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NewsMelbourne's Nutella Obsession Causes Australia-Wide Shortage, Chaos Ensues
Melbourne, you big ol' hazelnuts.
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NewsHeston Blumenthal's Dinner to Replace The Fat Duck in Melbourne
Farewell snail porridge, hello meat fruit.
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NewsMeet the Cats of Sydney's New Spaced-Themed Cat Cafe
We get to know the four-legged catstronauts of Catmosphere.
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NewsCafeSmart Lets You Donate $1 from Your Morning Coffee to Charity
Down your third or fourth coffee for the day, guilt-free.
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GuideTwelve Food Hotspots to Try in Melbourne Right Now
Here's what's trending with Concrete Playground's hungriest, thirstiest readers.
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NewsWhere to Find Victoria's Best Vanilla Slices
Mille-feuille, snot-blocks, slices of heaven — here's where to find all the best vanilla slices Victoria has to offer.
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GuideWhere to Eat Yum Cha in Melbourne When You're Feeling Like a Bottomless Pit
It's a truth universally acknowledged that it is impossible to leave yum cha feeling hungry.
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GuideThe 20 Best (and Cosiest) Bars and Pubs with Fireplaces in Melbourne for 2024
Melbourne's infamous chill has set in, so warm up over fireside beers and comforting bowls of pasta.
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GuideThe 21 Best Cheap Eats in Melbourne for Under $20
You'll find big bowls of ramen, towering Korean sandwiches, chicken parma deals and big cheesy pizza slices at Melbourne's best cheap-eat haunts.
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GuideThe 21 Best Restaurants in Melbourne
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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NewsThe 18 Best Bottomless Brunches in Melbourne
Swap your muesli for a mimosa and your coffee pot for endless flutes of champagne at these outstanding bottomless brunch spots in Melbourne.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Burgers in Melbourne
Classic cheeseburgers, spicy fried chicken buns, and everything in between.
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GuideThe Ten Best Coffee Shops in Melbourne's CBD
Seek out these CBD coffee spots for a top-notch pre-work caffeine hit.
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GuideThe 20 Best Pubs in Melbourne
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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GuideMelbourne's Best High Teas for When You Want to Feel a Little Bit Fancy
From art-inspired creations to ultra-decadent chocolate degustations with bottomless sparkling wine, Melbourne's high tea scene is full of contemporary twists.
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NewsAgathe Patisserie To Open At South Melbourne Market
Pastries and croissants to eat with your eyes as well as your mouth.
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NewsUber Is Delivering Gelato Messina to Your Office This Friday
This might be even better than that time they were delivering kittens.
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NewsWerribee's Truck Stop Deluxe Will Make You Rethink Truck Stop Dining
That's a big 10-4, kemosabe.
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NewsAuthentic Spanish Eatery and Bar Chato Opens in Thornbury
A new Spanish restaurant for the inner north. Bueno.
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RestaurantHotel Lona
473 Nepean Highway, Frankston
A two-level venue with a restaurant, public bar and rooftop in one of Frankston’s oldest buildings.
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BarOliver's Corner
Davey Street, Frankston
A waterside restaurant and bar right on Frankston Beach.
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RestaurantBansho
960 High Street, Armadale
French and Japanese cuisines cleverly combine at Armadale's outstanding fine diner.
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BarCDMX Brunswick East
315 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
It's best known for its birria tacos, but CDMX is also home to some of the best Mexican food in Melbourne.
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RestaurantAtria
650 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Be sure to take your time when visiting Atria, not just to admire the city skyline, but to fully appreciate all the skill and passion that's gone into the food and drink offerings.
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RestaurantBang Bang Hampton
315 Hampton Street, Hampton
This outpost is cooking up a fusion of Southeast Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian eats.
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RestaurantCasa Chino
212-214 Albion Street, Brunswick
Hospo veterans Vincent Lombino and Jared Thibault have brought Chifa cuisine to Melbourne.
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BarSaint George
54 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Celebrity chef Karen Martini is running the show at this St Kilda haunt.
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RestaurantTokyo Motto
200 Bourke Street, Melbourne
This Japanese diner is serving inventive fare like ice cream ramen by day before turning into a classic, dim, Tokyo-style izakaya at night.
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RestaurantNiku Shiki
360 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Melbourne Central's wagyu-centric venue operates as a sleek restaurant, takeaway joint, and in-house butcher and grocer all rolled into one.
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NewsNew Malaysian Hawker Eatery Sugar Prawn Opens in Collingwood
Hawker-style street food and an in-house radio station. Sold.
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NewsGet a Free Burger Delivered to Your Mouth by Drone
Behold, Future Burger — a delicious new project by Mr Burger and Monash.
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NewsAustralia's Getting Into Healthy Vending Machines
These wholesome Australian companies are shaking up the fast food game.
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NewsJuanita Peaches Brings Nighttime Dining to All Day Donuts
Doughnut bar by day, fried chicken shop by night.
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NewsHalf-Popped Corn Is the Newest American Snack Food Trend
Bottom-of-the-popcorn-bag lovers, this one's for you.
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EventNomu Saketen Sake Sessions
Friday, May 17, 2024, Saturday, May 18, 2024, Friday, May 24, 2024 and Saturday, May 25, 2024
CBCB & ODFUB, Brunswick
Sample small-batch sakes paired with light snacks in Brunswick every Friday and Saturday night.
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EventFree Wings at BEAST City
Friday, May 24, 2024
Beast City, Melbourne
Head to the CBD diner to score up to six free Southern-fried chicken wings this Friday afternoon.
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EventBurgundy vs Tasmania Wine Dinner
Monday, May 20, 2024
Pure South Dining, Southbank
Sample five courses of fine Tasmanian produce paired with handpicked drops from both the famed French wine region and the Apple Isle.
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EventSunset Boulevard
Tuesday, May 21 - Sunday, August 11, 2024
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Starring Sarah Brightman as Norma Desmond, this Tony-winning musical based on the film of the same name is playing Melbourne.
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EventSister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy
Sunday, November 3 - Sunday, December 15, 2024
Regent Theatre, Melbourne
Your prayers have been answered: this smash-hit Broadway musical is finally bringing its screen-to-stage show to Melbourne.
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Event$8 Tickets for Eight Days at FoMo Cinemas
Friday, May 24 - Friday, May 31, 2024
FoMo Cinemas, Brunswick East
Hitting the flicks at this new East Brunswick Village cinema just got cheaper, with every ticket to every movie costing just $8 during this eight-day special.
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EventFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga
Thursday, May 23 - Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne
Enlisting Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth on a prequel to 'Fury Road', George Miller has made another 'Mad Max' franchise marvel.
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EventRocco's On Tour
Sunday, May 19 and Sunday, May 26, 2024
Toorak Cellars, Armadale
Rocco's will be slinging two of its most popular sandwiches at two southside pop-ups this month.
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EventSpanish Film Festival
Friday, June 14 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Say hola to the Melbourne's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.
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NewsYou Can Design Your Own Bespoke Chocolate Bars with Chocolab
And they'll deliver them right to your door.
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NewsTrust the Chefs at South Melbourne's New Lume Restaurant
Take a gamble on a colossal 18- to 20-course gastronomic degustation — with no physical menu in sight.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting Salad Vending Machines
With all unsold salads going to feed Melbourne's homeless population.
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NewsMelbourne's Got a Brand New Salumi Bar
Italian-style home-cured meats have a new northern home in Saluministi.
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NewsAllen's Lollies to "Delete" Spearmint Leaves and Green Frogs
The confectionery giant's Party Mix is getting a little less green.
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NewsUber and OzHarvest Are Delivering Gourmet Lunches to Your Office Today
Ditch that soggy sandwich, Neil Perry and George Calombaris made you lunch today.
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NewsGrey Gardens Projects Exhibition Space to Open in Fitzroy
With a gallery and performance space, coffee bar and a brand new permanent home for Speakeasy Cinema.
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NewsN2 Extreme Gelato Is Handing Out Free Batman-Inspired Ice Cream
There's no Mr Freeze, but there are syringes filled with citrus ‘fear toxin’ bitters.
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NewsRichmond's Long Street Coffee Gives Refugees a Fair Go
Their aim? To pump out fresh, tasty coffee and bring jobs to refugees.
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NewsDenis the Menace Cafe Brings Cheek and Eco-Cred to Cremorne
Socially responsible, culinarily mischievous. Denis, you grew up all right.
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NewsGeelong's New Eatery The Hot Chicken Project Is Exactly What It Sounds Like
With a heat gauge that starts at 'Southern' and peaks at 'Evil Chicken'.
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NewsDin Tai Fung Opens First Melbourne Dumpling House
Sydney's been hogging these dumplings for too long.
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NewsTalking Food Culture with Jellymongers Bompas & Parr
Sam Bompas on animal instincts, Australian food trends and whether you should eat the Vegemite chocolate.
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NewsThe Hunter's Kitchen Is Bringing Scandinavian Dinners to South Yarra
Snuggle up to treacle mulled wine, meaty stews and elderflower crumble.
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NewsTokyo Is Opening a Super Mario Bros Cafe
Level up with a Peach Panna Cotta or Bowser Taco Rice.
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NewsFive Roast Dinners to Fill Your Belly With This Month in Melbourne
The best roasty events of MFWF's Roast Collection.
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NewsAdriano Zumbo's High Tea Salon Opens In South Yarra
Melbourne’s most sadistic dentists cackle maniacally.
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NewsFive Gin-Paired Dishes to Try at the Returned Project Botanicals Pop-up
Experience Gary Mehigan's food matched to the ten carefully selected botanicals of Bombay Sapphire.
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NewsThe Sold-Out Project Botanicals Pop-Up Is Returning for a Second Run
Bombay Sapphire's wildly successful pop-up bar is back, taking you beyond the classic G&T.
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NewsMelbourne's Attica Officially Ranked In World's 50 Best Restaurants
Joining the mighty ranks of Spain's El Celler de Can Roca, Italy's Osteria Francescana and Denmark's Noma.
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NewsWhich Australian Restaurants Made the World's 100 Best List?
The first half of the prestigious list has been announced, and we're in there.
