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NewsThe George on Collins Is Melbourne's $4 Million New All-Day Eatery and Bar
What was once The Long Room has undergone a complete transformation.
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GuideMelbourne's Ten Best New Bars of 2017
The city's very best boozy additions of the year so far.
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NewsMelbourne's CBD Is Getting a New Food Precinct
Expect seven dining destinations all up — including 8bit's first fully licensed burger joint.
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NewsSingapore's Fried Chicken Favourite 4Fingers Has Landed in Australia
Now slinging their pieces, burgers and wings in Melbourne, with two stores to follow in Brisbane.
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NewsThe Fancy Hanks Team Is Opening a Singaporean Pop-Up in Abbotsford
Taking over an Abbotsford warehouse for two nights in July.
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NewsFive Melbourne Bars Putting a New Twist on Whisky and Beer
More than just a brew and a shot — the much loved whisky and beer combo gets a refreshing makeover.
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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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GuideSavour the Seasons: Where to Enjoy New Zealand's Most Exquisite Eats
No matter the time of year, there's something exciting to discover (and taste) year-round.
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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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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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GuideThe 22 Best Italian Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne's greatest Italian restaurants don't simply stick to the pizza and pasta game. These spots serve up all kinds of regional dishes that'll blow your carb-loving mind.
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GuideThe 14 Best French Restaurants in Melbourne Right Now
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
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GuideMelbourne's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2024
Here's where you've been getting your breakfast, brunch, lunch and caffeine fixes during 2024.
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GuideMelbourne's Ten Best New Restaurants of 2017
The city's very best newcomers, opened over summer and autumn this year.
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NewsVue de Monde Chef Shannon Bennett to Open His First Melbourne Burger Bar
Benny Burger will launch with free burgers to the first 100 customers.
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NewsFeeFee's Bar Is Collingwood's New Old-School Rock 'n' Roll Haunt
It's inspired by '70s rock bands like The Runaways.
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NewsAustralia's Longrain Unveils Plans to Open in Tokyo
A 160-seat restaurant in the Yebisu Garden Place Tower is being imagined by Sydney-based designers Luchetti-Krelle.
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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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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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BarRuckers Hill
83 High Street, Northcote
This French-accented wine bar and bistro stands out among the crowd on Northcote's High Street.
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RestaurantChiki Chan & Hiki Bar
6 Centreway, Mordialloc
Chiki Chan is serving up playful Asian-fusion fare in Mordialloc — plus plenty of creative cocktails in its adjoining Hiki Bar.
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RestaurantIl Mercato Centrale Melbourne
546 Collins Street, Melbourne
Melbourne's Il Mercato Centrale is serving up pizza, pasta, calamari fritti, gelato, cannoli, cocktails, wine and so much more — to have in or take away.
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BarCircl Wine House
22 Punch Lane, Melbourne
Circl is making it so much easier to try rare wines with over 150 drops offered by the glass.
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RestaurantElio's Place
238 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Elio's Place is serving up breakfast, lunch, aperitivo snacks and late-night dinners every day of the week in the CBD.
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NewsFive Foods You Can Smoke at Home Like a Champ
There's more to smoking foods than just cuts of meat — and now you can do it from your own kitchen.
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NewsJerry Mai to Open New High-End Traditional Vietnamese Restaurant Annam
The new venture aims to change the way you think about Vietnamese food.
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London Might Be Getting a Harry Potter-Themed Pub
Drink wizarding-inspired cocktails and use a magic wand to pour your beer.
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NewsMelbourne's Getting a New Festival Dedicated to Australian Cheese
More than 80 varieties of dairy goodness from 20 local producers.
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NewsThis New Liqueur Turns Superfood Berries Into Spirits
The berry-filled boozy beverage that's good for you, and for the environment.
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NewsFive Strange New Beers to Try Post-GABS
Thai green curry, vanilla malt thickshake, popcorn kernels, fairy floss and Turkish delight — all varieties of beer we tried at this year's Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 31 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 32 films from 15 countries at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventIce Cream Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
Various locations around Victoria, Melbourne
12 days. 144 flavours. Three venues. Many a brain freeze.
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EventThe Chinatown Precinct's Lunar New Year Block Party
Sun, 2 Feb, 2025
Chinatown Melbourne, Melbourne
Ring in the Year of the Snake with food stalls, local restaurant dining deals, cultural performances, a dragon parade, blessings, live music, a kids' area (with face-painting and craft classes) and a ...
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EventLe Bon Ton's Superbowl Party
Mon, 10 Feb, 2025
Le Bon Ton, Collingwood
Pair your Superbowl watching with hot wings, waffles and chicken, and Budweiser beers.
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EventGalentine's Day at Pincho Disco
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025
Pincho Disco, Collingwood
Gather your gals, gays and theys together for a big Latin American feast the day before Valentine's Day
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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NewsMeet Australia's Latest Certified Compostable Coffee Pod
It's time to make your caffeine habit a little less destructive.
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NewsThis London Bar Is Now Serving Virtual Reality Cocktails
'The Origin' comes with whisky, cherry liqueur and a two-minute trip to the Scottish Highlands.
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NewsBen & Jerry's Bans Same-Flavoured Scoops in Support of Marriage Equality
The ice cream giant is upping the pressure on the Australian government to hold a parliamentary vote on same-sex marriage.
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NewsMeet Australia's New Not-For-Profit Supporting Women in Hospitality
Only 15.4 percent of CEOs in the Australian hospo industry are women. Some of the industry's best chefs, restaurateurs and figureheads intend to change that.
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NewsFive Unusual Wine Pairings That Will Take Your Favourite Fast Food to the Next Level
Pair your Golden Gaytime with a glass of Chardonnay and your ramen with Rosé.
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NewsDexter Team to Open Two New Ambitious Melbourne Venues
A Preston cocktail bar doing pizza by the slice, and an epic three-storey CBD venue. We broke it down.
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NewsThe Pie Shop Is Brunswick East's New Pastry Haven
Stick this new venture from Pope Joan's Matt Wilkinson and Movida's Steve Rogers in your piehole.
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NewsThe Wine Gallery Is Australia's New Personalised Wine Subscription Service
One of Australia's best sommeliers will pick bottles specifically for you each month.
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NewsDessert Queen Christy Tania to Open Pop-Ups in Sydney and Melbourne
Sample the 'Floating Ice Cream' dessert made by the ex-Om Nom maestro, before she opens her first permanent venue.
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NewsA Mulled Wine and Hot Cheese Festival Is Coming to Melbourne
A combination guaranteed to warm your cockles.
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NewsFive London Specialty Coffee Shops Where You Can Track Down a Top-Notch Flat White
So you don't have to go frantically running through the streets of Soho in search of a coffee that's up to par.
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NewsIf You Are the One Host Meng Fei Is Opening a Noodle Restaurant in Melbourne
We only hope his noodles are as spicy as his insults.
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NewsAndrew McConnell's Supernormal Canteen Will Rise Again in St Kilda
The reincarnation of the legendary test kitchen is coming back for good.
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NewsTerror Twilight Is Collingwood's New Health-Conscious Cafe
Bedford St's fried chicken has been replaced with nutritious bowls and 'upgraded' coffee from the Wide Open Road team.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Luxe Foodie Holidays in Melbourne, Hobart and the Barossa Valley
Two nights of luxury accommodation followed by all the delicious food, drink and scenery you can handle.
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NewsThe Queen Victoria Market's Winter Night Market Returns for 2017
It will bring back the cosy situation of fondue, hot cider and open fires.
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NewsMeet Heartbreaker's New Internal Pizza Joint, Connie's Pizza
The CBD cocktail bar is now serving late-night pizzas alongside your 1am Negroni.
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NewsA Guide to Eating and Drinking in New Zealand's Bay of Islands
From a farmers' markets to a boutique vineyard and the oldest licensed restaurant in the country, here's where to refuel on your Northland adventure.
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NewsA Dedicated Marshmallow Cafe Is Opening in Chicago
Serving up bourbon, Kahlua and champagne marshmallows, taco s'mores and toasted marshmallow lattes.
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NewsMagnum + Queens Is Australia's New Sommelier-Curated Online Wine Shop
Expect carefully selected, sustainable, craft varietals from Virginia Selleck's latest venture.
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NewsA Look Inside Chris Lucas' New Three-Storey Japanese Restaurant Kisume
There will be a restaurant, a sushi bar, a 12-seat omakase table and a wine wall across three floors.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things to Do at Good Beer Week 2017
Eat a bowl of beer broth ramen, do a beery high tea or go cycling around a brewery on the Mornington Peninsula.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Being Transformed Into Twin Peaks' Double R Diner
Sydney and Melbourne, get ready for cherry pie and free Twin Peaks-themed gelato.
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NewsNeptune Is Windsor's Ambitious New Two-Level Wine Bar
The folks behind Hanoi Hannah and Pastuso have teamed up for an all-encompassing venue.
