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Six of Melbourne’s hottest hotel bars to check out
We’ve found a new guard: the kinds of places you’d be delighted to find after dropping the bags and realising you’re dying for a well-made drink.
- Tomas Telegramma
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- Hot & new
Melbourne hit list August 2023: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now
Hawker stalls and Mexican street food spin-offs, top-quality lunchtime sushi bowls and more.
From strangers to soulmates by dessert: The Melbourne restaurants serving social connection
Live dating shows, feasts for solo diners and “speed friending” nights are selling out at bars and restaurants across Melbourne.
- Emma Breheny
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10 hot, new (and renewed) Melbourne bars and pubs to try right now
From a four-storey mega-venue to some popular old North Melbourne pubs given new life, here are the watering holes we’ve been loving lately.
Let the good times roll: 10 of Melbourne’s best sausage rolls
Juicy mince. Flaky pastry. Tuckshop nostalgia. What’s not to love about a sausage roll?
- Tomas Telegramma
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18 Melbourne venues to eat, drink and watch the Matildas play in the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals
From sporty pubs to elegant wine bars, there’s something appetising for every football fan very close to the action.
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The beautiful south: 20 great new restaurants, bars and cafes situated south of the river
Move over hipster northside joints, there’s plenty of great stuff going on south of the Yarra, too.
The secret to the perfect hot chocolate – plus five of Melbourne’s best
What better way to revel in winter than with a rich, velvety hot chocolate? From the simple to the super special, here’s five to try.
- Bianca Hrovat and Andrea McGinniss
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Hush hour: 20 of Melbourne’s best restaurants for quiet conversation (and great food)
Because sometimes you just want to be able to hear each other speak over a fabulous meal and a great glass of wine, or three.
Everybody loves ramen, and here’s 10 of Melbourne’s best to try
The warming, flavour-packed Japanese soup is a good idea any time of the year - but in winter it’s unbeatable.
- Sonia Nair