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NewsWhere to Find $10 Cocktails in Melbourne Every Day of the Week
Whether it's Monday night or Sunday afternoon, here's where you can find cocktails for a tenner.
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NewsSydney's Over-the-Top Nutella Dessert Bar Has Opened in Melbourne
Tella Balls will be serving Nutella doughnut cones, waffle burgers and even Nutella 'pasta' from its new Melbourne Central store.
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NewsThe Carlton Wine Room Has Reopened as a Slick Neighbourhood Wine Bar
It now has a former Cutler & Co. chef in the kitchen, a 100-strong wine list and the option to BYO on Mondays.
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NewsNewport's Heart of Hall Is a Cafe, Shop and Cooking School All In One
Grab a bite, pick up some stuff for your kitchen and then get educated on how to use it.
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NewsThis Sydney Pub Is Giving Away Free Schooners When It's a Scorcher
When the mercury hits 45, Abbotts Hotel will give away free beer.
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NewsThe Cornish Arms Hotel Has Opened a Rare Brunswick Rooftop Bar
The new rooftop boasts views of Sydney Road and the city, as well as eight craft beer taps and the pub's extensive vegan menu.
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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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FeatureNew in Town: Harley and Rose
Footscray's new diner churns out pipi pizzas from the woodfired oven, sells an extensive range of booze and invites you to enjoy both in its front courtyard.
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NewsHow to Turn Passion and Disillusionment into a Beloved Business (and Drink)
We speak to the duo behind Poor Toms just before the much-anticipated opening of their first bar.
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NewsSouth Melbourne's Historic Albion Hotel Has Made Its Long-Awaited Return
After burning down two years ago, the pub is finally open to the public, complete with a huge new rooftop bar and a 5am weekend licence.
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NewsOxford University Is Launching Its Own Gin
It's the first-ever gin made for the university and bearing its name, and it's flavoured using plants from its botanic garden.
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NewsThe World's First Dog Tap House Has Opened In the US
Drink a few pints while finding your new pet pooch.
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NewsSt Kilda's Foreshore Alcohol Ban Has Been Extended Until April
A potential permanent ban is still under consideration.
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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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NewsYou Can Still Snag a Last Minute Reservation at a Top Australian Restaurant for Valentine's Day
And all in the name of doing some good.
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NewsScotland's BrewDog Has Picked Brisbane as the Site of Its $30 Million Australian Brewery
It'll feature brewing and canning facilities, a restaurant, taproom and visitor centre.
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NewsHWKR Is Melbourne's Modern New Neon-Lit Rotating Hawker-Style Market
Its current lineup of Asian food vendors is serving Hong Kong-style po' boys, satay and decadent desserts.
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NewsThis New DIY Australian Brewery Lets You Brew Your Own Craft Beer On-Site
Perth's Brew U is helping punters take their home brewing to the next level.
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NewsAlchemy Is Victoria's New Gin Distillery, Cocktail Bar and Place to Stay the Night
The Healesville distillery makes its own chamomile gin, quinoa vodka and moonshine.
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NewsMean Girls Is the Latest Movie Getting the Themed Brunch Treatment
Wear pink to the next pop culture-themed meals, coming to Sydney and Melbourne in April.
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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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NewsFlinders Island Is Getting Its First Food and Crayfish Festival
Longsong chef David Moyle will lead the charge, celebrating the wealth of fresh produce and ingredients available on the island
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GuideSix Beer Gardens in Melbourne's Inner North You May Not Know About
Spend the long summer days outdoors — with a beer in hand.
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NewsThis New Documentary Investigates Sydney's Nightlife in Light of the Lockout Laws
The doco speaks to prominent local and international figures to investigate the effects of the NSW Government's laws and pose alternative solutions to them.
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NewsOne of Sydney's Longest-Running Italian Institutions Is Expanding to Melbourne and the Gold Coast
After 50 years in Darlinghurst, Bill & Toni's is heading interstate for the first time.
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NewsGalah Is Windsor's New Aussie-Themed Cocktail Bar
Celebrating top local produce and whipping up cocktails crafted with native ingredients.
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NewsSay Cheers to 2017's Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers
You've heard 2017's best songs — now drink the year's best brews.
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NewsMoleskine Has Opened Its Second Stationery-Focused Cafe In Beijing
Further sites in Hamburg, London and New York are also planned.
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NewsEmerging Craft Brewery Fury & Son Is Launching Its New Onsite Taproom
It'll pour the brewery's core range of beers, alongside seasonal releases and guest drops.
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NewsLaneway Festival to Serve Up an Affordable Gourmet Food Lineup Curated by Longsong's David Moyle
Sydneysiders and Melburnians can grab a high-end, 'chef-ified' dish with a cocktail for $25.
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NewsA New Gelato Messina Tim Tams Range Is Coming to Tempt Your Dessert-Loving Tastebuds
The food mashup that had to happen is back.
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NewsThis Melbourne Brewery Is Scooping Beer-Infused Ice Cream This Weekend
Tallboy and Moose has teamed up with Billy Van Creamy to create a range of limited edition beer ice creams and spiders.
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NewsMuch-Loved Carlton Restaurant The Town Mouse Is Closing Permanently
The Carlton restaurant will count down its final weeks with a special four-course set menu and a clear-out of its cellar.
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NewsArchie Green Is the CBD's New Melbourne-Inspired All-Day Haunt
The laneway bar and eatery is going full 'Melbourne', with inventive cocktails, creative fare and a healthy dose of street art.
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NewsOutback Queensland's Iconic Betoota Hotel Is Set to Reopen
The town is still empty, but the beers will be flowing.
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NewsThe Roy Is Fitzroy's New Laneway Sports Bar From the Polly Team
The space behind Polly is now a laidback beer-toting bar with a big screen showing the game.
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South Melbourne's Historic Albion Hotel Makes Its Long-Awaited Return Next Month
After burning down two years ago, the pub is set to reopen, complete with a huge new rooftop bar and a 5am weekend licence.
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NewsDomino's Pizza Will Keep Vegan Cheese on Its Menu Permanently
After a wildly successful trial run, the pizza chain has announced the vegan mozzarella is here to stay.
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NewsSome Muggle Is Recreating the Great Hall for a Harry Potter-Themed Brunch
It'll just like a regular Hogwarts breakfast, only with less magic and more booze.
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NewsNeil Perry's Burger Project Is Now Putting Vegemite on Its Burgers
First it conquered dessert and now Vegemite's made its way to the grill.
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NewsKFC Cocktails Are the New Thing for People Who Like to Drink Their Gravy
The fast food chain's designed three gravy-infused cocktail recipes for fans to recreate at home, for some reason.
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GuideThe Best Aperitivo Hours in Melbourne
Most of these aperitivo specials run for way longer than an hour.
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NewsNeil Perry Has Opened a Sprawling New Two-Storey Burger Project Outpost
The Bourke Street venue features an outdoor area, a bar with a beefed-up craft beer offering and a range of limited edition burgers.
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NewsIshizuka Is Melbourne's Tiny New 16-Seat Japanese Restaurant
The eatery will specialise in a balanced kaiseki by acclaimed Japanese chef Tomotaka Ishizuka.
