Every New Melbourne Bar and Restaurant Opening to Look Forward to

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Every New Melbourne Bar and Restaurant Opening to Look Forward to

From coastal pubs to inner-city Italian joints, these are the soon-to-launch spots that deserve a place on your to-do list.

Yakimono

This colourful Chris Lucas venture features a futuristic aesthetic and a menu filled with Japanese street food that's cooked over flames.

Kewpie — CLOSED

This pub's breathing new life into a Brunswick Street classic, with cheap pizza, DJ nights and a secluded rooftop terrace.

Nomad Melbourne

Sydney's much-loved Mediterranean restaurant Nomad has landed on Flinders Lane with its first Melbourne outpost, celebrating local produce and wine.

Cucina Povera Vino Vero - CLOSED

This joint venture from Melbourne's Joe Vargetto and Sydney's Maurice Terzini will champion a minimalist, modern interpretation of Italian peasant food.

Piccolina Gelateria Hawthorn

Piccolina's spacious new Hawthorn outpost features chocolate sauce on tap, a whipped cream machine and all the gelato you could desire.

Smith & Daughters

Smith & Daughters and Smith & Deli have moved in together, with the pair being reimagined as a huge, one-stop vegan food hub.

Smith St Bistrot

Scott Pickett's French-inspired bistro and bar features steak baguettes, lobster thermidor and lots of low-intervention wines.

The Keys

Preston's all-in-one beer garden, bar, arcade and bowling alley is the nostalgia-fuelled leisure centre you've been waiting for.

The Continental Sorrento

This historic coastal pub is being reimagined with a fresh multimillion-dollar look and a new swag of hospitality offerings headed by Scott Pickett.

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