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NewsLune Is Serving Up Finger Bun Croissants and Cherry Blossom Cruffins to Start Off Spring
Everything croissants, coconut Kouign Amanns and choc-chip cookies: they're also among Lune's September specials.
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FeatureSpirit Specialist Kurtis Bosley Shares Three Unexpectedly Brilliant Whisky Cocktail Pairings
We got all the intel on the best bites to accompany three standout whiskey concoctions (and nabbed the recipes for the drinks too).
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NewsBobbie Peels Is North Melbourne's Old-Meets-New Watering Hole From Two Familiar Hospo Names
The new-look Bobbie Peels is celebrating quality booze alongside snacky share plates and hand-rolled pasta.
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NewsMilky Lane and Crust Are Teaming Up on an OTT Range of Pizza Burgers and Burger Pizzas
A Hawaiian pizza, but as a burger? Milky Lane's decadent beef burg, but as a pizza? You can try both for a limited time.
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NewsThieves Coffee Is the Coffee Subscription Service Delivering Local Beans and Pods to Your Door Every Month
Expand your coffee horizons and save by cutting down on trips to the coffee shop.
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NewsTartine Is the New All-Day French Bistro and Provedore Coming to Richmond This Week
A chic corner spot heroing classic French open sandwiches, charcuterie and natural wine.
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GuideThe 40 Best Bars in Melbourne for 2025
Whether you're on the hunt for an extensive wine collection, a luxe date-night spot or a place to have a little boogie, these are our picks for the best bars in Melbourne.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2025
Whether you're a coffee snob or an extra-weak latte lover, these top Melbourne coffee roasters and brewers will have what you need.
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GuideThe 21 Best Wine Bars in Melbourne for 2025
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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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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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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NewsGelato Messina Is Dropping Its Own Mint Slice Biscuits for Father's Day (or Your Own Snacks)
These minty treats aren't stuffed with gelato, sadly, but your dad will still want to devour a 12-pack.
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NewsCambodia's Kitchen Is the New CBD Restaurant Paying Homage to Classic Cambodian Fare
At Cambodia's Kitchen, a brother-sister duo is flying the flag for a little-known cuisine with a menu built on traditional techniques and family recipes.
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NewsYou Can Now Pick Up Ten Different Varieties of New Zealand's Fix & Fogg Nut Butters at Woolworths
If you're nuts about nut butters, you'll now be able to pick up the cult-favourite NZ brand's peanut butters, peanut butter and jelly, and choc berry butters at Aussie supermarkets.
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NewsThe Crew Behind Bentwood and Glovers Station Has Opened a Two-Part Waterfront Venue in Geelong
Cafe down the bottom, modern Asian bar and restaurant up top — all perched right on the waterfront.
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NewsMelbourne's 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar Was Just Crowned the Best Pizzeria in the Asia Pacific
The South Yarra eatery has earned a spot among the upper crust of the pizza elite — and now it'll head to Naples to compete against the rest of the world.
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NewsFleur Espresso Is the Newcomer Bringing Cheery Cafe Vibes to Toorak Village
It's got a working worm farm, a statement baby pink La Marzocco and a menu featuring modern classics like brekkie carbonara.
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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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NewsConvoy Is the New Moonee Ponds Cafe From the Terror Twilight and Hi Fi Team
You'll find this bright daytime-only spot overlooking Queens Park, dishing up okonomiyaki, cinnamon scroll pancakes and brekkie mai tais.
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NewsBayside's Beloved Abbiocco Has Opened a New Pasta and Wine Bar in St Kilda
The name translates loosely to 'food coma' — head in now to feast on house-made mortadella, lemon thyme and prawn tortelli, and blood orange negronis.
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NewsMelbourne Has Scored a New Japanese Ice Creamery From a Rising Star Chef and LuxBite's Bernard Chu
Hawthorn's vibrant newcomer Kōri is scooping innovative flavours ranging from hojicha hazelnut to strawberry shortcake.
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NewsIsraeli Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Is Finally Bringing His Latest Speaking Tour Down Under in 2023
The trailblazing chef, author and restaurateur's chef will head to Australia and New Zealand in January.
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NewsStreets Has Teamed Up with Oak on a Must-Try New Chocolate Milk-Flavoured Golden Gaytime
Can't choose between an ice cream and a chocolate milk? Now you don't have to.
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NewsYou Can Now Buy Violet Crumble Espresso Martinis in Two-Litre Ready-to-Drink Casks
If you're a fan of the chocolate-honeycomb bar that shatters, you've now got a new cocktail to try.
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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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NewsStella Is the New Multi-Storey Italian Haunt Opening on Chapel Street Next Month
South Yarra's getting a modern Melbourne take on the classic trattoria, complete with its own rooftop bar.
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NewsCult-Favourite US Burger Chain Five Guys Is Opening Its First Melbourne Store Next Week
Adding some inner-city burgers to your winter, the American fast food joint will open at Southbank on Monday, August 8.
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NewsMaybe Sammy Has Been Named the Best International Bar Team at the Tales of the Cocktail 2022 Spirited Awards
The award-winning cocktail bar has added another trophy to its cabinet.
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NewsPizza Hut Is Giving Away 35,000 Free Pizzas in August to Celebrate 60 Years of Hawaiian Slices
There are 1000 free pizzas up for grabs every day this month, and 5000 on International Hawaiian Pizza Day.
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NewsHareruya Is Carlton's Tiny New Japanese Pantry and Cafe Stocking Elegant Bentos and Gelato Mochi
A takeaway-only spot from the mind behind 279 and Le Bajo, heroing beautiful bento and house-made gelato.
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NewsStar Melbourne Chef Guy Grossi Is Opening an Amalfi-Inspired Restaurant Inside The Westin Brisbane
Set to open in spring or summer, Grossi's first Brisbane venture will be "really light, fun and breezy", with coastal Italian dishes and plenty of wine on the menu.
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NewsNostalgia Alert: Gelato Messina Is Whipping Up a Honey Joy Version of Its Famed Cookie Pie
Get big tuckshop flashbacks with this indulgent dessert, which features a choc chip cookie base, vanilla custard and crunchy honey joys.
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NewsThis Brisbane Cafe's Avocado on Toast Has Just Been Named the Best in Australia
Balmoral's Little Hideout Cafe features sliced avo on top of a grain sourdough, then paired with roast tomato aioli, whipped feta and beetroot hummus.
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NewsNew CBD Italian Restaurant Cucina Povera Vino Vero Has Closed Indefinitely After One Month of Trade
For reasons unknown, Maurice Terzini and Joe Vargetto's much-hyped restaurant partnership is no longer.
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NewsSmashed Avo for Everyone: Aussies Are Being Encouraged to Eat More Avocados Due to Oversupply
This year's avocado supply is up 26 percent on the past year per capita — which is 22 avocados for every Australian.
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NewsNow Open: Richmond Pub The Kingston Has Reopened Following a Head-to-Toe Makeover by the Public House Team
The revamp includes a new-look beer garden, and a sleek restaurant celebrating meat and seafood cooked on the parrilla.
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NewsAllen's Is Turning Kirks' Classic Pasito, Creaming Soda and Lemonade Soft Drinks Into Lollies
We've found your new must-try sweet treats — and they'll all be available in one pack.
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NewsMenulog Is Shouting Aussies Who Live on Ramsay Streets a Free Meal to Farewell 'Neighbours'
The long-running soap opera airs its final episode this week — and if you live on a Ramsay Street somewhere around the country, you can score a free feed.
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NewsHow to Drink Tequila Like a Grown-Up (And Why You Should)
It's not that we've been drinking tequila wrong — it's that we can be drinking it better. Two experts share their tips on how to upgrade your tequila game.
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NewsYoung Henrys and Dune Rats Are Bringing Back Dunies Lager for the Band's New National Tour
The band and the brewery first teamed up in 2017, and now they're giving their collaboration another pour.
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NewsLegendary Sorrento Spot Stringers Has Been Reborn As an All-Day Restaurant, Bar and Providore
The 126-year-old corner site has scored a head-to-toe makeover from the owners of Higher Ground and Kettle Black.
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GuideFreshies: Exciting and Vibrant New Melbourne Openings to Add to Your Must-Visit List
Discover you next favourite dish or drink at one of these fresh Melbourne haunts.
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NewsOnly Mine Chocolaterie Just Opened Its Third Store in the Queen Vic's New Munro Development
Roll in for gorgeous boxed bon bons, dreamy handmade chocolate bars and a stack of hot chocolate concoctions.
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NewsThe Farmer's Daughters Team Is Opening a New Restaurant Championing Victorian Regions
Launching in Fed Square at the end of the month, the 250-seater will feature a 3000-bottle wine library and a rotating 'region in residence' menu.
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NewsBunnings Is Increasing the Price of Its Sausage Sizzles for the First Time in 15 Years
The beloved snags, part of every hardware shopper's weekend ritual, will increase to $3.50 — raising more money for community groups.
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NewsKitKat Is Releasing the Milo Chocolate Bars of Your Childhood Dreams
Two beloved chocolate treats are combining in one wafer and choc-malt filled bar — in three varieties, too.
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NewsHuge News: Leonardo's Pizza Palace Will Fully Reopen Next Weekend Following Last Year's Fire
The beloved pizza kitchen is back in action — and the team is throwing a weekend of slices, drink specials and DJ tunes to celebrate.
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NewsMiddle Eastern Food Haven Babajan Has a New City Store to Add to Your Lunchbreak Rotation
Kirsty Chiaplias' flakey boreks, hefty sandwiches and heavenly desserts have a new home.
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NewsA Night of Gin, Wine and Cheese Will Set You Back Just $4.41 at Aldi's New Sydney Pop-Up Bar
For two nights only, the supermarket chain is getting into the bar game — and keeping things affordable.
