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NewsThe Private Members' Club for Elite Wine Lovers 67 Pall Mall Is Opening Its First Australian Site in Melbourne
Master sommeliers will be pouring over 1000 covetable wines by the glass across three exclusive floors of bars and dining rooms.
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NewsNow Open: New Basement Bar Castlerose Is Giving Luxury Supper Club Energy Beneath South Melbourne's Clementine
Treat yourself to some old-world luxury — sipping on fine champagne and biting into some playfully made confit duck cigars at the bar.
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NewsKFC Is Giving Away Free International Trips So You Can Enjoy Its Fried Chicken Around the World
You just need to look for the chain's international products in the KFC app, then place an order — and you could win an overseas getaway.
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GuideThe Best Thai Restaurants in Melbourne
Discover fine diners and neighbourhood haunts, or head down to a hidden CBD basement where robots deliver all your fave Thai dishes to the table.
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NewsKrispy Kreme Is Giving Swifties (and Everyone) a Free Doughnut Today If You Head in Wearing Friendship Bracelets
Whether you're lucky enough to be seeing the 'Eras' tour or not, you'll find some happiness in the form of free doughnuts.
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NewsComing Soon: Retired AFL Player David Neitz's Brewmanity Will Be Melbourne's First Rooftop Brewery Bar
The South Melbourne brewery not only makes great craft beer but also raises money to fight motor neurone disease.
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GuideThe 21 Best Restaurants in Melbourne
From high-flying fine-diners in the CBD to tried-and-true neighbourhood haunts — these are the Melbourne restaurants we'd recommend to a friend (you, dear reader).
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NewsThe 18 Best Bottomless Brunches in Melbourne
Swap your muesli for a mimosa and your coffee pot for endless flutes of champagne at these outstanding bottomless brunch spots in Melbourne.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Burgers in Melbourne
Classic cheeseburgers, spicy fried chicken buns, and everything in between.
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GuideThe Ten Best Coffee Shops in Melbourne's CBD
Seek out these CBD coffee spots for a top-notch pre-work caffeine hit.
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GuideThe 20 Best Pubs in Melbourne
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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GuideMelbourne's Best High Teas for When You Want to Feel a Little Bit Fancy
From art-inspired creations to ultra-decadent chocolate degustations with bottomless sparkling wine, Melbourne's high tea scene is full of contemporary twists.
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NewsThe Best Places in Melbourne to Take Your Mum This Mother's Day (or Any Day)
Here are the best spots to visit on Mother's Day in Melbourne, from luxuriously long lunches and boozy brunches to winery garden parties and one-off high teas.
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NewsThe Best Set Menus in Melbourne That You Can Order for Under $100
Sample a large chunk of the menu without breaking the bank when ordering some of the top set menus in Melbourne.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Pasta in Melbourne
Undo the top button of your pants and tuck your napkin into your shirt — it's pasta time at these beloved Italian restaurants in Melbourne.
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GuideA Day and Night Guide to Paddington
From fine art and fancy dinners to sublime pub feeds and twilight bevvies, Paddington's still got it going on.
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NewsNow Open: Re'em Yarra Valley Has Brought Refined Chinese Eats and Boutique Hotel Rooms to the Famed Wine Region
The sleek new restaurant, cellar door and boutique hotel boasts views across the rolling vineyard and Yarra Valley region.
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NewsSeaside Japanese Joint Ichi Ni St Kilda Has Been Sold and Is Shutting Down at the End of This Week
If you can't make it down for the restaurant's final week of service, you can always hit up its younger sibling Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya in Fitzroy.
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GuideNine of the Best Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Events That You Can Still Get Tickets To
From dessert degustations and Michelin-starred feasts to huge communal dining experiences, here's all the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival inspiration you need.
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NewsBrighton's Sushi Baby Has Transformed From a Small Takeout Joint to a Pastel-Hued Dine-In Restaurant
This popular takeaway sushi bar in Brighton now has a pastel-hued dining room and courtyard, plus a new dine-in menu full of both contemporary and traditional Japanese eats.
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GuideThe 11 Best French Restaurants in Melbourne
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
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NewsComing Soon: Moon Dog Wild West Is Swinging Open Its Saloon Doors in March with Tex-Mex Eats and a Bull Riding League
Join Moon Dog's Western Bull Riders Club to get a swag of gifts and a ticket to its pre-opening event.
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RestaurantAtria
650 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Be sure to take your time when visiting Atria, not just to admire the city skyline, but to fully appreciate all the skill and passion that's gone into the food and drink offerings.
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RestaurantBang Bang Hampton
315 Hampton Street, Hampton
This outpost is cooking up a fusion of Southeast Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian eats.
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RestaurantCasa Chino
212-214 Albion Street, Brunswick
Hospo veterans Vincent Lombino and Jared Thibault have brought Chifa cuisine to Melbourne.
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BarSaint George
54 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Celebrity chef Karen Martini is running the show at this St Kilda haunt.
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RestaurantTokyo Motto
200 Bourke Street, Melbourne
This Japanese diner is serving inventive fare like ice cream ramen by day before turning into a classic, dim, Tokyo-style izakaya at night.
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RestaurantNiku Shiki
360 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Melbourne Central's wagyu-centric venue operates as a sleek restaurant, takeaway joint, and in-house butcher and grocer all rolled into one.
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RestaurantLucia Melbourne
11 Eastern Road, South Melbourne
Even though the Mediterranean style of drinking and dining is all over Melbourne these days, Lucia has a team of local hospo heavyweights ready to fight off the competition.
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RestaurantShusai Mijo
256 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
Three Warabi alums have struck out on their own, championing Kappo-style omakase in Melbourne's inner north.
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RestaurantD.O.C St Kilda
14-16 The Esplanade, St Kilda
The latest seaside site by D.O.C is a prime spot for sharing a seafood pizza while overlooking the water.
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RestaurantBabae
710 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central
The hotel dining revolution has made its way to Ballarat as Hotel Vera introduces its intimate fine-diner.
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NewsLune Is Serving Up Limited-Edition Ice Cream Sandwiches Made with Croissant Ice Cream to See Out Summer
This sweet treat takes a Lune pain au chocolat, then fills it with ice cream made using pastry-infused milk and caramelised croissant pieces.
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NewsWhittaker's Has Released a Limited-Edition Easter Chocolate Inspired by the Humble Hot Cross Bun
You've heard of a chocolate hot cross bun, but what about a hot cross bun in chocolate form?
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Pizza in Melbourne
From giant pepperoni-topped slices to vegan rounds, these Melbourne pizza joints have you covered.
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NewsBibs at the Ready: Ministry of Crab Is Returning to Melbourne for a Month-Long Celebration of Aussie Mud Crabs
Scuttle on down to Crown Towers to try some of the world's best crab dishes.
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NewsFreebie Alert: Donut King Is Giving Away Free Hot Cinnamon Doughnuts Today
The freebies are celebrating the 'Mean Girls' movie musical — so on Wednesdays, we now eat doughnuts.
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NewsComing Soon: Fleet Is Flinders Street's Sleek New Rooftop Bar with Views Over the Yarra
Sat atop Vibe Hotel Melbourne, the bar will have a slight nautical theme and be fit for use no matter what weather Melbourne throws at it.
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EventDimmy and Dumpling Festival
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Welcome to Brunswick, Brunswick
Food trucks will be slinging all the jam-packed Asian bites you can handle.
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EventMaker's Mark Gold Rush x Wheen Bee Foundation
Monday, April 1 - Monday, June 3, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Maker's Mark is cementing its status as a certified B Corp distillery by giving Melburnians something worth raising a glass to.
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EventWinter Warmer Events at Navi
Wednesday, May 1 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Navi, Yarraville
The intimate fine diner will collaborate with boutique drinks producers for speciality cocktails and bites this winter.
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EventPint of Origin
Friday, May 10 - Sunday, May 19, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Discover hundreds of different craft beers by 225 breweries from across the world at this ten-day tap takeover across the city.
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EventMama Paws: A Mother's Day Soiree for Dog Mums
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Big Paws Little Paws, Ravenhall
Paw parents and their fur babies can join in on a morning of glamour and grooming, photoshoots, crafts and giveaways.
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EventFirelight Festival
Friday, June 28 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Docklands Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
Melbourne's after-dark arts festival is back for a fiery time at Docklands, complete with an underground light show and labyrinth beneath Marvel Stadium.
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EventBoy Kills World
Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne
Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.
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EventGood Food & Wine Show 2024
Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Expand your gastronomic horizons with a star-studded lineup of chefs and over 300 exhibitors at this annual event.
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EventALUMNI at Crown Melbourne
Thursday, May 16 - Sunday, August 4, 2024
Evergreen, Southbank
This pop-up restaurant will feature residencies from four former 'MasterChef Australia' contestants.
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EventRaclette Supper at Handpicked Wines
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Handpicked Wines Cellar Door, Melbourne
Cosy up with some melted cheese and bold wines this winter.
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NewsLune Wants You to Spend February Choosing Between Its Finger Bun Croissant and Cherry Ripe Pain au Chocolat
Of course, you could always try both — and a tiramisu pudding and berry juniper cruffin — as part of the cult pastry chain's February-only specials menu.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Melbourne
Whether you like your gelato and ice cream scoops creamy, salty, vegan or served with hot chips, you can find them here.
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NewsComing Soon: Melbourne's Famous American Doughnut Kitchen Van Is Opening a Bricks-and-Mortar Shop in Prahran Market
Soon, Southsiders won't have to travel up to Queen Vic Market to nab a bag of these hot jam doughnuts.
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Now Open: Celebrity Chef Karen Martini Is Running the Show at St Kilda's New Saint George
Martini is leaving her stamp all over the new Saint George — not just in the kitchen. And we are all for it.
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GuideThe Best Rooftop Bars in Melbourne
Head to these sun-soaked Melbourne rooftop bars and pubs when you want to enjoy a cocktail and bite to eat skyward.
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NewsComing Soon: The Preston Hotel Is Opening a New Rooftop Cocktail Bar with Pizza, Tapas and Uninterrupted City Views
Lulu Bar will be hosting DJs, rooftop film screenings and wine tastings throughout the year.
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GuideThe Best Melbourne Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast
These are the best restaurants in Melbourne celebrating the Year of the Dragon this Lunar New Year — or putting on fitting feasts all year round.
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GuideThe Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
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 Melbourne date spots will help you to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Steak in Melbourne
You don't win friends with salad. But you will fall in love with the steaks at these Melbourne restaurants.
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NewsRaise Your Tinnies: Australia's Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2023 Have Just Been Announced
For the second year in a row, Mountain Culture's Status Quo Pale Ale has taken out the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll.
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NewsNow Open: Melbourne Just Scored a New Dessert Shop That's Best Known for Bringing Mochi Doughnuts to Australia
It's serving up its famous Japanese-style mochi doughnuts alongside soft-serve ice cream and ornate cakes.
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GuideThe 13 Best Seafood Restaurants in Melbourne
Here's where to find Melbourne's best seafood — across fine diners, local neighbourhood eateries and lavish omakase haunts.
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NewsLagoon Dining and Piccolina Have Teamed Up to Create a Series of Chinese- and Malaysian-Inspired Gelatos for Lunar New Year
The two crews are also throwing a lunchtime noodle and gelato party for Lunar New Year.
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NewsUber Eats and Planet Ark Have Teamed Up to Solve Your Takeaway Packaging Waste Woes
If takeaway waste is giving you the guilts, this new sustainability program will hopefully make your pepperoni pizza more palatable.
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GuideThe 17 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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NewsNow Open: Token Is a New Izakaya-Inspired Diner from the Team Behind Some of Melbourne's Best Brunch Spots
Get around sashimi and temaki from the raw bar and flame-kissed Japanese eats from the yakitori grill.
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NewsThe Gertrude Hotel Leaves Its Disco Era Behind, Now Embracing Mediterranean Minimalism in Fitzroy
The new crew has created a refined Aussie gastropub with Italian influences.
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NewsMessina Is Serving Up Cheesecake- and Pretzel-Heavy Gelato Tubs for Valentine's Day 2024
If nothing says love to you like a tub filled with Messina gelato, you're in luck with the dessert chain's February 14 special.
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NewsTraditional Vino in a Modern Venue: Nick Badrice of Krondorf Wines on the History, Flavours and Future of the Barossa
Krondorf winery is one of the famed region's producers of exceptional Barossa shiraz with a focus on sophistication without the stuffiness.
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NewsComing Soon: Il Mercato Centrale Has Officially Broken Ground on Its Australian-First Venue in Melbourne's CBD
The Italian artisan market is set to be one of Melbourne CBD's biggest hospitality venues yet.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Sushi in Melbourne
These Japanese restaurants and grocers serve up the finest maki rolls, nigiri, sashimi and hosomaki — all stuffed with some of Melbourne's best seafood.
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NewsMelbourne, Get Ready for Nonna: Birra Moretti's 'Deliver-a-Nonna' Brings Italian Feasts to Your Front Door
Melburnians can now experience the warmth and flavours of an authentic Italian nonna meal at home, thanks to Birra Moretti's 'Deliver-a-Nonna' service.
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News
Meet Tokyo Motto, A New Day-to-Night Japanese Dining Hub in Melbourne's CBD
Japanese diner serving inventive fare like ice cream ramen by day, classic dim Tokyo-style izakaya vibe by night.
