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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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GuideThe 14 Best Omakase in Melbourne or 2025
This multi-course Japanese dining experience has surged in popularity over the past few years — with sushi lovers fighting to get a reservation at the exclusive chef's tables.
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GuideThe 18 Best Indian Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
Explore these Indian restaurants' menus with countless regional dishes — or just order a butter chicken and be done with it.
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GuideThe 40 Best Restaurants for Group Bookings in Melbourne
These spots are large (and rowdy) enough to host all your mates for dinner.
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GuideThe 25 Best Cafes in Melbourne for 2025
How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Pizza in Melbourne for 2025
From giant pepperoni-topped slices to vegan rounds, these Melbourne pizza joints have you covered.
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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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GuideThe 51 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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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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RestaurantSt David Dairy
16-18 Saint David Street, Fitzroy
This Fitzroy establishment scales dairy back to its roots.
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RestaurantIshizuka
139 Bourke Street, Melbourne
This hidden CBD restaurant specialises in kaiseki — effortlessly serving up decadent (but seemingly simple) 11-course feeds to those looking to truly treat themselves.
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BarKolkata Cricket Club
Crown Melbourne, Southbank
Mischa Tropp's sports bar and restaurant at Crown Melbourne takes punters back to a bygone-era in India.
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BarOmnia Bistro & Bar
625 Chapel Street, South Yarra
The menu is stacked with contemporary takes on European classics — but you could simply drop by for the dry-aged roasted duck and a bottle of wine and be very happy.
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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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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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EventWindsor Wine Room x St Hugo
Mon, 10 Mar - Sun, 23 Mar 2025
Windsor Wine Room, Windsor
Fine, Barossa red wine and fresh pasta pairings, just in time for autumn.
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EventFesta Del Pomodoro at Mister Bianco
Tue, 18 Mar and Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Mister Bianco, Kew
Celebrate the art of sugo-making with a three-course meal and cooking demo at this Italian restaurant in Kew.
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EventLightscape Melbourne
Fri, 20 Jun - Sun, 10 Aug 2025
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens, South Yarra
Another winter, another lit-up garden display, with this after-dark festival getting Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne a-glowing.
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EventAustralian International Documentary Conference
Sun, 2 Mar - Wed, 5 Mar 2025
ACMI, Melbourne
Must-see Oscar-nominees 'Black Box Diaries' and 'Sugarcane' lead the lineup at this celebration of factual filmmaking.
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EventNew Order: Australian Tour 2025
Sat, 8 Mar, 2025
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
After their 2020 tour was cut short due to the pandemic, these music icons are returning Down Under.
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EventGet Up and Glow
Sat, 8 Mar, 2025
Bossley Bar & Restaurant, Melbourne
Get your Saturday started in the best way with a yoga class, brekkie and beauty products — all for free.
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EventMelbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Wed, 26 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Carlton Gardens, Carlton
This five-day flower and garden fest features landscaping inspiration, workshops for plant lovers, art exhibitions and a special after-dark experience.
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EventBBQs of the World
Sun, 30 Mar, 2025
Dandenong Market, Dandenong
Discover what makes barbecue the oldest cuisine in the world, complete with sumptuous bites from West Africa to Brazil.
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EventThat's Amore Cheese Ricotta Festival
Sun, 30 Mar, 2025
That's Amore Cheese, Thomastown
For one day only, the Thomastown lot will be filled with food stalls, bars, and a stage hosting cooking masterclasses and live music performances.
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EventTesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Tesselaar Tulip Farm, Silvan
Give your autumn a blooming boost with this floral event, featuring flower displays, acrobats, food trucks and, for the first time, a soaring ferris wheel.
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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.
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NewsNow Open: Gimlet's Long-Awaited Little Sister Apollo Inn Has Landed in Flinders Lane
Andrew McConnell's first standalone cocktail bar, Apollo Inn, has just opened in Melbourne. Come along and set your watch back to 1956.
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NewsPlant-Based KitKats Have Returned to Australian Supermarkets So That Everyone Can Have a Break
They're made with a rice-based milk alternative, and they're available in hit Coles stores and the KitKat Chocolatory online.
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NewsFour Pillars and QT Hotels Have Teamed Up on a Limited-Edition Wild Fennel, Sage and Vetiver Gin
Just like their first collaboration in 2021, you'll only be able to drink this drop at the hotel chain's bars — or you can order a bottle for your liquor cabinet.
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NewsVictoria's Country Cob Bakery Just Took Out Australia's Best Pie Award for the Fourth Time
The bakery nabbed the accolade for its Cambodian fish amok pie, which was also named the best seafood pie as well.
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NewsNow Open: Kahaani Is Melbourne's Newest Modern Indian Restaurant on Lygon Street
On Melbourne's most Italian strip, Kahaani is trying something new: bright and modern Indian cuisine. And there's no cheese naan in sight.
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NewsMelbourne's 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar Was Just Named One of the Best Pizzerias in the Asia Pacific Again
For the third year in a row, the Melbourne chain was named the Best Pizzeria in Australia by the 50 Top Pizza awards.
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FeatureGood as Gold: How an American Bourbon Maker and Australian Beekeeping Family Came to Work Together
Two pioneering companies have come together to create the sweetest collaboration we didn’t know we needed. Here's how it happened.
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NewsLune Is Kickstarting Winter with Pumpkin Pie Cruffins and Bechamel-Filled Lasagne Pastries
For June only, the world-famous croissanterie is also serving up ginger molasses croissants and chocolate banana rum pains au chocolat.
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NewsOshan Shakes Up South Yarra With Brazilian-Omakase Fusion
Oshan is something new in South Yarra: Japanese tradition meets Brazilian fusion. And the result is fireworks on a plate.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Releasing a Limited-Edition Neapolitan Version of Its Super-Fancy Viennetta
As seen 'MasterChef', the dessert chain's latest sweet treat features vanilla gelato, chocolate mousse, strawberry puree and dark chocolate shards.
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FeatureBali's Restaurant Revolution: Local Hospo Leaders Talk About the Island's Flourishing New Food Scene
We spoke to five local chefs and restaurant owners to learn how Bali's food scene has grown up over the past few years.
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NewsBeginning with Gin: Three Winning Wintry Cocktails to Make Ahead of World Gin Day
If you begin with gin and add a few simple three-step cocktail recipes, you've got the makings of a standout lineup of sips this World Gin Day.
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GuideEight Sunday Roasts to Warm Your Belly in Melbourne's Inner South This Winter
Cure your wintry end-of-weekend blues with a plate piled with gravy-soaked veggies, roast meat and a Yorkshire pud (or two).
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NewsSouth Australian Cult Burger Bar Benny's Is Launching in Melbourne
Be one of the first 300 customers to head in at 5pm on opening day and score your choice of a free cheeseburger, classic chicken or vego burger.
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NewsKrispy Kreme Is Giving Away 100,000 Free Doughnuts for National Doughnut Day 2023
What's better than sweet glazed doughnuts? Free sweet glazed doughnuts.
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NewsFour Pillars Is Doing Bloody Shiraz and Bloody Pinot Noir Gins for 2023 — and Hosting a Midwinter Gin Fest
What's better than one bloody great gin? Two, plus 15 events celebrating Four Pillars' cult-favourite tipples across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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NewsHotel Sorrento Has Unveiled a Modern Cantonese Diner as Part of Its Huge Revamp
Boasting Australian-Canto cuisine, the menu pulls inspiration from the Chinese restaurant that stood onsite back in the 1980s.
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NewsThe Queen Vic's Legendary Winter Night Markets Will Return From Next Month
The long-running night market is back to warm up your Wednesdays with a cosy program of street food, mulled drinks, live entertainment and market stalls.
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NewsCoffee Supreme Has Released a Range of Canned Iced Coffee So You Can Stay Caffeinated on the Run
The three new flavours are ready to be packed into gym bags, picnic baskets and eskies.
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GuideEight Ideas for a Great Night Out in Melbourne When You Need a Bit of Joy in Your Life
You're never too old to have a little fun — and we've got a bunch of standout ideas for your next night out.
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NewsA Melbourne Barista Has Just Been Named Australia's Coffee-Making Champion for 2023
For the second year in a row, Melbourne's Axil Coffee has been crowned home to the country's best barista.
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NewsDonut King Is Celebrating National Doughnut Day 2023 with Free Hot Cinnamon Doughnuts
Is this the most delicious day of the year? This doughnut chain certainly thinks so, with freebies available all day at all stores Australia-wide.
