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Food & Drink
Don't fret about where to eat this week – we've rounded up the best of Melbourne's restaurants, bars, cafés and pubs that you've gotta try
Drink here when you're not drinking
Doing dry July? Try a no-alc wine or mocktail at one of these cool spots
Melbourne's 50 best restaurants
Cut the fat with our guide to the best restaurants Melbourne has to offer
Melbourne's 50 best bars
Whatever your potion of choice, we have the right drinking spot for you
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Latest restaurant reviews
Ras Dashen
An oldie but a goodie, Ras Dashen is as delicious as ever
Wazzup Falafel
Wazzup's Palestinian-Jordanian falafels are authentic, addictive, and completely deserving of their devoted following around Melbourne
An oldie but a goodie, Ras Dashen is as delicious as ever
Ras Dashen
An oldie but a goodie, Ras Dashen is as delicious as ever
Wazzup Falafel
Wazzup's Palestinian-Jordanian falafels are authentic, addictive, and completely deserving of their devoted following around Melbourne
Navi
The set menu at Navi will bewitch and beguile your senses as only the most creative fine diners can – but best of all, it’s dreamily delicious
Stefanino Panino
As the Melbourne sanga scene heats up, this Collingwood panini bar cements itself as a serious contender for the carb crown
Piccolo Panini Bar
Strong coffee and hefty Italian-style panini marked this Hawthorn sandwich bar an instant hit, but does it live up to the hype?
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Enoteca Zingara
A new enoteca whisks its guests around Italy's regions through flawlessly executed bar snacks and drinks, and a top-shelf vino collection you can take away from
The Walrus
Forget pub crawls – the Walrus beckons with an oyster crawl through Australia's coastlines, hypnotising you to stay for just one more sip, one more bite...
Good Measure
This popular Carlton café – famous for brewing up some of the tastiest bean brews in town – shakes it up in the evenings by turning into a groovy cocktail bar
Gin Palace
This oldie but a goodie has reopened its doors after a classy glow-up
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Latest food and drink news
Now open: Sydney's most famous dessert bar Koi officially lands in Melbourne
Koi's impeccably crafted sweet treats are nothing short of edible art and they've got an obsessed following to boot
PSA: G Flip is hosting an epic bar crawl in Melbourne and you're invited
The ARIA Award-winning megastar will shout 300 cans of their new alcoholic juice, Box
Chapel Street welcomes a bold new cyberpunk-inspired venue for dinner and DJ sets
Dystopian art and a soundtrack spanning Detroit house to psychedelic jazz – if this isn't the future, we don't know what is
Just in: American Doughnut Kitchen finally opens its new shop at Prahran Market
It's the first new location for the Queen Victoria Market van in 70 years
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Eat and drink like royalty in NSW
Eat and drink like royalty in NSW
Reconnect with your favourite peeps over a glass of wine, a memorable meal in a special spot, or by plunging your hands into the earth or the ocean to gather...
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Follow the Aperol Kombi Tour on its East Coast road trip
Follow the Aperol Kombi Tour on its East Coast road trip
You don’t have to say goodbye to that summer state of mind just yet, as Aperol’s kombi van has hit the road again for the ultimate tour along...
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A self-serve seltzer wall has been installed at the Provincial
A self-serve seltzer wall has been installed at the Provincial
Free-flowing Fizzer for all!
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Get ready to party all night long at Melbourne’s hottest new pub
Get ready to party all night long at Melbourne’s hottest new pub
Your Friday and Saturday nights are sorted thanks to Sarah Sands Hotel
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Enjoy cheese and bottomless drinks at this fancy Thursday supper club
Enjoy cheese and bottomless drinks at this fancy Thursday supper club
Get the gang together at the Smith Prahran for snacks and sips under a very photogenic wisteria
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Winter warmers
Winter Wonderland at Grazeland
Rug up and head west to find your fave foodie precinct utterly transformed with dreamy white snow and neon lights
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Tawooq
Make a beeline to this family-run spot for Lebanese chicken tawooq wraps and the tastiest hot chips in town
Rug up and head west to find your fave foodie precinct utterly transformed with dreamy white snow and neon lights
Spotswood
Winter Wonderland at Grazeland
Rug up and head west to find your fave foodie precinct utterly transformed with dreamy white snow and neon lights
Spotswood
Tawooq
Make a beeline to this family-run spot for Lebanese chicken tawooq wraps and the tastiest hot chips in town
Melbourne's best Sunday roasts
Complete with gravy, sides and the odd Yorkshire pudding, of course
Melbourne's best noodle soups
We’ve done the tasty research and rounded up the best in town for your slurping pleasure
Melbourne's best coffee in the CBD
These shops live up to our "coffee capital of the world" nickname
Sustainability superstars
Too Good to Go
The world’s largest marketplace for surplus food is coming soon to Melbourne
Maggie's Snacks & Liquor
This hot new bar is partnering with a community garden to grow produce it can use in-house
Central Club Hotel
An eco-friendly pub revamp achieves an Aussie first, reaching the full Passivhaus Standard
Good and Fugly
This innovative food waste startup delivers unloved produce straight to your door