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NewsMcDonald's Is Finally Bringing Its Coveted Szechuan Sauce to Australia
The much-hyped McNugget condiment will be available as part of a new limited-edition four-sauce range — which also includes the return of Macca's Cajun sauce.
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NewsUSA's Cajun-Style Seafood Sensation The Boiling Crab Has Opened Its Second Melbourne Restaurant
Now, you can get your claws into the brand's signature seafood boil offering in the heart of the CBD.
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NewsLOTI Is St Kilda's Breezy New Bar and Diner Celebrating Seafood and Fire
This new St Kilda spot taps into coastal holiday feels with butter-poached scampi skewers and uni-infused martinis overlooking the bay.
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NewsComing Soon: The Terror Twilight and Tinker Crew Are Opening Their Next Cafe in Moonee Ponds
Convoy sees Kieren Spiteri, Ben Argentino and Bec Moore heading back to their roots and delivering a touch of inner-north flair westward.
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NewsClear Your Freezer: Messina Is Bringing Back 40 of Its Greatest Gelato Hits in Take-Home Tubs
Jon Snow, Robert Brownie Jnr and Fairy Bread are all back — and Hodor and Have a Gay Old Time, too.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Bringing Back Its Single-Serve Cookie Pies to Warm Up Your Winter
The gelato chain is dishing up its one-person cookie pies for another year, serving them at different stores each week.
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GuideThe Best Mexican Restaurants in Melbourne
Head to these spots for seriously good tacos, rare mezcals and many, many margaritas.
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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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GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Summer 2026
Melbourne’s newest restaurants and bars are setting the tone for summer 2026 — from rooftop spritzes to laneway wine bars, here’s where to eat and drink next.
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NewsTen Road Trip-Worthy Restaurants You Should Visit in Victoria
Life is short, so it's imperative that once in a while you plan a road-trip to sample some of regional Victoria's exceptional food.
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GuideThe 25 Best Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
From high-flying fine-diners in the CBD to tried-and-true neighbourhood haunts — these are the Melbourne restaurants we'd recommend to a friend (you, dear reader).
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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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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Melbourne
Whether you like your scoops creamy, salty, vegan or sandwiched, you can find them in our guide.
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GuideThe Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne
These private dining rooms have you got you covered from private bartenders to suckling pigs, martini trolleys to luxurious sashimi platters.
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GuideThe 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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GuideThe Best Bakeries in Melbourne
Crusty sourdough loaves, flaky croissants, shiopans and shokupans, cookies and doughnuts, bagels and ficelles, pies and pasties, and everything in between.
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NewsThe Crew Behind Abbotsford's Au79 Have Unveiled Two New Cafes and a Wine Bar
The popular cafe has teamed up with apartment brand Home to launch sleek new venues in Richmond and Southbank.
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GuideEight Incredible Dishes You Can Only Feast on in Brisbane
Tick these top eats off your culinary bucket list.
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NewsQueen Vic Market's New Munro Development Will Soon Boast Craft Beers, Sushi and a Chocolate Shop
The first hospitality venues coming to the precinct have been announced, including Brick Lane, Moonfishh and Only Mine Chocolate.
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NewsNow Open: Freyja Is Melbourne's Sophisticated 'New Nordic' Restaurant With Michelin Cred
With two chefs from a Michelin-starred restaurant in its kitchen, this 130-seat diner is fusing traditional techniques with modern Scandi flair.
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NewsWhat's Open in Melbourne This Queen's Birthday Weekend
Want to fill your weekend with top-notch eating and drinking? Here's where to go.
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NewsItaly's Legendary Mercato Centrale Is Opening Its First International Artisan Market Right Here in Melbourne
The brand's first outpost outside of the homeland will be a three-level homage to Italian food and culture, on Collins Street.
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RestaurantLune Croissanterie
Situated beneath the Ritz Carlton at 670 Lonsdale Street, the mega store marks Melbourne's second production site.
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RestaurantTres a Cinco
3-5 Hosier Lane, Melbourne
The vibrant menu showcases classic dishes cooked with love and care, and packed full of flavour.
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RestaurantMamasita
1/11 Collins Street, Melbourne
The always-evolving menu spans snack plates and taqueria plates, tacos to generous sharing mains, all anchored by an enviable selection of margaritas and cocktails.
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RestaurantCoupette
90 Queens Bridge Street, Southbank
As a hotel venue, it moves seamlessly from morning coffee to late-night cocktails, and is well-suited to everything from a quick snack to a celebratory meal.
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RestaurantPinto Tiramisu
106 Leicester Street, Fitzroy
While the classic tiramisu variety is a menu staple, other flavours that change with the seasons may include strawberry matcha, gingerbread, or chocolate hazelnut.
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RestaurantFrankie's Tortas and Tacos
30 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
With some of the rarest and highest-quality tequilas and mezcals on offer, Frankie’s has even launched an agave club to help educate and showcase premium agave spirits.
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RestaurantBar Yarra
234 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Perfect for a post-work pop-in, Bar Yarra's boasts an impressive happy hour from 5 to 7pm, and even hosts DJs spinning nostalgic vinyls for Throwback Thursdays.
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RestaurantSantito
174 Smith Street, Collingwood
While the smell of fresh tortillas and spit-roasted meats may be familiar, Santito brings a refreshed energy and new direction to the Smith Street site.
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RestaurantGimlet at Cavendish House
33 Russell Street, Melbourne
Andrew McConnell's elegant cocktail bar and European bistro serves up caviar, champagne and truffles aplenty.
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RestaurantCleo, Hyde Melbourne Place
130 Russell Street, Melbourne
The rooftop drinking and dining destination welcomes Eastern Mediterranean flavours and old-world cooking techniques.
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NewsBanjo's Bakery Cafe's Spaghetti Bolognese Pie Is the New Food Mashup You Know You Want to Try ASAP
Can't choose between a pie and spag bog? Now you don't have to.
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NewsNow Open: A 2500-Square-Metre Urban Rooftop Farm and Glasshouse Cafe in Burwood East
Crowning Burwood Brickworks, Acre is home to two sky-high eateries, working bee hives, worm farms, a quail coop and herb and veggie gardens.
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NewsLune Has Added Bolognese and Bechamel-Filled Lasagne Pastries to Its Menu — But Only for June
You've only got until the end of the month to head to the world-famous croissanterie and tuck into these lasagne escargot.
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NewsLune Croissanterie Is Opening Its Third Pastry-Slinging Melbourne Spot in Armadale This Winter
The world-famous bakery will soon be serving its flaky croissants in the city's south.
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NewsSouthbank's New 40th-Floor Sky Bar Is Opening This Month for Wining and Dining in the Clouds
Enjoy caviar, cocktails and foie gras macarons 139 metres up, when this five-star restaurant and lounge bar opens its doors.
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NewsKrispy Kreme Is Giving Away a Massive 100,000 Free Doughnuts This Friday
What's better than sweet glazed doughnuts? Free sweet glazed doughnuts.
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EventFebruary at Peninsula Hot Springs
Tue, 27 Jan - Fri, 27 Feb 2026
Peninsula Hot Springs, Fingal
Soak up summer while it lasts with midweek two-for-one bathing, Lunar New Year festivities and romantic Valentine's escapes.
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EventSt Kilda Festival 2026
Sat, 14 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
St Kilda Foreshore, St Kilda
This beloved summer staple is back, serving up another edition loaded with exceptional local music talent and feel-good community vibes.
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EventDewberry Roller-Rama by The Body Shop at Queensbridge Square
Fri, 13 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
Queensbridge Square, Southbank
The fragrance of the 90s is officially back, so celebrate with a free, nostalgic roller rink experience happening over Valentine's Day weekend.
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EventRoyal Stacks 10th Birthday Celebration
Multiple single dates
Royal Stacks, Melbourne
Throwing it back to 2016, this Melbourne-born burger spot is celebrating a decade of mouthwatering takeaway with free burgers and OG prices.
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EventLaunch Weekend at Upstate Oakleigh
Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
Upstate Oakleigh, Oakleigh
Get in a high-energy workout in the southeast, as this rapidly growing brand of Pilates studios launches its latest wellness destination in Oakleigh.
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EventAfrica Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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EventJackalope Cinema 2026
Sun, 1 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar 2026
Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula, Merricks North
Make your Mornington Peninsula stay even more picture-perfect, with this month-long open-air cinema program.
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EventUNO Social Club at Hotel Esplanade
Mon, 2 Feb - Mon, 2 Mar 2026
Hotel Esplanade, Saint Kilda
Combine nostalgia and nightlife, as this card game experience transforms this much-loved Melbourne pub into an UNO-themed escape.
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Event15th Birthday BBQ Summer Series at Toorak Cellars
Sun, 1 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar 2026
Toorak Cellars, Armadale
No ordinary backyard barbecue, this seven-week birthday celebration sees top Melbourne chefs team up to showcase their masterful skills with the tongs.
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EventRooftop Pickleball at Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street
Wed, 21 Jan - Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street, Melbourne
Level up your pickleball skills in style, as this CBD hotel brings back its sunny rooftop court for the tennis season.
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NewsMoonhouse Is Balaclava's New Modern Chinese Diner from the Hanoi Hannah Crew
This heritage-listed art deco building is your go-to for addictive prawn toasts, Hainanese chicken club sangas and desserts from an ex-Brae pastry chef.
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NewsGrill'd Has Turned One Store Into the Upside Down — and Added Demogorgon Burgs to Its National Menu
'Stranger Things' is back — and this burger chain has just the outpost, and the monster burg, to celebrate.
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NewsChef David Kew Has Relaunched as an Art-Filled Asian-Fusion Fine Diner
Sporting a futuristic, gallery-like space, the restaurant is now championing an innovative nine-dish degustation menu filled with modern Chinese flavours.
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NewsVegemite Baked Beans Now Exist — Which Is Either Inspired or Gross, Depending on Your Tastebuds
This is either your new favourite breakfast or your worst nightmare.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Bringing Back Its Golden Gaytime-Inspired Super-Fancy Viennetta
Two beloved desserts combine again in this returning — and delicious — limited-edition Messina special.
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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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NewsSydney Fine-Diner Nel Is Dishing Up a Spectacular 'Moulin Rouge!'-Themed Nine-Course Degustation
Joining the menu to coincide with 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' hitting Sydney, the decadent spread is inspired by truth, beauty, freedom and love.
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NewsMacca's Wants You to Eat Pickle-Free Cheeseburgers and McNuggets Just Like The Kid LAROI
The Sydney rapper has teamed up with Macca's for the latest of its Famous Orders celebrity collaborations.
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NewsThese Cosy Private Igloos Are Popping Up at a Bunch of Melbourne Venues for Winter
Book out one of these snuggly winter-themed pods for date-night drinks and snacks, or dinner and mulled wine with mates.
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NewsHuge Cheese Festival Mould Is Touring Its Dairy-Filled Spread Across the East Coast This Winter
Feast on Australia's best cheeses — over wine, beer, whisky, vodka, gin and sake, of course — when this returning fest hits up Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
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NewsThis Nifty Online Map Will Help You Find a Democracy Sausage Near You This Election Day
Use this website to locate which polling places are serving Election Day sausages — as well as coffee, cake, and bacon and egg rolls.
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NewsThe Queen Vic's Legendary Winter Night Markets Will Return From Next Month
The long-running night market is back to warm up your Wednesdays with a cosy program of street food, mulled drinks, live entertainment and market stalls.
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GuideCP Picks: Here's How Our Editors Are Celebrating American Express delicious. Month Out in Melbourne
Follow us to these incredible food and drink events happening in Melbourne this May.
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NewsLa Cabra Is Carlton's Colourful New Modern Mexican Bar and Eatery
The fourth in the La Cabra family, this playful corner spot is dishing up a contemporary take on classic Mexican fare, plus margarita jugs, weekly food specials and a weekend bottomless brunch offering.
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NewsNew Zealand's Famed Botswana Butchery Will Open Its First Melbourne Restaurant This Month
After bringing its luxe meat- and seafood-focused offering to Sydney last year, this NZ mainstay is set to land on Flinders Lane.
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NewsPearl Chablis & Oyster Bar Is the Sophisticated New Spot Celebrating Bivalves and Fine French Wine
This chic speakeasy is serving a taste of the high life, pairing primo Aussie oysters with a dizzying collection of chablis.
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NewsThe Continental Sorrento and Its Many Venues Are Now Open for Seaside Good Times
The 150-year-old limestone beauty now features a slew of venues, including a public bar, beer garden, speakeasy and fine diner — all with eats by Scott Pickett.
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NewsCharcoal Chicken Joint El Jannah Is Officially Opening Its First Melbourne Store This Weekend
From Saturday, April 30, the Sydney-originated cult-favourite chain will officially be slinging its charcoal chook on High Street in Preston.
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FeatureHow This Australian Farm Combines Tech with the Natural Cycle of the Ocean to Combat Overfishing
Looking to nutrient-dense arctic waters and the tides that bring them to shore, Yumbah Aquaculture delivers the highest quality of greenlip abalone to the world over. Plus, Guy Turland shows us how to deliver the delicate morsel straight to the plate.
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FeatureHow This South Australian Fishery Looks to Centuries-Old Indigenous Practices to Fight Overfishing
Harnessing community power, Goolwa Pipi Co is bringing the taste of the ocean to eager seafood-lovers — sustainably. Plus, Masterchef-alum Courtney Roulston shares the recipe for her winning pipi dish.
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NewsFood Artists Bompas & Parr Are Coming to Australia to Fill Melbourne with Edible Fruit-Flavoured Fog
Wander through oversized food sculptures and experience the world's first flavoured mist, all as part of Bompas & Parr's flavoured fruit weather installation.
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NewsFour Melbourne Chefs Share Their Favourite Local Restaurants for When They Don't Feel Like Cooking
Where do chefs eat on their nights off? Four Melbourne chefs share their favourite local picks for a night away from the pass.
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NewsThe Postina Is St Kilda's New Italian Eatery at Home in the Iconic Post Office Hotel
With $12 'Marg-Duo Tuesdays' and an Italian family-style menu, this new eatery is bringing all the Euro-vibes to one of St Kilda's historic venues.
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NewsMessina Is Dishing Up Limited-Edition Tubs Stuffed with Tangy Lemon Meringue Pie Gelato
Served in an octagonal tub, this Messina special comes with burnt vanilla gelato, pie crust and lemon curd mousse, all topped with an intricately piped and torched Italian meringue.
