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NewsFive Unusual Negroni Recipes You Can Introduce at Your Next Dinner Party
Including ones for fans of espresso martinis and spritzes.
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NewsBen & Jerry's Has Released an OTT Hot Fudge-Topped Ice Cream Pizza
The pizza is the second in a series of crossbreed creations inspired by Australia's favourite fast foods.
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NewsArbory's Floating Bar Is Returning to the Yarra with Aussie Beach House Vibes and an Onboard Pool
It'll start sailing in late October, with cocktails on tap and two bars.
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NewsRing-Ski Bring-Ski Is Pierogi Pierogi's New Polish Food and Vodka Delivery Service
Feast on freshly made pierogi and Polish booze, without leaving the house.
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NewsThis Is What Dining Out in Melbourne Could Look Like This Summer
Get set for perspex screens, footpath tables and parks transformed into pop-up dining precincts.
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NewsHeaps Normal Is the New Brewery Making Big-Flavoured Beer with Zero Hangovers
It's out to normalise mindful drinking via a line of booze-free beers, starting with this Quiet XPA.
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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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NewsKoko Black Has Released a Luxe Range of Iced VoVo, Lamington and Crackle-Inspired Chocolates
These nostalgic desserts turn old-school Australian favourites into decadent new sweet treats.
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NewsIKEA Is Bringing Its New Meatless Meatballs to Australia from Next Month
They look and taste just like the meaty version — but they're made with pea protein and other vegetables.
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NewsMelbourne's Outdoor Dining Scene Is Set to Increase with a NYC-Style Plan on the Cards
With "predominantly outdoor seated service only" announced as part of step three of Vic Gov's roadmap, the City of Melbourne wants to help businesses level-up their al fresco game.
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NewsChair-Dancing, Online Vinyl Sales and Community: How Cottonmouth Records is Surviving 2020
"Our reward is people coming in and enjoying our venue."
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NewsClick for Vic Lets You Support Small Businesses by Shopping Scores of Locally Made Goodies
A new one-stop online shop for all things local.
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NewsFive Epic Melbourne Burgers to Order When You Want to Treat Yourself
Wagyu cheeseburgers, plant-based patties and eye-watering sauce could be winging their way to you at the click of a couple of buttons.
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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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NewsBen Bayly's Contemporary New Zealand Restaurant Has Opened in Commercial Bay
Take a nationwide food tour at this inventive new restaurant in downtown Auckland.
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NewsThis New Koala-Shaped Paddle Pop Is Helping to Support and Raise Funds for Wildlife Conservation
The new ice cream marks the start of a new partnership between Paddle Pop and wildlife rescue organisation WIRES.
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NewsMas Tamales Is Now Delivering Traditional Mexican Food Across the Inner North
Get traditionally made, hand-wrapped tamales dropped to your door.
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News'Raph's Mean Cuisine' Is the Melbourne-Made Online Cooking Show Showcasing 80s Food Favourites
It's hosted by Beatbox Kitchen, All Day Donuts and Juanita Peaches' Raph Rashid — and everything from apricot chicken to Mars bar slice is on the menu.
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NewsFour Life-Changing Lessons in Resilience Learned By Local Businesses This Year
There's no doubt Australia's hospo industry is a resilient bunch. So what can we learn from 2020 so far?
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NewsFive Ways These Aussies Changed Their Businesses to Thrive in Lockdown and Beyond
"We've learnt not to take anything for granted."
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EventBaker's Dozen
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Federation Square, Melbourne
Melbourne's most-loved bakers and pastry icons are coming together for a huge pop-up bake shop at Fed Square.
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EventMoon Dog Bus and Beer Crawl
Sat, 22 Mar, 2025
Moon Dog World, Preston
Sample every brewery under the Moon Dog name on this intra-city adventure, which is travelling from Preston to Footscray for beers, bites and mechanical bull rides.
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EventPoodle Bar & Bistro's Fifth Birthday
Sun, 9 Mar, 2025
Poodle Bar & Bistro, Fitzroy
This birthday bash features hot Italian sandos, cocktails and other sips, and late-night DJs whipping up a ruckus.
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EventMoomba Festival
Thu, 6 Mar - Mon, 10 Mar 2025
Yarra River, Melbourne
Viral stars are taking over Fed Square, human-powered gliders will defy physics and 1300 performers are set to enliven the streets across five days of fun.
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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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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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NewsVictoria's Country Cob Bakery Is Officially Serving Up Australia's Best Pie (Again)
And it's currently offering delivery to all of metropolitan Melbourne.
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GuideFive Top-Notch Victorian Winemakers to Get Behind If You're Committed to Supporting and Drinking Local
Sip and celebrate the state's best independent vinos.
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NewsMessina Has Created a Decadent New White Chocolate Version of Its Coco Pops Gelato
It's called 'Just Like a White Chocolate Milkshake' — and it's only available for a week.
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GuideFive Victorian Distilleries You Can Support with Your Next Cruisy Afternoon Cocktail
Splash one of these standout spirits into your glass — and vote for your favourite to be stocked in more BWS stores across the state.
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NewsMake-Out Meals Is the New Subscription Meal Kit with Recipes from Renowned Melbourne Restaurants
Whip up the pumpkin, gorgonzola and walnut risotto from Tipico or master La Tortilleria’s fish tacos.
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NewsBulla's Cinema Choc Tops Have Landed Back in Victorian Freezer Aisles for a Limited Time
The frosty cinema snacks have returned to supermarkets.
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NewsBrewDog Is Giving Away 'Dogkeeper' Packages to Dog-Loving Beer Drinkers and Their Pooches
With four brews for humans and a special beer for dogs.
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NewsRaya Is Melbourne's New Bakery Brightening Up Lockdown with Malaysian Sweet and Savoury Treats
Baker Raymond Tan is now delivering his unbelievably fluffy chiffon cakes, giant matcha cookies and kueh to homes across the city.
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NewsThis New Archie Rose and Messina Collaboration Is a Boozy Riff on Classic Neapolitan Ice Cream
The dessert-inspired spirit series includes a strawberry and pink peppercorn gin, a vanilla and pandan vodka, and a cacao husk and hazelnut whisky.
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NewsAustralia's Top 50 Wine Venues Have Been Announced at the 2020 Wineslinger Awards
And 20 venues have joined the list for the first time.
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NewsMessina's Next Mouth-Watering Creation Is a Gelato Version of Italy's Cremino Dessert
It's inspired by the chocolate from Piedmont in the country's north, and features salted caramel gelato, gianduia fudge, fresh meringue and amaretti biscuits.
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NewsGood Pair Days Is Offering Special Socks and Wine Boxes for Vino-Loving Dads This Father's Day
Nab a box of funky drops and Egyptian cotton socks for your dad.
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NewsRockwell and Sons' Legendary Double Patty Smash Burger Is Making a Lockdown Comeback
With Bar Liberty's new DIY burger kits, you can recreate the magic at home.
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NewsYarra River's Over-Water Boozer Ponyfish Island Is Getting a Full Makeover
Complete with new lounge areas, a seafood-centric menu and, for the first time ever, beer on tap.
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NewsHaigh's Has Unveiled a Boozy Chocolate Collaboration with Three Aussie Gin Distilleries
The limited-edition choccies are made with spirits from Melbourne Gin Company, Archie Rose and Adelaide Hills Distillery.
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NewsEasy Cocktails to Make with That Bottle of Bourbon You Bought Dad for Father's Day
Make that last-minute gift a little more meaningful by treating your father to an impressive (and easy-to-make) tipple.
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GuideFive Up-and-Coming Victorian Breweries You Should Know and Support Right Now
Discover these top independent brews made in your own backyard — and vote for your favourite to be stocked in more BWS stores across the state.
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NewsBrunswick East Is Now Home to a Market Lane Coffee Bean Vending Machine
You can now stock up on the roaster's renowned beans, without interacting with a single person.
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NewsBen & Jerry's Has Released a New Non-Dairy Fudge Ice Cream to Campaign Against Fossil Fuels
It's called 'Unfudge our Future'.
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NewsVictoria Bitter Has Just Released Its Own Fragrance for When You Want to Smell Like Hops
It's made from an extract of the same hops that are used to brew VB, of course.
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NewsGelato Messina's Latest Indulgent Bake-at-Home Dessert Is a Super-Sticky Lamington Scroll Hybrid
It's stuffed with vanilla custard, chocolate chips, raspberry jam and chocolate caramel, then topped with desiccated coconut.
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NewsFour Pillars Is Releasing a New Olive Leaf Gin That's Perfect for Springtime Cocktails
Get your martini glasses ready for this new creation's September launch.
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NewsThe Burnley Is Richmond's New 1500-Square-Metre Drive-Thru Bottle Shop
With a hefty range of booze and a dedicated tasting room, plus a beer garden bar to come.
