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NewsUp in Smoke Is Footscray's Newest (and Only) Barbecue Joint
Expect slow-cooked meats, craft beer on tap and a grocery store selling all your barbecue needs.
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NewsNoma Australia Is Now Open and This is What the Food Looks Like
Abalone schnitzel, dried scallop pie and rum lamingtons with tamarind.
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NewsMelbourne's Getting a Twilight Cheese Festival
It's called Cheese Please because of course it is.
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NewsMelbourne's Newest Outdoor Cinema Combines Films with Gourmet Cuisine
The only outdoor cinema where the menu is matched to the movie.
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NewsFive Healthy Snacks for When You're Reaching for the Biscuit Tin
Afternoon slump at your desk? Avoid the Tim Tams.
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GuideThe 27 Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne
These Melbourne private dining rooms can house your intimate birthday celebrations, luxe date nights and epic Christmas parties.
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GuideThe 40 Best Restaurants for Group Bookings in Melbourne
These spots are large (and rowdy) enough to host all your mates for dinner.
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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 50 Best Restaurants in the Melbourne CBD
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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GuideThe 14 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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GuideThe Best Beachside Bars and Restaurants in and Around Melbourne
We may not have the abundance of beaches some other cities do, but we do have this nice little crop of seaside venues with options from St Kilda to Portsea and from Williamstown to Lorne.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Pizza in Melbourne
From giant pepperoni-topped slices to vegan rounds, these Melbourne pizza joints have you covered.
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GuideThe 15 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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GuideWhere to Find the Best Sushi in Melbourne
These Japanese restaurants and grocers serve up the finest maki rolls, nigiri, sashimi and hosomaki — all stuffed with some of Melbourne's best seafood.
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GuideThe Ten Best Thai Restaurants in Melbourne
Discover fine-diners and neighbourhood haunts, or head down to a hidden CBD basement where robots deliver all your fave Thai dishes to the table.
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NewsThis Fitzroy Eatery Is Teaching You How to Make Your Own Delicious Food and Drink at Home
Cheese, coffee, charcuterie, craft beer — the works.
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NewsTen Food and Drink Trends That Will Be All Up in Your Face in 2016
We predict you'll be sniffing cocktails, sipping algae and eating potato for dessert.
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NewsFitzroy's Casa Ciuccio Now Has a Cafe and Wine Store
Natural wines, slow-cooked meats and a Big Ass Breakfast.
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NewsCoffee Flour Could Soon be Caffeinating a Baked Good Near You
You know what this means: caffeinated doughnuts.
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BarAmatrice Rooftop Restaurant
16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne
They had us at mini lasagne snacks, and then took it to the next level with uninterrupted views across the city.
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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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BarFlour Child Richmond
432 Church Street, Richmond
You’ve had sourdough pizza, US-style slices and dirty Aussie pizzas, but have you tried pinsa romana?
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NewsDessert King Pierre Roelofs Is Opening a Pop-Up Soft Servery
Forget all about your healthy New Year's resolutions.
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NewsDoughboys Doughnuts Have Just Opened a Permanent Store
Doughnuts – is there anything they can't do?
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EventTogether for Lebanon Fundraiser
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
Abla's, Carlton
Abla’s, A1 Bakery, Alimentari, Larderfresh and Linden Cook are joining forces to raise money for people in Lebanon.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Melbourne.
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EventThe Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale
Sat, 26 Apr - Fri, 30 May 2025
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.
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EventLego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition
Sun, 4 May 2025 - Mon, 26 Jan 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Australia's world-first Lego 'Star Wars' exhibition is soaring into Melbourne in 2025 — from May the fourth, of course.
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EventThis Never Happened Presents
Fri, 17 Jan, 2025
170 Russell, Melbourne
Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Melbourne party that won't allow phones.
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EventThe Rose Street Market
Sat, 23 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Rose Street Artist's Market, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's weekly artisan design and art market is a must-hit if you're up for some weekend shopping and wandering.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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NewsCopper Pot Seddon Is the Inner West's New European Eatery
Try lesser-known dishes from Hungary, Croatia and beyond.
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GuideBest of Melbourne 2015: Our Favourite New Cafes
From lobster doughnut rolls to fairy floss hot chocolates, we've brunched pretty well this year.
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GuideBest of Melbourne 2015: Our Favourite New Restaurants
From hot meat doughnuts to sushi master sashimi, we ate well this year.
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NewsCadbury’s New Chocolate Flavours Take This Whole Sweet-Savoury Thing Way Too Far
Kale crème? You've got to be kidding.
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NewsAxil Coffee Roasters Open CBD Cafe With a Richmond Location on the Way
Axil's caffeinated empire expands.
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NewsEmbla Is the New Wine Bar From the Town Mouse Team
One of our favourite places now has a sister CBD wine bar.
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NewsHunter and Barrel Is Melbourne's New Home of Coal-Roasted Cuisine
Hearty, chargrilled food and barrel aged wine aplenty.
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NewsThese Coffee Gummy Cubes Could Replace Your Morning Cup of Joe
Keep some cold drip in your back pocket.
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NewsGelato Messina's Latest Creation Is a Christmas Decoration You Can Eat
Be the most popular person at Christmas dinner.
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NewsThe Incredible Potential of Native Foods and Why We Aren't Eating More of Them
Why aren’t we downing magpie goose and Kakadu plums?
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NewsMr Miyagi's Got a Cute New Addition, Yukie's Snack Bar
We knew there was a reason Miyagi loved Yukie.
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NewsTen Easy Summer Health Hacks You'll Actually Want to Try
Because avo's better than butter every day of the week.
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NewsRestaurant Booking Service OpenTable Is Coming to Australia
Keep this in mind next time you're slogged with the task of booking dinner.
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NewsA Post-Apocalyptic Food Truck Market Is Coming to Melbourne
Nothing like a fried chicken burger at the end of the world.
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NewsHeartbreaker Launches American-Style Love Street Diner
Serving barbecue rib hoagies and pork scratchings with jalapenos.
