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NewsBarbecue Legend Fancy Hank's Has Just Dropped a Line of Take-Home Hot Sauces
The range has two barbecue varieties and three hot sauces.
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NewsMelbourne Hamburger Haven Huxtaburger Will Open 20 New Stores Across Australia
It's aiming to open more stores in Vic, WA, the ACT and NSW over the next four years — and has plans to expand across Asia, too.
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NewsFour Tips on Opening a Successful New Business from a Melburnian Hospo Mogul
Useful for all — from the first-time to the eleventh-time business owners.
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NewsFive Wineries to Visit on New Zealand's South Island If You Are or Want to Be a Wine Expert
Where your tastebuds get an adventure holiday.
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NewsManila's Popular TuanTuan Chinese Brasserie Is Opening Its First Australian Restaurant
It's best known for its 'snow buns', with fillings like barbecue pork and salted egg custard.
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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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NewsBen & Jerry's Is Calling for Action on Climate Change with New Limited-Edition Flavour
The ice cream giant is upping the pressure on the Australian government to commit to renewable energy.
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NewsBooze Delivery Service Jimmy Brings Just Added a Heap More Suburbs to Its Coverage
The 30-minute alcohol delivery platform has expanded to 49 new Sydney suburbs and 31 new areas in Melbourne.
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NewsCollingwood Is Home to a New Bar and Brewery Dedicated to IPAs
Byron Bay's Fixation Brewery has opened The Incubator tasting room on Smith Street.
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NewsFive Top-Notch Restaurants to Plan Your Trip to the South Island Around
Find your foodie mecca in Moeraki or your quintessential NZ meal in Queenstown.
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NewsTop Yard Is Melbourne's New Rooftop Spot for Burgers and Australiana-Themed Cocktails
The bar and club boasts 360-degree views and late-night DJ sessions.
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NewsHarry and Larry's Is Footscray's Fun New General Store from the Mind Behind Laneway Festival
It has opened up beside Slice Girls West, selling locally sourced produce and pantry staples — and no plastic bags.
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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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NewsDocklands Is Getting a Massive Sustainability-Focused Craft Brewery and Pub
Urban Alley Brewery has biodegradable packaging, on-site bio-waste and water treatment plants and lots of tasty beers.
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GuideSeven Spots to Head for Late-Night Kick Ons in Melbourne
These venues will keep the good times rolling well into the early morn.
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GuideFive Beer Gardens Where You Can While Away a Sunny Day
Sunny days in Melbourne are rare, so make the most of those rays at these sun-drenched bars.
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GuideSeven Lunch Spots to Hit This Hump Day
Head to these Melbourne eateries for a mid-week treat that'll break up your nine-to-five.
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GuideFive Rooftop Bars Perfect for a Night Under the Stars
Enjoy a few cold ones from great heights at these star-studded Melbourne venues.
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NewsThe State Library of Victoria Will Soon Be Home to a Vegan-Friendly Cafe
Guild, run by Almond Milk Co, will serve up Sensory Lab coffee, salads, sangas and almond milk.
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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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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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NewsDoughnut Time Is Set to Make a Comeback Under New Ownership
Six new stores will open over the next few weeks.
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NewsThe Historic East Brunswick Hotel Has Finally Reopened its Doors
The sprawling three-level pub boasts a live music program, pub fare and an underground dining space.
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NewsThe Queen Victoria Market Is Launching a New Weekly Hawker-Style Night Market
The newly created street food market will run over six Wednesday nights this spring, with a different theme each week.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Themed Bars for When You Want to Escape the Real World
Pretend you're somewhere else for a while.
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NewsThe San Telmo Team Is Dishing Up Fiery Argentinian Fare at Its New Restaurant Asado
The 250-seat Southbank venue is working magic with an open fire pit and three-metre-long parilla grill.
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GuideThe Best New CBD Restaurants to Hit for Dinner One Night This Week
Add these pasta joints, rooftop barbecues and Korean eateries to your mid-week dinner hit-list.
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NewsTaco Bell Is Opening Its Second Australian Store on the Gold Coast
It's the start of the Tex-Mex chain's Australian expansion.
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NewsBluebonnet Barbecue's New Permanent Brunswick East Eatery Will Finally Open Next Week
After a string of pop-ups and residencies, the beloved Texan-style barbecue joint is about to open the doors to its first permanent home.
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NewsGarcon Is Melbourne's New CBD Bistro Inspired by 80s Parisian Steakhouses
A new-school take on the classic French bistro.
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NewsOutback Queensland's Truly Iconic Betoota Hotel Is Reopening for Two Days This Weekend
It's reopening temporarily for the famous Betoota Races — and all profits will be going to charity.
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NewsY Waste Is the New App Tackling Food Waste by Hooking You Up with Cheap Eats
Use it to search for local venues offloading surplus food, on the cheap
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NewsTips for a Successful Start-Up with Three Williams Cafe's Toby Iaccarino
So you’ve been percolating over the idea of opening your own cafe, and you’re finally ready to take the plunge.
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NewsWe Talk Adopting the Paddock-to-Plate Mentality Within the Brewing World
And how the largest Australian-owned brewery has embraced the movement.
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NewsBenzina Cantina Is Preston's New Authentic Mexican Joint From the Mind Behind Los Hermanos
It's serving up tacos, tequila cocktails and warehouse vibes.
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NewsCapitano Is the Bar Liberty Crew's New Corner Italo-Aus Diner
It's serving Italian food with an Aussie edge and revamped classic cocktails in the Beaufort's former Carlton space.
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NewsA New Adults-Only Arcade Bar from the Holey Moley Team Has Just Opened in the CBD
The eclectic B. Lucky & Sons offers vintage prizes, alcoholic bubble teas and bonito-flake pizza toppings.
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NewsPod & Parcel Is the Biodegradable Coffee Pod for Those Wanting a Cafe-Style Cuppa At Home
The Melbourne start-up has collaborated with local speciality coffee roasters to create pods that are both tasty and planet-friendly
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GuideWhere to Find All-You-Can-Eat Food In Melbourne Every Day of the Week
The best places to eat without restriction Monday to Sunday.
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GuideFive Bars to Hit Post-Match to Celebrate a Victory
Keep your winning grin going all night — head to these Melbourne bars and toast to your triumph.
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GuideFour Melbourne Arts Festivals to See You Through Winter
Experience a rebirth by the beach in Apollo Bay, book in sessions at the Writers Festival and rug up for a nighttime art walk around Footscray.
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NewsA Group of Sporting Legends, Shane Delia and Mick Molloy Have Opened a New Brewery in Dandenong
The new multi-million dollar Brick Lane brewery is open to the public, other brewers and is environmentally conscious.
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NewsEmbla Has Finally Opened the Doors to its Rustic Upstairs Restaurant Lesa
Dave Verheul and Christian McCabe's highly anticipated new restaurant is here.
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NewsFive Beer-Making Trends You Should Be Following
From sours to sessionals, here's what's in vogue in bubble-filled beer land.
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GuideWhere to Eat a Parma in Melbourne and Help Drought-Affected Farmers
Pubs across Melbourne are donating money from each parma (or parmi) sold to helping drought-affected communities.
