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NewsBennett St Dairy Is Doing Supremely Festive Red Velvet and White Chocolate Cookie Dough
Helping you up your Christmas baking game, the limited-edition flavour is on sale at 900-plus Woolworths stores Australia-wide.
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NewsPidapipo Just Opened a Shiny New Flagship Gelateria and Experimentation Lab in Fitzroy
The Brunswick Street space is serving up exclusive flavours, alongside pasticceria treats, gelato cakes and chocolate sauces on tap.
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NewsSouth Australian Brewing Legends Pirate Life Are Opening a South Melbourne Venue in 2023
Slated to open in the middle of next year, it'll make its home in a former mechanics garage with a fitout by Studio Gram.
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NewsHuge New Pizza and Party Destination NONO Has Landed on Sydney Road
A DJ-fuelled bar with space for 950, from the legends that gave us Welcome to Thornbury.
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NewsThese Four Wine Venues Have Been Dubbed Australia's Best by the 2022 Wineslinger Awards
Sydney's Dear Sainte Éloise is the country's best wine-sipping spot for 2022, while Victoria's Bar Merenda is the best new vino haunt.
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NewsCocktail Porter's DIY Gelato Messina Dulce de Leche Espresso Martini Kits Are Back for Summer
Level up your at-home drinks selection with Messina espresso martinis — and get everything you need to make them delivered to your door.
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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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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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NewsPt Leo Estate's Restaurant and Fine Diner Are Both Reopening This Month Following That May Fire
Laura and Pt Leo Restaurant are making a comeback sixth months on from the incident — and they're showing off a couple of new menus, too.
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NewsMegalo, Megalo, Megalo! Moon Dog Is Planning a Grand Beer Bar for the Famed Franco Cozzo Building
The brewery has submitted a planning application to build a 900-person venue at the iconic Footscray address — but the mural will be sticking around.
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NewsEight Ultimate Gifts for the Wine Lover in Your Life
Gifting a wine lover this holiday season? Let's think outside the bottle.
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NewsSydney's Josh and Julie Niland Just Scored the Game Changer Award From France's Prestigious La Liste
The French-based guide recognised the duo for changing "the way chefs use fish all over the world with [their] zero-waste 'fish butchery' approach".
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NewsMelbourne Food & Wine Festival Just Announced the Lineup for Its 2023 Headline Feasts
Alla Wolf-Tasker will be plating up the next edition of the World's Longest Lunch, while the World's Longest Brunch showcases treats by Beatrix's Nat Paull.
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NewsThe Rustica Crew Has Relaunched The Flying Duck Hotel with a Fresh Look and New Gastropub Menu
With more than 150 years under its belt, Prahran's famed backstreet pub has entered a new phase of existence.
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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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NewsAutomated Brewers, Parilla Grills and Charcoal Smokers: the Go-To Gift Guide for Your Favourite Hands-On Foodie
If you know the next master brewer, a die-hard foodie or a passionate at-home entertainer, we've done the legwork this gifting season.
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NewsAunty Donna Are Legit Dropping a $30 Bottle of Wine That's Literally Called '$30 Bottle of Wine'
Everyone will know how much you spent on vino thanks to Aunty Donna's new plonk — and yes, you should chug-a-lug it with a little bit of pud.
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NewsGimlet Is Getting a Sibling — a New Laneway Cocktail Bar by Andrew McConnell
The yet-to-be-named bar is coming our way sometime next winter.
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News'New Nordic' Diner Freyja Just Kicked Off a New Lunch Service
Lunch is finally on the menu at this modern Scandinavian diner — and yes, there's smørrebrød.
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NewsMerivale's Italian Diner Totti's Will Open Its First Victorian Outpost in the Lorne Hotel This Summer
Come February, the long-standing Great Ocean Road pub will play host to Australia's fifth Totti's venue — and the first-ever outside of New South Wales.
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NewsStokehouse Pasta & Bar Is the New Euro-Accented All-Day Eatery in the Former Pontoon Digs
Seaside snacks, crab spaghetti and $79 bottles of vino — meet the latest incarnation of this sun-drenched St Kilda spot.
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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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NewsBlack Star Has Created a Limited-Edition Festive Cake If You Fancy a Sweet White Christmas
Impress your Christmas crew with this snow-dusted vision of cherries, elderflower and white chocolate.
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NewsDeliveroo Has Shut Up Shop in Australia — Effective Immediately
The delivery company has announced that it's wrapping up its Australian operations, entering administration.
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NewsPicolo Is Australia's First Major Low- and No-Booze Drinks Festival Hitting Melbourne in February
A hangover-free tasting fest, complete with the latest Aussie drops, a roller rink and a live cocktail competition.
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NewsEight Laidback Melbourne Bars for Your Next Group Catch-Up (Where You Can Actually Hear Your Mates Talk)
Nab yourself a couch or booth at one of these cosy spots and settle in for some quality time with your crew.
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NewsCP Picks: How Our Editors Are Enjoying Canned Cocktails This Summer
Whether you're sipping on a hot-girl walk or levelling up a dinner party, our editors’ tips ensure espresso martini o’clock is never too far away.
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NewsKrispy Kreme Has Dropped a New Range of Doughnut-Inspired Christmas Biscuits for Dogs
This limited-edition lineup of festive 'doggie doughnuts' is made with carob and peanut butter, and comes decorated to suit the season.
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NewsThe First Melbourne Brew Bar From Scottish Beer Giant BrewDog Opens Next Week
The two-level Pentridge outpost boasts a sprawling beer garden and two bars, with 20 taps and a jam-packed menu of pub classics.
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NewsSix Ways to Easily Elevate Your At-Home Summer Cocktail Hour
Brightly hued glassware, salty snacks and stand-out sips: your cheat sheet for a deliciously boozy (and aesthetically pleasing) summer arvo.
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NewsNew Low-Cost Airline Bonza Will Serve Up an All-Australian In-Flight Menu (Including Craft Beer)
Passengers will be able to tuck into mid-flight banana bread waffles and a snag in a bag — and sip Your Mates, Ballistic and Spinifex beers, plus Heaps Normal's Quiet XPA.
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NewsSupernormal Has Claimed the 2022 Melbourne Award for Hospitality
Andrew McConnell’s legendary Flinders Lane diner has taken out top honours in this year's City of Melbourne-run awards.
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FeatureA No-Bullsh•t Guide to Wine
The world of wine is filled with confusion and pretentiousness — and for the average drinker, even picking out a bottle can feel deeply intimidating.
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FeatureThe No Bullsh*t Guide to Wine Words
Seasoned wine professionals and lovers of the drink have developed a kind of shorthand when talking about wine.
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NewsFour Pillars and Go-To Skincare Are Bringing Back Their Limited-Edition 'Go-To Gin' Collaboration
After selling out in only five hours last year, this peach-and-pepper-infused gin is coming back for another extremely limited release.
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NewsPiccolina's New Limited-Edition Gelato Cake Will Help Shake Up Your Christmas Dessert Game
This year, swap the classic fruit pud for the Budino di Natale — a multi-layered treat starring three styles of gelato, plus Biscoff crumble, feuilletine and chocolate.
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NewsPearl Diver Cocktails & Oysters' Alex Boon Was Just Named Australia's Best Tequila-Shaking Bartender
The Patrón Perfectionists Australian Cocktail Competition just crowned its 2022 winner, who'll now represent the country at the global finals in March 2023.
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NewsThe Queen Vic Summer Night Market Is Returning for a 15-Week Run with 125-Plus Shops, Stalls and Bars
Spend another summer enjoying global eats, live tunes, pop-up bars and shopping galore.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne Has Earmarked $2 Million in Grant Funding for After-Dark Pop-Ups, Art and Festivals
Melbourne's night-time economy is getting a boost, with the Dusk til' Dawn Activation Grants program supporting twilight and night-time activities.
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NewsLune Has Just Dropped Its First-Ever Cookbook So You Can Make Its World-Famous Croissants At Home
The Melbourne-born croissant haven's founder Kate Reid has penned the ultimate tome for baking Lune's beloved flaky pastries — and a heap of its specials.
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NewsHere Are the Aussie Distilleries That Won Big at the 2022 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards
This year's awards saw a record-breaking number of entries across 11 categories.
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NewsTwo Aussie Bars Are Doing $15,000 Gold-Infused Old Fashioneds If You're After a Ridiculously Expensive Drink
On offer in Sydney and Melbourne for Woodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week, this cocktail just might be Australia’s most expensive.
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NewsNow Open: The Gold Coast Just Scored Australia's First European-Inspired Floating Beach Club
Head to the Glitter Strip to kick back on daybeds, hang out in cabanas and take a dip in the pool at La Luna, all while overlooking the Marina Mirage.
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NewsCheck Out the Winners of the 2022 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards
Yarra Valley’s very own Oakridge Wines snags The Champion Victorian Winery Trophy.
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NewsMessina Is Releasing a Sticky Date and Toffee Pudding Trifle to Level Up Your Christmas Lunch
The festive season just got tastier — and it even comes topped with an edible white chocolate and coffee chocolate wreath.
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NewsThe Best Things You Can Eat at the 2022 Melbourne Night Noodle Markets
Hoy Pinoy pork belly skewers, Milo-inspired Messina pudding, chicken schnitty bao burgers and gravity-defying noods — consider your Night Noodle Market food itinerary sorted.
