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NewsGeelong's Cartel Coffee Roasters Has Finally Opened Its First Melbourne Outpost
Try a jaffle and an espresso or cold brew from one of the world's top coffee producers at this Somerset Place cafe.
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NewsLagotto Is North Fitzroy's New All-Day Italian Pit Stop by the Future Future Crew
This stunning new corner spot is open from morning till night, serving breakfast bellinis through to after-work wines.
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NewsA Wine Lover's Guide to Waiheke
Discover all the top drops, food and sights that this island region has on offer.
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NewsA Wine Lover's Guide to Matakana
Journey north on your next stay in Auckland to discover wineries filled with quirky sculptures, rare wine varietals and award-winning restaurants.
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NewsA Wine Lover's Guide to Kumeu
On your next short break in Auckland, dedicate a day to visiting these nearby first-class wineries.
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NewsFour Pillars Is About to Release Its 2019 Batch of Bloody Good Bloody Shiraz Gin
The distillery has acquired a big bunch of Victorian shiraz to make more of the cult favourite annual release than ever before.
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GuideThe Best Sunday Roasts in Melbourne
Warm up on a weekend with juicy roast meats and plenty of gravy at these cosy and inviting pubs and neighbourhood restaurants.
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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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GuideThe Best Japanese Restaurants in Melbourne
These Melbourne diners serve up some of the best sushi, ramen, gyoza, omakase and regional Japanese food in the city.
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GuideThe Best Steaks in Melbourne
Whether you like it raw or well done, smothered in sauce or left pure and simple, on the bone or sliced to serve, you'll find whatever meaty masterpiece you're after with our handy guide.
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GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Winter 2026
Melbourne’s newest restaurants and bars are setting the tone for wnter 2026 — from cosy cafes to refurbished pubs, romantic wine bars to intimate omakase counters, here’s where to eat and drink ...
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GuideThe Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
Considered fitouts, elevated shared plates and a uniquely curated wine offering — these are our favourite wine bars across the city.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Melbourne
Whether you like your scoops creamy, salty, vegan or sandwiched, you can find them in our guide.
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NewsThe Best Set Menus in Melbourne for Under $100 in 2026
From set menus with a side of karaoke to omakase-style degustations, Greek feasts to vegan banquets, these are the best feed me menus around town.
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GuideThe Best Private Dining Rooms in Melbourne
These private dining rooms have you got you covered from private bartenders to suckling pigs, martini trolleys to luxurious sashimi platters.
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NewsElla Is Melbourne CBD's Massive New Food Precinct Perfect for Not-Boring Lunches
It's home to ramen, Nepalese dumplings, Chinese skewers and Korean fried chicken — as well as live music and street art.
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NewsHome.Two Is Melbourne's New Cafe Fighting Youth Homelessness with Jaffles and Coffee
It's all vegan, gluten free-friendly and located inside the University of Melbourne.
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NewsThese Australian Pubs Will Be Serving Free Hard-Earned VBs This Weekend
VB is shouting a round of free beers all across Australia this Sunday.
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NewsSlice Shop Is Footscray's New Corner Store Slinging New York-Style Pizza
Pizza by the slice from the team behind Burn City Smokers.
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NewsSeven Things You Need to Experience at This Wine Festival Happening Over the June Long Weekend
Let the country air stir your appetite for Heathcote on Show.
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FeatureNew in Town: Stamford Park
This magnificently restored 1882 homestead has been reimagined into a posh cafe, with dining rooms, a beautiful landscaped garden, courtyard, glorious vegie patch and chook house.
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RestaurantDelmonte
293–297 Lygon Street, Carlton
With wine at the heart of the venue, the menu has been designed to complement the pace of leisurely drinking and working your way through the extensive selection of Italian wines.
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RestaurantChez Bagou
132 Bridport Street, Albert Park
Chef Sauvetre's menu respects quality produce and seasonality through simple, flavour-driven dishes that uphold the principles of French gastronomy.
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RestaurantAegli
226 Coventry Street, South Melbourne
Aegli, meaning radiance, elegant or splendour in Greek, has gradually built up a loyal following and a reputation as one of Melbourne's more refined Greek spots, shining light on lesser-known traditio ...
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RestaurantStella Restaurant and Bar
427 Chapel Street, South Yarra
This modern take on the classic Italian trattoria has a primo pizza offering, an all-weather rooftop terrace overlooking Chapel Street, and now an all-day weekend brunch offering.
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RestaurantPony
14 Beatty Avenue, Armadale
Locals have built weekly visits to Pony into their regular routine, whether it's for their renowned steak night or rotating roasts.
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RestaurantMarameo
6 Russell Place, Melbourne
A CBD Italian diner with a laneway terrace, house-made pasta and many spritzes.
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RestaurantPronto 478
478 Centre Road, Bentleigh
At the heart of the offering is the sorriso, a beloved Roman street food that's like a lovechild between a panino and a pizza.
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RestaurantAtsu
15-17 Lincoln Square South, Carlton
If you visit for lunch, experience a traditional katsu donbori bowl, and then try and nab a seat at the counter for an omakase-style kushikatsu offering.
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NewsEl Camino Cantina Is Fitzroy's Colourful New Tex-Mex Joint from the Rockpool Dining Group
The 400-seat eatery will feature giant margaritas and a slew of Tex-Mex dishes.
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NewsLupo Is Scott Pickett's Soon-to-Open Collingwood Pasta Bar
It's opening this June with spanner crab lasagne, squid ink linguine and a 120-strong wine list.
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Red Rock Deli Secret Supper Recap: Adam Liaw
A look back at all the happenings from Adam Liaw's secret dinner inspired by Red Rock Deli's new limited-edition chips.
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NewsA Huge New Three-Storey Asian Dining Precinct Is Coming to Box Hill
It's being touted as Melbourne's new 'Chinatown'.
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NewsMaha East Is Shane Delia's Fun New Middle Eastern Wine Bar in Windsor
Come June, you'll be able to visit Chapel Street for a plate of turkish delight doughnuts — or taramasalata-filled fried buns — and a famed Pomegranate Sour.
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NewsTamura Is Fitzroy's New Home of Sake, Vinyl and Japanese Bar Snacks
Go for the matcha IPAs and Japanese fried chicken and stay to dig through the record collection.
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EventWilson & Dorset Pop-Up
Wed, 22 Jul - Sun, 30 Aug 2026
240 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
Run your hands over cosy furniture, homeware and clothes crafted from a prized New Zealand natural fibre.
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EventASICS SportStyle Melbourne Pop-Up
Wed, 5 Aug - Sun, 9 Aug 2026
Melbourne CBD
ASICS SportStyle is taking over Melbourne with a five-day pop-up celebrating creativity, community and movement. Expect hands-on workshops, Japanese-inspired food, specialty coffee, exclusive sneaker ...
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EventWinter Twilight Market at CERES
Sat, 18 Jul 2026, Sat, 1 Aug 2026 and Sat, 15 Aug 2026
CERES Community Environment Park, Brunswick East
Local makers, mulled drinks and a picturesque creekside setting make this afternoon-into-evening winter market worth rugging up for.
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EventCharlotte de Witte at The Wool Store
Fri, 11 Dec, 2026
The Wool Store, West Footscray
The global techno powerhouse is taking over a sprawling industrial Melbourne venue with her trademark high-intensity sound.
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EventThe Teskey Brothers at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sat, 17 Oct, 2026
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
The city's annual jazz celebration is hitting all the right notes, beginning with a blockbuster hometown performance from The Teskey Brothers.
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EventPurr-suit of Knowledge Trivia at Welcome to Thornbury
Fri, 7 Aug, 2026
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Gather your smartest friends and your biggest cat enthusiasts for a trivia night that gives every correct answer extra meaning.
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EventNow or Never Festival Melbourne
Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug 2026
All Around Melbourne, Melbourne
The winter festival of art, ideas, sound and technology is returning to Melbourne this August and exploring the concept of a whole new world.
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EventHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sat, 18 Sep 2027 and Sun, 19 Sep 2027
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Celebrating 25 years of this adored series, the MSO will perform John Williams' iconic score across three Melbourne nights.
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EventDJ Heartstring at The Wool Store
Fri, 25 Sep, 2026
The Wool Store, West Footscray
One of electronic music's fastest-rising acts is heading back to Melbourne for a huge night of eurodance-fuelled energy.
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Event'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.
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NewsStraight Outta Saigon Is the CBD's New Neon-Lit Vietnamese Joint
Opening in the former Twenty-Pho Seven spot, the new restaurant still serves up pho and cocktails — but not 24 hours a day.
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NewsFamed Canadian Chef Matty Matheson Is Heading Down Under for a Nationwide Speaking Tour
He'll chat food, mental health and the #MeToo movement in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Stay In (and Grab a Snack At) a Pop-Up Taco Bell Hotel
Think taco-themed rooms, tacos for breakfast and taco-inspired poolside cocktails.
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NewsHanoi Hannah Vol. II Has Unveiled Its Roomy New Elsternwick Home
With space for 100, it's twice the size of the original — and boasts a brand-new lineup of food and cocktails
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NewsKing and Godfree's Sleek Wine Bar Agostino Is the Latest Italian Addition to Lygon Street
Housed in the iconic King and Godfree building, it's serving northern Italian drinking fare and a covetable selection of vino
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NewsFive Must-Hit Wineries That'll Make You Never Want to Leave Tasmania
Sip at your own risk. You may never want to return home.
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NewsFive Indulgent Tasmanian Restaurants Guaranteed to Warm Your Soul This Winter
Settle in for cosy meals of local produce and unique wines.
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NewsWhat to Expect at This Upcoming Food and Wine Soiree Held in a Wildlife Sanctuary
A wine festival that's a little wilder.
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We're Giving Away Passes for You and Your Mates to This Mini Festival in a Wildlife Sanctuary
Spend your long weekend sipping merlot and meeting marsupials — on us.
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NewsRichmond's Baby Pizza Is Serving Up a New Menu of Your Wildest Cheese Dreams
Warm up with four-cheese calzone, baked brie and cacio e pepe served straight from a cheese wheel.
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NewsFitzroy Institution Bimbo Deluxe Is Ready to Open Its Doors — and Sling $4 Pizzas — Once More
After a fire forced the bar to close last year, it's finally set to reopen with a refreshed fit-out, menu and weekly program.
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NewsBad Decisions Is Fitzroy's New Neon-Lit Late-Night Drinking Den
Serving cans of craft beers and clever cocktails from a cosy, neon-lit space on Johnston Street.
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NewsThe Fox & Daisy Is Flemington's New Neighbourhood Wine Bar and Bottle Shop
The new drinking hole is a much-needed addition for an area better-known for its great laksa than bars.
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NewsMenulog Is Slinging a Heap of Free Meals in Melbourne This Week
Head to Flinders Street Station for free poké, tacos, souvlaki and more.
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NewsFuture Mountain Is Melbourne's New Brewery and Taproom with a Focus on Funky Wild Ales
Stop by to sink a peach sour or bourbon oatmeal stout surrounded by oak barrels.
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NewsWe're Giving Away an Epic Trip to Sydney for Two During Vivid
Enjoy Sydney's festival of lights with luxe meals, a harbour cruise and a shopping spree — on us.
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NewsA Shoestring Guide to the UK's Scenic South
Discover the best of the UK's culture, historical landmarks and natural wonders without blowing big bucks.
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NewsA Pokemon-Inspired Bar Is Popping Up in Australia So You Can Catch 'Em All Over a Cocktail
The Pokebars will pop up in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with themed food, cocktails and 'battles'.
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NewsThe Sydney Restaurants Former MasterChef Australia Winner Adam Liaw Visits for Inspiration
Discover where the Australian Malaysian celebrity chef loves to eat.
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NewsA Food Lover's Guide to Margaret River
Indulge in one of Australia's most epicurean seaside destinations.
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NewsMelbourne's 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar Has Claimed the Title of Best Pizza In Australia
The winning pizza features ingredients specific to Italy's Parma region, including mozzarella fior di latte, rocket, prosciutto di Parma and Grana Padano parmesan.
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NewsAn Essential Guide to Margaret River's Must-Visit Wineries
Start planning a visit to WA — from organic farms to stately cellar doors, this region has some of the best wine in the country.
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NewsGelatissimo Has Released a New Gelato Flavour for (Very Good) Dogs
The new Pawesome Peanut Butter gelato is safe for humans and pooches alike — and it's also vegan.
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NewsFitzroy's Ichi Ni Nana Now Boasts Its Own Basement Izakaya Karaoke Den
The underground Sing Song Room is now available for groups to belt out some bangers over sushi and beer.
