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NewsNorthern Light Is Closing with Chef Adam Liston Headed to the CBD
The chef's closing the doors to his Collingwood eatery to open much bigger ones in the city.
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NewsThis New Sydney Eatery Is Serving Fried Chicken in Sneaker Boxes
Complete with champagne pairings and butter. Lots of butter.
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NewsGourmet Burger Joint Motorhome Majestic Is Coming to Ascot Vale
Another mouth-watering burger joint from the guy behind Grand Trailer Park and Truck Stop Deluxe.
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GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Autumn 2026
Melbourne’s newest restaurants and bars are setting the tone for Autumn 2026 — from cosy Italian spots to revamped pubs and whimsical bars, here’s where to eat and drink next.
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GuideThe 15 Best Gluten-Free Feeds in Melbourne, Including Six Coeliac Australia-Accredited Spots
If you're coeliac, you're probably used to missing out on late-night gyros and actually good bread — until now.
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NewsThe Best Bottomless Brunches in Melbourne
At Melbourne's top bottomless brunch spots, you can pair free-flowing margaritas, spritzes, natty wines and beers with breakfast buffets, multi-course set menus, pizzas, curries and drag bingo.
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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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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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NewsSeven Deep Fried Foods You Need to Try on Your Next Visit to Japan
Rice, Noodle, Fish author Matt Goulding gives us a guide to the deep fried.
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NewsHow to Barbecue Like a Kansas-Approved Barbecue Boss
It's time to go to the butcher and get serious.
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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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RestaurantLittle Rose
274 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
The French-Asian bistro is here for a good time, not a long time, with the residency sticking around for only a few short months.
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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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RestaurantFico, Crowne Plaza Melbourne Carlton by IHG
701 Swanston Street, Carlton
Fico is grounded in Carlton’s historic heritage of Italian culture and generous shared dining.
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RestaurantJulietta
220 Toorak Road, South Yarra
With Italian-style wines, pasta at its core, and a focused selection of classic desserts, Julietta keeps things approachable, comfortable and familiar.
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RestaurantRonin
445 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Like an ancient ronin samurai, this omakase joint does things its own way, now introducing a Korean-inspired set menu.
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RestaurantYum Sing House Restaurant & Karaoke Bar
22 Sutherland Street, Melbourne
Start with a modern Asian feed, then head upstairs where the bar and private karaoke rooms are open until the early hours of the morning.
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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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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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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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EventLiving Edge Warehouse Sale
Fri, 15 May - Sun, 17 May 2026
132 Cremorne Street, Cremorne
Get your living room measured and remember your colour spectrum, you'll need it to browse this catalogue.
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EventScan, Earn, Fly
Fri, 15 May - Sun, 17 May 2026
Melbourne Central Shot Tower, Melbourne
Turn your everyday spending into flights at this interactive Melbourne Central pop-up from Kris+.
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EventNBA House Australia at The Timber Yard
Thu, 14 May - Sun, 17 May 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Coinciding with the NBA Playoffs, this landmark basketball debut is stacked with all-stars, top-notch tunes, celeb three-on-three and more.
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EventSt Kilda Film Festival
Thu, 4 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun 2026
Various locations in St Kilda, St Kilda
Great movies come in small packages at this standout short film festival, with 190-plus titles screening across 11 days in 2026.
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EventDiscoteca Italiana at Melbourne Museum
Sat, 6 Jun, 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Step from centuries-old relics onto the dance floor as this one-night-only Italo disco party combines the ancient world and after-dark fun.
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EventBring a Friend for Free at Peninsula Hot Springs
Fri, 1 May - Fri, 29 May 2026
Peninsula Hot Springs, Fingal
Book in a midweek chill, as this month-long promotion offers a two-for-one soak for you and a bestie.
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EventIndependent Music Exchange at Northcote Town Hall
Sat, 6 Jun - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Northcote Town Hall, Northcote
Celebrate independent music as label founders and crate diggers come together to champion physical media and share community-driven knowledge.
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EventMDW 2026: 'Between Planes' by Dean Norton
Tue, 14 Apr - Sun, 17 May 2026
Hotel House, Fitzroy North
Moving through shifting reflections and fractured light, this study of glass and mirrors will have visitors questioning their perception.
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EventSorrento Solstice Festival
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various locations in Sorrento, Sorrento
Celebrating, not hiding away from the year's shortest days, this emerging solstice festival offers firelight by the ocean.
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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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NewsCoffee Flour Could Soon be Caffeinating a Baked Good Near You
You know what this means: caffeinated doughnuts.
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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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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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