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NewsAndrew McConnell's Supernormal Canteen Is Up For Sale
The acclaimed chef will focus on his other Melbourne restaurants, including the CBD's Supernormal.
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NewsBekka Is the Inner Northwest's New Modern Lebanese Destination
And it's claiming to have the city's best falafel.
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NewsWindsor's Alter Dining Has Closed Its Doors After Just Three Months
The original home of Saigon Sally will be used as a functions and events space.
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NewsTon & Co is Windsor's New Dedicated Tonkatsu Restaurant
It's taking Japan's traditional fried pork dish to new heights, using top Aussie meat cuts.
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NewsElichi Is Black Rock's New Modern Indian Eatery From the Babu Ji Team
Opening mid-August, it'll serve a contemporary take on Indian dining, blending traditional flavours with local ingredients.
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NewsThe Bar Liberty Team Is Opening a Modern Italian Bar in Carlton Next Month
Capitano will offer pizza and pasta alongside a long list of amari, cocktails and wine — and new wave Italo-disco tunes.
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GuideAll the New Melbourne Restaurant and Bar Openings to Try This Summer 2025
Whether you’re chasing a rooftop spritz, a long lunch by the coast or a hidden laneway wine bar, these new openings are setting the pace for summer.
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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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NewsMelbourne's Beloved All-Vegan Pizza Joint Red Sparrow Just Doubled in Size
Which means more delicious dairy-free pizza and less lines.
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NewsTaco Bell Has Announced Plans to Open More Stores Across Australia
With new stores expected to open before the end of the year.
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NewsAn Ambitious Multi-Million Dollar Dining and Retail Centre Is Opening in Chadstone This December
Featuring two restaurants helmed by Michelin-starred chefs and a shop stocking luxe local and international delicacies.
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NewsNavi Is Yarraville's New 25-Seat Restaurant From Acclaimed Chef Julian Hills
It'll dish up a five- or eight-course tasting menu brimming with creative touches and innovative technique
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NewsSouth African Burger Chain RocoMamas Has Opened Its First Australian Restaurant
And it has landed on Melbourne's Chapel Street.
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NewsMaster Den's Poppu Uppu Is Opening in The Former Kappo Site Tomorrow
The space has been transformed into a Japanese-style hot pot pop-up.
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RestaurantGimlet at Cavendish House
33 Russell Street, Melbourne
Andrew McConnell's elegant cocktail bar and European bistro serves up caviar, champagne and truffles aplenty.
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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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NewsPentolina Is the CBD's New Dietary Requirement-Friendly Pasta Joint
It's serving fresh pasta made in-house daily, and it has gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options.
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NewsRestaurateur Chris Lucas Is Opening a French Bistro and Wine Bar in Melbourne This Year
Complete with a rooftop bar and a basement cellar.
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NewsDrumplings Is Melbourne's Most Unconventional Dumpling Diner
A menu of classics is rounded out with creative dumplings like cheeseburger, beef rendang and chicken laksa
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NewsScott Pickett's Impressive New Fire-Driven Restaurant Matilda Is Now Open
The sprawling, two-level venue marks a new direction for the restaurateur and chef
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NewsPort Melbourne Italian Fine Diner Ciao Cielo Has Reopened in a Historic Courthouse
The former courthouse has had a $1.5 million makeover and is now home to two Italian eateries.
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NewsMelbourne's Green Park Is Closing to Make Way for Park Street
The Carlton North venue will experience a refresh, gaining a new open kitchen and a pasta bar.
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EventRooftop Racquet Club at QT Melbourne
Thu, 8 Jan - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
QT Melbourne, Melbourne
Keep an ace up your sleeve this summer, as this glamorous hotel serves up a rooftop pickleball court, signature cocktails and late-night DJs.
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EventSummer Under The Roof: Quealy Winemakers and D.O.C Gastronomia Mornington
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 - Sun, 25 Jan 2026
Quealy Winemakers, Balnarring
Fill your weekends with award-winning wine and top-quality pizza, as this vine-side collaboration takes over summer with culinary goodness.
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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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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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NewsMelbourne's Andrew McConnell Set To Expand His Meatsmith Empire To The South
A second location will replace St. Kilda's historic Gruner's butchery with an old-meets-new smallgoods offering.
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NewsTips From Bang Street Food on Starting a Successful Restaurant
Thinking of opening your own place? We're asking the experts what it takes to succeed in Sydney's crazy-competitive food industry.
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NewsGelato Messina to Launch International Soup Kitchen
You won't find boring ol' tomato soup in these cans.
