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NewsIKA8 Is Footscray's New Southeast Asian Street Food Shop Serving Up 'Giant' Fried Squid on a Stick
And it comes covered in Singaporean salted egg sauce or super-hot Korean spices.
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NewsMelbourne's Beloved Everyday Coffee Has Opened a New Cafe Inside a Carlton Design Studio
Making its home on Queensberry Street, the new cafe is serving up coffee, pastries and shelves of design books.
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NewsThe Team Behind New York's World-Renowned Employees Only Is Opening a Cocktail Bar in Sydney Next Month
Fourteen years after the launch of the New York original, Employees Only is heading Down Under.
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NewsThis Seaside Cafe on Victoria's Phillip Island Is Being Raffled Off
Buy a $15 chocolate bar, and you could own your own cafe — and the winner will receive $10,000 as well.
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NewsThe Peking Duk Guys Are Opening a Bar in Melbourne This Month
Opening in South Yarra, Talk To Me will pair Asian-inspired bar snacks with quality booze and, certainly, great electro tunes.
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GuideThe Best Restaurants in Preston
From rule-breaking barbecue joints to Mexican cantinas, these spots are serving up some of the best eats in Melbourne's north.
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GuideThe 14 Best Omakase in Melbourne or 2025
This multi-course Japanese dining experience has surged in popularity over the past few years — with sushi lovers fighting to get a reservation at the exclusive chef's tables.
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GuideThe 18 Best Indian Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
Explore these Indian restaurants' menus with countless regional dishes — or just order a butter chicken and be done with it.
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GuideThe 40 Best Restaurants for Group Bookings in Melbourne
These spots are large (and rowdy) enough to host all your mates for dinner.
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GuideThe 25 Best Cafes in Melbourne for 2025
How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?
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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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GuideThe 51 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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NewsA Disney-Themed Bottomless Brunch Party Is Coming to Australia
A boozy sing-along brunch fit for a (Disney) prince or princess.
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NewsMelbourne's Orlando Marzo Has Just Been Crowned the Best Bartender in the World
The bartender from Melbourne's Lûmé restaurant took out the gong last night.
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NewsAct of Wine Is Southbank's Sleek New Wine Store with a Penchant for Minimal Intervention Drops
Its carefully selected range celebrates the small, the natural and the sustainably produced
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NewsTen South Island Breweries and Distilleries Worthy of a Road Trip
Sip the finest craft drops in the south at these renowned New Zealand venues.
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NewsAn Opulent Old-World Cocktail Bar Has Arrived in Port Melbourne
Named after Rosemary Clooney, George's famous jazz musician aunt, it's serving up craft cocktails in a luxe art deco setting.
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NewsBelles Hot Chicken Has Brought Chicken Nuggets and Extra Spice to Its First Melbourne CBD Store
Belles' bite-sized chicken pieces are only available at its new Elizabeth Street digs.
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RestaurantSt David Dairy
16-18 Saint David Street, Fitzroy
This Fitzroy establishment scales dairy back to its roots.
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RestaurantIshizuka
139 Bourke Street, Melbourne
This hidden CBD restaurant specialises in kaiseki — effortlessly serving up decadent (but seemingly simple) 11-course feeds to those looking to truly treat themselves.
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BarKolkata Cricket Club
Crown Melbourne, Southbank
Mischa Tropp's sports bar and restaurant at Crown Melbourne takes punters back to a bygone-era in India.
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BarOmnia Bistro & Bar
625 Chapel Street, South Yarra
The menu is stacked with contemporary takes on European classics — but you could simply drop by for the dry-aged roasted duck and a bottle of wine and be very happy.
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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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NewsSweden Is Getting a Museum Dedicated to Disgusting Foods
Jell-o salad, mouse wine, Sardinian maggot-infested cheese and even Vegemite rank among the museum's exhibits.
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NewsBarista by Vue Is Shannon Bennett's New Melbourne CBD Coffee Spot
As well as serving up salads, sandwiches and pastries, it'll feature a coffee cup exchange.
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NewsHalf Acre Is South Melbourne's New Greenhouse-Like Restaurant, Bar and Events Space
A trio of hospitality veterans has breathed new life into a dilapidated mill, creating a destination for wining, dining and partying.
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FeatureThe Gin List: Summer
It's the perfect summer aperitif whether you’re in Italy or not — but do you know its true origins?
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FeatureThe Gin List: Spring
Gin — a word most commonly followed by ‘tonic’, but also one that has a distinguished history in the lives of the rich and famous.
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FeatureThe Gin List: Autumn
You may not find it on your local cocktail list, but with just four common ingredients — gin, lime, sugar and mint — this green tipple can be shaken up just about anywhere.
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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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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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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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NewsTaco Bell Will Open 50 New Stores Across Australia in the Next Three Years
With new stores expected to open before the end of the year.
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NewsNew App EatClub Offers Last-Minute Discounts at Some of Brisbane's Best Restaurants
It allows restaurants to offer real-time discounts at specifically slow or off-peak periods.
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NewsFitzroy Institution Naked for Satan Has Canned Its Famed Pintxos Menu
And replaced it with mussels and fries, fried chicken sliders and big bowls of burrata.
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NewsThe Dexter Team Has Opened a New No-Rules Barbecue Joint in the CBD
Cheek has opened on the first floor of the team's new three-level venue, with an upstairs bar and rooftop opening in the upcoming weeks.
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NewsLune Croissanterie's New CBD Store Is Open and Baking from This Morning
Swing by for freshly baked treats — including those cult-favourite almond croissants — from 7am weekdays.
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NewsRichmond's Bahari Has Opened a New Upstairs Space with Greek Cocktails and Moussaka Toasties
The Modern Greek restaurant has expanded.
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NewsPiccolina Gelateria Is Opening a New Ice Cream Shop in St Kilda Next Month
The beachside store will boast 20 gelati and a chocolate fountain pouring house-made Nutella all day long.
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NewsArbory's Floating Bar Has Returned to the Yarra for Another Summer of Drinks on the River
This year, it's inspired by seaside villages on Italy's Cinque Terre.
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NewsFuture Future Is Richmond's Moody New Modern Japanese Eatery
The restaurant and bar is slinging meatball katsu-sandos, donburi bowls, cocktails and rare Japanese sake.
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NewsMelbourne's Pop-Up Dessert Museum Is Returning for a Second Round of Sugar Highs
Sugar Republic is making a comeback in February 2019.
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NewsSouthside's Super-Popular Hank Marvin Is Launching a New Weekly Market
Gracing Dendy Park each Sunday, it'll deliver a tempting lineup of eats, drinks, entertainment and shopping.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Tour Package to Peninsula VineHop Festival
Spend a Saturday bouncing between stunning Mornington Peninsula breweries with three mates.
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NewsBrogan's Way Is Richmond's New Neighbourhood Gin Distillery and Tasting Bar
The distillery comes from a passionate father and daughter, who are kicking things off with a trio of gins.
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GuideThe Best Barbecue Joints in Melbourne
From DIY Korean to slow 'n' low American, these are the city's best spots for smoked, charry melt-in-your-mouth meats.
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NewsA Plant-Filled Cafe with OTT Brunch Dishes Has Arrived on Glenferrie Road
Shade is pairing fairy floss-topped pancakes with deep fried eggs and a minimalist design.
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NewsThis Fried Chicken Coated in Barbecue Shapes Is the Ultimate After-School Snack
It's now being delivered in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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NewsA Lively New Chilean Spot with an Ex-Rockpool Chef Has Arrived In Fitzroy North
Citrico Cocina heroes flavours from across South America, though it has a penchant for pisco and ceviche.
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NewsYou Can Now Meditate to a Soothing Melody of Chicken Frying and Gravy Simmering Thanks to KFC
The fried chicken empire has launched a new 'mindfulness' website.
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NewsThe Holey Moley Team Is Opening a Novelty Circus-Themed Arcade Bar for Kidults
Archie Brothers will have 67 arcade games, a bowling alley, dodgem cars and a full-service cocktail bar.
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NewsMelbourne's Huge Outdoor Night Noodle Markets Are Back for Another Year
One of Melbourne's biggest food events returns for 18 nights of noodles, dumplings and other delights.
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NewsA San Sebastian-Inspired Restaurant Will Open Right on Williamstown Beach for Summer
The 250-seat Sebastian will open this November, boasting a bistro, restaurant and roomy waterfront deck.
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NewsEvery Seafood Dish You Should Eat When Travelling NZ's South Island
From highway-side cray to jetty-edge fresh fish.
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NewsAn Argentinian-Inspired Beer Garden Is Popping Up in Melbourne for the Summer
Stomping Ground La Boca is coming to the Arts Centre.
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GuideThe Best Cicchetti Bars in Melbourne
Pull up a seat at the bar and relax with a spritz in one hand an Italian snack in the other.
