Prahran Skate Park has been totally redone by the City of Stonnington — and still boasts the only full-size, free-to-use vert ramp in metropolitan Melbourne.
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The Hawthorn cafe has now extended its opening hours, serving up dinner and drinks till late — as well as one of the best all-you-can-eat deals in town.
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This week in Melbourne, you can treat yourself to $20 lobster linguine in the CBD, score free snacks during a winter aperitivo deal and dance the night away at a rooftop pizza party.
Spend winter watching movies from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, including a retrospective dedicated to Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman.
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NewsVivid Cafe and Lounge Is Now Open for Dinner — and Is Slinging $29 All-You-Can-Eat Thai Feasts Every Weekend
The Hawthorn cafe has now extended its opening hours, serving up dinner and drinks till late — as well as one of the best all-you-can-eat deals in town.
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GuideThe 23 Best Places for Late-Night Eats in Melbourne
Minimally regrettable (and actually good) nosh that you can get on the other side of midnight.
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NewsNow Open: Two Melbourne Restaurant Groups Have Joined Forces to Create the CBD's New All-Day Brasserie Ruby Dining
This contemporary brasserie is the brainchild of three hospo heavyweights who collectively own eight drinking and dining venues in Melbourne — with Ruby their ninth jewel in the crown.
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NewsSour and Sweet: Everything You Need to Know about Amaretto Sour
Celebrate golden hour with a classic cocktail made best with an Italian liqueur.
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NewsNow Open: Preston's Bar Mexico Pairs Sipping Tequilas and Mezcals with Build-Your-Own Taco Feasts
This two-storey bar is bringing big taco and tequila energy to the Preston end of High Street.
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NewsNow Open: You Can Play Free Pool and Tuck Into Med-Inspired Loaded Sangas at The Continental in Collingwood
This is a takeaway joint at its heart, but you're more than welcome to stick around and play pool with other customers.
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BarChampagne Problems
238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.
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RestaurantPrefisso 3088
2 Hopkins Street, Greensborough
With its relaxed, welcoming atmosphere and well-crafted authentic Italian pizzas, Prefisso 3088 is the kind of local pizzeria every suburb deserves.
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BarGreenhart Camberwell
1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell
This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.
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RestaurantTawooq
109 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
Tawooq is slinging loaded Lebanese sandwiches and wraps in Brunswick East — all for under $15.
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RestaurantWoo399 Korean BBQ Restaurant
399 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Pick your meat from the fridge, pay at the counter and then cook up your own personalised KBBQ feast.
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Restaurantp r o v a
822 High Street, Thornbury
Come Friday and Saturday evenings, Pastificio Sandro transforms from an Italian grocer specialising in fresh pasta into a hidden restaurant.
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Champagne Problems
238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.
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Greenhart Camberwell
1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell
This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.
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BarDutch Rules Distilling Co.
586 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham
The gins here hero spices that originate from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other spice islands.
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BarOliver's Corner
Davey Street, Frankston
A waterside restaurant and bar right on Frankston Beach.
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BarCDMX Brunswick East
315 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
It's best known for its birria tacos, but CDMX is also home to some of the best Mexican food in Melbourne.
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BarSantana Rooftop
169 Melbourne Place, Melbourne
Follow the glow from red neon lights to find this moody, winter-friendly rooftop bar in Melbourne's CBD.
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NewsHow Bangarra Dance Theatre Is Looking Beyond Australia with Its First Mainstage Cross-Cultural Collaboration 'Horizon'
“I really want to make sure that you, as the audience, will leave the theatre with a bit of the Torres Strait with you.”
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NewsAustralia's Scandinavian Film Festival Is Marking Ten Years of Showcasing Nordic Cinema with a Packed 2024 Lineup
Spend winter watching movies from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, including a retrospective dedicated to Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman.
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NewsThe First-Ever Australian Season of 'Dear Evan Hansen' Will Tour the Country After Its Sydney Debut
Sydney Theatre Company's production of the Tony-winning musical has locked in dates in Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide.
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NewsRoxane Gay Will Get Chatting at Sydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas and Melbourne's Now or Never
On the tenth anniversary of 'Bad Feminist', the writer and social commentator's 2024 trip to Australia will span two cities.
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NewsNow or Never's Second Huge Year Will Close Out Winter 2024 in Melbourne with More Than 100 Events
From live music in the Royal Exhibition Building to an audiovisual installation above the Yarra, this year's lineup is full of highlights.
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NewsNow Open: A Stunning Alphonse Mucha Exhibition Is Filling the Art Gallery of New South Wales with Art Nouveau Works
More than 200 pieces from the Czech-born artist have hit Australia as part of the most-comprehensive showcase of his work that the country has ever seen.
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EventBottomless Pierogis at Eat Pierogi Make Love
Monday, June 10, 2024, Monday, June 17, 2024, Monday, June 24, 2024 and Monday, July 1, 2024
Eat Pierogi Make Love, Brunswick East
You can score two hours of unlimited pierogis every Monday night at Eat Pierogi Make Love until the end of winter.
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EventBuilders Arms Hotel Sausage Festival
Friday, June 21 - Sunday, June 30, 2024
Builders Arms Hotel, Fitzroy
Snag some not-so-classic bangers at this week-long sausage fest.
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EventWinter Aperitivo at Baby Pizza
Saturday, June 1 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Richmond's Baby Pizza is serving up spritz, wine and cocktail specials from 4–6pm daily throughout winter.
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EventPoolside Pilates at WET
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 and Tuesday, June 25, 2024
W Melbourne, Melbourne
Start your day with a poolside Pilates session — 14 storeys up in the CBD.
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EventVegan Tuesdays
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Babu Ji, St Kilda
Tuck into an all-you-can-eat vegan curry feast at St Kilda's Babu Ji every week.
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EventDumplings 'n' Massage
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Horse Bazaar, Melbourne
Horse Bazaar pairs these two indulgences for just $15 every Tuesday night.
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EventAll-You-Can-Eat Sushi Tuesdays
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Tokosan, Prahran
Devour as many rolls as you can every Tuesday.
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EventTuesday Whisky & Cheese Night
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Eau De Vie, Melbourne
Spend your Tuesdays sampling whisky and cheese at Eau de Vie.
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EventWelcome to Winter Party at Johnny's Green Room
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Johnny's Green Room, Carlton
This Carlton rooftop bar is celebrating its winter makeover with a pizza-filled party.
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EventGrampians in a Glass
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Victoria by Farmer's Daughters, Melbourne
Wine not give this cellar door pop-up a go?
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EventQVM Winter Night Market
Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 and Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
The most delicious reason for you to ditch the doona and brave the chill this winter.
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EventLunch & Linger at NOMAD
Saturday, April 6, 2024, Sunday, April 7, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, April 14, 2024
Nomad Melbourne, Melbourne
Share a mezze platter full of NOMAD favourites, plus unlimited beer, wine and spritzes for 90 minutes.
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Event$10 Sunday Morning Movie Tickets at Hoyts
Sunday, June 2, 2024, Sunday, June 9, 2024, Sunday, June 16, 2024 and Sunday, June 23, 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Spend Sunday mornings in June at the flicks for a tenner — as long as your session starts before 12.01pm.
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EventYum Cha Sundays
Sunday, June 30, 2024
The National Hotel, Richmond
Cure your Sunday arvo blues with dumplings at The National Hotel in Richmond.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills
Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
A new Fitzroy market showcase a top selection of local food producers each Saturday.
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EventBottomless Martini Brunch
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Newmarket Hotel, St Kilda
End your weekend on a caffeine high with two hours of espresso martinis.
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EventYUMMO! Laksa Festival
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood
Sample top-notch laksas from Melbourne and Darwin, join a laksa-eating competition, make your own laksa-inspired gin and try a bunch of alternative laksa flavour combos.
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EventFamiglia Affairs Mid-Winter Festival
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Co-conspirators Brewpub, Brunswick
Taste limited-edition winter beers from nine Victorian breweries at this one-day event.
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NewsAustralia's Most-Stylish Restaurants, Bars and Homes Have Been Revealed at the 2024 Interior Design Awards
Melbourne's Reine and La Rue and Purple Pit, which are located in the same building, shared the Hospitality Design Award.
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NewsBreaking Ground: Work Has Finally Begun on Melbourne's Greenline Project Along the Yarra River's North Bank
The first stage of construction is focusing on the new and improved Birrarung Marr Precinct.
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NewsSix Brands to Shop From If You're Looking to Add Eco-Consciousness to Your Home
These businesses are looking to bring a new level of sustainability to homes all over Australia.
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NewsLego's New 'Mona Lisa' Kit Will Let You Display Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpiece on Your Own Wall
After turning 'The Starry Night' and 'The Great Wave' into plastic bricks, Lego is now giving another iconic painting the same treatment.
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NewsWinter Wardrobe, Sorted: Aldi's Massive Snow Gear Sale Is Back for 2024 with Nothing Over $100
Making a beeline to the middle aisle to rug up has become an Aussie tradition, and this year's sale includes everything from gloves to thermoboots.
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NewsChic Digs Alert: The Australian Interior Design Awards Have Unveiled 2024's Shortlisted Bars, Restaurants and Homes
If you're looking for stunning hospitality, residential, workplace, retail and public settings around Australia, here's where you'll find them.
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The 23 Best Places for Late-Night Eats in Melbourne
Minimally regrettable (and actually good) nosh that you can get on the other side of midnight.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can treat yourself to $20 lobster linguine in the CBD, score free snacks during a winter aperitivo deal and dance the night away at a rooftop pizza party.
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News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Melbourne This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention this week, including a new cabaret club, Grazeland's winter makeover and a fleet of First Peoples-designed art trams.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend, you can road trip to East Gippsland's month-long winter festival, score 18-cent pizzas on Chapel Street and sample not-so-classic snags at a pub's own sausage festival.
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NewsComing Soon: Prahran Skate Park — Which Has Hosted Stars Like Tony Hawk — Is Reopening Following a Huge Renovation
Prahran Skate Park has been totally redone by the City of Stonnington — and still boasts the only full-size, free-to-use vert ramp in metropolitan Melbourne.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can treat yourself to $20 lobster linguine in the CBD, score free snacks during a winter aperitivo deal and dance the night away at a rooftop pizza party.
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NewsQantas Has Dropped One Million Discounted Fares — Including 30-Plus Domestic Routes for Under $150
Get from Sydney to the Gold Coast for $109, Brisbane to the Whitsunday Coast from $129 and Melbourne to Hobart from $149.
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News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Melbourne This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention this week, including a new cabaret club, Grazeland's winter makeover and a fleet of First Peoples-designed art trams.
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NewsComing Soon: The CBD's New Boutique Hotel Melbourne Place Will Boast a Sleek Basement Bar and Rooftop Restaurant
The 14-storey hotel has brought on hatted Young Chef of the Year Nicholas Deligiannis to run the culinary program.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend, you can road trip to East Gippsland's month-long winter festival, score 18-cent pizzas on Chapel Street and sample not-so-classic snags at a pub's own sausage festival.
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RestaurantHazel
164 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
From the minds behind Liminal and Common Ground Project comes this after-work go-to for cocktails and clever contemporary bites.
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BarNeighbourhood Wine
1 Reid Street, Fitzroy North
With a history steeped in Melbourne Mafia, this wine bar brings a cosy, speakeasy-style space to Fitzroy North.
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BarParadise Alley
25 Easey Street, Collingwood
A casual Collingwood warehouse bar connected to Backwoods Gallery.
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Champagne Problems
238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne
If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.
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