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NewsThe Ten Best Craft Beers from Around the World
Meet the Danish genius who added French press coffee to oatmeal stout and started a phenomenon.
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NewsA25 Espresso to Open in Melbourne's CBD
Melbourne's latest Italian eatery from a team who really know what they're doing.
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NewsThe New App That Hooks You Up with Free Bottles of Wine
Dine out and claim your delicious reward.
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NewsMeet One of Australia's Oldest Wine-Growing Families
Hugh Hamilton Wines know how to get the most out of McLaren Vale's diverse soils.
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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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GuideThe Best Greek Restaurants in Melbourne
You're in for good times, flowing drinks and belly-filling feeds at these Greek establishments.
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NewsThese Are the 15 Best Set Menus in Melbourne for Under $100
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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NewsThe Best Places to Take Your Dad This Father's Day in Melbourne
Here are the best ways to treat dad this Father's Day from yum cha feasts and luxe lunches, to free hair cuts, special Sunday Roasts and limited edition desserts.
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NewsThis Clever New Wine Service Delivers by the Glass
Taste weird, rare and expensive wines in actually affordable vials.
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GuideThe Best Vietnamese in Melbourne
Whether you want spring rolls, street food or a steaming hot bowl of pho.
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NewsLady Carolina Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar is Now Open in Brunswick
Meet Lygon Street's friendly new Latin tenant.
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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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RestaurantLaura
Pt Leo Estate, 3649 Frankston-Flinders Road, Merricks
A faultless degustation-only restaurant in the middle of a 50-acre Mornington Peninsula winery and sculpture park.
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RestaurantBar Sophia
161 Burke Road, Glen Iris
Central Park village has been reinvigorated with a new Aegean offering on Burke Road, inspired by the new wave of Athenian wine bars.
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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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RestaurantTokyo Tina
66A Chapel Street, Windsor
Located on the vibrant Windsor end of Chapel Street, Tokyo Tina is an energetic and modern Japanese restaurant, serving consistently top-quality food from its kitchen.
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RestaurantTo Be Frank Bakery
3 Village Avenue, Brunswick East
Here, you can watch the bread and pastries take shape, with this much-loved bakery's new location inviting customers closer to the action.
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Restaurant98 Lygon Street Bar & Bistro
98 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
The menu blends classic bistro dishes and Mediterranean flavours, while also showcasing local produce.
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RestaurantTyga
91 Koornang Road, Carnegie
The neo-Southeast Asian restaurant channels the energy, rhythm and flavour of 1970s Bangkok with a nostalgic retro fit-out, non-stop spinning vinyls, and a bold and creative menu.
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RestaurantBar Bouni
153 Sturt Street, Southbank
Humble rotisserie dishes are elevated to the likes of juicy harissa chicken, crispy crackling pork belly, and tender, charry cauliflower.
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RestaurantThe Lodge Dining Room, Rodd & Gunn Flagship Store
280 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
A Melbourne landmark with nearly 100 years of retail history is now home to Rodd & Gunn's most ambitious project yet.
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NewsFive Ways You Should Be Using Craft Beer in Your Cooking
Beer brownies are a life choice you won't regret.
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NewsFairy Floss Grapes Totally Exist and They're On Their Way To Australia
Could fairy floss flavoured goon be on the cards too? Could it?
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NewsCopenhagen's Noma Is Set to Close in 2016
And then? It will be reborn more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
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NewsYour Favourite Restaurants Now Offer Home Delivery Thanks to Suppertime
Broaden your takeout horizons.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 30 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 39 films from around the world at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventHunted+Gathered Gift Shop
Multiple single dates
Gertrude Street, Fitzroy
While the product is usually available online and at specialty grocers, this is a great opportunity to taste, explore and shop the collection in person.
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EventLibrary on the Lawn: Kids Festival at State Library Victoria
Multiple single dates
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
Add more reading time and kid-friendly entertainment to your summer holidays schedule, from storytime sessions to scavenger hunts.
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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas has arrived at QV Melbourne, featuring a towering festive sculpture and mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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EventCreator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm
Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.
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NewsSweden Opened an Adorable Hotel Just for Bread Dough
All wake-up calls and massages included at this doughtel.
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NewsGet Stuck Into Chef Scott Pickett's Recipe for Pork Jowl with Cider and Boudin Noir
The Saint Crispin chef puts a unique spin on classic pork and apple.
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NewsLondon Diners Have Just Sat Down to 200 Courses in 24 Hours
This is what gluttony looks like at the hands of food artists Bompas & Parr.
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NewsThis Melbourne Bar Is Serving Espresso Martinis on Tap
Swap your morning coffee for one of these.
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NewsHeston Blumenthal's New Melbourne Restaurant Is Now Taking Reservations
But you may be waiting a while for a table.
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NewsBrisbane Festival's Breathable Gin and Tonic Room Isn't Everyone's Cup of Tea
Fear and Delight features alcohol you can literally inhale.
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NewsMelbourne to Drive Hazelnuts to the Brink of Extinction With Glorious Nutella Pop-Up
Because one nationwide Nutella shortage a year just isn't enough.
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NewsMaribyrnong Has a New Burger Bar Worth the Pilgrimage
Behold St. Burgs, named after the patron saint of burgers (probably).
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NewsGelato Messina Are Selling Ice Cream Cigars For Father's Day
Make up for your teenage years with a salted caramel and whisky cream stogie.
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NewsThe Five Best Bars for Board Games in Melbourne
Have a pint. Enjoy some music. Annihilate your friends.
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NewsHeston Blumenthal Has Called in a Mentalist to Help Craft the New Fat Duck
Looks like mind control is the new foodie frontier.
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NewsAustralian Gourmet Traveller Has Named Their Restaurants of the Year
Brisbane gets a bar gong for once.
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NewsAuckland's Booze-Free Bar Went Bust After Five Weeks Because Of Course It Did
"No one showed up."
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NewsNorthern Light and the Gasometer Are Teaming Up to Create a Pub Izakaya
Yakitori, sake and lots and lots of fried cheese.
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NewsThree Easy Ways to Make Warm Mulled Cider
The perfect home-brew recipes for keeping warm this winter.
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400 Gradi's Johnny Di Francesco Is Opening a Gelateria
The chef behind the 'Best Pizza in the World' is now bringing you gelato.
