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NewsFive Easy Wine Pairing Hacks to Remember for Your Next Takeaway Feast
Discover which bottle to crack open with a bowl of spicy ramen and the variety that'll make a pepperoni pizza even tastier.
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NewsMuch-Loved Dessert Spot Glacé Is Selling Hot Cross Bun Kits for You to Bake at Home This Easter
So your kitchen can be filled with the smell of warm cinnamon and fruit.
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NewsAustralian Supermarkets Are Implementing Limits on the Number of Customers Allowed In Store
Coles, Woolworths and Aldi have introduced the restrictions to enforce social-distancing measures.
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NewsGelatissimo Has Launched a New Chocolatey Hot Cross Bun Gelato Flavour
And it's giving away free tubs across Australia.
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NewsThe Seven Best Hot Cross Buns You Can Get Delivered Across Melbourne
Order a box of spiced, chocolatey or fruit-heavy buns to your home.
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NewsAustralia's Major Bottle Shops Have Introduced New Limits on Alcohol to Discourage Hoarding
The limits are now in place at stores across the country.
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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 Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
Considered fitouts, elevated shared plates and a uniquely curated wine offering — these are our favourite wine bars across the city.
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GuideThe 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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NewsWhere to Find the Best Matcha in Melbourne
Laced with strawberry, topped with ube cream or spiked with yuzu — however you like it, here's where to get it.
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GuideSip, Snack and Savour: These Melbourne Bars Are Pairing Haku Vodka Martinis with Rice-Inspired Bites
This winter, discover elegant Haku Vodka martinis paired with inventive snacks that celebrate Japanese rice craftsmanship.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2025
Whether you're a coffee snob or an extra-weak latte lover, these top Melbourne coffee roasters and brewers will have what you need.
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GuideThe Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards for 2025
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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GuideThe 15 Best Sports Bars and Pubs in Melbourne for 2025
These Melbourne bars and pubs play local and international sporting matches live and loud throughout the week — from AFL, NRL and cricket to soccer, tennis, boxing and basketball.
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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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GuideMelbourne Ramen Spots Offering Big Comforting Bowls of Noodles for Takeaway and Delivery
From black tonkotsu to spicy vegan ramen, these are our favourite bowls of noodles you can eat at home.
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NewsYou Can Eat Well Without Leaving Home Thanks to This Plant-Based Food Delivery Service
Avoid the supermarket crush.
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NewsAustralian Restaurants, Cafes and Pubs Are Transforming Into Convenience Stores and Grocers
Skip the supermarket lines and pick up your groceries from your local instead — or get them delivered to your door.
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NewsSouth Melbourne Market Has Launched a Drive-Thru Grocery Pick-Up Point
Order and pay online, then collect your groceries without getting out of your car.
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NewsOne of Australia's Best Restaurants Attica Is Now Offering Takeaway Dinners
And it's launching a pop-up bake shop with giant Vegemite scrolls, pull-apart garlic bread and sweet davidson plum scrolls.
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RestaurantGigi's Piazza, Red Hill Estate
1208 Mornington-Flinders Road, Main Ridge
The new laidback hang-out spot is suitable for everything from first dates to family days out.
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RestaurantCrittenden Wines & Restaurant
25 Harrisons Road, Dromana
Not only has this renovation given the restaurant a new lease on life, but importantly, it has been a part of a return to its roots.
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RestaurantPunt Road Wines
12 Saint Huberts Road, Coldstream
The new cellar door cements the estate as a must-visit destination in the Yarra Valley, as visitors can experience many of the region's highlights in one convenient location.
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BarLe Bar Supper Club
12 North Concourse, Beaumaris
Raise a crystal glass to French food, fancy drinks and burlesque shows in this Beaumaris bar.
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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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News
Australian Supermarkets Have Implemented Strict Limits on Everyday Items to Stop Hoarding
Both Coles and Woolworths have introduced a two-packet limit on items such as frozen desserts, soap, mince meat and milk.
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NewsMelbourne's Best Same-Day Delivery Services Bringing Booze, Food and Plants to Your Doorstep
Whether you're after cookies or designer threads for your pup, these services will deliver it all within just a few hours.
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NewsAmerica's Largest On-Demand Food Delivery Service DoorDash Has Arrived in Australia
It's now delivering vegan pizza, Huxtaburger, Mr Crackles and a whole lot more across Melbourne and Sydney.
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News
Woolworths Has Launched a Dedicated Shopping Hour for the Elderly and People with Disability
The stores will open exclusively for these communities from 7–8am.
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NewsDeliveroo Will Now Bring Kitchen and Household Products to Your Door
It has also implemented a 'no-contact' drop-off service, so you can request that your rider leaves your order on your doorstep.
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NewsBeyond The Palms Is Prahran's New Miami-Inspired Openair Restaurant from the Galah Crew
Eat tacos under leafy palms and drink cocktails on orange banquettes here.
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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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NewsFirebird Is Windsor's New Flame-Driven Vietnamese Restaurant from the Hanoi Hannah Team
Expect smoke aplenty, across both the food menu and the cocktail list
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NewsThe 137-Year-Old Albert Park Hotel Officially Reopens with Dim Sum and a New Look This Month
The historic pub has sat dormant for six years, but now it's back — complete with a modern Chinese menu, light-filled interiors and a moody upstairs cocktail lounge.
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NewsTwo of George Calombaris' Made Establishment Jimmy Grants Will Reopen as Hella Good Souvlaki Spots
The vegan and gluten free-friendly souva spots will open in Emporium and Fitzroy this year.
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GuideVegetarian-Friendly Restaurants to Book for Your Next Birthday Bash
Celebrate another trip around the sun with your best mates, meat-free bites and BYO drinks.
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NewsWestfield Doncaster Is Getting a $30-Million Rooftop Food Precinct with a DIY Okonomiyaki Joint
It'll be home to 14 eateries, including an all-pink pretzel shop, a Betty's Burgers, a bubble tea joint and a pizzeria.
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NewsSix Healthy Changes You Can Make To Your Working Day
How are your new year's resolutions going?
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NewsA Dive Bar, Cafe and French Japanese Restaurant Have Opened Inside the Crowne Plaza
You'll find coffee at Pow Wow, gruyère ramen at Yugo and Froot Loop cocktails and mac 'n' cheese toasties at Dive Bar.
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NewsMaha Bar Is Shane Delia's New Collingwood Cocktail and Meze Joint with Free Middle Eastern Snacks
Yes, free snacks. Three nights a week.
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GuideBYO Lunch Spots to Hit with Your Colleagues When the Boss Isn't Paying
Celebrate making it through another week with your team — and an excellent bottle of wine or beer — at these wallet-friendly eateries.
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NewsDavid Chang Heads to Australia in the Second Season of Netflix's 'Ugly Delicious'
The just-dropped trailer teases a visit to an Outback Steakhouse — and a 'Crocodile Dundee' gag.
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NewsFive of George Calombaris' Made Establishment Restaurants Have Been Sold and Are Set to Reopen
Since the group entered voluntary administration, two Hellenic Republic sites, two Jimmy Grants stores and Brunswick East's Crofter Dining have been snapped up by new owners.
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GuideFive Conveniently Located Cafes That Also Serve a Quality Cup of Joe
A good coffee spot should have two things: a top-notch brew and a convenient location.
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FeatureThe Localist: Inner East
The inner east has it all: sports, culture, gardens and the local shops and cafes that bring it all together.
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NewsCalia Is Moving Its Emporium Store to a New Two-Storey Site with a Cellar Door on Lonsdale Street
You'll soon be able to head here for wine tastings, Japanese wagyu and bowls of truffle ramen.
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NewsChef David Is Melbourne's New Multimillion-Dollar Hot Pot Destination with a 4am Licence
It has live bands, DJs and nine different different soup bases — including one with 130 different herbs and spices.
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NewsKrispy Kreme Has Just Dropped a Limited-Edition 'Rick and Morty'-Themed Pickle Rick Doughnut
The doughnut chain has also launched two other 'Rick and Morty' flavours and a Fleeb Juice shake.
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NewsNeighbourhood Haunt The B.East Is Opening a Sibling Bar and Burger Joint in Fitzroy
Expect DJs, craft beers and a menu of decadent meat and plant-based burgers.
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NewsThe Team Behind Melbourne's Super-Popular Sunda Is Opening a New CBD Restaurant in 2020
The food will be inspired by 18th-century trade between Southeast Asia and Australia — so expect lots of smoke, ferments and sea cucumbers.
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NewsGelatissimo Has Launched an Indulgent New Vegan Gelato Range
Lick your way through scoops of vegan caramel mudcake gelato and vegan triple chocolate gelato.
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NewsChinatown's 30-Year-Old Shark Fin House Has Closed Due to Coronavirus Fears
The restaurant saw an 80 percent drop in customers and is unlikely to reopen, but politicians and restaurateurs are encouraging Melburnians to get out and support other local Chinese restaurants.
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NewsMelbourne's Dinner by Heston Will Close Its Doors for Good This Friday
Crown Melbourne has terminated its lease after a wage-theft scandal forced the fine diner into insolvency.
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NewsPiccolina's Giant Baci Gelato Cake Will Help You Melt Hearts This Valentine's Day
A riff on the Italian chocolate, the handmade gelato cake even comes with a sweet love note.
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GuideRestaurants That Let You BYO Beer If You're Not Much of a Wine Drinker
These spots welcome you and your six-pack (of beers) with open arms.
