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NewsColes Will Trial Its First Store-to-Door Grocery Deliveries via Drone in Southeast Queensland
If you live in Ormeau, Ormeau Hills and Yatala, you'll soon be able to get 500 grocery items flown to your home as part of a new store-to-door drone trial.
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NewsSuzi Cheek's Is the Fun-Loving New Bar Picking Up Where Miss Katie's Crab Shack Left Off
Chef Katie Marron's signature seafood spot is no longer — but she's dreamed up something just as tasty to take its place on Smith Street.
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NewsElectro Duo Peking Duk Just Launched Their Own Non-Alcoholic Beer with the Minds at Sobah
The booze-free sip will be available to buy online — but only for a limited time.
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FeatureThe No Bullsh*t Guide to Pairing Wine with Food
Like most things in life, balance is the cornerstone of any good food and wine pairing.
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NewsRené Redzepi's Noma Is Doing a Ten-Week Residency in Kyoto If You Need Another Excuse to Visit Japan
The globally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant will set up shop at Ace Hotel Kyoto from mid-March to mid-May, coinciding with cherry blossom season.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Releasing Its First-Ever Advent Calendar to Make the Festive Season Extra Delicious
Spend the first 24 days of December eating your way through mini waffle cone bites, salted cashew brittle, Messinatella biscuits, panned Panettone and other Messina treats.
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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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NewsConcrete Playground's Guide to Getting Into the Halloween Spirit When You're Over 25
If you're pushing 30 and still unsure how to get into the spirit of Halloween, let us guide you.
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NewsSpooky, Sophisticated and Sangria-Soaked: A Guide to Hosting the Ultimate Halloween Dinner Party
Make this Halloween a night to remember.
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NewsMeal Delivery Service Providoor Is Now Doing Same-Day Drop-Offs From Some of Australia's Best Restaurants
Fancy a restaurant-quality meal brought to your door? You now just need to book by 1pm and you'll be feasting at your own dinner table that night.
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NewsSydney's Cult Dessert Joint Tokyo Lamington Is Finally Opening Its First Melbourne Outpost
Sydney's lamington kings are bringing their wild and wonderful baked treats to Carlton.
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NewsBen & Jerry's New Vegan Ice Cream Supports Climate Change Action — and It's Giving Away Free Pints
The ice cream chain will hand out free pints of its new 'This Is Our Whirled' flavour at all scoop stores Australia-wide — but only for four hours on Friday, October 14.
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NewsYugen Is the Sumptuous New Japanese Diner and Omakase Bar Making Waves Beneath Chapel Street
A lofty subterranean space with a flair for the dramatic — and a standout food offering celebrating both tradition and creativity.
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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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NewsWe're Giving Away the Ultimate Five-Day Foodie Holiday For Two to Tasmania
You and a lucky plus-one will get to experience some of the best the Apple Isle has to offer, straight from the source.
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NewsThe Best Advice Ever: Josh Niland on Collaboration in the Kitchen
We chatted to the peerless Josh Niland about the art of collaboration in the kitchen, teamwork and the best advice he's ever received.
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NewsPiccolina Just Dropped Three New Nostalgia-Fuelled Gelato Cakes for Next Time You're on Cake Duty
Included in the lineup: a fairy bread-inspired cake topped with hand-crafted sprinkles made from native ingredients.
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NewsGelatissimo Has Released a New Vegan Gelato Flavour That Humans and Dogs Can Share
Scooping just in time for the warm weather, the gelato chain's new limited-time banana strawberry flavour is safe for humans and pooches alike.
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NewsSt Kilda Beach Club Pontoon Is Being Reborn with a Fresh Look and New Name
The sons of Stokehouse precinct owner Frank van Haandel are giving the waterfront space a whole new lease on life.
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NewsFour Pillars' 2022 Christmas Gin Is On Its Way So You Can Get Drunk on Pud with Nan
Back for another year, the annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.
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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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NewsPost Malone Has Created His Own Rosé and It's Now Available in Australia
There are only 10,000 bottles available in Australia.
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Feature
The No Bullsh*t Guide to Choosing Wine
For the uninitiated, the wine world can seem a bit pretentious. But it doesn't need to be.
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NewsCake Time: Black Star's St Kilda Store Has Reopened with a Fresh Look and New Curbside Cake Pick-Up
The Bayside pastry haven is back — and it's celebrating with two-for-one cakes and free coffee this weekend.
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NewsChadstone Just Announced Plans to Add an Ambitious New Fresh Food Precinct
The shopping centre's development plans continue with The Market Pavilion — a huge precinct inspired by the food markets of Europe.
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NewsCharcoal Chicken, Uber Eats and the Secret of the Garlic Sauce: Hot Takes with El Jannah CEO Brett Houldin
It was quick, fun and all in service of finding out the intel on that garlic sauce.
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NewsCharcoal Chicken, Authenticity and a Cult Following: El Jannah CEO Brett Houldin on Succeeding in the Hospitality Industry
"Our customers know people by name, they can tell you a lot about their last food occasion, their first experience — that cult-like behaviour is growing with us as we expand."
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NewsBirthday Cake Croissants Are Lune's New Must-Try Baked Treat — But Only in October
It's been ten years since Lune first started serving up its coveted pastries, and it's celebrating in the tastiest way possible.
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NewsNow Open: Chapel Street's Four-Level Italian Haunt Stella Has Landed in Time for Spring Rooftop Sips
A modern take on the classic Italian trattoria, with a space for every occasion.
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NewsSydney's Maybe Sammy and Cantina OK! Have Made the World's 50 Best Bars List for 2022
These two Sydney spots just keep earning international acclaim — and for the first time, the list was topped by a bar that isn't in New York or London.
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NewsA Melbourne Barista Was Just Named the Coffee-Making Champion of the World for 2022
Axil's Anthony Douglas beat out 47 global competitors for the esteemed title.
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NewsThe Company Behind Japan's Strong Zero Is Bringing a New Double Grape -196 to Australia
Pretend you're in Tokyo with Suntory's new premix — you'll find it in bottle-os from late October.
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NewsLune Is Bringing Back Some of Its Greatest Hits for a Month of Limited-Edition Birthday Specials
The famed croissanterie is turning ten — and to celebrate, it's reviving some classic creations every weekend during October.
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NewsWhere to Sip a Spritz in the Sun Now the Weather's Warming Up (And Get Your Drink on the House)
These top-shelf Melbourne venues are bringing big summer energy.
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FeatureA Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North
Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.
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NewsJust Add Olives: Four Pillars Has Released a Ready-to-Pour Double Gin Martini in a Bottle
Forget shaking or stirring — with Four Pillars' new bottled cocktail, all you need to do is pour.
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NewsTwo Australian Bars Have Nabbed Spots in The World's 50 Best Bars 51–100 List for 2022
The top 50 hasn't yet been revealed, but Melbourne's Caretaker’s Cottage placed 60th and Sydney's Re came in at 87.
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NewsKaraoke and Rooftop Bar Heroes Just Added an Unconventional Dumpling Bar to Its Multifaceted Offering
Drumplings has joined the bill at the now five-storey Heroes precinct, as it relaunches under new owners.
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NewsMelbourne's Night Noodle Markets Will Return to Birrarung Marr for 18 Food-Filled Evenings in November
This culinary favourite finally makes an IRL comeback in 2022, serving up its hawker-style dishes to wrap up spring.
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NewsMelbourne Food & Wine Festival Is Touring Regional Victoria for Ten Tasty Days This November
Head out of town for this year's jam-packed program of feasts, parties and tasting experiences, showcasing the best of the regions.
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NewsThe Higher Ground Crew Is Reviving the Royal Botanic Gardens' Historic Terrace Cafe
Opening next month, the Darling Group's latest project is an all-day cafe and adjacent event space, set in an idyllic green location.
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NewsSydney's Josh Niland Is the Only Australian to Make the Top 100 Best Chefs in the World List for 2022
The Best Chef Awards just served up its latest round of gongs — and seafood king Niland won the Best Chef Innovation Award, too.
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NewsKrispy Kreme and Reese's Have Teamed Up on a Tastebud-Tempting New Range of Peanut Butter Doughnuts
Peanut butter fiends, the dessert mashup of your dreams has just dropped.
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NewsA Melbourne Barista Has Been Named Australia's Coffee-Making Champion of 2022
Axil's Anthony Douglas has been crowned the country's best barista — now he'll compete against the rest of the world in the global championship this month.
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NewsHuge News: It Looks Like US Burger Chain Wendy's Is Preparing to Launch in Australia
The popular burger chain — not to be mistaken with the local ice-creamery — is making moves to bring its famous square burgers to Australia.
