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NewsMelbourne's 24-Hour Weekend Public Transport Trial Has Been Extended to Mid-2017
We're potentially one step closer to a permanent night network.
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NewsAppleton Estate Is Hosting Two Jamaican-Inspired Rum Pop-Ups
Escape Melbourne's winter for a slice of Jamaica.
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NewsRock Sugar Is South Yarra's New Modern Thai Eatery
Bubble cup 'rocktails' and pork floss all round.
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NewsMoleskine Has Opened Its Own Minimalist Cafe in Milan
Part café, part gallery, part library and part store.
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NewsWarm Up With Goat Pie Guy's Winter Recipe for Wagyu Beef and Porter Pie
Rolling the lifelong love affair that is beer and pie into one big mouthful.
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NewsToasta Food Truck Has Opened a Permanent Cafe Dedicated to Epic Toasties
Just follow the crumbs and the smell of grilled cheese to Toasta & Co.
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GuideThe Ten Best Waterside Bars in Melbourne
Summer calls for spritzes by St Kilda Beach and a few cold ones on the banks of the Yarra.
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GuideHonda ZR-V-Approved: The Honda Team's Favourite Spots
The Honda team's own picks across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne: the spots they keep going back to and would probably take you to themselves.
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GuideX-Factor Venues Made to Impress Even the Most Jaded Out-of-Towners
Restaurants and bars across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide worth showing off to the friend you've been trying to talk into moving closer.
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GuideWine Bars with Excellent By-the-Glass Lists to Slowly Work Through
Wine bars across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide where the by-the-glass list gets treated just as seriously as the bottles on the back shelf.
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Coffee in Melbourne for 2026
Whether you're a coffee snob searching for the perfect pour, an over-worked employee needing a quick caffeine hit, or just love to explore Melbourne's cafe scene, these top coffee roasters and brewers ...
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GuideUnconventional Outings to Round Up the Crew for Something Different
Hands-on outings across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for the group chat that's already bored of brunch, bar-hopping and the same old dinner booking.
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GuidePubs to Settle Into and See Out a Long and Lazy Sunday Session
Twelve pubs made for a lazy weekend sesh with mates — a beer garden to claim, a few pints to work through, and nowhere else you need to be.
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GuideLate-Night Cocktail Bars Made for Just One More Round Before Ubers
Twelve bars built for the hour when "one more round" turns into three, spanning a Godfather-themed basement, a moon-lit Shanghai den and a bar that distills its own fernet.
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GuideHotel Bars That Even the Locals Should Know About and Frequent
The hotel bars across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane worth seeking out for the drinks alone — no room key or out-of-town postcode required.
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NewsThe Team Behind Mammoth and Barry Open New Northcote Eatery, Primo
The focus? Pizza and soft serve.
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NewsMessina's Eight-Seat Degustation Bar Is Coming to Melbourne
Did you manage to nab a spot at the ice cream sorcery table?
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NewsWhy Are Australian Chefs Bringing Back Charcoal Chicken?
We ask them how and why they're doing it, and why they're doing it now.
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NewsTwo Bros on Blyth Is Altona's New All-Day Eatery
With everything from eggs in the morning to espresso martinis at night, this is another win for the inner-southwest.
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NewsThe Best Places to Eat and Drink During the Melbourne International Film Festival
The perfect place for pre-film feeds and post-screening plot deconstructions.
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BarStokehouse
30 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda
St Kilda's iconic Stokehouse has passed to the golden hands of Andrew McConnell, and big things are coming.
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BarImperial Hotel
2-8 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Soak up the 360-degree views on the new refurbished rooftop of this CBD pub.
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BarFlorentino
80 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Littered with Italian murals and quintessentially traditional food, this Italian institution has been pumping since '28.
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BarThe Rochester Hotel
202 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
The Rochey boasts a famous happy hour, specials almost every night of the week, and now a comedy and curry evening.
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BarBar Lourinha
37 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
Always bustling and packed to the brim, this little gem offers a trip to Spain sans the passport.
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BarHotel Nacional
23-25 Hardware Lane, Melbourne
Hotel Nacional is Hardware Lane's five-storey, totally gluten-free Mexican restaurant and bar.
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BarLe Bar Supper Club
12 North Concourse, Beaumaris
Raise a crystal glass to French food, fancy drinks and burlesque shows in this Beaumaris bar.
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NewsTake a Look Inside Melbourne's New Four-Storey CBD Pub
Meet the Garden State Hotel, your new go-to CBD hangout.
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NewsSydney's Fratelli Fresh to Open Their First Melbourne Restaurant
With a bonus steak restaurant upstairs.
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NewsHop Nation Brewing to Open a Brand New Brewpub in Footscray
The local winemakers-turned-brewers have found a permanent home.
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NewsUber Is Delivering Ice Cream Again, but This Time It's for Charity
George Calombaris, Matt Moran and Neil Perry have created custom ice cream flavs to raise money for OzHarvest.
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NewsChef David Thompson Is Bringing His Acclaimed Thai Restaurant To Melbourne
Look for Long Chim at Crown Riverwalk early next year.
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EventG.H. Mumm Champagne Season
From skyline views to late-night dining, these Melbourne spots are setting the scene for a little champagne, good company and a celebration for no particular reason.
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EventConvent Sounds at Abbotsford Convent
Sun, 25 Oct and Sun, 6 Dec 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
Pack a picnic, find a spot on the heritage lawns and let live orchestral music soundtrack a sunny Sunday.
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EventStompo Street Fest at Stomping Ground Collingwood
Sat, 14 Nov, 2026
Stomping Ground Brewery & Taphouse, Collingwood
A decade and 12 million litres of beer later, this much-loved brewery is taking its birthday celebrations onto the street and down the coast.
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Event'Passage: The Art of Atong Atem' at NGV Australia
Fri, 30 Oct 2026 - Mon, 14 Jun 2027
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Melbourne
From striking self-portraits to celestial stories, the South Sudanese-Australian artist is showcasing her most comprehensive exhibition yet.
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EventThe Sunday Reset
Multiple single dates
Hyde Melbourne Place, Melbourne
The Melbourne Apothecary is jazzing up the day of rest with a 12-week wellness series.
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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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EventHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sat, 18 Sep 2027 and Sun, 19 Sep 2027
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Celebrating 25 years of this adored series, the MSO will perform John Williams' iconic score across three Melbourne nights.
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NewsThe Heartattack and Vine Team Open New All-Day Eatery, Bedford St
Collingwood just scored another sweet all-occasions venue.
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NewsGet God-Sent Mörk Hot Chocolate and Brownie Bundles Delivered to Your Desk
The best type of work deliveries are chocolate deliveries.
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NewsA New Two-Storey Gourmet Food Hall and Arts Space Is Coming to Preston Market
The Preston Fresh Hood Market will have street food, street art, a bar and a band room.
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NewsFind an Election Day Sausage Sizzle Near You with This Genius Online Map
What a time to be alive.
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NewsThe Crux & Co Is South Melbourne's New Home of Pretty Pastries and Clever Cafe Fare
Expect decadent cakes alongside squid ink garlic toast and killer coffee.
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GuideNine Melbourne High-Flyers to Splurge at Before the End of the Financial Year
Call a 'meeting' tonight.
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NewsAustralian Hospitality Empire Keystone Group Has Gone Into Receivership
The owners of Cargo Bar, Jamie's Italian, Manly Wine and more are selling the whole portfolio.
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NewsAqua S Has Opened Its First Melbourne Ice Cream Parlour
An ice-creamery with its head in the clouds.
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NewsThe Ten Best Hearty Roasts in Melbourne
There's nothing quite like a juicy, slow-cooked, gravy-drenched roast.
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NewsPhilippe Mouchel Is Bringing Fancy Rotisserie Chicken Back to Melbourne's CBD
The French chef has just opened his new venture, Philippe.
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NewsMPD Steak Kitchen Opens in Berwick
They've managed to coax an ex-Vue de Monde chef out to the suburbs.
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NewsFancy Hanks Is Opening a Two-Storey BBQ Emporium on Bourke Street
And it'll have a deli, a dessert cabinet and a sweet rooftop.
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NewsFive Classic Bourbon Cocktails (and Where to Get Them in Melbourne)
From Don Draper's favourite to a drink named after a 1920s Parisian magazine.
