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GuideFive Food and Drink Pairings That'll Save You a Pretty Penny This Winter
Upgrade your midweek feed without breaking the bank.
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GuideFour Rooftops Helping You Embrace Spring This Year in Melbourne
It's time to emerge from your winter hibernation — these rooftops will have you lapping up the warmer spring nights.
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NewsA Rundown of All the Things You Can Eat at Melbourne CBD's New Food Precinct Ella
Korean-style fried chicken burgers, Nepalese dumplings, organic Israeli feasts — it's a lot.
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GuideFive Beautifully Designed Eateries in Melbourne Where You Can Get a Visual (and Actual) Feast
These stunning spots are getting just as much attention for their decor as they are for the tasty food.
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NewsLeo's Is South Yarra's New Nostalgia-Heavy Restaurant Serving New York-Style Pizza by the Slice
Opening in the former Ramblr site, the neon-lit joint has a beer vending machine and a pie topped with vegan Chinese bolognese.
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GuideFive Melbourne Restaurants Perfect for a Date Night (and Every Budget)
Make your bank account one less thing to worry about on your next big date night with these affordable options.
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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.
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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.
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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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NewsWestfield Doncaster Shopping Centre Is Getting a New $30 Million Rooftop Food Precinct
With 14 restaurants, a sculpture garden and lots of leafy spaces.
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Red Rock Deli Secret Supper Recap: Chris Yan
A look back at all the happenings from Chris Yan's secret dinner inspired by Red Rock Deli's new limited-edition chips.
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NewsChunky Town Is Melbourne's New Hole-in-the-Wall Serving Up a Cheesy Korean Street Food Snack
The snack-on-a-stick is a little bit like a dagwood dog, but cheesier.
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NewsYou Can Now Get Your Weekly Shop from the Queen Vic Market Delivered Straight to Your Front Door
The market launched an online shop and delivery service that includes everything from prawns to steak, organic fruit and veg, bread and even wine.
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GuideThe Best Spots in Melbourne to Get a Next-Level Fried Chicken Burger
Eat your way through the city's best crispy, crunchy fried chook burgs.
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NewsVincent's Marketplace Is Fitzroy's New 100 Percent Vegan Supermarket and Cafe
Everything — from the doughnuts to the dumplings, 'fried chicken' and condensed milk — is vegan.
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RestaurantHawker Hall
98 Chapel Street, Windsor
A roomy interior lit by neon signage, a menu packed with hawker-style delights and a standout offering of beers on tap.
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RestaurantYakimono
80 Collins Street, Melbourne
This colourful Chris Lucas venture features a futuristic aesthetic and a menu filled with Japanese street food that's cooked over flames.
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BarHotel Nacional
23-25 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
Hotel Nacional is Hardware Lane's five-storey, totally gluten-free Mexican restaurant and bar.
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RestaurantGood Times
214 Saint Georges Road, Fitzroy North
A charmingly low-key joint with drawing paper on the tables and wallet-friendly negronis, wine carafes and pasta dishes for just $9 a pop.
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RestaurantRuzia's Wine
215 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North
When a venue is named after someone's grandmother, it's a telltale sign that the space is likely to be imbued with a lot of heart and soul.
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RestaurantToken
151 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Get around great sashimi and temaki from the raw bar and flame-kissed Japanese eats from the yakitori grill.
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RestaurantGarfield Pizzeria
297 Lygon Street, Carlton
The counter-service pizzeria, named for an orange cat who visited the building site, reimagines the traditional Italian restaurant experience.
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RestaurantKoi Toy
T16, Pentridge Shopping Centre, 1 Champ Street, Coburg
Menu highlights include angel hair tempura King Prawns, sake-cured Ocean Trout, and crunchy fried whitebait with yuzu tartare sauce.
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RestaurantFrenchie
15 Collins Street, Melbourne
Frenchie's big drawcard is that everything on the menu is priced at $14. Yes, you read that correctly.
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BarFlorentino
80 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Littered with Italian murals and quintessentially traditional food, this Italian institution has been pumping since '28.
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NewsHoly Crumpets Is Melbourne CBD's Cafe Devoted Entirely to the Golden Breakfast Snack
You can top your crumpet with the likes of dark roasted peanut butter, passionfruit curd with ricotta or truffle and pecorino.
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NewsThe 160-Year-Old Tooborac Hotel Is Opening a Pie Shop and Pub in a Carlton Warehouse
The historic country pub is bringing its famed beers and pies to the city.
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GuideFive Melbourne Eateries for When You Want to Show How 'In the Know' You Are
These buzzing spots are guaranteed to impress.
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GuideA Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Spending a Weekend in Canberra
Turn your weekend getaway into an epicurean adventure.
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GuideWhere to Find a Banquet Menu Under $100 for Every Occasion
Whether you're celebrating a win at work or heading out for date night, these set menus will give you the biggest bang for your buck.
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NewsThe Pizza Slices to Seek Out When Nothing But Cheese, Dough and Sauce Will Cheer You Up
Hot, cheesy and chewy — there's nothing like the comfort that comes from a good slice of pizza.
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EventNational Spanish Paella Day at Anada
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Añada Bar & Restaurant, Fitzroy
Expect generous pans, complimentary wine and a lively vibe that evokes the best of sun-soaked Spanish lunches.
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EventSea of Light at Abbotsford Convent
Thu, 9 Apr - Sun, 12 Apr 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
This April, swap screen time for something brighter as kids step into a glowing world of creativity and discovery.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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Event'Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness'
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
The District Docklands, Docklands
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface, this confronting exhibition uses real preserved human bodies to explore anatomy and emotion.
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EventMFWF: Grana After Dark
Thu, 26 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Grana, Brunswick East
Bringing a late-night edge to this neighbourhood deli and wine bar, this three-night affair features dimmed lights, cranked volume and a bespoke menu.
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EventMelbourne Design Week 2026
Thu, 14 May - Sun, 24 May 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
With over 400 events to explore, the latest instalment of this design-lovers dream spans big ideas and hands-on experiences across architecture, food, fitness, tech and more.
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EventMFWF: Pizza Pronto — James Lowe at Figlia
Thu, 26 Mar, 2026
Figlia, Brunswick East
Bringing London-born pizza innovations to Lygon Street, this one-night takeover combines Michelin-led cred with crowd-pleasing slices.
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Event'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.
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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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GuideThe Five Most Over-the-Top Takeaway Eats to Get in Melbourne
From pizza slices bigger than your head to a Korean sandwich packed with egg salad and jam (yes, really).
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NewsEther Is Avondale Heights' Lush New Cafe with a Dangerously Yolky Breakfast Burger
Head west for specialty coffee and Turkish twists on brunch favourites.
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GuideWhere to Have a High-Flying Feed When You Have a Win at Work
If you're going to celebrate, you may as well go do it at one Melbourne's top restaurants.
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NewsMelbourne's 400 Gradi Has Been Named the Best Pizzeria in Oceania, Again
It's the second year in a row that Johnny Di Francesco's acclaimed pizzeria has claimed the title at the 50 Top Pizza awards in Naples.
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NewsMiddle Eastern Restaurant Souk Is Sporting a Slick Makeover and a Brand New Bar
The neon-drenched space has had a revamp, welcoming the plant-based Handsome Bar.
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GuideFive Places to Go When You're Hungry and Only a Big Cheesy Bowl of Gnocchi Will Do
Whether you're looking to eat it for breakfast, grab some on your way home, or tuck into a bowl for dinner, these are the best places to get gnocchi in Melbourne.
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GuideWhere to Find a Big Bowl of Warming Noodles This Winter
Warm those winter-weary bones with steaming bowl of hearty broth (plus, a few extras).
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NewsFive Activities to Track Down That'll Keep Your Winter Nights Warm
Resist the urge to crawl straight home after work and warm up with these happenings instead.
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GuideFive Spots Dishing Out the Most Authentic Buffalo Wings in Melbourne
We might be a long way from upstate New York, but that doesn't mean you can't find fried chicken just as good (and without the long-haul flight).
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NewsActivities to Plan For Your Birthday When You Don't Want to Make it a Big Deal (But Kinda Do)
Eight different things to do when it's time to celebrate little 'old' you.
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NewsThe World's First Drive-Through-Only KFC Is Opening in Australia
A trial concept store is being built in Newcastle, featuring multiple drive-through lanes.
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NewsHow to Experience the Best of WA's Food and Outdoors at This Sprawling Food and Wine Festival
Eat your way around some of the state's most picturesque spots —from boats and beaches to lakeside cabins and woodland estates.
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NewsBodriggy Is Abbotsford's Soon-to-Open 400-Person Brewpub in a Former Mechanics Warehouse
It will boast 64 taps, a bottle shop and Latin American eats by an ex-Vue de Monde chef.
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GuideSeven Restaurants to Book When a Catch-Up With Your Mates Is Long Overdue
Once you've finally locked down that date, head to one of these group-friendly eateries.
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NewsThe CBD's Acclaimed Saxe Now Has a Second, Cheaper Restaurant Underneath It
Saxe Kitchen is serving up wintry bowls of gnocchi ragu, beef noodle soup and comté crumpets.
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NewsSydney's Three Blue Ducks Are Opening an All-Day Diner Inside Melbourne's New Surf Park
The two-storey restaurant will have wine on tap, a charcoal grill, a garden and a big greenery-filled balcony with views of the surfers.
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NewsSix Australian Restaurants Using Nature and Local Ingredients to Inspire Their Menus
Using rooftop veggie gardens and championing native produce, these restaurants are paving the way for more sustainable eating.
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NewsKenny Lover Is the Bright Orange Ice Cream and Hot Chip Joint Hitting Thornbury This Spring
Dip your chips into flavours like whisky and wattleseed at this new spot from the teams behind Peaches and Henry Sugar.
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NewsThe Sydney Restaurants Lotus Dining's Chris Yan Visits For Inspiration
When he isn't in the kitchen himself, this is where the dumpling master loves to eat.
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NewsCru+ Is the Futuristic New Coffee Shop and Patisserie Hidden Inside a Shopping Centre
Head to Glen Waverley for charcoal salted egg croissants and DIY lunch bentos in a sleek cafe without walls.
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NewsMessina Is Bringing Back 40 of Its Greatest Gelato Hits for One Weekend This Month
Jon Snow, Robert Brownie Jnr and Fairy Bread are all making a comeback.
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NewsMelbourne CBD's Massive Food Precinct Ella Has Just Unveiled Its Second Lineup of Vendors
Including a CBD outpost of Blackhearts & Sparrows and a dessert bar by renowned chef Pierrick Boyer.
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NewsBia Hoi Is Glen Waverley's Soon-to-Open Vietnamese Beer Hall and Barbecue Joint
Chef Jerry Mai's newest venture will pair Vietnamese brews with DIY barbecue and rice paper rolls — and bottomless brunch.
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NewsSt Kilda's Matcha Mylkbar Has Launched Vegan Fried Chicken Because KFC Moved In Next Door
To celebrate, it's opening for weekly Fried Chicken Friday dinners with $9 espresso martinis.
