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NewsThese Striking 3D-Printed Chocolates Are Like Cadbury Roses for Millennials
Designed by Melbourne artist Ryan L Foote, the chocolates include flavours like smashed avo, egg tart, french toast and finger lime.
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NewsA 'Simpsons'-Themed Flaming Moe's Bar Is Popping Up in Australia
Here's your chance to try the fiery, cough syrup-heavy drink — and some Duff beer.
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NewsMelbourne's Much-Loved State of Grace Has Reopened in the CBD with a New Hidden Drinking Den
The inner-city hot spot has a new home on King Street, but the same glam looks and inventive drinks.
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NewsYou Can Now Get Your Hands on a World-First Cannabis-Infused Gin Made Right Here in Australia
The Myrcene Hemp Gin is crafted in Melbourne by the The Cannabis Co.
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NewsStomping Ground Has Opened a Pop-Up Beer Garden at Melbourne Airport
Featuring deck chairs, sports screens and a hefty range of locally brewed craft beers on tap to help ease that pre-flight stress
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NewsMelbourne's Vintage Tram Restaurant Could Be Returning to the Tracks
Colonial Tramcar Restaurant has the opportunity to borrow a newly upgraded W8-class tram to use while its own carriages get much-needed safety upgrades.
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GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Summer 2025
Whether you’re chasing a rooftop spritz, a long lunch by the coast or a hidden laneway wine bar, these new openings are setting the pace for summer.
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NewsTen Road Trip-Worthy Restaurants You Should Visit in Victoria
Life is short, so it's imperative that once in a while you plan a road-trip to sample some of regional Victoria's exceptional food.
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GuideThe 25 Best Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
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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GuideThe 50 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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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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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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GuideThe 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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GuideThe Best Bakeries in Melbourne
Crusty sourdough loaves, flaky croissants, shiopans and shokupans, cookies and doughnuts, bagels and ficelles, pies and pasties, and everything in between.
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GuideThe Best Greek Restaurants in Melbourne
You're in for good times, flowing drinks and belly-filling feeds at these Greek establishments.
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NewsThese Are the 15 Best Set Menus in Melbourne for Under $100
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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NewsThis South Australian Distillery Has Unveiled Its Festive 2018 Christmas Gin
The new Prohibition Liquor Co. gin taps festive flavours of fig, orange and cinnamon, for a syrupy, spicy Yuletide drink.
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NewsA Harry Potter-Themed 'Potions' Bar Is Popping Up in Australia
The latest themed event will see you attend a boozy Hogwarts potions class.
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NewsThe Beach Hotel Is the Latest Bayside Boozer to Receive a Drastic Makeover
The Albert Park pub has scored a new look and revamped offering, which includes refined pub classics and a sprawling list of wines.
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NewsFive Restaurants Where You Can Earn a New Crypto Food Currency at Every Meal
Plus those celebrating this new currency with free secret snacks.
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NewsGelato Messina Has Unveiled Its Filipino-Inspired Melbourne Night Noodle Markets Menu
It's going to be a sweet two weeks.
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GuideMelbourne Breakfast Spots to Try
Rise and shine, Melbourne — these are breakfasts worth getting up early for.
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RestaurantSantito
174 Smith Street, Collingwood
While the smell of fresh tortillas and spit-roasted meats may be familiar, Santito brings a refreshed energy and new direction to the Smith Street site.
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RestaurantGimlet at Cavendish House
33 Russell Street, Melbourne
Andrew McConnell's elegant cocktail bar and European bistro serves up caviar, champagne and truffles aplenty.
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RestaurantCleo, Hyde Melbourne Place
130 Russell Street, Melbourne
The rooftop drinking and dining destination welcomes Eastern Mediterranean flavours and old-world cooking techniques.
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RestaurantLaura
Pt Leo Estate, 3649 Frankston-Flinders Road, Merricks
A faultless degustation-only restaurant in the middle of a 50-acre Mornington Peninsula winery and sculpture park.
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RestaurantBar Sophia
161 Burke Road, Glen Iris
Central Park village has been reinvigorated with a new Aegean offering on Burke Road, inspired by the new wave of Athenian wine bars.
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RestaurantReine & La Rue
380 Collins Street, Melbourne
The NOMAD team has taken French fine-dining to the next level in Melbourne.
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RestaurantTokyo Tina
66A Chapel Street, Windsor
Located on the vibrant Windsor end of Chapel Street, Tokyo Tina is an energetic and modern Japanese restaurant, serving consistently top-quality food from its kitchen.
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RestaurantTo Be Frank Bakery
3 Village Avenue, Brunswick East
Here, you can watch the bread and pastries take shape, with this much-loved bakery's new location inviting customers closer to the action.
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Restaurant98 Lygon Street Bar & Bistro
98 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
The menu blends classic bistro dishes and Mediterranean flavours, while also showcasing local produce.
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RestaurantTyga
91 Koornang Road, Carnegie
The neo-Southeast Asian restaurant channels the energy, rhythm and flavour of 1970s Bangkok with a nostalgic retro fit-out, non-stop spinning vinyls, and a bold and creative menu.
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NewsMalaysian Favourite GO Noodle House Has Opened Its First Aussie Outpost in Melbourne's CBD
It's slinging its signature noodle soups, homemade pan mee and one giant bowl (which is free if you finish in 30 minutes).
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NewsFour Pillars Is About to Release Its 2018 Christmas Gin So You Can Get Drunk on Pudding with Nan
The annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.
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NewsChacho's Is Windsor's Fun New Mexican-Inspired Pizzeria and Tequila Bar
It's pairing agave with untraditional pizza toppings like corn chips, mole and pork crackling.
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NewsRustica Has Opened a New Bakery and Cafe with an Ex-Chin Chin Chef in Melbourne's West
And it's launching with 100 free coffees and croissants.
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GuideThe Best Bars in Brunswick
From karaoke joints and Afro jazz haunts to cosy aperitivo bars and quiet cocktail dens, here's where to drink on Lygon Street and Sydney Road.
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NewsUSA Burger Joint Carl's Jr Is Launching Its First Melbourne Store
And it's giving away a year's worth of free food to the first 50 customers.
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Eventadidas Block Party
Thu, 15 Jan, 2026
Sixty-Five Dover, Cremorne
Kick off the sport of the summer at this exclusive Block Party.
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Event2026 St Albans Lunar New Year
Sun, 18 Jan, 2026
Alfrieda Street, St Albans, St Albans
Get immersed in good vibes for the year ahead, as this sprawling LNY event takes over with street food, fireworks and live performances.
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EventCelsius 7-Eleven Pop-Up Party
Sat, 17 Jan, 2026
7-Eleven Brunswick, Brunswick
Be a part of Australia's first-ever convenience store rave.
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EventKeys Gone Wild at the Espy Melbourne
Fri, 23 Jan, 2026
Hotel Esplanade, Saint Kilda
Every Friday night head to The Espy's Sunroom for crowd sing-alongs, classic hits and chart-topping belters performed live on the piano.
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EventMr West Presents Northwest Connect
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Expand your horizons, as four venues — two in Footscray and two in Carlton — invite guests to drink and dine in celebration of the new Metro Tunnel's launch.
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EventYoung Franco at AO Hilltop
Sun, 18 Jan, 2026
Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
Ring in the start of the Australian Open's main draw action with this free high-energy gig set against the city skyline.
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EventLimited-Edition January Flavours at Pidapipo
Thu, 1 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Available for one month only, this selection of limited-edition scoops might just be the best way to catch a break from the January heat.
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EventRooftop Racquet Club at QT Melbourne
Thu, 8 Jan - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
QT Melbourne, Melbourne
Keep an ace up your sleeve this summer, as this glamorous hotel serves up a rooftop pickleball court, signature cocktails and late-night DJs.
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EventSummer Under The Roof: Quealy Winemakers and D.O.C Gastronomia Mornington
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 - Sun, 25 Jan 2026
Quealy Winemakers, Balnarring
Fill your weekends with award-winning wine and top-quality pizza, as this vine-side collaboration takes over summer with culinary goodness.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 30 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 39 films from around the world at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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NewsTen Top-Notch Regional Restaurants with Their Own Kitchen Gardens and Farms
Get out of the city and really sink your teeth into spring at these fine diners.
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NewsPiccolina Gelateria Has Opened a Neat New Italian Ice Cream Shop in St Kilda
The beachside store boasts 20 flavours and a chocolate fountain pouring house-made Nutella all day long.
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Melbourne's Famed Vintage Tram Restaurant Has Left the Tracks Amid Safety Concerns
At this stage, the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant might not be back till 2020.
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NewsMelbourne Airport Could Score a New Rooftop Bar and Restaurant as Part of Its $500 Million Makeover
Along with 30 new shops, lounges and a 464-room hotel.
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News400 Gradi Is Launching Its New Yarra Valley Digs with a Weekend of Free Pizza
The pizzeria's new site will open in partnership with — and within — the Rochford Wines Yarra Valley estate.
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NewsGrand Lafayette Is Prahran's New All-Day Eatery Serving Up $33 All-You-Can-Eat Japanese Feasts
And during the day it's serving up vibrant Asian-inspired brunches, raindrop cakes and top-notch coffee.
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NewsThis New Australian Drinks Service Delivers a Heap of Cocktails to Your Door Each Month
The catch? You just need to stir, shake and build them yourself.
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NewsArchie Brothers Is Melbourne's New Circus-Themed Arcade Bar for Kidults
The activity-filled warehouse from the team behind Holey Moley features dodgem cars, Mario Kart, bowling and colourful cocktails.
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NewsNigella Lawson Is Coming Back to Australia to Talk All Things Food
The celebrity chef will return in early 2019 for her new interactive conversation series, An Evening with Nigella Lawson.
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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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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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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.
