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NewsEverything You Need to Know About Western Australian Wine
Discover why WA hogs Australia's ultra-premium wine market.
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NewsNew Food Precinct The Archway Opens in Flinders Lane
Homemade smores, chilli salt slices, maple bacon chipotle bagels. Lunch just got interesting in the CBD.
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NewsHow to Make, Eat and Love the Xiao Long Bao
How to create and — more importantly — devour the perfect xiao long bao according to a real-life dumpling master.
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NewsTwelve International Restaurant Dishes to Travel for in 2015
Turn your holiday into a pilgrimage by making one of these dishes your holy grail.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bottle Shops for Craft Beer in Melbourne
Tracking down that top notch craft beer you had at the pub? Don't even try the major bottle shops, try one of these gems.
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GuideEight Classic Melbourne Dining Institutions That Never Get Old
Hype is one thing, but tried and true resilience? That's a whole other ball game.
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GuideThe 20 Best Pubs in Melbourne
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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GuideThe Nine Best Bubble Tea Shops in Melbourne
From mega chains and traditional Taiwanese operators to a very 'Melbourne' coffee version and all the cheese foam you could ask for.
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GuideSeven Stylish Melbourne Bars That Are Perfect for After-Work Drinks with Your Mates
Hit these drinking establishments as the sun sets and solve the problems of the world with your most trusted mates.
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GuideThe 21 Best BYO Restaurants in Melbourne
Head to your local bottle shop or pilfer your own wine collection before hitting these Melbourne BYO restaurants.
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GuideThe 25 Best Bars in Melbourne
Whether you're on the hunt for an extensive wine collection, a luxe date-night spot or a place to have a little boogie, these are our picks for the best bars in Melbourne.
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GuideThe Best Rooftop Bars in Melbourne
Head to these sun-soaked Melbourne rooftop bars and pubs when you want to enjoy a cocktail and bite to eat skyward.
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GuideThe Best Melbourne Restaurants for an Excellent Lunar New Year Feast
These are the best restaurants in Melbourne celebrating the Year of the Dragon this Lunar New Year — or putting on fitting feasts all year round.
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GuideThe Best Wine Bars in Melbourne
A guide for any wine lover in Melbourne, whether you want strictly organic, biodynamic and local drops or you don't really care — as long as they taste good and don't cost a fortune.
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GuideMelbourne Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic
Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails — these Melbourne date spots will help you to start planning the perfect Valentine's Day.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne
Whether you're a coffee snob or an extra-weak latte lover, these top Melbourne coffee roasters and brewers will have what you need.
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NewsThe Best Annual Beer Events in Australia
From urban quaff-fests to setting sail on a vessel made of tinnies.
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NewsBar Exuberante is Melbourne's Newest Secret Rum Bar
Find a little piece of Old Havana in the back of Bar Economico.
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NewsThe Iconic Founder Launches Online Boutique Wine Store Spokewine
A user-reviewed online cellar. Like IMDb, but for your liver.
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NewsThe Original Iron Chefs are Ready to Do Battle in Australia
Kitchen Stadium has come to Melbourne.
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RestaurantHotel Lona
473 Nepean Highway, Frankston
A two-level venue with a restaurant, public bar and rooftop in one of Frankston’s oldest buildings.
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BarMoon Dog Wild West
54 Hopkins Street, Footscray
Make your way through the swinging saloon doors to find bucking bulls, arcade games, pool tables, a dog-friendly rooftop, and food and drinks aplenty.
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BarThe Gertrude Hotel
148 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
The Fitzroy corner site has been reborn once again — this time as a Med-inspired bar and bistro.
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RestaurantSkinny Dog Hotel
155 High Street, Kew
The new sun-soaked rooftop is home to a huge light-filled atrium, refined gastropub eats and weekly live music gigs.
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BarEnoteca Boccaccio
1046 Burke Road, Balwyn
Aussie and Italian produce are on full display here — be it in the glass-walled cheese room, wine fridges, or the European eats coming out of the open kitchen.
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RestaurantYugen Tea Bar
605 Chapel St, South Yarra
Home to an incredibly large range of teas, plus one of the best high teas in Melbourne.
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RestaurantHuTong Dumpling Bar
14-16 Market Lane, Melbourne
This long-running CBD spot dishes up fuss-free, Shanghainese food.
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RestaurantSmall Batch Roasting Co.
3-9 Little Howard Street, North Melbourne
This coffee paradise comes from the original founder of North Melbourne's Auction Rooms.
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RestaurantYakimono
80 Collins Street, Melbourne
This colourful Chris Lucas venture features a futuristic aesthetic and a menu filled with Japanese street food that's cooked over flames.
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NewsMeet Tokyo Tina: Saigon Sally and Hanoi Hannah's New Chapel Street Sister
The family is growing.
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NewsGet Ready For Australia's First Ever Cereal Cafe
The nostalgia-fuelled global food trend is hitting Melbourne.
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NewsWhen Do the World's Best Cities Go to Sleep?
24-hour transport, late shopping and bars without lockouts are key to a global city. But some of the best don't have their nightlife sorted the way you'd expect.
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NewsAustralians Drink 25 Percent Less Than We Did in the '70s
Plus, alcohol related violence has decreased by 30 percent in New South Wales over the last six years. Wait, what?
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EventNomu Saketen Sake Sessions
Friday, May 17, 2024, Saturday, May 18, 2024, Friday, May 24, 2024 and Saturday, May 25, 2024
CBCB & ODFUB, Brunswick
Sample small-batch sakes paired with light snacks in Brunswick every Friday and Saturday night.
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EventFree Wings at BEAST City
Friday, May 24, 2024
Beast City, Melbourne
Head to the CBD diner to score up to six free Southern-fried chicken wings this Friday afternoon.
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EventBurgundy vs Tasmania Wine Dinner
Monday, May 20, 2024
Pure South Dining, Southbank
Sample five courses of fine Tasmanian produce paired with handpicked drops from both the famed French wine region and the Apple Isle.
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EventSunset Boulevard
Tuesday, May 21 - Sunday, August 11, 2024
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Starring Sarah Brightman as Norma Desmond, this Tony-winning musical based on the film of the same name is playing Melbourne.
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EventSister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy
Sunday, November 3 - Sunday, December 15, 2024
Regent Theatre, Melbourne
Your prayers have been answered: this smash-hit Broadway musical is finally bringing its screen-to-stage show to Melbourne.
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Event$8 Tickets for Eight Days at FoMo Cinemas
Friday, May 24 - Friday, May 31, 2024
FoMo Cinemas, Brunswick East
Hitting the flicks at this new East Brunswick Village cinema just got cheaper, with every ticket to every movie costing just $8 during this eight-day special.
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EventFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga
Thursday, May 23 - Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne
Enlisting Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth on a prequel to 'Fury Road', George Miller has made another 'Mad Max' franchise marvel.
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EventRocco's On Tour
Sunday, May 19 and Sunday, May 26, 2024
Toorak Cellars, Armadale
Rocco's will be slinging two of its most popular sandwiches at two southside pop-ups this month.
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EventSpanish Film Festival
Friday, June 14 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Say hola to the Melbourne's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.
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NewsA Short History of Giant Food Chains Trying Desperately to Be Cool
McDonald's isn't the first chain to try and capture a trendier market share, and it certainly won't be the last.
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NewsFood Artists Bompas & Parr Are Doing 'Anatomical Whisky Tastings'
Sip 50-year-old whisky from a 50-year-old.
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GuideThe Ten Best New Summer Bars in Melbourne
Start the year off right and tick these summer-friendly bars off your 2015 bucket list.
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NewsThe Ten Best Craft Beer Bars and Pubs in Melbourne
Which old favourite stocks more than 200 beers, referenced by index?
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NewsBrunswick Street Cider House to Open Summer Pop-Up Garden
Just in time for the Australia Day weekend.
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NewsEntrecote Brings Parisian-Style Dining to South Yarra
Dine like a Parisian — late, simple, with fries.
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NewsLollipop Kale is the Newest Vegetable You'll Probably Have an Opinion About
If you've already rolled your eyes at the headline, take another look at that adorable photo.
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NewsTop Chefs Pair Their Favourite Summer Recipes with the Ideal Craft Beer
Your summer barbecues just went up a big, fancy notch.
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NewsGelato Messina to Launch International Soup Kitchen
You won't find boring ol' tomato soup in these cans.
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NewsCookie Team to Open New Magic Mountain Saloon
The brains behind The Toff in Town, Cookie and Boney have made a new nest in a 19th century warehouse.
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NewsSwan Street Chamber of Commerce is Actually a New Pop-Up Food Precinct
Pop-up record stores, ice cream sandwiches and retro films. Hell-o, Swan Street.
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NewsTen Tasty Ways to Break Your 2015 New Year's Resolution
Rules are made to be broken - especially ones that cut out food.
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NewsSummertime Sips: Three Rum Cocktails to Make at Home this Summer
Your pool party punch and post-festival nightcap, sorted.
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NewsThe Ten Best Melbourne Meals of 2014
2014 has been a great year to be in Melbourne - particularly for our stomachs.
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NewsFood Truck Feasts: Make The Little Mushroom Co.'s Ratatouille Burger
No time to track down your favourite food truck? Make it yourself at home.
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NewsWin a Celebration Bundle from Nomad Online Cellar Door
Fancy up Christmas and New Year with boutique Australian wines from Nomad's new online store.
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NewsPulling Off the Perfect Last-Minute Christmas Dinner
You don't need days of prep time; you just need these few simple slacker's tips.
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NewsGet the Rest of Your Gifts Sorted with This WineMarket Discount
Did someone say one-day delivery?
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NewsChristmas Wine Matching Guide from Ham to Vegan Turducken
Christmas's iconic foods deserve wines that sing in harmony.
