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NewsMelbourne's First Ever Toast Cafe Is Now Open
Meet Crompton Coffee, the team putting a new spin on this worldwide food trend.
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NewsMissChu Is Wresting Her Business Back From Administrators
Looks like Chu's out of the water, with big, big plans.
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NewsSmith & Daughters to Open Vegan Deli
Fitzroy's vegan rock and rollers have your weekday lunches covered.
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NewsSt. ALi to Open Victa and Hoist at Monash University
The team from St. ALi are fancying up breakfast and lunch on campus.
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GuideThe Best Cafes in Melbourne in 2026
How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?
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GuideThe Best French Restaurants in Melbourne
Live out your Parisian dreams with escargot, caviar, steak frites and lobster thermidor at these exceptional French diners in Melbourne.
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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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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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NewsNew Gift Delivery Service LVLY Will Bring Doughnuts Right to Your Door
The new Melbourne start-up making Short Stop trips for you.
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NewsThe Archway Food Precinct Welcomes Two New Eateries
Fancy some Indian-style street food? Or perhaps something a little healthy and organic?
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NewsYoung Henrys Has Created ANZAC Biscuit Flavoured Beer
Named for Sydney's newly resurrected WWI memorial statue.
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NewsLondon's First Members-Only Cafe Isn't as Wanky as It Sounds
The perfect working space for the officeless?
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NewsHammer and Tong Have Opened Their Own Brunswick Backyard
Leave your vowels at home and meet us in the BCKYRD.
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RestaurantBau Bau Dining
18 Ranelagh Drive, Mount Eliza
This elevated eatery on the Mornington Peninsula showcases a true farm-to-table philosophy, sourcing its premium produce from its own regenerative farm.
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RestaurantPickles Milk Bar
1008 Lygon Street, Carlton North
A retro milk bar slinging a fully vegan menu.
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RestaurantCommon Cuts | Dining and Bar
380 Russell Street, Melbourne
There is a hefty selection of steak frites varieties available, ranging from $28.50, to $395.
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RestaurantLa Spaghettata Restaurant
238 Lygon Street, Carlton
Twirl your pasta at one of the first family-run trattorias in Carlton.
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RestaurantHawker Hall
98 Chapel Street, Windsor
A roomy interior lit by neon signage, a menu packed with hawker-style delights and a standout offering of beers on tap.
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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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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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RestaurantGood Times
214 Saint Georges Road, Fitzroy North
A charmingly low-key joint with drawing paper on the tables and wallet-friendly negronis, wine carafes and pasta dishes for just $9 a pop.
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RestaurantRuzia's Wine
215 Balaclava Road, Caulfield North
When a venue is named after someone's grandmother, it's a telltale sign that the space is likely to be imbued with a lot of heart and soul.
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NewsCarlton's Astor Hotel to Reopen as Interactive Yum Cha-Style Eatery
The Roving Marrow is coming to Lygon Street.
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NewsWalk Don't Run to Armadale's New 'Mindful Gourmet' Cafe
Combining Japanese cuisine and superfoods.
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NewsMake Your Own Extravagant Peninsula Picnic Food at Home
We raided the recipe books of some of Mornington Peninsula's fanciest vineyard kitchens.
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NewsChin Chin's Chris Lucas to Open Hawker-Style Food and Craft Beer Hall
Chapel Street's own Singapore-inspired foodie market.
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EventMahjong Nights at Moondrop Bar
Sun, 12 Apr and Sun, 26 Apr 2026
Moondrop Bar, Fitzroy
Swap screens for tiles, as this twice-monthly mahjong night serves up high-stakes strategy, social fun and a Chinese-inspired cocktail menu.
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EventPidapipo x CHAE Korean Gelato Cups
Thu, 9 Apr - Thu, 30 Apr 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Blending tradition with technique, this trio of limited-edition gelato flavours combines signature Korean ferments with artisanal ice cream.
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EventBook Doof — A Reading Rave at Revolver
Sat, 30 May, 2026
Revolver Upstairs, Prahran
Transforming the dance floor into a cosy book-lovers' den, this community-driven reading event is raising funds for Indigenous literacy.
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EventButterboy Melbourne Central Pop-Up
Mon, 13 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr 2026
Melbourne Central, Melbourne
Sydney's cookie king is returning to Melbourne for round two — and this time it's giving locals an exclusive first bite of a soon-to-launch treat.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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Event'Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness'
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
The District Docklands, Docklands
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface, this confronting exhibition uses real preserved human bodies to explore anatomy and emotion.
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EventMelbourne Design Week 2026
Thu, 14 May - Sun, 24 May 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
With over 400 events to explore, the latest instalment of this design-lovers dream spans big ideas and hands-on experiences across architecture, food, fitness, tech and more.
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Event'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.
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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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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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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Drink Beer Brewed with Space Yeast
You might not be able to afford to go to space, but you can afford a beer that did.
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NewsNoir Opens Dessert Bar in Richmond
The former Swan Street Social space is about to get sweet and freaky.
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NewsBacardi Has Created What Could Be the World's First Tea Spirit
Breakfast drinking just got legit.
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NewsHop Thief: The Beer That’s New Every Year
James Squire's beloved American Pale Ale has a brand new recipe.
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NewsBluebonnet Barbecue Brings Brisket and Live Music to Geelong
Smoked Riverina Angus brisket, with a side of British India.
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NewsLittle and Olver to Open Their Kitchens with Free Weekly Feeds
That’s right. Free food. Every week.
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NewsThe Rise of Real Jerky
Salmon, pickleburger, Srirachuan. This isn't the jerky you know from the truck stop.
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NewsLe Bon Ton's 5 Points Deli and Longhorn Saloon Open in Carlton
Freshly shucked oysters, bagels with cream cheese and a 'world famous smoked pastrami sandwich'.
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NewsMörk Chocolate Brew House Opens in North Melbourne
This converted warehouse tasting bar is made for hot chocolate aficionados.
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NewsThe Nine Best Rum Bars in Melbourne
Where you'll find this city's best Zombies, Dark 'n' Stormys, Mai Tais, house infused apricot rum and more.
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NewsBelle's Hot Chicken to Open Natural Wine Joint, Bar Clarine
Cool wine and hot chicken: unlikely, delicious friends.
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GuideEight New Brunch Spots to Try in Melbourne
Brunch: that glimmering portal of a weekend moment when waiters don't bat an eyelid at your weird, weird mid-morning requests.
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NewsBrasserie Bread Appeals to Your Inner Food Snob with Single Origin Bread
Hardcore breadlovers can track the journey of their loaf from field to mill to sandwich.
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NewsBeach Burrito Fitzroy Will Have Its Own Indoor Skateboarding Pool
Go all Lords of Dogtown after your chimichangas.
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GuideThe Ten Best Things to Eat, Drink and Do at the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2015
This year it's all about parties, pastries and partaking in long, long lunches.
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NewsMelbourne's Longest Eatery The Arbory Is Now Open
Taking cues from New York’s Highline, Melbourne's newest spot runs 150m along the old Sandridge railway line.
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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.
