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NewsThe Go-To Gin Guide to Winter in Melbourne
Even as the winter chill sets in, there are plenty of reasons to get out and about (with a gin in hand) this season.
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NewsFitzroy's Ichi Ni Nana Now Boasts Its Own Basement Izakaya Karaoke Den
The underground Sing Song Room is now available for groups to belt out some bangers over sushi and beer.
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GuideFour Bars Pouring Caribbean-Influenced Cocktails to Keep Those Summer Vibes Alive This Winter
Remain blissfully unaware that summer's over with this selection of tropical tipples.
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NewsFive Things Not to Miss at NGV Friday Nights Before They Wrap
Sip gin cocktails, admire mind-bending artwork and catch some live tunes.
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NewsWhere to Eat, Drink and Find Some Culture in Melbourne's CBD After Dark
From late-night D&Ms over jukebox tunes to a gooey truffle cheese toastie to soak it all up.
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GuideSeven Spots to Head for Late-Night Kick Ons in Melbourne
These venues will keep the good times rolling well into the early morn.
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GuideThe Ten Best Waterside Bars in Melbourne
Summer calls for spritzes by St Kilda Beach and a few cold ones on the banks of the Yarra.
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GuideThe Best Melbourne Restaurants and Bars for Outdoor Dining
When only al fresco will do, these courtyards, beer gardens and terraces offer some of Melbourne's best outdoor dining.
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GuideHonda ZR-V-Approved: The Honda Team's Favourite Spots
The Honda team's own picks across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne: the spots they keep going back to and would probably take you to themselves.
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GuideX-Factor Venues Made to Impress Even the Most Jaded Out-of-Towners
Restaurants and bars across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide worth showing off to the friend you've been trying to talk into moving closer.
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GuideWine Bars with Excellent By-the-Glass Lists to Slowly Work Through
Wine bars across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide where the by-the-glass list gets treated just as seriously as the bottles on the back shelf.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2026
Whether you're a coffee snob searching for the perfect pour, an over-worked employee needing a quick caffeine hit, or just love to explore Melbourne's cafe scene, these top coffee roasters and brewers ...
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GuideUnconventional Outings to Round Up the Crew for Something Different
Hands-on outings across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for the group chat that's already bored of brunch, bar-hopping and the same old dinner booking.
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GuideRoad Trips Just Outside of Town to Fill an Entire Day Out
Nine day trips close enough to squeeze in before dinner, from high tea in a 1904 hydropathic retreat to a solar-powered treetop park in the Otways.
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GuideQuick Lunch Spots to Get You Out of the Office and Back Fast
Nine lunch spots fast enough to squeeze in between meetings, from a Florence import with a queue out front to a dumpling bar that plates in minutes.
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NewsA New Adults-Only Arcade Bar from the Holey Moley Team Has Just Opened in the CBD
The eclectic B. Lucky & Sons offers vintage prizes, alcoholic bubble teas and bonito-flake pizza toppings.
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NewsFive Late-Night Activities to Head to After Dinner in Melbourne
Get off the couch for a little after-dinner fun.
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NewsThe Queen Vic Night Market Is Wrapping Up For Another Year
There are just two weeks left of the blockbuster summer season.
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NewsA Late-Night Guide to the Best Things to Do in Melbourne After the Sun Sets
Where to eat, drink and play all night long.
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CafeBakemono Bakers
273 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
The signature baked goods, including almond and yuzu croissants, blueberry danishes, and honey, sesame and sea salt scrolls, keep customers coming back time and time again.
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CafeResidence at the Potter
815 Swanston Street, Parkville
Breezy cafe by day, quietly elegant fine diner by night — Residence at the Potter is redefining what on-campus dining looks like.
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CafeLocal Folk
43 Epsom Road, Kensington
In a pocket of Melbourne teeming with cafes, this is the pick of the locals.
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CafeBrunetti Classico Boutique Coburg
107 Newlands Road, Coburg North
Drop by Brunetti Classico's Coburg concept store for cake consultations and takeaway bites.
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CafeThe Continental
171 Johnston Street, Collingwood
You can play free pool and tuck into Med-inspired loaded sangas at this Collingwood cafe.
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NewsThis New Documentary Investigates Sydney's Nightlife in Light of the Lockout Laws
The doco speaks to prominent local and international figures to investigate the effects of the NSW Government's laws and pose alternative solutions to them.
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NewsThe Easiest and Hardest Bars to 'Ghost' From in Melbourne
If you feel like you might need to make a sneaky exit, plan your night accordingly.
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NewsSydney Is Hosting a One-Day Forum on Global Night Culture
An ambitious, timely collaboration between Sydney's Electronic Music Conference and the night mayor of Amsterdam, Mirik Milan.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Brand New Basement Club, XE54
The electronic music venue comes from the organisers of Beyond The Valley.
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NewsHowler's Mini Golf-O-Rama Is Back for a Limited Run
The boozy mini-golf course Brunswick deserves.
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NewsMelbourne's 24-Hour Weekend Public Transport Is Here to Stay
A permanent night network is becoming a reality.
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EventDiscoteca Italiana Arrivederci Roma at Melbourne Museum
Fri, 16 Oct, 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Before this Roman blockbuster closes, it’s getting one final send-off with disco, cocktails, cannoli and after-dark exhibition access.
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EventThe Sunday Reset
Multiple single dates
Hyde Melbourne Place, Melbourne
The Melbourne Apothecary is jazzing up the day of rest with a 12-week wellness series.
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EventCharlotte de Witte at The Wool Store
Fri, 11 Dec, 2026
The Wool Store, West Footscray
The global techno powerhouse is taking over a sprawling industrial Melbourne venue with her trademark high-intensity sound.
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EventThe Teskey Brothers at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sat, 17 Oct, 2026
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
The city's annual jazz celebration is hitting all the right notes, beginning with a blockbuster hometown performance from The Teskey Brothers.
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EventHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sat, 18 Sep 2027 and Sun, 19 Sep 2027
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Celebrating 25 years of this adored series, the MSO will perform John Williams' iconic score across three Melbourne nights.
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NewsBrisbane's Insane Mini-Golf Bar Holey Moley Is Coming to Melbourne
Have a few drinks over 27 holes of club-swinging antics.
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GuideThe Best New Year's Eve Events Happening Around Melbourne
Ring in the new year at Lorne, with Ashanti or celebrating your own death.
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GALLERY: The Grey Goose Boulangerie Bleue Waterside Mansion Party
We kicked off the start of summer with frozen vodka cocktails.
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NewsThe Royal Croquet Club Is Coming Back to Melbourne for 2016
The food, music and leisurely summer sport festival will return to Birrarung Marr.
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GALLERY: Eau De Vie Take Out Auchentoshan Whisky's Distilled Different Competition
Australia's best bar teams battled it out for a trip to Glasgow.
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NewsTen Awesome Perth Bars Worth Travelling For
Greenhouse gardens, tiki houses and bars that look like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.
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NewsAustralia is Getting a Mini-Golf Bar
Mini-golf, a cocktail bar and an all-round hangout hub rolled into one.
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NewsMelbourne's 24-Hour Weekend Public Transport Trial Has Been Extended to Mid-2017
We're potentially one step closer to a permanent night network.
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NewsMelbourne's New Club Untz Untz Rocks a Casual 24-Hour License
And a god damn light-up dancefloor. We're set.
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NewsYou Can Now Drink on the Streets of Manhattan Without Fearing Arrest
The New York City island has decriminalised drinking alcohol in public.
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NewsQueensland's New Lockout Laws Have Officially Passed
Bottle shops closed by 10pm, lockouts at 1am. Get ready, Brisbane.
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GuideThe Best New Year's Eve Events Happening Around Melbourne
Ring in the new year at a festival, on the river or over a big plate of nigiri.
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NewsWin Tickets to Heineken's Huge VIP SPECTRE 007 Party in Melbourne
Live the Bond lifestyle surrounded by aerial performers, blackjack tables and plenty of beer.
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NewsGlamorama Is Fitzroy's New Late-Night Electronic Music Joint
Vegan chicken wings, 'Botox' pies and a cocktail called Bring Back Savage Garden.
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NewsThe Star Hotel Has Reopened with a Brand New Look and Pub Menu
The iconic South Melbourne corner pub and music venue has classed up its act.
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NewsThe Five Best Bars for Board Games in Melbourne
Have a pint. Enjoy some music. Annihilate your friends.
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NewsThe Day of the Dead Secret Warehouse Project Tickets About to Go On Sale
Round up the crew, this is going to sell-out super fast.
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NewsThe Day of the Dead Secret Warehouse Project Is Coming
Delve into a neon-lit underworld of interactive light art, food stalls and live music.
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GuideCorona presents Cinco De Mayo
We've teamed up with Corona to throw ten Cinco De Mayo parties around Australia. ¡Ole!
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NewsWhen Do the World's Best Cities Go to Sleep?
24-hour transport, late shopping and bars without lockouts are key to a global city. But some of the best don't have their nightlife sorted the way you'd expect.
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