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NewsUS Burger Chain Wendy's Just Cooked Up a Deal to Open 200 Stores in Australia by 2034
Australia's local ice creamery will no longer be the country's only Wendy's, with the burger chain locking in plans to launch Down Under.
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NewsLuxury Chinese Liquor Brand Moutai Has Just Opened Its First Melbourne Store
Try before you buy at the flagship Melbourne store — the most popular Moutai Flying Fairy bottle will set you back $518.
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NewsIs Melbourne's First Michelin Star Ramen Worth the Two-Hour Wait Time?
We sent out a hungry writer to brave the lines and the cold to find out. Here's the verdict.
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NewsComing Soon: Clifton Hotel Is the New Guy Grossi-Led Venue Launching in August
Grossi Group is teaming up with hospitality legends PUBLIC to launch this multi-space venue within a historic Kew hotel.
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NewsMessina's Latest Limited-Edition Gelato Tubs Come Topped with Hazelnut Rocher Crack
The one-litre specials feature layers of gianduia gelato, cone crunch and hazelnut mousse.
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NewsLevel Up Your Seasonal Soiree with These Winter Cocktails
Christmas in July may have passed, but there's still plenty of seasonal cocktails to level up your next dinner party.
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GuideMelbourne Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic
Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails — these top Melbourne date spots will help you to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day.
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GuideThe Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards for 2025
Save cosy pub corners for the depths of winter — it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these fab Melbourne beer gardens.
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GuideThe 15 Best Sports Bars and Pubs in Melbourne for 2025
These Melbourne bars and pubs play local and international sporting matches live and loud throughout the week — from AFL, NRL and cricket to soccer, tennis, boxing and basketball.
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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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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Bars of 2024
Sprawling breweries, neighbourhood pubs, CBD cocktail spots and cosy wine bars — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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NewsEight Melbourne Parks Fit For a BYO Booze Picnic (and Where to Pick Up Snacks Beforehand)
Head to the park for a boozy picnic with the finest snacks you can find along the way.
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GuideThe Best Brewery Bars in Melbourne for 2024
Sip chilled pints just metres from away where the beer was was brewed at these much-loved taprooms.
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GuideThe 22 Best Pubs in Melbourne
Looking for a new local? This list of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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GuideThe 21 Best BYO Restaurants in Melbourne
Head to your local bottle shop or pilfer your own wine collection before hitting these Melbourne BYO restaurants.
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GuideThe 20 Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
A guide for any wine lover in Melbourne, whether you want strictly organic, biodynamic and local drops or you don't really care — as long as they taste good and don't cost a fortune.
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NewsYou Can Now Eat Maxibons in Doughnut Form Thanks to Krispy Kreme's Latest Limited-Edition Dessert
After proving a hit in 2018, this collaboration with Peters Ice Cream is back for a limited — and tasty — time.
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NewsMelbourne's New French Restaurant and Bar Reine and La Rue Is Set to Open This August
The hospitality group behind NOMAD has transformed a grand space within the neo-gothic Melbourne Stock Exchange building into a 150-seat dining room and pint-sized speakeasy.
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NewsAustralia's Hot Chocolate Festival Is Back for 2023 with Booze, Biscoff and a 'Barbie'-Inspired Flavour
Three Victorian chocolateries are serving up 31 different varieties in August, including via at-home packs.
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NewsOktoberfest in the Gardens Is Back for 2023 with Another Round of Big Bavarian Celebrations
This one-day German party features food stalls, roving performers, rides, sideshows and a silent disco.
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NewsPizza Hut Is Giving Away 200 Free Pizzas for Every Single Goal Scored During the Women's World Cup
For each goal that the Matildas kick, there'll be 600 free pizzas on offer.
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NewsNine Culinary Experiences to Book on Your European Summer Holiday
Eat and drink your way through Europe this summer with help from the local experts.
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BarHotel Mexico
238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville
Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.
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BarBendigo Hotel Collingwood
125 Johnston Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's legendary live music pub The Bendigo Hotel is back in action thanks to The Mill Brewery Crew.
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BarPunters Club
376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Millennials and Gen Zs might lament the loss of Kewpie, but Gen X music lovers will rejoice in seeing this old boozer return to Brunswick Street.
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CafeMork Chocolate Looking Glass
13 Centre Place, Melbourne
The site is showcasing the team's unconventional chocolate bars, elaborate drinking chocolates that never made it onto the menu, chocolate cocktail pairings and creative desserts.
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BarWindsor Wine Room
60 Chapel Street, Windsor
Keep it classic with a rosé matched with burrata and oysters, or get a bit more playful by pairing a natty number with jerusalem artichoke and hazelnut gnocchi.
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BarChampagne Problems
238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.
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BarGreenhart Camberwell
1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell
This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.
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RestaurantHotel Lona
473 Nepean Highway, Frankston
A two-level venue with a restaurant, public bar and rooftop in one of Frankston’s oldest buildings.
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BarMoon Dog Wild West
54 Hopkins Street, Footscray
Make your way through the swinging saloon doors to find bucking bulls, arcade games, pool tables, a dog-friendly rooftop, and food and drinks aplenty.
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NewsThe Top 50 Bars in Asia for 2023 Were Just Unveiled So Add These to Your Wish List
From Taipei to Tokyo, here are the continent's best boozers to bookmark for your next getaway.
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NewsMcDonald's Is Opening the World's First Fry-Thru in Australia — and It's Even Shaped Like Giant Fries
Would you like fries from that? A pop-up Macca's shaped like a five-metre-tall packet of fries is hitting Sydney for the Women's World Cup.
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NewsAn Ex-1800 Lasagne Chef Has Just Opened a New French Bistro In Northcote
RIP Bar Nonno. Welcome to the neighbourhood, Ruckers Hill.
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NewsNow Open: Chadstone's European Brasserie Cityfields Has Launched a New Terrace Rooftop Bar
Just like Chadstone itself, Cityfields keeps on growing. Welcome to The Terrace.
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GuideGroup Dining: The Best International Restaurants for Celebrating the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™
Get the gang together to fully embrace this footy season with a culinary journey throughout Sydney.
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NewsThe Culture Vulture's Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Sydney Stay for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™
Make the most out of your Sydney trip with a healthy dose of culture alongside your football fever.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 31 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 32 films from 15 countries at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventIce Cream Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
Various locations around Victoria, Melbourne
12 days. 144 flavours. Three venues. Many a brain freeze.
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EventThe Chinatown Precinct's Lunar New Year Block Party
Sun, 2 Feb, 2025
Chinatown Melbourne, Melbourne
Ring in the Year of the Snake with food stalls, local restaurant dining deals, cultural performances, a dragon parade, blessings, live music, a kids' area (with face-painting and craft classes) and a ...
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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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NewsThree Australian Wineries Were Just Named in the World's Best 50 Vineyards for 2023
South Australia's d'Arenberg, Henschke and Penfolds Magill Estate have all been recognised as top wine destinations — but New Zealand's Rippon was named the best in Australasia.
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NewsRed Wine Fans, Rejoice: Pinot Palooza Will Showcase 50-Plus Wineries When It Tours Australia in 2023
Australia's huge pinot party is turning 11 with top-notch tipples from Australia, New Zealand and beyond — and a new stop in Perth.
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NewsHawthorn's Auburn Hotel Will Score an Expanded Beer Garden as Part of Its $4.3-Million Renovation
Hawthorn favourite The Auburn Hotel is getting a new dining hall and refreshed beer garden as part of its massive $4.3 million expansion.
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NewsLouey's Is St Kilda's New Italian-American Disco Bar Inside The Espy
Louey's is serving up live music, lobster pizza and freshly shaved parmesan from a giant cheese wheel.
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NewsSydney's La Salut Has Just Won Gold at 2023's International Star Wine List of the Year Awards
Melbourne's Embla, Sydney's Bentley Restaurant + Bar, Margaret River's Settler's Tavern and Perth's Rockpool Bar & Grill also received nominations.
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NewsLee Ho Fook's Victor Liong Has Just Announced New CBD Restaurant SilkSpoon
Where Victor Liong goes, hungry diners follow. And now, the celebrated chef has his eye on a new prize.
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NewsMorris House, The CBD's New Four-Storey Pub And Comedy Lounge, Will Finally Open on July 10
Morris House is ready to launch on July 10. Expect four levels of booze, food and comedy, plus a residence from comedy legend Arj Barker.
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NewsDessert Alert: Messina Is Bringing Back 40 of Its Greatest Gelato Hits in Take-Home Tubs
Cinnamon Cone Crunch, Robert Blondie Jr and Fairy Bread Cookie Pie are all back — and Have a Gay Old Time and Just Like a Milkshake, too.
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NewsSnoop Dogg Is Dropping His Second Cookbook 'Goon with the Spoon' This Spring
This time, the hip hop icon is teaming up with fellow rapper E-40 on a collection of 65-plus recipes.
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NewsLune Croissanterie and Koko Black Are Joining Forces on a Decadent Chocolate Truffle Croissant
Another World Chocolate Day is here, which means another tasty collaboration between these two favourites.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2023 So Far
These are the spots you went looking for so far this year, from hidden Japanese pantry gems to leafy brunch spots.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Restaurants of 2023 So Far
These are the spots you went looking for so far this year, from stunning beachside restaurants to hidden Nonna-worthy Italian — and lots of omakase, of course.
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NewsThe Hall at Welcome To Brunswick Has Reopened with $4 Curries Following a Huge Makeover
Welcome to Brunswick has unveiled their new-look beer hall, and they're celebrating with $4 curry bowls.
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FeatureWax Golden: A Hive of Good Times from Maker's Mark and Beechworth Honey
Find out what all the buzz is about honey and bourbon cocktails — from the experts in the craft.
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GuideMelbourne's Most Popular Bars of 2023 So Far
Sprawling brewery bars, seaside pubs and cosy drinking dens — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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NewsComing Soon: Khanh Nguyen Is Bringing All-Day Dough Palace ANTARA 128 to the CBD
Sunda's legendary chef Khanh Nguyen has a new, dough-fuelled project on the rise: ANTARA 128.
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NewsNow Open: DesiNental Is Bringing Fried Butter Chicken Wings and Masala Fries to Prahran
Feast on crispy chicken coated in butter chicken sauce, house-made masala fries or a chicken tikka burger.
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NewsA Heap of Melbourne Pubs Are Giving Away Free Pints of Guinness Whenever the Temperature Drops Below Nine Degrees
Here's something to cheers to next time the mercury drops in Melbourne.
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NewsThe World's 50 Best Restaurants Have Been Named for 2023 — and There's No Aussie Eateries on the List
Australia also missed out on a spot on the awards' 51–100 countdown, too.
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NewsSeven Ways You Can Actually Enjoy Your Mate's Special Interest Event When You've Run out of Excuses Not to Attend
Here's how to support your mate's passions and have fun at the same time.
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NewsFarewell Fantales: The Beloved Movie Trivia-Loving Australian Chocolates Are Being Discontinued
It's the end of an era for lovers of caramel-filled chocolates wrapped in cinema stories.
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NewsCosy Private Igloos Are Popping Up Across a Bunch of Melbourne Pubs This Winter
Book out one of these snuggly winter-themed pods for date-night drinks and snacks, or dinner and mulled wine with mates.
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NewsComing Soon: Yarra Valley's Historic Healesville Hotel Is Reopening Following Renovations
The iconic Healesville Hotel is getting a new lease on life, courtesy of two of Melbourne's most experienced publicans.
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NewsNorth Melbourne's Courthouse Hotel Has Quietly Reopened Following a Major Refurbishment
The Courthouse Hotel is officially back open for business following a stunning restoration and refurbishment project by four hospo pros.
