-
NewsMILKRUN is Giving Away Free Grocery Items Across Four Days — Here's How to Get Yours
Here’s how to claim one of the 20,000 deliveries of your favourite snacks.
-
NewsMelbourne's Best Restaurants Are Being Voted On Right Now, Here's How to Have Your Say
Throw your hat in this hospitality-focused ring to support your favourite local, and you might win $250 to spend at it.
-
NewsThis Just in: The Greek Food & Wine Festival is Launching Next Month, So Be Prepared to Embark on a Hellenic Culinary Journey
Some of the best Greek restaurants in Melbourne will play host to events celebrating the amazing diversity of Greek food and wine.
-
NewsComing Soon: Acclaimed Chef Rosheen Kaul is Set to Bring a French-Asian Bistro to Fitzroy Next Month, and Bookings Go Live Today
While the menu is still tightly under wraps, word on the street is that Kaul will reimagine French bistro classics through a playful Asian-leaning lens.
-
NewsComing Soon: Brisbane's Beloved Brooki Bakehouse is Finally Launching in Melbourne, So Be a Smart Cookie and Check Out the Grand Opening
The grand opening conveniently coincides with Mother's Day, making it an ideal gift for any mother-figures in your life.
-
NewsThis Just in: One of Melbourne's Most Prolific Restaurateurs Announces Plans for a New Hong Kong-Inspired Eatery Set to be "a Bit Eccentric, and a Lot of Fun"
A rich red palette, retro furnishing, and layered lighting will be an alluring blend of Hong Kong-meets-Melbourne.
-
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.
-
GuideThe 23 Best Sunday Roasts in Melbourne
Warm up on a weekend with juicy roast meats and plenty of gravy at these cosy and inviting pubs and neighbourhood restaurants.
-
NewsThe Best Set Menus in Melbourne for Under $100 in 2026
From set menus with a side of karaoke to omakase-style degustations, Greek feasts to vegan banquets, these are the best feed me menus around town.
-
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.
-
GuideThe Best Cheap Eats in Melbourne
You'll find big bowls of ramen, crispy borek, chicken parma deals and even steak and bottomless fries at Melbourne's best cheap-eat haunts.
-
GuideThe Best Cafes for Working or Studying in Melbourne
Settle in for a productive work or study session with a strong coffee in hand at these laptop-friendly cafes around Melbourne.
-
GuideThe 20 Best (and Cosiest) Bars and Pubs with Fireplaces in Melbourne
Melbourne's infamous chill has set in, so warm up over fireside beers and comforting pub classics.
-
GuideWhere to Find the Best Breakfast in Melbourne's CBD
Make time to visit these CBD cafes and never turn up to work hungry again.
-
GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Autumn 2026
Melbourne’s newest restaurants and bars are setting the tone for Autumn 2026 — from cosy Italian spots to revamped pubs and whimsical bars, here’s where to eat and drink next.
-
NewsThis Just in: Croissant Specialist Lune to Collab with Japanese Diner Suupaa, Blending Konbini Culture with Specialty Pastry for One Week Only
For one week in April, Lune and Suupaa will share a few signature items, creating a harmonious meeting of laminated pastry and Japanese convenience culture.
-
GuideThe 15 Best Gluten-Free Feeds in Melbourne, Including Six Coeliac Australia-Accredited Spots
If you're coeliac, you're probably used to missing out on late-night gyros and actually good bread — until now.
-
NewsThe 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.
-
NewsThis Just in: Popular St Kilda Hang Out, Trinity, Set to Close for Massive Renos That Will Expand its Food, Drink and Live Music Offering
The next phase of the reno marks a full takeover of the site from the neighbouring church, for the first time in the building's 100-year history.
-
NewsCelebrate This Brunch-Inspired Body Care Range with French Toast Lattes, Hotcakes, and Free Product Giveaways at Dua Bakehouse This Weekend
Pop in to Dua Bakehouse this weekend and find free giveaways and tasty treats.
-
NewsThe Best Things To Do in Melbourne This Mother's Day
Here are the best things to do on Mother's Day, from fancy high teas to bottomless feeds, flower workshops to stylish staycations,
-
RestaurantAtsu
15-17 Lincoln Square South, Carlton
If you visit for lunch, experience a traditional katsu donbori bowl, and then try and nab a seat at the counter for an omakase-style kushikatsu offering.
-
RestaurantAllegria Pasta Malvern
110-122 Wattletree Road, Armadale
Allegria has landed in Armadale, filling a gap in high-quality Italian take-home meals.
-
RestaurantJinda Thai Restaurant
1-7 Ferguson Street, Abbotsford
This high-energy, widely loved Thai spot has been serving locals and those from further afield for over a decade.
-
RestaurantPAST / PORT
508 Flinders Street, Melbourne
Executive chef Sarah Chan's signature Sarawak laksa anchors a 160-seat South-East Asian menu spanning Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia — with a new pre-order Lobster, Three Ways ...
-
RestaurantSmith & Deli CBD
16 Degraves Street, Melbourne
As the sun goes down, the cafeteria counter will transform into a tapas bar, with cold brews replaced by espresso martinis.
-
RestaurantSunnyside Sliced - Docklands
685 La Trobe Street, Docklands
Sunnyside Sliced brings New York-style pizza to an overlooked part of the inner-city.
-
RestaurantLittle Rose
274 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
The French-Asian bistro is here for a good time, not a long time, with the residency sticking around for only a few short months.
-
RestaurantLuke's Bánh Mì Lonsdale Street
19-21 Lonsdale Street , CBD
To celebrate the launch of its sixth store, the Lonsdale Street location will be serving Australia's first coloured bánh mì baguettes
-
RestaurantKIRISHIMA
622 Camberwell Road, Camberwell
The omakase menu evolves each day, based on sourcing the finest seasonal ingredients available each morning.
-
NewsCP On: How Do We Future-Proof the Hospitality Industry?
With crisis after crisis piling on costs for venue owners and operators, how is the hospo world preparing for whatever the future may hold?
-
NewsNow Open: Chobani Opens Its First Cafe in Australia, and It's Entirely Free (Yes, You Read that Correctly)
Chobani, loved for its healthy and tasty yogurt, has opened on none other than Little Collins Street.
-
NewsFollowing Success at Tokyo's World Wagyu Auction, Wagyu Ya Group Restaurants Will Soon Serve the World's Most Coveted Beef
From mid-April, Melbourne diners are getting a rare shot at Matsusaka wagyu, one of the world’s most tightly held and luxurious cuts of beef.
-
NewsComing Soon: Bar Ferdinand is Set to Shake Up the Cocktail Bar Scene, With a Highly Considered Drinks Menu Structured as a Walk Through a Fictional Garden
Boasting just 21 seats, its set to bring a distinctive mood to Melbourne, inspired by the romance of a botanic garden.
-
GuideThe Best Cafes in Melbourne in 2026
How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?
-
NewsThis Just In: Jamie Valmorbida's Next Venture, Delmonte, is Set to Open in a Historic Carlton Corner Site this Winter, and it's got Italian Wine at its Heart
Delmonte, meaning 'from the mountains', pays homage to Valmorbida's grandfather, Carlo, who was born in Italy's mountainous Veneto region
-
EventCharlotte de Witte at The Wool Store
Fri, 11 Dec, 2026
The Wool Store, West Footscray
The global techno powerhouse is taking over a sprawling industrial Melbourne venue with her trademark high-intensity sound.
-
EventThe Teskey Brothers at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sat, 17 Oct, 2026
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
The city's annual jazz celebration is hitting all the right notes, beginning with a blockbuster hometown performance from The Teskey Brothers.
-
EventPurr-suit of Knowledge Trivia at Welcome to Thornbury
Fri, 7 Aug, 2026
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Gather your smartest friends and your biggest cat enthusiasts for a trivia night that gives every correct answer extra meaning.
-
EventAēsop Queer Library
Wed, 15 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Aesop Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Every author is queer and every book is free.
-
EventNow or Never Festival Melbourne
Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug 2026
All Around Melbourne, Melbourne
The winter festival of art, ideas, sound and technology is returning to Melbourne this August and exploring the concept of a whole new world.
-
EventParmesan Cheese Wheel at Cucinetta
Wed, 1 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Cucinetta, South Yarra
For the entire month of July, you can eat cacio e pepe served straight out of a parmesan wheel, well if it doesn't sell out that is.
-
EventLeaps and Bounds Festival 2026
Thu, 16 Jul - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
The City of Yarra's live music celebration is back, with this inner-city festival filling pubs, clubs and unexpected spaces with standout tunes.
-
EventLaundry Sessions at Abbotsford Convent
Fri, 10 Jul - Sat, 11 Jul 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
Experimental music, immersive installations and powerful performances transform this storied space across two boundary-pushing nights.
-
EventBARE: In Your Natural Form at Wellness Social Club
Tue, 14 Jul, 2026
Wellness Social Club, Preston
We're a nation of sunbathers, swimmers and beachgoers, but this new experience aims to get people comfortable with going starkers at the sauna.
-
EventThe Finders Keepers Design Market
Fri, 10 Jul - Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
From tacos and tiramisu to indie ceramicists, Finders Keepers is back with over than 220 stalls to browse.
-
NewsIt's the End of an Era on Johnston Street, as McCoppins Fitzroy Announces Its Closure After Decades of Stocking Fine Food and Drinks
Fitzroy is losing a longtime favourite, with McCoppins set to close its original location after decades of gourmet goods and community connection.
-
NewsNeil Perry's Margaret Has Been Named the Second-Best Steak Restaurant in the World — with 22 Australian Eateries Making the List
Almost a fifth of the eateries on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants List for 2026 are from Australia.
-
NewsDon't Let the Fuel Crisis Stop You From Dining Out — This Trio of Italian Restaurants Is Covering Your Transport Costs
With petrol prices soaring, this Melbourne restaurant trio is helping diners get out and about by covering part of their transport costs.
-
NewsCP On: Is the Vanilla Slice the Most Divisive Dessert in Australia?
Some can't get enough of it, some won't go near it, but the humble vanilla slice has an unshakeable podium spot as one of Australia's most iconic desserts.
-
NewsNow Open: Onda Presents Dining Above Sorrento's Tide, Pairing Mediterranean Vibes with Panoramic Port Phillip Bay Views
Hovering over the bay, this Sorrento-first restaurant offers sun-drenched Mediterranean-inspired fare set against striking coastal vistas.
-
NewsThe Best Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Melbourne
Have your very own adult Easter hunt this year, running around the city to find the best Easter treats you can get your hands on.
-
GuideThe Best French Restaurants in Melbourne
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
-
NewsComing Soon: A Saucy New Venue is Coming This Autumn, With Spaghetti Club Set to Bring the Warmth and Generosity of Nonno and Nonna's House to Swan Street
The menu will be rooted in Southern Italian traditions and flavours, and centred around house-made pasta.
-
NewsPlant-Based Pioneer Shannon Martinez Is Taking Smith & Deli National With a Wholesale Arm and New Degraves Street Outpost
Entering a new chapter, this plant-based innovator will supply vegan goodness nationwide, plus launch a new CBD venue.
-
NewsThis Carolina Reaper Burger Is So Fiery It Comes with a Waiver — Thankfully, Milk and Cucumbers Are Standing By
With a waiver to sign and milk at the ready, this limited-time burger range pushes the Scoville scale, but swaps bravado for spice-fuelled fun.
-
NewsThe Best Hot Cross Buns in Melbourne
Eat yourself silly with the best hot cross buns Melbourne has to offer this Easter.
-
NewsComing Soon: Malvern East's Breadcetera Is Getting Coastal, Opening a Second European-Style Market in Mount Eliza
Drenched in pastel colours, this market-style neighbourhood spot for bread, coffee and fancy provisions is soon bringing its wares to the Mornington Peninsula.
-
NewsComing Soon: The Angel of Malvern Rises Again — Spanning Three Levels, This 1856 Corner Pub Enters Its Most Ambitious Era
One of Malvern's oldest buildings, let alone pubs, is soon stepping into its next chapter, bringing three levels of dining, drinking and after-dark intrigue.
-
NewsTrust the Chef as Bourke Street's Nori Maki Is Serving Japan's Dangerously Delicious Fugu Maki Delicacy
Bite into Australia's cheapest-ever fugu maki, as this notorious pufferfish delicacy is prepared for one month only by a highly trained ex-Nobu chef.
-
NewsThis Just In: El Jannah Is Giving Away 100,000 Whole Charcoal Chickens For Free in Every Store — Starting Right Now
There's a whole, juicy, smoky charcoal chicken — and garlic sauce — with your name on it at your nearest El Jannah store, all for free.
-
NewsThis Just In: The Noosa Food & Wine Festival 2026 Line-Up Has Landed
Each June, Noosa turns into Australia’s most delicious coastal playground — here’s our picks of the events you won’t want to miss.
-
NewsA Peek Behind the Curtain of Sydney's Beloved Self Raised Baked Treats
They're the baked goods Sydneysiders know and love, but what goes on behind the scenes of Self Raised?
-
NewsThe 30 Best Steak Restaurants in Australia Have Been Revealed, So Did Your Favourite Make the Cut?
Before the global list is revealed, the Steak Ambassadors have unveiled the 30 Best Steak Restaurants in Australia.
-
NewsAre You the Next Visionary Ready to Head Up the Chef-in-Residency Program at the Potter? Applications Are Now Open, So It's Time to Bring Your Dream to Life
If you, or someone you know, has the ideas, the skills, and the ambition to run a kitchen, in what could be a life-changing career decision, now is the time to get serious.
-
NewsThis Just in: This Beloved Brunswick East Bar's Abrupt Closure Hints at the Mounting Pressures and Challenges Facing Hospo Owners in 2026
The closure leaves loyal customers, who need their regular fix of the Beast's famous burgers, devastated.
-
News"Bold and Unapologetic": These Are the Indonesian Flavours and Dishes to Try Before You Die
From bold spices to fusion comfort food, Dutch Smuggler's Executive Chef shares the Indonesian flavours you should try.
-
NewsThe Gold Coast's Most Irresistible Al Fresco Dining Spots That Are Worth Travelling For
From Burleigh's beachfront heavy-hitters to rooftop cocktails and hidden gems, these Gold Coast spots are alfresco dining at its best.
-
NewsThe Best Cold Foam Coffee in Melbourne
Leave your lame latte, common cappuccino and lifeless long black behind, and set out on a fancy-free, foam-filled adventure this weekend using our handy guide.
-
NewsComing Soon: An Old Favourite Melbourne Bakery is Setting up New Digs in the CBD for the First Time, Set to Reimagine What a City Bakery Can Be
At the new location, Cobb Lane will even introduce a lunch menu for the first time, serving sandwiches, sausage rolls, and pies.
