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Stellar Outdoor Melbourne Spots Where You Can Enjoy a Sunshine Spritz

Get out and enjoy summer while it lasts.

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Two's Ordinary, Three's Not a Crowd at QT Melbourne's Throuples-Friendly Valentine's Day Dinner

Book a table for three on February 14 and you’ll score free oysters and martinis — and you could win a sleepover for you and your plus two.

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Poh Ling Yeow's New Sushi Train-Style Pop-Up Pairs Playful Snacks with Whisky Cocktails

All aboard for this fun, interactive twist on aperitivo hour, which is now running at QT Melbourne.

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Rutherglen Winery All Saints Has Opened a Stellar New Restaurant Within Its Heritage-Listed Castle

The latest part of the estate's multimillion-dollar redevelopment, this 120-seat diner is fusing regional produce and modern Australian flavours.

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Barista Meets Bartender: Two Drinks Connoisseurs Join Forces to Create the Ultimate Espresso Cocktails

When it comes to cocktails, is there a more universally loved combination than coffee and alcohol?

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Bancho's Yoshi Onishi on the Art of the Martini

Dive into the craftsmanship, quality and signature pour of an exceptional Japanese spirit with an expert in Australia's beverage scene.

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The Best Bars in Melbourne with Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards for 2025

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Eight 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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Melbourne's Floating Club ATET Suffered Damage in a Fire Overnight

Firefighters were called to the scene at 4.30 this morning, managing to contain the blaze within six minutes.

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Three Michelin-Starred English Restaurant L'Enclume Is Coming to Australia for a Sydney Residency

Balmoral Beach's Bathers' Pavilion will host British chef Simon Rogan's acclaimed eatery for a five-week stint this winter — and it's the first time the restaurant is venturing away from its Northern England home.

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Piccolina's Latest Limited-Edition Baci Gelato Cake Will Help You Win Hearts This Valentine's Day

A supersized take on the classic Italian chocolate, the Baciami even comes packaged with an OG Frank Sinatra love note.

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Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Just Dropped Its 2023 Program Complete with a Studio Ghibli Degustation

Catch a celebrity sausage sizzle, a huge bake shop and a star-studded lineup of international guest chefs when the fest returns in March.

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Say Cheers: Australia's Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2022 Have Just Been Announced

New South Wales' Mountain Culture has taken out the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll for 2022, claiming the title for its Status Quo pale ale.

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Pawa Cafe and Bar Is Hamer Hall's New All-Day Eatery Championing Native Ingredients with a Twist

Drop by for lilly pilly croissants, roo meat pies and native-leaning grazing boards, paired with the team's own signature gin.

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Gigi's Piazza, Red Hill Estate

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Restaurant
Crittenden Wines & Restaurant

25 Harrisons Road, Dromana

Not only has this renovation given the restaurant a new lease on life, but importantly, it has been a part of a return to its roots.
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Punt Road Wines

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The new cellar door cements the estate as a must-visit destination in the Yarra Valley, as visitors can experience many of the region's highlights in one convenient location.
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Le Bar Supper Club

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Raise a crystal glass to French food, fancy drinks and burlesque shows in this Beaumaris bar.
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Hotel 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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Bendigo 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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Punters 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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Mork 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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Windsor Wine Room

60 Chapel Street, Windsor

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Asado

6 Riverside Quay, Southbank

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Messina's First Indulgent 2023 Treat Is a Red Velvet Gelato, Cake and Fudge Tub for Valentine's Day

Love Messina? Love all things red velvet? This new special combines the two — and it's only available for a limited time.

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Mark Your Calendar: GABS Has Locked in Dates for Its Big 2023 Craft Beer, Cider and Food Festivals

Returning for another brew-filled year, the Great Australasian Beer Spectapular will pair 120 tipples with panels, games and a silent disco.

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Cheese Dreams Are Made of This: Australia's Massive Mould Dairy Festival Is Returning in 2023

This huge cheese festival pairs all the dairy you can handle with wine, beer, whisky, vodka, gin and sake.

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Collingwood Brewery Molly Rose Is Expanding Next Door — and Adding a Stack of New Features

Opening in February, the supercharged site will boast a new bar, a huge beer garden, and a chef's table celebrating the art of food-and-beer pairing.

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UberEats Is Sending a Bar in a Car Around Sydney and Melbourne to Pour Cocktails in Your Driveway

Get a travelling tavern brought to your door, complete with Maybe Sammy's Stefano Catino hosting cocktail masterclasses.

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The Mulberry Group Has Revived the Eatery at Heide — and Homegrown Produce Is the New Hero

The gallery's new daytime diner boasts lush surrounds, and a menu of ingredients plucked fresh from the onsite kitchen gardens.

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Award-Winning Roaster Campos Coffee Just Opened a New Victorian Flagship Cafe on Chapel Street

South Yarra is now home to an elegant two-storey espresso bar from the reigning Champion Australian Coffee Roaster.

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Where to Head for Eats and Drinks Before and After a Session at the Australian Open

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René Redzepi's Acclaimed Noma Is Closing in 2024 to Become a Food Laboratory From 2025

Goodbye Noma 2.0, hello Noma 3.0, with the globally renowned Copenhagen restaurant set to turn into a test kitchen in its latest reinvention.

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Lune's Iced Vovo Cruffins Are Back to Help Start 2023 with Supremely Tasty Pastries

Also available from the cult-favourite croissanterie in January: coconut rough pain au chocolat, plus twice-baked almond frangipane and vanilla crème croissants.

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Game, Set, Feast: Here's Which Chefs and Restaurants Are Popping Up at the 2023 Australian Open

Come for the tennis, stay for top-notch eats by Supernormal, Stokehouse, Nomad and more.

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A List of 35 Melbourne New Year's Eve Happenings in Case You Haven't Made Plans Yet

Whether you're after a cruisy rooftop party, fancy dinner or lavish cocktail soiree, Melbourne's got your last-minute New Year's Eve plans sorted.

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Here's What's Open in Melbourne for Christmas Day Eats and Drinks in 2022

Forget cooking — spend Christmas eating and drinking with friends and family at Melbourne's top cafes, bars and restaurants.

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The Best New Year's Events Happening Around Melbourne to Help You Ring in 2023

Ring in the new year with disco tunes, a glitzy rooftop soiree or a boogie beneath the sea.

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The Most Popular Bars in Melbourne for 2022

These are the breweries, rooftop bars and cocktail haunts you flocked to last year.

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The Most Popular Cafes in Melbourne for 2022

From lauded coffee pit-stops to world-famous pastry spots, these are the Melbourne cafes that had you clicking this year.

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The Most Popular Restaurants in Melbourne for 2022

From modern Scandinavian diners to dapper new steakhouses — these are the spots you’ve been busy scouting out this year.

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The Royal Botanic Gardens' Newly Transformed Cafe and Events Space Opens This Weekend

Launching December 17, Darling Group's latest hospitality project is a leafy wonder, serving elevated brunch classics and a swag of picnic-friendly takeaway fare.

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The Best Advice Ever: How Lune's Kate Reid Became Australia's Croissant Queen by Chasing the Perfect Pastry

We chatted with Lune founder Kate Reid about swapping one dream for another, launching a cookbook after ten years of making baked goods and learning not to be a control freak.

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Binge Has Teamed Up with Hop Nation on a Beer for Dogs — and They're Giving Away Free Tinnies

Inspired by comedy 'Colin From Accounts', and only available while free stocks last, Colin’s Pale Ale is a bone broth drop that's 100-percent for canines.

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Bennett 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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Pidapipo 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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South 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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Huge 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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