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FeatureNew in Town: Prince Alfred Hotel
An old Carlton favourite has reopened with a sleek new interior that honours its colourful past.
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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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GuideThe Best Mexican Restaurants in Melbourne
Head to these spots for seriously good tacos, rare mezcals and many, many margaritas.
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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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GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Summer 2026
Melbourne’s newest restaurants and bars are setting the tone for summer 2026 — from rooftop spritzes to laneway wine bars, here’s where to eat and drink next.
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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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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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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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RestaurantLune Croissanterie
Situated beneath the Ritz Carlton at 670 Lonsdale Street, the mega store marks Melbourne's second production site.
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RestaurantTres a Cinco
3-5 Hosier Lane, Melbourne
The vibrant menu showcases classic dishes cooked with love and care, and packed full of flavour.
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RestaurantMamasita
1/11 Collins Street, Melbourne
The always-evolving menu spans snack plates and taqueria plates, tacos to generous sharing mains, all anchored by an enviable selection of margaritas and cocktails.
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RestaurantCoupette
90 Queens Bridge Street, Southbank
As a hotel venue, it moves seamlessly from morning coffee to late-night cocktails, and is well-suited to everything from a quick snack to a celebratory meal.
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RestaurantPinto Tiramisu
106 Leicester Street, Fitzroy
While the classic tiramisu variety is a menu staple, other flavours that change with the seasons may include strawberry matcha, gingerbread, or chocolate hazelnut.
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RestaurantFrankie's Tortas and Tacos
30 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
With some of the rarest and highest-quality tequilas and mezcals on offer, Frankie’s has even launched an agave club to help educate and showcase premium agave spirits.
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RestaurantBar Yarra
234 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Perfect for a post-work pop-in, Bar Yarra's boasts an impressive happy hour from 5 to 7pm, and even hosts DJs spinning nostalgic vinyls for Throwback Thursdays.
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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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NewsSt Kilda's Foreshore Alcohol Ban Has Been Extended Until April
A potential permanent ban is still under consideration.
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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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EventFebruary at Peninsula Hot Springs
Tue, 27 Jan - Fri, 27 Feb 2026
Peninsula Hot Springs, Fingal
Soak up summer while it lasts with midweek two-for-one bathing, Lunar New Year festivities and romantic Valentine's escapes.
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EventSt Kilda Festival 2026
Sat, 14 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
St Kilda Foreshore, St Kilda
This beloved summer staple is back, serving up another edition loaded with exceptional local music talent and feel-good community vibes.
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EventDewberry Roller-Rama by The Body Shop at Queensbridge Square
Fri, 13 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
Queensbridge Square, Southbank
The fragrance of the 90s is officially back, so celebrate with a free, nostalgic roller rink experience happening over Valentine's Day weekend.
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EventRoyal Stacks 10th Birthday Celebration
Multiple single dates
Royal Stacks, Melbourne
Throwing it back to 2016, this Melbourne-born burger spot is celebrating a decade of mouthwatering takeaway with free burgers and OG prices.
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EventLaunch Weekend at Upstate Oakleigh
Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
Upstate Oakleigh, Oakleigh
Get in a high-energy workout in the southeast, as this rapidly growing brand of Pilates studios launches its latest wellness destination in Oakleigh.
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EventAfrica Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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EventJackalope Cinema 2026
Sun, 1 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar 2026
Jackalope Hotel Mornington Peninsula, Merricks North
Make your Mornington Peninsula stay even more picture-perfect, with this month-long open-air cinema program.
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EventUNO Social Club at Hotel Esplanade
Mon, 2 Feb - Mon, 2 Mar 2026
Hotel Esplanade, Saint Kilda
Combine nostalgia and nightlife, as this card game experience transforms this much-loved Melbourne pub into an UNO-themed escape.
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Event15th Birthday BBQ Summer Series at Toorak Cellars
Sun, 1 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar 2026
Toorak Cellars, Armadale
No ordinary backyard barbecue, this seven-week birthday celebration sees top Melbourne chefs team up to showcase their masterful skills with the tongs.
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EventRooftop Pickleball at Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street
Wed, 21 Jan - Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street, Melbourne
Level up your pickleball skills in style, as this CBD hotel brings back its sunny rooftop court for the tennis season.
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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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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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News
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.
