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FeatureA Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North
Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.
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NewsJust Add Olives: Four Pillars Has Released a Ready-to-Pour Double Gin Martini in a Bottle
Forget shaking or stirring — with Four Pillars' new bottled cocktail, all you need to do is pour.
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NewsTwo Australian Bars Have Nabbed Spots in The World's 50 Best Bars 51–100 List for 2022
The top 50 hasn't yet been revealed, but Melbourne's Caretaker’s Cottage placed 60th and Sydney's Re came in at 87.
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NewsA Melbourne Barista Has Been Named Australia's Coffee-Making Champion of 2022
Axil's Anthony Douglas has been crowned the country's best barista — now he'll compete against the rest of the world in the global championship this month.
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NewsCandy Abalone and Saltbush Vodka: Meet the Makers Behind Some of Tasmania's Most Unusual Flavours
Say hello to the farmers, anglers and distillers behind the likes of Australia's original truffle farm and a small-batch potato vodka business.
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NewsShane Delia Is Opening a Bar Next Door to His Middle Eastern Mainstay Maha
The long-standing Bond Street restaurant is getting another sibling — this time, a sophisticated drinking den centred on cocktails, wine and bar snacks.
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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 20 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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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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GuideSeven Stylish Melbourne Bars That Are Perfect for After-Work Drinks with Your Mates
Hit these drinking establishments as the sun sets and solve the problems of the world with your most trusted mates.
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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 25 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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GuideThe Best Rooftop Bars in Melbourne
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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GuideThe Best Melbourne Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast
These are the best restaurants in Melbourne celebrating the Year of the Dragon this Lunar New Year — or putting on fitting feasts all year round.
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GuideThe 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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GuideMelbourne Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic
Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails — these Melbourne date spots will help you to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day.
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NewsFive Unique Experiences All Alcohol Connoisseurs Should Add to Their Tasmanian Itinerary
Time to raise your glass at these top-tier Tassie tipple venues.
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NewsSix Tassie Restaurants Championing Paddock-to-Plate Dining For if You Like Eating Straight from the Source
Tasmania is home to some of the finest produce grown anywhere in Australia — here's where to sample it straight from the source.
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NewsThe Owners of Preston Haunt Hard Rubbish Are Giving Away Their Bar for Free
If you reckon you'd be a good fit to help carry on this neighbourhood bar's very bright torch, you've got until October 15 to submit your application and state your case.
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NewsThe Next Iteration of Arbory Afloat Will Nod to the Balearic Islands — And It's Launching Next Week
Docking from September 21, the floating bar's next sunny season pulls inspiration from the islands of Ibiza, Formentera, Menorca and Mallorca.
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NewsLulie Tavern Is Getting Its Own Rooftop Bar Just in Time for Sky-High Spring Sips
Abbotsford's rock 'n' roll boozer is expanding upwards, launching an all-weather rooftop space it's naming Full Moon Fever.
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NewsForaging, Fruit Picking and Fromage Making: Ten Incredible Foodie Experiences to Have in Tasmania If You're Keen to Get Your Hands Dirty
Sample honey from a 60-year-old apiary, take a cooking class featuring foraged goods as your ingredients or pluck and shuck oysters straight from the sea.
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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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RestaurantSkinny Dog Hotel
155 High Street, Kew
The new sun-soaked rooftop is home to a huge light-filled atrium, refined gastropub eats and weekly live music gigs.
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BarEnoteca Boccaccio
1046 Burke Road, Balwyn
Aussie and Italian produce are on full display here — be it in the glass-walled cheese room, wine fridges, or the European eats coming out of the open kitchen.
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RestaurantYugen Tea Bar
605 Chapel St, South Yarra
Home to an incredibly large range of teas, plus one of the best high teas in Melbourne.
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RestaurantHuTong Dumpling Bar
14-16 Market Lane, Melbourne
This long-running CBD spot dishes up fuss-free, Shanghainese food.
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RestaurantSmall Batch Roasting Co.
3-9 Little Howard Street, North Melbourne
This coffee paradise comes from the original founder of North Melbourne's Auction Rooms.
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NewsMelbourne Will Soon Be Home to a Challenge Room Hotel That You Can Play (and Drink) Your Way Through
Taking design cues from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, this game-filled bar is setting up shop in Chadstone's new entertainment precinct.
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NewsFive Food Festivals and Farmers Markets That Are Worth Planning Your Tassie Trip Around
From first-time food festivals to sparkling wine celebrations — here's how you can treat your tastebuds in Tasmania.
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NewsFive Lesser-Known Wine Regions to Visit in New Zealand
Not mentioned: Central Otago, Marlborough nor Hawke's Bay.
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NewsBlack Star Pastry Just Dropped a Couple of New Hot Drinks Based on Two of Its Famous Cakes
The Strawberry Watermelon Cake and Choc Mirage Slice have been reborn in liquid form — and they're joining the menu permanently.
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NewsPeter Gunn's Collingwood Fine Diner Ides Now Has Sibling Bar March Next Door
The star chef's latest venture is an intimate eating and drinking den with contemporary Japanese-inspired bites, and a broad lineup of sips to match.
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NewsBobbie Peels Is North Melbourne's Old-Meets-New Watering Hole From Two Familiar Hospo Names
The new-look Bobbie Peels is celebrating quality booze alongside snacky share plates and hand-rolled pasta.
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EventWelcome to Winter Party at Johnny's Green Room
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Johnny's Green Room, Carlton
This Carlton rooftop bar is celebrating its winter makeover with a pizza-filled party.
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EventYUMMO! Laksa Festival
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood
Sample top-notch laksas from Melbourne and Darwin, join a laksa-eating competition, make your own laksa-inspired gin and try a bunch of alternative laksa flavour combos.
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EventA Trilogy of Takeovers at Lumen People
Friday, June 14, 2024, Sunday, June 23, 2024 and Friday, June 28, 2024
Lumen People, North Melbourne
Think of this series like a back-to-back DJ set, where a chef and wine pro team up to create one-off food and vino pairings.
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EventTop Dog Film Festival
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda
Melbourne's mini film festival dedicated to canines is back for another bark, so get ready for an adorable time at the cinema.
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EventChow Down Tuesdays at Lagoon Dining
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 and Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Lagoon Dining, Carlton
Slurp up oodles of noodles at these monthly dinners.
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EventFree to Feed Winter Feasts
Friday, June 7 - Saturday, August 31, 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 this winter.
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EventThe same crowd never gathers twice — Buxton Contemporary Gallery
Friday, May 10 - Sunday, October 13, 2024
Buxton Contemporary, Southbank
This six month exhibition is taking over University of Melbourne's dedicated gallery space with an examination of how we each participate in public life.
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EventRockpool Bar & Grill's Degustation Dinners
Saturday, June 1 - Saturday, July 20, 2024
Rockpool Bar & Grill Melbourne, Southbank
Rockpool chefs are showing off their creativity with this limited-time degustation that's packed with top-quality meat and seafood.
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EventQVM Winter Night Market
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 and Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
The most delicious reason for you to ditch the doona and brave the chill this winter.
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EventThe Watchers
Thursday, June 6 - Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne
With this intriguing gothic-tinged horror film, Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her feature directorial debut and lives up to her surname.
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NewsThieves Coffee Is the Coffee Subscription Service Delivering Local Beans and Pods to Your Door Every Month
Expand your coffee horizons and save by cutting down on trips to the coffee shop.
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NewsYou Can Now Buy Violet Crumble Espresso Martinis in Two-Litre Ready-to-Drink Casks
If you're a fan of the chocolate-honeycomb bar that shatters, you've now got a new cocktail to try.
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NewsMaybe Sammy Has Been Named the Best International Bar Team at the Tales of the Cocktail 2022 Spirited Awards
The award-winning cocktail bar has added another trophy to its cabinet.
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NewsHow to Drink Tequila Like a Grown-Up (And Why You Should)
It's not that we've been drinking tequila wrong — it's that we can be drinking it better. Two experts share their tips on how to upgrade your tequila game.
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NewsYoung Henrys and Dune Rats Are Bringing Back Dunies Lager for the Band's New National Tour
The band and the brewery first teamed up in 2017, and now they're giving their collaboration another pour.
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NewsA Night of Gin, Wine and Cheese Will Set You Back Just $4.41 at Aldi's New Sydney Pop-Up Bar
For two nights only, the supermarket chain is getting into the bar game — and keeping things affordable.
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NewsHow Victoria's High Country Has Become an Epicentre of Beer and Breweries
Fancy a brew with a view this winter? Hit the High Country Brewery Trail to discover some of Victoria’s finest beer.
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NewsHot Off the Press: Bar Liberty's Nick Tesar Was Just Crowned Australia's Best Bartender for 2022
He beat four others in a fierce Aussie finals bout overnight — and now, he'll represent Australia in the World Class Global Bartender of the Year competition.
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NewsHow These New-Generation Producers Are Evolving the High Country Wine and Spirits Landscape
Two of Victoria's High Country producers join forces to create a limited-run muscat gin that celebrates the very best of the region.
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NewsYarra Falls Is the Tiny CBD Bar Inspired by a Little Known Piece of Melbourne History
A 25-seat boozer guided by locality, steered by the seasons and named after the Yarra River's one-time waterfall.
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NewsFour Pillars Is Releasing Its First Booze-Free Range for Cocktails Without the Hangover
Four Pillars' new Bandwagon range comes in two varieties, serving up alcohol-free versions of the acclaimed distillery's Rare Dry Gin and Bloody Shiraz Gin.
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NewsBundy Rum Is Releasing an Extremely Limited (And Free) Run of a New Sugarcane Champagne Creation
A very limited edition of a new product from the Bundaberg Rum Distillery will be available in pubs for one weekend only — and it's free.
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NewsThis Is What You Can Expect at Hijinx Hotel, Australia's Nostalgic and OTT New Challenge Room Bar
A ball pit that looks like a bowl of cereal, a 'Big'-style floor keyboard, IRL 'Tetris', cocktails topped with bubbles — Sydney's new challenge room 'hotel' has it all.
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NewsScottish Brewery BrewDog Is Opening Its Second Aussie Venue at Pentridge This Spring
Three years after launching its Brisbane taphouse, the craft beer giant is teaming up with Aus Venue Co on a Melbourne beer bar — and it's set to be the first of many.
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NewsBirra Is the New Italian Lager by Blackhearts & Sparrows and Its First-Ever House Release Beer
The craft booze store's homegrown answer to a Peroni Red not only solves some pesky supply issues, but it's better for the environment, too.
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NewsForget Mixing: These New Aussie-Made Mimosas in a Can Will Level Up Your Brunch Game
The brainchild of two Brisbane communications professionals — and cocktail fans — these canned mimosas pair Aussie dry white wine with natural orange flavours, then carbonate it.
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NewsPepe Saya Has Launched Its Own Delicious Range of Buttery Salted Caramel Bon Bons
Made with Pepe Saya's cultured butter and Olsson’s sea salt, the salty sweet treats are made in limited-edition batches — with only 250 boxes available each week.
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NewsCheesy Laneways and Wine-Centric Masterclasses: the 2022 Good Food & Wine Show Highlights According to Concrete Playground's Editors
The foodie fave is back for its 2022 run, and it's bringing a star-studded culinary lineup.
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NewsThe Country's Best Breweries Have Been Honoured at This Year's Australian International Beer Awards
After judging more than 2,600 entries, the annual competition has handed out 35 champion trophies to the top dogs of the craft beer scene.
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NewsMore Cocktails Please: Australia's Best 100 Bartenders for 2022 Have Been Revealed
Can't decide where to enjoy your next sip? Get one of these top-notch bartenders to mix you up a beverage.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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NewsA Fire Has Forced Pt Leo Estate to Close Its Doors Until Further Notice
The Mornington Peninsula winery has confirmed no-one was injured in the blaze, but that its restaurants, cellar door and sculpture park will remain shut until further notice.
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NewsStarward's Super-Popular Ginger Beer Barrel Whisky Is Back to Warm Up Your Winter
The seventh release from the Melbourne distillery's ginger-focused program is available to buy now — if you're quick.
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NewsFour Pillars' Bloody Great Bloody Shiraz Gin Is Here for 2022 — with Bloody Shiraz Gin Chocolate
Pair this year's version of the cult-favourite drop with a Bloody Shiraz Gin fruit and nut chocolate bar made from leftover grape skins.
