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NewsThis Melbourne Pho Joint Is Serving Up Steamy Bowls of Pho 24 Hours a Day
Twenty Pho Seven is now open on Russell Street.
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NewsHWKR Is Melbourne's Modern New Rotating Hawker-Style Market
It'll feature a rotating lineup of Asian food vendors and play host to some of the world's best chefs.
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NewsNine Ice Cream Sandwiches to Try in Melbourne This Summer
The best ice cream sangas Melbourne has to offer.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting a New Big Thing — in the Form of a Giant Milo Tin
Big Banana, Big Pineapple, Big Milo Tin?
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NewsRatio Cocoa Roasters Is Brunswick's New Chocolate Roastery and Cafe
Head in for artisan chocolate bars, crafted on some of the world's best single origin cocoa beans.
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NewsLittle Flock Is Northcote's New Produce-Driven Coffee and Brunch Spot
It's inspired by and named after the owners' backyard flock of chickens.
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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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NewsAnnouncing Concrete Playground's Best of 2017 Melbourne Award Winners
The very best new Melbourne bars, restaurants, cafes, pubs, events and spaces of the year.
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NewsVegemite Has Released an Icy Pole Recipe and People Are Confused
The most Aussie summer treat since the Sunnyboy (RIP).
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NewsNigella Lawson Is Coming to Australia to Talk All Things Food
She'll join social psychologist Hugh Mackay in both Sydney and Melbourne this January.
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NewsA Supernormal Pop-Up Restaurant Is Opening at the NGV Over Summer
Acclaimed chef Andrew McConnell is bringing modern Japanese flavour to the gallery in January.
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NewsCarlton's Nora Will Close Its Doors at the End of the Year
The envelope-pushing Elgin Street eatery will serve its last plate of food in three weeks time.
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GuideMelbourne's Best New Cafes of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Melbourne's cafe scene this year.
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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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NewsBen & Jerry's Will Give Out Free Ice Cream Cones to Celebrate Marriage Equality
The frozen dessert brand tops off their long history of support with free sweet treats.
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NewsA Look Inside Mornington Peninsula's Revamped Winery Restaurant, Montalto
The more relaxed design highlights cooking over fire, sharing plates, enjoying long conversations and soaking up rural views.
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GuideMelbourne's Best New Restaurants of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Melbourne's restaurant scene this year.
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NewsFancy Hanks Is Opening a Four-Level Open Flame Grill Eatery and Bar in the CBD
With a rooftop beer garden and four private karaoke rooms.
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FeatureBest of 2017 Melbourne
These 36 outstanding Melbourne ventures have been handpicked by Concrete Playground for their combination of originality, innovation, creativity, approachability and sustainability.
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NewsGelato Messina Has Taken on the Humble Trifle for This Year's Christmas Lunch
Tell your nan she doesn't need to make a trifle this year.
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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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EventMFWF: Feast for Freedom — A Longer Table
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Footscray
This one-night dining experience blends flavour and storytelling, bringing people together through refugee-led dishes that celebrate cultural richness.
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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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NewsThis Pun-Filled Pop Culture Cookbook is Kickstarter's Latest Gem
Featuring 'Chicken Kebob Dylan', 'Fleetwood Mac & Cheese', 'Gin Diesel' cocktails and and 'Wu-Tang Clam Chowder'.
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NewsThe Melbourne Food And Wine Festival Has Unveiled Its Jam-Packed 2018 Program
Featuring speed wine tasting, a barbecue block party, and much, much more.
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NewsSingapore's Michelin-Starred Eatery Hawker Chan Is Opening in Melbourne
Chef Chan Hon Meng's acclaimed soy sauce chicken will soon be sold on Lonsdale Street.
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FeatureNew in Town: Takeaway Pizza
Across the road from its OG venue, the Dexter team has opened a takeaway pizza joint that doubles as a by-the-slice wine bar.
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NewsPizza Hut Has Opened a Sydney 'Concept' Store in an Attempt to Win Back Millennials
Pizza Hut brings its age-old all-you-can-eat model to modern space (with neon!) that looks absolutely nothing like a Pizza Hut.
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NewsMelbourne's Brunetti Enters a Fresh Era with New Contemporary 300-Seat CBD Cafe
It looks quite different to the legendary pasticceria's previous digs.
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NewsMeet Hungry Bear, Melbourne's New Great Outdoors-Inspired Pizza Bar
Serving 15 varieties of pizza and an all-Aussie drinks list.
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NewsThe Best Japanese Restaurants in Melbourne
From sashimi to sake and korokke to katsu, here are ten of the best places to fill up on Japanese nosh.
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NewsA Japanese Company Has Invented Non-Melting Ice Cream
An extract from strawberries helps these popsicles keep their shape, even in the heat.
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NewsFive Varieties of Loaded Fries to Discover at the Night Noodle Markets
There's not much that's better than fries — except when they're loaded up with even more tasty treats.
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GuideWhere to Eat When You Want to Be Healthy but a Cleanse Sounds Like Hell
Healthy doesn't have to mean boring.
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NewsItaly's Huge Food Theme Park Has Finally Opened
Featuring more than 40 places to eat, over 100 stalls and shops, and a dedicated parmesan cheese bar.
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NewsUncle Tetsu's Cult Favourite Japanese Cheesecakes Are Coming to Melbourne
The world's most coveted Japanese cheesecakes are coming to Melbourne.
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NewsA New Food And Entertainment Precinct Is Coming to Melbourne's Northern Suburbs
Westfield Plenty Valley's revamp will feature a diverse lineup of food vendors and a brand new cinema.
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NewsTen Things to Try at Melbourne's Night Noodle Markets This Year
Melbourne's Asian food scene will descend upon Birrarung Marr for 18 days. Are you prepared?
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NewsTwo Melbourne Cafes Are Giving Free Coffee to Anyone with a Reusable Cup
Save some money and help save the environment at the same time.
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NewsGood Measure Co Is Australia's New Personalised Artisan Chocolate Delivery Service
Send sweets with your own heartfelt message, with same-day arrival in Sydney and free delivery across the country.
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NewsGoogle's New Feature Will Help You Skip the Line at Your Favourite Restaurants
Find out just what kind of delay you're in for, and work out if that decadent dessert is really worth the wait.
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NewsSydney's Viking-Themed Carvery and Bar Mjolner Is Set to Open in Melbourne
The "contemporary Viking luxe" bar will take over the Hardware Lane space once home to Nieuw Amsterdam.
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NewsRené Redzepi's Noma 2.0 Will Take Bookings From Next Week
The two-Michelin star restaurant will open its next iteration in February 2018.
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NewsMelbourne's Inner North Has a New Weekly Food and Wellness Market
The new Rose Street market will showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.
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NewsMelbourne's Home of Fairy Floss Hot Chocolate Has Opened a Camberwell Cafe
Hash Specialty Coffee has launched a second location for its decadent breakfast treats.
