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NewsMelbourne's Biggie Smalls-Themed Kebab Joint Is Finally Open
Now Collingwood's most notorious eatery.
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NewsFive-Level Food Palace 127 Brunswick Street has Opened Its Doors
An izakaya, hawker market and rooftop bar, all stacked on top of each other.
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NewsLentil as Anything's Abbotsford Eatery Could Be Closed by the End of the Year
Things are looking grim for the pay-what-you-feel eatery.
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NewsGelato Messina Just Released Their Own Cake Cookbook
Make your own version of Dr Evil’s Magic Mushroom cake at home. Well, try.
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NewsSingapore-Inspired Hawker Hall Opens in Windsor
From the minds behind Chin Chin, Kong and Baby.
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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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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Melbourne
Whether you like your scoops creamy, salty, vegan or sandwiched, you can find them in our guide.
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GuideThe Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne
These private dining rooms have you got you covered from private bartenders to suckling pigs, martini trolleys to luxurious sashimi platters.
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News8Bit's CBD Burger Bar Is Now Open for Burger Business
Footscray's favourite video game-inspired burgers are coming to the CBD.
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NewsThe World's First Garlic Bread Appreciation Conference Is Coming to Australia
Because some people aim for the stars.
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NewsNoma Is About to Open Bookings for Its Sydney Pop-Up
Get ready to pounce on this summer's hot ticket.
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NewsThe Bank on Collins Is Melbourne's New Ornate Restaurant and Bar
Finally a bank you might actually want to visit.
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NewsDinner by Heston Blumenthal Is Opening Next Week and Here's Everything We Know
Fancy lamingtons, mechanical art installations and jelly moulds on the wall. Classic Heston.
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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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RestaurantToken
151 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Get around great sashimi and temaki from the raw bar and flame-kissed Japanese eats from the yakitori grill.
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RestaurantGarfield Pizzeria
297 Lygon Street, Carlton
The counter-service pizzeria, named for an orange cat who visited the building site, reimagines the traditional Italian restaurant experience.
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RestaurantKoi Toy
T16, Pentridge Shopping Centre, 1 Champ Street, Coburg
Menu highlights include angel hair tempura King Prawns, sake-cured Ocean Trout, and crunchy fried whitebait with yuzu tartare sauce.
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RestaurantFrenchie
15 Collins Street, Melbourne
Frenchie's big drawcard is that everything on the menu is priced at $14. Yes, you read that correctly.
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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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NewsHow to Make Like Nonna and Produce Your Own Salami
Step one: make sure your pig is the right gender.
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NewsThere's a Huge, Kansas-Approved Barbecue Festival Coming to Sydney and Melbourne
Pass the paper towel.
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NewsAndrew McConnell Is Opening a Butcher Shop and Eatery Called Meatsmith
Cold-cuts, charcuterie and takeaway Cumulus meals in Fitzroy.
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NewsSugar Mountain Announces New Immersive 'Sensory' Restaurant
Let Bomba, Tin & Ed and Cut Copy stimulate all your senses.
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EventNational Spanish Paella Day at Anada
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Añada Bar & Restaurant, Fitzroy
Expect generous pans, complimentary wine and a lively vibe that evokes the best of sun-soaked Spanish lunches.
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EventSea of Light at Abbotsford Convent
Thu, 9 Apr - Sun, 12 Apr 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
This April, swap screen time for something brighter as kids step into a glowing world of creativity and discovery.
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EventMFWF: Feast for Freedom — A Longer Table
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Footscray
This one-night dining experience blends flavour and storytelling, bringing people together through refugee-led dishes that celebrate cultural richness.
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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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EventMFWF: Grana After Dark
Thu, 26 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Grana, Brunswick East
Bringing a late-night edge to this neighbourhood deli and wine bar, this three-night affair features dimmed lights, cranked volume and a bespoke menu.
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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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EventMFWF: Pizza Pronto — James Lowe at Figlia
Thu, 26 Mar, 2026
Figlia, Brunswick East
Bringing London-born pizza innovations to Lygon Street, this one-night takeover combines Michelin-led cred with crowd-pleasing slices.
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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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EventAfrica Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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NewsHardware Societe Is Bringing a Little Melbourne Brunch Culture to Paris
And they're taking their two beagles with them.
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NewsThese Cookbook Writers Crossed Australia to Collect Recipes from Our Biggest Foodies
From Dan Hong's spring rolls to fancy smashed avo.
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NewsSBS Is Launching Australia's First Free-To-Air Food Channel
Because you can never have too many cooking programs.
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NewsA Booze-Infused Slice of New York's Momofuku Milk Bar Is Coming to Australia
Whisky maple cookies from NYC's favourite baker.
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NewsTim Ho Wan Is Finally Opening in Melbourne
The world’s cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant is headed to Bourke Street.
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NewsPierre Roelofs Is Handing Out Free Ice Cream in Melbourne Today
A sweet little sneak peek into this year's Good Food Month program.
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NewsGood Food Month Announces Huge Program for 2015
Melbourne's first ever 'ramen rave', one epic dessert festival and Big Gay Ice Cream.
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NewsA25 Espresso to Open in Melbourne's CBD
Melbourne's latest Italian eatery from a team who really know what they're doing.
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GuideThe Best Vietnamese in Melbourne
Whether you want spring rolls, street food or a steaming hot bowl of pho.
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NewsLady Carolina Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar is Now Open in Brunswick
Meet Lygon Street's friendly new Latin tenant.
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NewsFive Ways You Should Be Using Craft Beer in Your Cooking
Beer brownies are a life choice you won't regret.
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NewsFairy Floss Grapes Totally Exist and They're On Their Way To Australia
Could fairy floss flavoured goon be on the cards too? Could it?
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Copenhagen's Noma Is Set to Close in 2016
And then? It will be reborn more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
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NewsYour Favourite Restaurants Now Offer Home Delivery Thanks to Suppertime
Broaden your takeout horizons.
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NewsSweden Opened an Adorable Hotel Just for Bread Dough
All wake-up calls and massages included at this doughtel.
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NewsGet Stuck Into Chef Scott Pickett's Recipe for Pork Jowl with Cider and Boudin Noir
The Saint Crispin chef puts a unique spin on classic pork and apple.
