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NewsLeft Field Is Carnegie's New Neighbourhood Cafe
From the team behind Tall Timber, Touchwood and other great daytime diners.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Really Bloody Hot Chilli Festival
And yes, there will be a chilli eating competition.
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NewsHow to Make Thievery's Burnt Butter Paprika Hummus at Home
Guaranteed to see you win your next drinks event.
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NewsNeil Perry Has Opened His Lauded Burger Project in Melbourne
The Rockpool executive chef has brought his burgers down south.
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NewsA25 Has Opened a New Pizzeria and Espresso Bar in Melbourne's CBD
Melbourne's latest Italian eatery comes from a team who really know what they're doing.
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NewsSMÄK Food House Is South Yarra's Newest Health-Focused Cafe
Brunch brunch brunch brunch brunch.
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GuideThe 16 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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NewsThe Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Melbourne
Themed high teas, street parties, limited-edition cakes, karaoke, banquets and huge giveaways — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Melbourne.
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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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GuideSavour the Seasons: Where to Enjoy New Zealand's Most Exquisite Eats
No matter the time of year, there's something exciting to discover (and taste) year-round.
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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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NewsGame, Set, Feast: Here's Everything You'll Be Eating and Drinking at the 2025 Australian Open
Some of Melbourne's best chefs are serving up ace eats at the 2025 Australian Open, plus a couple big booze brands have set up huge pop-up bars.
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GuideThe 22 Best Italian Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne's greatest Italian restaurants don't simply stick to the pizza and pasta game. These spots serve up all kinds of regional dishes that'll blow your carb-loving mind.
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GuideThe 14 Best French Restaurants in Melbourne Right Now
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2024
Here's where you've been getting your breakfast, brunch, lunch and caffeine fixes during 2024.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Restaurants of 2024
These are the spots you went looking for this year, from stunning beachside restaurants and CBD fine-diners to neighbourhood haunts and hidden Chinatown gems.
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NewsMr Ottorino Is Johnston Street's New Southern Italian Restaurant
Fitzroy just scored a new place for fresh fregola, cannoli and Sicilian beer.
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NewsGelato Messina's Beautiful Handmade Chocolate Boxes Are Back for Mother's Day
Cream cheese gelato bon bon, Mum?
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NewsChef Adam Liston to Open New Yakitori and Seafood Restaurant Honcho in the CBD
The Northern Light chef's new venture will be built from the ground up.
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NewsGlen Huntly's Workshop Brothers Has Opened a Second Cafe in the CBD
These brewing brothers are bringing quality coffee to Queen Street.
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NewsThis Brooklyn Pizzeria Has Invented a Pizza Box Made Out of Pizza
Introducing your new pizza messiah.
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RestaurantAstoria Bar Kè Grill
302 Toorak Road, South Yarra
This Toorak Road terrace house is now home to a fab Greek restaurant.
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RestaurantAmatrice Rooftop Restaurant
16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne
Zip away to Italy in the back streets of Cremorne, with aperitivo sips and specialty pasta 10 stories above the ground.
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RestaurantD.O.C Osteria
326 Lygon Street, Carlton
20 years on, this Lygon Street stalwart is still one of the city's top Italian restaurants.
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RestaurantReine & La Rue
380 Collins Street, Melbourne
The NOMAD team has taken French fine-dining to the next level in Melbourne.
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BarRuckers Hill
83 High Street, Northcote
This French-accented wine bar and bistro stands out among the crowd on Northcote's High Street.
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RestaurantChiki Chan & Hiki Bar
6 Centreway, Mordialloc
Chiki Chan is serving up playful Asian-fusion fare in Mordialloc — plus plenty of creative cocktails in its adjoining Hiki Bar.
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RestaurantIl Mercato Centrale Melbourne
546 Collins Street, Melbourne
Melbourne's Il Mercato Centrale is serving up pizza, pasta, calamari fritti, gelato, cannoli, cocktails, wine and so much more — to have in or take away.
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BarCircl Wine House
22 Punch Lane, Melbourne
Circl is making it so much easier to try rare wines with over 150 drops offered by the glass.
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RestaurantElio's Place
238 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Elio's Place is serving up breakfast, lunch, aperitivo snacks and late-night dinners every day of the week in the CBD.
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NewsWhite Mojo Is Melbourne's New Home of Croissant Burgers and Cauliflower Pannacotta
Melbourne, you've outdone yourself.
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NewsHost Is Brunswick's New Nighttime-Focused Eatery
The couple that brought us Twenty & Six have opened a new venue with a focus on dinner.
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NewsWelcomeOver Is the New Australian Website for Crowdsourcing Dinner Parties
Like Airbnb, but pairing amateur chefs with your kitchen.
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NewsThe Ten Best Markets in Melbourne
Spend your Saturday shopping for produce and your Sunday sifting for hidden treasure.
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NewsLet's Waffle N' Shake Is Melbourne's Latest Food Truck and It Is Truly Spectacular
Where the waffles are covered in whipped cream and oreos and the milkshakes are made with salted caramel and popcorn.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 31 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 32 films from 15 countries at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventIce Cream Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
Various locations around Victoria, Melbourne
12 days. 144 flavours. Three venues. Many a brain freeze.
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EventThe Chinatown Precinct's Lunar New Year Block Party
Sun, 2 Feb, 2025
Chinatown Melbourne, Melbourne
Ring in the Year of the Snake with food stalls, local restaurant dining deals, cultural performances, a dragon parade, blessings, live music, a kids' area (with face-painting and craft classes) and a ...
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EventLe Bon Ton's Superbowl Party
Mon, 10 Feb, 2025
Le Bon Ton, Collingwood
Pair your Superbowl watching with hot wings, waffles and chicken, and Budweiser beers.
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EventGalentine's Day at Pincho Disco
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025
Pincho Disco, Collingwood
Gather your gals, gays and theys together for a big Latin American feast the day before Valentine's Day
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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NewsFlour Market Is Launching a Raw, Vegan, Gluten Free Spinoff
Raw cookies, vegan brownies and other sweet treats to make you swoon.
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NewsMelbourne Burger Maestro Jimmy Hurlston to Open Sydney Eatery, Guilty
The Easey's founder is taking his burgs north.
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NewsVegans Rejoice, Smith & Daughters Are Releasing a Cookbook
This might just be your key to unlocking the vegan kingdom.
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NewsGROW Assembly Is Melbourne's New Hospitality Symposium
Get a leg-up into the world of hospo with the help of Melbourne food royalty.
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NewsRoyal Stacks Has Opened a Second Burger Joint in Brunswick
The wildly popular burgers and frozen custard creations have come to Sydney Road.
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NewsA Milkcow Soft Serve Pop-Up Has Opened in Melbourne
Soft serve sundaes topped with everything from fairy floss clouds to a shot of espresso.
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NewsA Food Theme Park Is Opening in Italy Next Year
As if you needed another reason to visit Italy.
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NewsMatcha Mylkbar Is Now Open in St Kilda
With beetroot lattes, coconut bacon, vegan 'eggs' and lots of matcha.
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NewsMelbourne Has a New Pizza Joint Dedicated to Beer, Wine and Calzone
The city's own low-cal calzone zone.
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NewsPierre Roelofs' Dessert Evenings Return to the Inner North
Definitely this week's most exciting resurrection.
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NewsA Chocolate Eating Competition Is Coming to Melbourne
Prahran Market's new chocolate festival looks set to ensure multiple chocolate comas.
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NewsThis Michelin-Starred Restaurant in Hong Kong Is Serving Art You Can Eat
Paint your plate with black garlic, brown truffles and sweet potato puree.
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NewsLVLY Is Delivering Shortstop Hot Cross Doughnuts to Your Door for Easter
Easter Bunny, take note.
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NewsHow to Make Kitchen By Mike's Cucumber, Mirin and Sesame Salad at Home
Eat it at Taste of Sydney, then make it yourself.
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NewsWin a Cocktail Masterclass with Ramblin' Rascal Tavern
Grab three mates and learn how to make signature cocktails — while eating All The Mary's Burgers.
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NewsThe Ten Best Breakfast Bowls in Melbourne
Bowls filled with everything from passionfruit to pudding and cacao to co-yo.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting a Death Star Canteen
You cannot kill catering with a thought at this new Eddie Izzard-inspired eatery.
