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NewsNow Open: US Burger Chain Wendy's Has Opened Its First-Ever Australian Store on the Gold Coast
The American burger chain has arrived Down Under — and its debut Aussie location is the first of more than 200 that are set to launch.
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GuideThe 16 Best Seafood Restaurants in Melbourne
Here's where to find Melbourne's best seafood — across fine-diners, messy crab shacks, local neighbourhood eateries and lavish omakase haunts.
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NewsMessina Wants You to Treat Your 2025 Valentine to a Heart-Topped Tub of Salted Caramel and Baked Cheesecake Gelato
This February 14 special also features dark choc chips, passionfruit curd, crème brûlée mousse and caramel swirls.
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NewsAn ALDI Ice Cream Truck Is Serving Up 36-Cent Desserts at East Coast Beaches for One Day Only
When the supermarket chain's van hits coastal spots in Sydney, Melbourne and on the Sunshine Coast, nothing will cost more than $1.
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NewsThe Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Melbourne
Themed high teas, street parties, limited-edition cakes, karaoke, banquets and huge giveaways — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Melbourne.
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GuideThe 25 Best Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
From Chinatown institutions and neighbourhood haunts to CBD fine-diners and contemporary Asian-fusion eateries, here are our top picks for when you have a hankering for some top Chinese cuisine.
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Guide
The 16 Best Seafood Restaurants in Melbourne
Here's where to find Melbourne's best seafood — across fine-diners, messy crab shacks, local neighbourhood eateries and lavish omakase haunts.
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News
The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Melbourne
Themed high teas, street parties, limited-edition cakes, karaoke, banquets and huge giveaways — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Melbourne.
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Guide
The 25 Best Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
From Chinatown institutions and neighbourhood haunts to CBD fine-diners and contemporary Asian-fusion eateries, here are our top picks for when you have a hankering for some top Chinese cuisine.
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GuideSavour the Seasons: Where to Enjoy New Zealand's Most Exquisite Eats
No matter the time of year, there's something exciting to discover (and taste) year-round.
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GuideThe 50 Best Restaurants in the Melbourne CBD for 2025
Whether you're after fine-diners or cheap eats, you're truly spoilt for choice when looking for places to eat in Melbourne's CBD.
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NewsGame, Set, Feast: Here's Everything You'll Be Eating and Drinking at the 2025 Australian Open
Some of Melbourne's best chefs are serving up ace eats at the 2025 Australian Open, plus a couple big booze brands have set up huge pop-up bars.
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GuideThe 22 Best Italian Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne's greatest Italian restaurants don't simply stick to the pizza and pasta game. These spots serve up all kinds of regional dishes that'll blow your carb-loving mind.
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GuideThe 14 Best French Restaurants in Melbourne Right Now
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2024
Here's where you've been getting your breakfast, brunch, lunch and caffeine fixes during 2024.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Restaurants of 2024
These are the spots you went looking for this year, from stunning beachside restaurants and CBD fine-diners to neighbourhood haunts and hidden Chinatown gems.
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Guide
Savour the Seasons: Where to Enjoy New Zealand's Most Exquisite Eats
No matter the time of year, there's something exciting to discover (and taste) year-round.
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Guide
The 50 Best Restaurants in the Melbourne CBD for 2025
Whether you're after fine-diners or cheap eats, you're truly spoilt for choice when looking for places to eat in Melbourne's CBD.
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Game, Set, Feast: Here's Everything You'll Be Eating and Drinking at the 2025 Australian Open
Some of Melbourne's best chefs are serving up ace eats at the 2025 Australian Open, plus a couple big booze brands have set up huge pop-up bars.
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NewsNow Open: This Toorak Road Terrace House Is Home to the New Greek Restaurant Astoria Bar Kè Grill
South Yarra just scored a new Greek restaurant serving up traditional Greek fare with contemporary flair.
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Guide
The 22 Best Italian Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne's greatest Italian restaurants don't simply stick to the pizza and pasta game. These spots serve up all kinds of regional dishes that'll blow your carb-loving mind.
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NewsNow Open: The Espy Crew Has Transformed the Former Ichi Ni Digs Into a New Sun-Drenched Restaurant and Bar
Just when you thought St Kilda's Hotel Esplanade couldn't get any bigger, it opens the 252-person Espy Sunroom next door.
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Restaurant
Astoria Bar Kè Grill
302 Toorak Road, South Yarra
This Toorak Road terrace house is now home to a fab Greek restaurant.
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RestaurantAmatrice Rooftop Restaurant
16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne
Zip away to Italy in the back streets of Cremorne, with aperitivo sips and specialty pasta 10 stories above the ground.
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RestaurantD.O.C Osteria
326 Lygon Street, Carlton
20 years on, this Lygon Street stalwart is still one of the city's top Italian restaurants.
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RestaurantReine & La Rue
380 Collins Street, Melbourne
The NOMAD team has taken French fine-dining to the next level in Melbourne.
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BarRuckers Hill
83 High Street, Northcote
This French-accented wine bar and bistro stands out among the crowd on Northcote's High Street.
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RestaurantChiki Chan & Hiki Bar
6 Centreway, Mordialloc
Chiki Chan is serving up playful Asian-fusion fare in Mordialloc — plus plenty of creative cocktails in its adjoining Hiki Bar.
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RestaurantIl Mercato Centrale Melbourne
546 Collins Street, Melbourne
Melbourne's Il Mercato Centrale is serving up pizza, pasta, calamari fritti, gelato, cannoli, cocktails, wine and so much more — to have in or take away.
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BarCircl Wine House
22 Punch Lane, Melbourne
Circl is making it so much easier to try rare wines with over 150 drops offered by the glass.
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RestaurantElio's Place
238 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Elio's Place is serving up breakfast, lunch, aperitivo snacks and late-night dinners every day of the week in the CBD.
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NewsA Summer Guide To Easy Eats On The Days Between Christmas And New Years
Once the big day has come and gone, there’s no reason to toil too hard for lunch.
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NewsNow Open: Nobu's Former Head Sushi Chef Is Championing the Humble Handroll at His New Fine-Diner Nori Maki
This new omakase-style diner in the CBD is serving up handrolls with a twist.
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NewsWhy Buy the Cow?: At Fitzroy's St David Dairy You Can See How Your Milk Goes From Cattle to Cup
A freshly poured take on traditional dairy.
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Guide
The 14 Best French Restaurants in Melbourne Right Now
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
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NewsNow Open: Ross and Sunny Lusted Have Set Up Two Standout Hospo Venues in the New Melbourne Place Hotel — Marmelo and Mr Mills
International restaurateurs Ross and Sunny Lusted are behind the new restaurant and basement bar, which are both championing Portuguese cuisine.
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Guide
Melbourne's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2024
Here's where you've been getting your breakfast, brunch, lunch and caffeine fixes during 2024.
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EventLe Bon Ton's Superbowl Party
Mon, 10 Feb, 2025
Le Bon Ton, Collingwood
Pair your Superbowl watching with hot wings, waffles and chicken, and Budweiser beers.
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EventGalentine's Day at Pincho Disco
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025
Pincho Disco, Collingwood
Gather your gals, gays and theys together for a big Latin American feast the day before Valentine's Day
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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EventThe Play That Goes Wrong
Wed, 3 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
This comedic production about a chaotic play focuses on The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's efforts to stage a murder-mystery.
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EventPickleball Pop-Up at Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya
Thu, 9 Jan - Thu, 6 Feb 2025
Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya, Fitzroy
Drop by this Japanese restaurant to pair your sushi and cocktails with a few rounds of pickleball.
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Event$15 Cacio e Pepe at Marameo
Tue, 7 Jan - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Marameo, Melbourne
The team is slashing the price of its most-popular pasta to celebrate its fifth birthday — but only until the end of January.
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Guide
Melbourne's 20 Most Popular Restaurants of 2024
These are the spots you went looking for this year, from stunning beachside restaurants and CBD fine-diners to neighbourhood haunts and hidden Chinatown gems.
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NewsTen of the Best Grown-Up Christmas Treats to Try in Melbourne for 2024
This Christmas in Melbourne, you can take home gelato-filled cakes, eggnog cruffins and decadent trifles, or go out for festive high teas and gingerbread house workshops.
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NewsSmall Changes to Your Hospo Business to Turn Your Customers Loyal
“By rewarding repeat visits and offering exclusive deals to regular customers, we've fostered a stronger connection and encouraged more frequent returns.”
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NewsComing Soon: Bakery Legends To be Frank Are Opening Their Third Outpost in Brunswick East in Early 2025
The new bakery and cafe will feature an open patisserie, giving customers the chance to watch its pastry chefs hard at work.
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GuideThe 14 Best Omakase in Melbourne
This multi-course Japanese dining experience has surged in popularity over the past few years — with sushi lovers fighting to get a reservation at the exclusive chef's tables.
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NewsWe Asked These Hospo Legends About the Most Impactful Change They Made to Their Business
"Ask people smarter than you for advice, plan well and crack on. When you find the problems, fix them."
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NewsFood with a View: What To Barbecue on Your Apartment Balcony, According to a Professional Grill Master
"There's something magical about barbecuing that goes beyond the food itself. I love how barbecuing brings people together."
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NewsOpening Soon: A Checklist For Starting a Small Business So You Don't Miss Anything
"At the time, we didn't know where this journey would take us."
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NewsLocal Legends: Ashley of Local Folk Talks How Community Support Forged His Kensington Cafe
"We love the village feel of Kensington with its community vibe and felt that the weatherboard charm of our former corner store was the perfect site for a local cafe."
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NewsGingerbread Croissants, Eggnog Cruffins and Stuffed Turkey Pastries: Here's What Lune Is Serving Up for Christmas in 2024
The bakery's choc peppermint twice-baked pains au chocolat are back, too — or you can pick up a brandy caramel Christmas pudding.
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NewsFestive Feasts: Where to Have Christmas Lunch Around Melbourne
Switch up your Christmas celebrations this year.
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NewsHow to Avoid Common Hiccups When Starting a Hospo Business, According to Industry Legends
We spoke to the owners of two longstanding venues about their pointers for starting out and what they would have done differently.
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GuideThe 25 Best Japanese Restaurants in Melbourne
These Melbourne diners serve up some of the best sushi, ramen, gyoza, omakase and regional Japanese food in the city.
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NewsNow Open: Lucy Liu Co-Founder Michael Lambie Returns to Melbourne with a New Contemporary Asian-Fusion Diner
Michael Lambie is bringing his own take on contemporary Southeast Asian fare back to Melbourne's CBD with his new restaurant Juni.
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GuideMelbourne's Best High Teas for When You Want to Feel a Little Bit Fancy
From art-inspired creations to ultra-decadent chocolate degustations with bottomless sparkling wine, Melbourne's high tea scene is full of contemporary twists.
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NewsThe 21 Best Bottomless Brunches in Melbourne
At Melbourne's top bottomless brunch spots, you can pair free-flowing margaritas, spritzes, natty wines and beers with breakfast buffets, multi-course set menus, pizzas, curries and drag bingo.
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NewsMelbourne Food & Wine Festival's 2025 Lineup Is Just as Stacked as Ever — With Over 200 Events Taking Place Across Victoria
Local and international chefs will be cooking up a storm all over the state — at fine-dining restaurants, neighbourhood wine bars, parks, wineries, farms and the MCG.
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NewsCP Staff Picks: The Best Summer BBQ Meals, According to Our Editors
These recipes pack maximum flavour with minimal effort.
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NewsBrighton Burger Joint Royale Brothers Has Changed Things Up, Now Operating as a Nostalgia-Fuelled Aussie Diner
All its classic burgers remain, but now you'll also find waffles, avo on toast, spaghetti bolognese and a heap of different schnitties.
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NewsThe Ultimate Singapore Food Guide (For More Than Chilli Crab and Chicken Rice)
You’ll be ordering like a local in no time.
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Guide
The 27 Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne
These Melbourne private dining rooms can house your intimate birthday celebrations, luxe date nights and epic Christmas parties.
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GuideThe 40 Best Restaurants for Group Bookings in Melbourne
These spots are large (and rowdy) enough to host all your mates for dinner.
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NewsComing Soon: Mischa Tropp's Sports Bar and Restaurant Kolkata Cricket Club Takes Punters Back to A Bygone-Era in India
This playful venue inspired by Bengali cricket clubs and members' bars represents the start of a new era for Crown, as the complex seeks to keep itself relevant.
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NewsComing Soon: Hong Kong Noodle Chain TamJai Mixian Is Opening Its First Australian Stores in Melbourne This Year
TamJai Mixian already has 240 noodle shops across Asia, and its first four Australian locations are all opening in Melbourne.
