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NewsChin Chin's Chris Lucas Is Opening a Three-Storey Japanese Restaurant on Flinders Lane
And it's set to have an intimate, eight-seat omakase-style bar.
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NewsBaron Samedi Is Hosting a Tonne of Winter Rum Pop-Ups
Rum will come together with live music at venues across Melbourne and Sydney.
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NewsThe Bitters Lab Is Fitzroy's New Dedicated One-Stop Bitters Shop
Take your drink-mixing skills to the next level.
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NewsThe Best, Weirdest and Most Controversial New Australian Craft Beers to Try in 2016
Beers made with peanut brittle, pork broth and belly button yeast.
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NewsA Brief History of the Negroni
Who invented the Negroni? And why is it so popular all of a sudden?
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GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Winter 2026
Melbourne’s newest restaurants and bars are setting the tone for wnter 2026 — from cosy cafes to refurbished pubs, romantic wine bars to intimate omakase counters, here’s where to eat and drink ...
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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 23 Best Sunday Roasts in Melbourne
Warm up on a weekend with juicy roast meats and plenty of gravy at these cosy and inviting pubs and neighbourhood restaurants.
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NewsThe Best Set Menus in Melbourne for Under $100 in 2026
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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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 Cheap Eats in Melbourne
You'll find big bowls of ramen, crispy borek, chicken parma deals and even steak and bottomless fries at Melbourne's best cheap-eat haunts.
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GuideThe Best Cafes for Working or Studying in Melbourne
Settle in for a productive work or study session with a strong coffee in hand at these laptop-friendly cafes around Melbourne.
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GuideThe 20 Best (and Cosiest) Bars and Pubs with Fireplaces in Melbourne
Melbourne's infamous chill has set in, so warm up over fireside beers and comforting pub classics.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Breakfast in Melbourne's CBD
Make time to visit these CBD cafes and never turn up to work hungry again.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bars for a Negroni in Melbourne
Warm up with that perfect blend of gin, bitters and vermouth.
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NewsSeven Ridiculously Great Twists on a Negroni
Negroni marshmellows to Negroni ice cream sandwiches.
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NewsSydney's Rockpool to Close and Reopen as More Casual Restaurant
Neil Perry's flagship restaurant will become Eleven Bridge.
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RestaurantAtsu
15-17 Lincoln Square South, Carlton
If you visit for lunch, experience a traditional katsu donbori bowl, and then try and nab a seat at the counter for an omakase-style kushikatsu offering.
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RestaurantAllegria Pasta Malvern
110-122 Wattletree Road, Armadale
Allegria has landed in Armadale, filling a gap in high-quality Italian take-home meals.
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RestaurantJinda Thai Restaurant
1-7 Ferguson Street, Abbotsford
This high-energy, widely loved Thai spot has been serving locals and those from further afield for over a decade.
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RestaurantPAST / PORT
508 Flinders Street, Melbourne
Executive chef Sarah Chan's signature Sarawak laksa anchors a 160-seat South-East Asian menu spanning Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia — with a new pre-order Lobster, Three Ways ...
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RestaurantSmith & Deli CBD
16 Degraves Street, Melbourne
As the sun goes down, the cafeteria counter will transform into a tapas bar, with cold brews replaced by espresso martinis.
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RestaurantSunnyside Sliced - Docklands
685 La Trobe Street, Docklands
Sunnyside Sliced brings New York-style pizza to an overlooked part of the inner-city.
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RestaurantLittle Rose
274 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
The French-Asian bistro is here for a good time, not a long time, with the residency sticking around for only a few short months.
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RestaurantLuke's Bánh Mì Lonsdale Street
19-21 Lonsdale Street , CBD
To celebrate the launch of its sixth store, the Lonsdale Street location will be serving Australia's first coloured bánh mì baguettes
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RestaurantKIRISHIMA
622 Camberwell Road, Camberwell
The omakase menu evolves each day, based on sourcing the finest seasonal ingredients available each morning.
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NewsMESOB Brings Communal Ethiopian Cuisine to Northcote
Shovel hearty stews and flatbread straight from plate to mouth.
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NewsThe Penny Drop is Box Hill's New All-Day Coffee Shop and Eatery
With modern food, great coffee and an all-day attitude, this cafe is bringing something different to the east.
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NewsThe Old Little Creatures Dining Hall Space Will Be Reborn as Fitzroy Social
You can't keep a good craft beer bar down.
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NewsNoisy Ritual Is Opening Melbourne's First Ever Urban Winery
The people-powered winery has a permanent home in Brunswick East.
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EventKératase Society
Fri, 10 Jul - Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Le Méridien Melbourne, Melbourne
Expect glazed snacks, styling seshes and late-night cocktails in an underground club.
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EventCharlotte de Witte at The Wool Store
Fri, 11 Dec, 2026
The Wool Store, West Footscray
The global techno powerhouse is taking over a sprawling industrial Melbourne venue with her trademark high-intensity sound.
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EventThe Teskey Brothers at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sat, 17 Oct, 2026
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
The city's annual jazz celebration is hitting all the right notes, beginning with a blockbuster hometown performance from The Teskey Brothers.
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EventPurr-suit of Knowledge Trivia at Welcome to Thornbury
Fri, 7 Aug, 2026
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Gather your smartest friends and your biggest cat enthusiasts for a trivia night that gives every correct answer extra meaning.
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EventAēsop Queer Library
Wed, 15 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Aesop Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Every author is queer and every book is free.
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EventNow or Never Festival Melbourne
Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug 2026
All Around Melbourne, Melbourne
The winter festival of art, ideas, sound and technology is returning to Melbourne this August and exploring the concept of a whole new world.
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EventParmesan Cheese Wheel at Cucinetta
Wed, 1 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Cucinetta, South Yarra
For the entire month of July, you can eat cacio e pepe served straight out of a parmesan wheel, well if it doesn't sell out that is.
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EventLeaps and Bounds Festival 2026
Thu, 16 Jul - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
The City of Yarra's live music celebration is back, with this inner-city festival filling pubs, clubs and unexpected spaces with standout tunes.
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EventLaundry Sessions at Abbotsford Convent
Fri, 10 Jul - Sat, 11 Jul 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
Experimental music, immersive installations and powerful performances transform this storied space across two boundary-pushing nights.
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EventBARE: In Your Natural Form at Wellness Social Club
Tue, 14 Jul, 2026
Wellness Social Club, Preston
We're a nation of sunbathers, swimmers and beachgoers, but this new experience aims to get people comfortable with going starkers at the sauna.
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NewsCheese and Bread Is Preston's New Gourmet Toastie Drive-Through Cafe
A perfect pairing if there ever was one.
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NewsLeft Field Is Carnegie's New Neighbourhood Cafe
From the team behind Tall Timber, Touchwood and other great daytime diners.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Really Bloody Hot Chilli Festival
And yes, there will be a chilli eating competition.
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NewsHow to Make Thievery's Burnt Butter Paprika Hummus at Home
Guaranteed to see you win your next drinks event.
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NewsNeil Perry Has Opened His Lauded Burger Project in Melbourne
The Rockpool executive chef has brought his burgers down south.
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NewsA25 Has Opened a New Pizzeria and Espresso Bar in Melbourne's CBD
Melbourne's latest Italian eatery comes from a team who really know what they're doing.
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GuideThe Ten Best Events to Drink at During Good Beer Week 2016
Ten straight days of workshops, samplings and potential liver damage.
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NewsThe Ten Best BYO Restaurants in Melbourne
Offset the damage to your wallet on your next night out.
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NewsSMÄK Food House Is South Yarra's Newest Health-Focused Cafe
Brunch brunch brunch brunch brunch.
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NewsMelbourne's New Club Untz Untz Rocks a Casual 24-Hour License
And a god damn light-up dancefloor. We're set.
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NewsMr Ottorino Is Johnston Street's New Southern Italian Restaurant
Fitzroy just scored a new place for fresh fregola, cannoli and Sicilian beer.
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NewsGelato Messina's Beautiful Handmade Chocolate Boxes Are Back for Mother's Day
Cream cheese gelato bon bon, Mum?
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NewsChef Adam Liston to Open New Yakitori and Seafood Restaurant Honcho in the CBD
The Northern Light chef's new venture will be built from the ground up.
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NewsGlen Huntly's Workshop Brothers Has Opened a Second Cafe in the CBD
These brewing brothers are bringing quality coffee to Queen Street.
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NewsThis New App Helps You Find the Cheapest Booze in Town
The result of a beer-goggled brain explosion, because of course it was.
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NewsThis Brooklyn Pizzeria Has Invented a Pizza Box Made Out of Pizza
Introducing your new pizza messiah.
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NewsMarket Lane Have Opened a Brand New CBD Coffee Shop on Collins Street
And, true to form, it's as aesthetically pleasing as ever.
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NewsSt Kilda's George Hotel to be Reborn as Freddie Wimpoles
Featuring New York deli-style food and a rotating lineup of craft beers.
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NewsWhite Mojo Is Melbourne's New Home of Croissant Burgers and Cauliflower Pannacotta
Melbourne, you've outdone yourself.
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