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NewsJustin Townes Earle, Henry Wagons and Porteno to Headline New ‘Out On the Weekend’ Event
Named for Neil Young, meet Melbourne's newest Americana-fuelled hootenanny.
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News#mealforameal Project Puts Your Annoying Food Photography to Good Use
If you thought 'foodstagramming' was largely frivolous, at least now it's for charity.
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NewsWin a Thredbo Weekend and Swedish Winter Picnic Thanks to Rekorderlig
Embrace winter with a Swedish stopover in Kosciuszko National Park.
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NewsThe Ten Best American-Inspired Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne often goes in waves with its international influences on dining, but there's one that's been around for a while now.
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NewsWin Dinner for Four at No. 8 by John Lawson
Exclusive Crown dining with the fare to match its cry.
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GuideThe 16 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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NewsThe Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Melbourne
Themed high teas, street parties, limited-edition cakes, karaoke, banquets and huge giveaways — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Melbourne.
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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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GuideSavour the Seasons: Where to Enjoy New Zealand's Most Exquisite Eats
No matter the time of year, there's something exciting to discover (and taste) year-round.
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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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NewsGame, Set, Feast: Here's Everything You'll Be Eating and Drinking at the 2025 Australian Open
Some of Melbourne's best chefs are serving up ace eats at the 2025 Australian Open, plus a couple big booze brands have set up huge pop-up bars.
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GuideThe 22 Best Italian Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne's greatest Italian restaurants don't simply stick to the pizza and pasta game. These spots serve up all kinds of regional dishes that'll blow your carb-loving mind.
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GuideThe 14 Best French Restaurants in Melbourne Right Now
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2024
Here's where you've been getting your breakfast, brunch, lunch and caffeine fixes during 2024.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Restaurants of 2024
These are the spots you went looking for this year, from stunning beachside restaurants and CBD fine-diners to neighbourhood haunts and hidden Chinatown gems.
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NewsBrooklyn Confirms Brooklyn-ness By Holding Dinner Parties in Dumpsters
Trashy fine dining at its most Brooklynised.
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NewsThis Photographer Is Documenting the Art of Coffee Cups Around the World
Take a moment to appreciate the little objets d'art you carry around each day.
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NewsThe Best of the West
Melbourne's western suburbs are bubbling with brand new ventures. Try 'em out.
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NewsGet Ready for a National Crackdown on Free-Range Eggs
State governments are deciding on the first ever national definition of the term free-range.
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RestaurantAstoria Bar Kè Grill
302 Toorak Road, South Yarra
This Toorak Road terrace house is now home to a fab Greek restaurant.
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RestaurantAmatrice Rooftop Restaurant
16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne
Zip away to Italy in the back streets of Cremorne, with aperitivo sips and specialty pasta 10 stories above the ground.
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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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NewsThe Ten Best Places to Get Your Cheese Fix in Melbourne
We love cheese. And because we know you do too, we've found the 10 best places to get your cheese fix in Melbourne.
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NewsJess Scully’s Guide to Getting into Winter in Sydney
The Vivid Ideas festival director embraces winter with open arms and some hot tips.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Sake
Sommelier and co-owner of Blackmarket Sake Matt Young talks us through the rice brew.
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NewsMelbourne is Finally Allowing Food Trucks in the CBD
No longer does a bowl of nachos necessitate a full-scale search squad.
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NewsKong BBQ is Opening its Official Richmond Restaurant This Week
Chris Lucas has inflicted a slightly tortuous wait upon us, but thankfully it's also nearly over.
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EventLe Bon Ton's Superbowl Party
Mon, 10 Feb, 2025
Le Bon Ton, Collingwood
Pair your Superbowl watching with hot wings, waffles and chicken, and Budweiser beers.
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EventGalentine's Day at Pincho Disco
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025
Pincho Disco, Collingwood
Gather your gals, gays and theys together for a big Latin American feast the day before Valentine's Day
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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EventThe Play That Goes Wrong
Wed, 3 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
This comedic production about a chaotic play focuses on The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's efforts to stage a murder-mystery.
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EventPickleball Pop-Up at Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya
Thu, 9 Jan - Thu, 6 Feb 2025
Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya, Fitzroy
Drop by this Japanese restaurant to pair your sushi and cocktails with a few rounds of pickleball.
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Event$15 Cacio e Pepe at Marameo
Tue, 7 Jan - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Marameo, Melbourne
The team is slashing the price of its most-popular pasta to celebrate its fifth birthday — but only until the end of January.
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NewsOut of the City: Kyneton’s Best Food Finds
Sate yourself in cute Piper Street's cafes and restaurants.
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NewsKeystone’s Rushcutters Serve Up Seasonal Farmer’s Feasts for 25 Beans
Meet star local producers, sample seasonal produce and taste organic wine, without totally shelling out.
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NewsMelbourne Heads Back to the Trailer Park
Perhaps the only place where you can down a fried catfish po' boy for dinner and salted caramel creme brulee for dessert.
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NewsThe Ten Best Restaurants in Adelaide
The top Adelaide restaurants respect the exceptional produce and wine at their doorstep.
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NewsAustralia’s Best Cafe and Restaurant Design Winners Have Been Announced
Playing with light and attention to detail won over this year's Australian Interior Design Awards.
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NewsLondon to Possibly Open Crowdfunded Cereal Cafe
Shoreditch could wake up to cereal cocktails, Pop-Tart combos and Saturday morning cartoons.
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NewsThe World’s Best Pizza Maker is Teaching a Masterclass in Brunswick
Learn how to make the perfect dough and how to sneak some bocconcini while your world-class teacher isn't looking.
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NewsDiners To Pay With Instagrammed Food Pics at World’s Most Infuriating Pop-Up
Do you tweet before you eat?
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NewsThe App Fighting Waste By Selling Off Restaurant End-of-Day Leftovers
Because too many perfectly good oysters go in the bin at the end of the night.
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NewsSt. Vincent Has Created Her Own Signature Coffee Blend
The New York-based multi-instrumentalist joins James Murphy and David Lynch with her own cup o' joe.
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NewsWin a Trip for Two to Adelaide with Wotif
Luxury accommodation, wine tours and five-course degustations - don't mind if you do?
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NewsAndrew McConnell’s Supernormal Is Finally Opening in Melbourne
Lobster rolls and karaoke, together at last.
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NewsHere’s That Veggie Haagen-Dazs No One Asked For
Meet Japanese 'healthy' flavours Carrot Orange and Tomato Cherry.
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NewsThe Meatball and Wine Bar to Open New Smith Street Location
Melbourne's favourite ballers are expanding.
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NewsVoice-Activated Smart BBQ Cooks Perfect Steaks When You Tell It To
Sundays just got lazier — BBQs now come with apps.
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NewsFlour to the People: Mark Free’s Dream for the Flour Market
An interview with the mastermind behind the Flour Market, not your average bake sale.
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NewsControversial Burger Chain Carl’s Jr is Coming to Australia
Great news for sex pests and very bad news for people with high cholesterol.
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NewsCrowdfunding Hospitality: IconPark’s New Approach to the Pop-Up
The phrase 'vote to keep your favourite in the house' just got interesting.
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NewsDinner for Breakfast: Ten of Melbourne’s Best
Inverting the traditional, Australian morning menu, more and more cafes are serving up dinner for breakfast — with everything from hearty breakfast burgers and burritos to stews, salads and souvlaki.
