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NewsFive Highly Delicious Things to Do at Taste 2016
Learn how to cook with Melbourne's best chefs — and eat their hatted food without breaking the bank.
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NewsVegans Rejoice, Smith & Daughters' Cookbook Is Now In Stores
This might just be your key to unlocking the vegan kingdom.
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NewsLuxury French Macaron House Laduree Has Opened in Melbourne
More double-decker sweet treats coming at ya.
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NewsHospitality Giants Urban Purveyor Group and Rockpool Group Have Merged
Yep, all of your favourite restaurants are now part of the same company.
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NewsThis New Food Delivery Service Recreates Dishes from Some of Melbourne's Fanciest Restaurants
UberEats, meet your stiff new competition.
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NewsInside Maurice Terzini's Italian Riveria-Style Bali Restaurant Da Maria
The Bondi local behind Icebergs is putting down roots in Bali.
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NewsThe Best Things To Do in Melbourne This Mother's Day
Here are the best things to do on Mother's Day, from fancy high teas to bottomless feeds, flower workshops to stylish staycations,
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GuideThe Best Cafes in Melbourne in 2026
How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?
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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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NewsMalaysia's Insanely Popular Baked Three-Cheese Tarts Are Coming to Australia
Say hello to the Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart.
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NewsThe Ultimate Local's Guide to St Kilda
Where to get the best coffee, dinner, drinks, fish and chips, cheese — everything you need to know, basically.
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NewsVegan Cupcakery Baking Bad Is Opening Their First Permanent Location
Just because it's vegan doesn't mean it's good for you.
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NewsGelato Messina Has Unveiled Their Amazing Melbourne Night Noodle Markets Menu
See what ridiculousness the gelato gods have created this year.
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NewsThe Night Market Returns to the Queen Vic Market for Summer
It's back for another summer of pizza pockets, frozen cider and balmy nights.
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RestaurantBau Bau Dining
18 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza
This elevated eatery on the Mornington Peninsula showcases a true farm-to-table philosophy, sourcing its premium produce from its own regenerative farm.
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RestaurantPickles Milk Bar
1008 Lygon Street, Carlton North
A retro milk bar slinging a fully vegan menu.
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RestaurantCommon Cuts | Dining and Bar
380 Russell Street, Melbourne
There is a hefty selection of steak frites varieties available, ranging from $28.50, to $395.
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RestaurantLa Spaghettata Restaurant
238 Lygon Street, Carlton
Twirl your pasta at one of the first family-run trattorias in Carlton.
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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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NewsSomeone Has Invented Ice Cream That Improves Your Sporting Ability
If this isn't the best excuse to eat dessert you've ever heard, we don't know what is.
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NewsSensory Lab Has Opened A Machine-Like Cafe on Collins Street
Combining calmingly minimalist design with spacey vibes — and coffee, tea, tartines and spreads, of course.
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NewsThese Penguin-Shaped Cuttlefish Balls Are the Adorable Snack Australia Needs
Not made from real penguin.
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NewsThe Utterly Ridiculous Extra Large Xiao Long Bao Is Coming To Melbourne and Sydney
All our wishing worked.
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GuideThe Ten Tastiest Events You Can Still Get Tickets for at Melbourne Good Food Month 2016
Fancy garden parties, fried chicken feasts and — of course — the noodle markets.
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NewsThis Genius Company Is Bringing Alcoholic Champagne Icy Poles to Australia
Sunny Boys, move to the back.
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EventDiana Desensi x Dan Lidgard at Bau Bau
Sat, 2 May, 2026
Bau Bau Dining, Mount Eliza
The pair will come together for one-night only to showcase premium ingredients and Italian cookery.
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EventMahjong Nights at Moondrop Bar
Sun, 12 Apr and Sun, 26 Apr 2026
Moondrop Bar, Fitzroy
Swap screens for tiles, as this twice-monthly mahjong night serves up high-stakes strategy, social fun and a Chinese-inspired cocktail menu.
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EventPidapipo x CHAE Korean Gelato Cups
Thu, 9 Apr - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Blending tradition with technique, this trio of limited-edition gelato flavours combines signature Korean ferments with artisanal ice cream.
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EventBook Doof — A Reading Rave at Revolver
Sat, 30 May, 2026
Revolver Upstairs, Prahran
Transforming the dance floor into a cosy book-lovers' den, this community-driven reading event is raising funds for Indigenous literacy.
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EventButterboy Melbourne Central Pop-Up
Mon, 13 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr 2026
Melbourne Central, Melbourne
Sydney's cookie king is returning to Melbourne for round two — and this time it's giving locals an exclusive first bite of a soon-to-launch treat.
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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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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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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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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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NewsHow to Create a Killer Last-Minute Barbecue with Work-Shop and The Farmed Table
Surprise guests? Nail the ultimate barbecue with these handy tips to make the most of your time.
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NewsStokehouse Has Opened a Sustainable Fish and Chip Kiosk on St Kilda Beach
Tempura fish, sweet potato cakes and 'grown up' granitas by the beach.
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NewsWin VIP Double Passes to Taste of Melbourne 2016
The four-day foodie festival returns — our stomachs are rumbling just thinking about it.
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NewsA Hereford Beefstouw Is Melbourne's New Nordic-Inspired Steakhouse
Duckboard Place and ACDC Lane have a new Danish neighbour.
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NewsThree Mouthwatering Summer Barbecue Recipes From Three Blue Ducks
We asked our favourite barbecue experts for some recipes, tips and techniques.
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NewsDingo's Is Collingwood's New Nostalgia-Heavy Australiana-Themed Bar
Expect Alf Stewart references, Cottee's-inspired cocktails and Shapes (barbecue, or course).
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NewsWe Asked Big Poppa's To Throw Us a Mini Dinner Party
Head chef Liam O'Driscoll cooked up three courses of rustic Italian food — and there was the cheese, wine and hip hop Big Poppa's are famous for.
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NewsMelbourne Will Host the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards in 2017
They've just announced the dates and details.
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NewsMessina's Eight-Seat Degustation Bar Is Coming to Melbourne for November
But you better make a booking, stat.
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NewsYou Can Now Buy a Cookbook Dedicated to Brad Pitt's Onscreen Eating Habits
The team from Long Prawn were as mesmerised by the constant scoffing in Ocean's 11 as you were.
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NewsThis Narnia-Themed Supper Club Is the Immersive Event Australia Needs
Of course you have to enter through a wardrobe.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Dedicated KitKat Chocolatory
MasterChef regular Anna Polyviou's KitKats looks a hell of a lot more fancy than we're used to.
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GALLERY: Concrete Playground and James Squire's Spring Banquet at The Crafty Squire
Fresh spring produce paired with some of Australia's favourite craft beers.
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NewsFancy Hank's Spinoff Knuckles BBQ Sandwiches & Bar Is Open For Business
It may not be called Hank's, but it does a pretty good impression.
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NewsAntenna Documentary Festival Is Serving Up Ant-Covered Choc Tops
Available at a screening of an edible insect doco, the crawling critters are 100% real.
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NewsGood Food Month Announces Jam-Packed 2016 Melbourne Program
Break out the stretchy pants and get ready for some all-out feasting.
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NewsFirst Table Is Bringing Half-Price Early Bird Dinners to Melbourne
Prepare to up your dining game to new and glorious heights.
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News
Luxury French Macaron House Ladurée Is Finally Coming To Melbourne
More double-decker sweet treats coming at ya.
