strictly organic, biodynamic and local drops or you don't really care — as long as they taste good and don't cost a fortune.
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GuideThe 35 Best Bars in Melbourne Right Now
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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GuideThe 60 Best Rooftop Bars in Melbourne Right Now
Head to these sun-soaked Melbourne rooftop bars and pubs when you want to enjoy a cocktail and bite to eat skyward.
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NewsFood Artists Bompas & Parr Are Doing 'Anatomical Whisky Tastings'
Sip 50-year-old whisky from a 50-year-old.
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GuideThe Ten Best New Summer Bars in Melbourne
Start the year off right and tick these summer-friendly bars off your 2015 bucket list.
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NewsThe Ten Best Craft Beer Bars and Pubs in Melbourne
Which old favourite stocks more than 200 beers, referenced by index?
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NewsSummertime Sips: Three Rum Cocktails to Make at Home this Summer
Your pool party punch and post-festival nightcap, sorted.
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NewsThe Ten Best Melbourne Meals of 2014
2014 has been a great year to be in Melbourne - particularly for our stomachs.
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NewsWin a Celebration Bundle from Nomad Online Cellar Door
Fancy up Christmas and New Year with boutique Australian wines from Nomad's new online store.
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BarHotel 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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BarBendigo 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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CafeMork 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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NewsGet the Rest of Your Gifts Sorted with This WineMarket Discount
Did someone say one-day delivery?
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NewsChristmas Wine Matching Guide from Ham to Vegan Turducken
Christmas's iconic foods deserve wines that sing in harmony.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Craft Beer
There's a whole world to be explored beyond your usual draught.
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NewsThe Five Best Summer Drinks in Melbourne
Quench your thirst with these summer concoctions both spiked and non-alcoholic.
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NewsThe Interactive Urban Winery Where You Can Stomp the Grapes
Noisy Ritual is set to give us a hands- and feet-on role in every step of the winemaking process.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventChristmas Eve Community Day at Studley Park Boathouse
Tue, 24 Dec, 2024
Studley Park Boathouse, Kew
Bring the family to the river for a day of music, crafting and Christmas fun.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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NewsGet a Little Fancy with Gin Cocktails and Chicken Sliders From Project Botanicals
Unlike the Colonel, Gary Mehigan's recipes aren't a secret.
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NewsWin a Tanqueray Gin Gift Pack
To mark the appearance of their Gin Garden at Brisbane's Night Noodle Market, Tanqueray is getting gifty.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to Melbourne’s New Bombay Sapphire Gin Bar
It's time to go beyond the classic G&T.
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NewsThis Photographer Has Captured The Strange Faces People Make After a Shot
Prepare to be very self-conscious next time you're at the bar.
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NewsFireball Whisky Recalled for Containing Cheeky Components of Antifreeze
Shots. Shots. Shots. Shots.
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NewsShould Rude Customers Be Charged More For Their Coffee?
Being nicer to your barista might save you some dosh.
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NewsThis Device Could Make Your Cheap Whiskey Taste Good in Just 24 Hours
Three years of ageing in one day. That's one hell of a life hack.
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NewsCheck Out the Winners of Australia’s First Craft Beer Awards
This is what will be filling your esky this summer.
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NewsForget Aerogard, This Beer Carton is Also a Mosquito Repellent
Your summer BBQ just got a lot less sticky.
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NewsSydney’s Pocket Bar Has Somehow Made Parking Tickets a Good Thing
Parking tickets = cheap food and drink. Genius.
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NewsPucker Up for Sour Beer: The Cult Brew You’ve Never Heard Of
The world's oldest brew is making a comeback, and it packs a real punch.
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NewsFive Spring Cocktails to Make from The Rum Diary
The guys at The Rum Diary know all about the good life. They show us five ways we can get to it.
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NewsForget Yo: Beer?! is the Ridiculous Messaging App We Can Actually Use
An app that's as simple as it gets. It's about drinking beer. Soon. Possibly with you.
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NewsObliterate Your Hangover with This Military-Grade Cure
Cue DripDrop, an allegedly 'elite hydration solution'.
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NewsPantone Beer Could Solve All Your Rookie Questions at the Bar
Take the guesswork out of ordering with a delicious 4975C.
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NewsThe Five Best Bars in Christchurch
This 'city of opportunity' mentality has spawned a new wave of small bars.
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NewsThe Ten Best First Date Spots in Melbourne
Because no one should have to suffer through a bad Tinder date.
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NewsThe Munich Brauhaus Oktoberfest Planner
Gear up for pretzels, pork, steins of beer and a few games of hammerschlagen.
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NewsCrowdfunded Australian Tonic Syrup Blood Moon Is Made for Gin Drinkers
A tonic that respects your gin.
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NewsMeet Smash Palace, the Bus Bar Driving Christchurch’s Hospo Revolution
More than just a booze bus, Smash Palace is a temporary bar bringing good spirits to town.
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NewsPinot Palooza Returns (with Over 150 Pinot Noirs to Try)
150 Pinot Noirs all in one place, all on one day.
