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Snack Bar: The Sicilian Doughnuts We Love, Four New Bar Openings and More Local Food News This Week

22 May 2025

Food & Drink Plus, a favourite Fitzroy restaurant to close after 44 years, a Dessert Masters winner’s new bakery and what’s next for Quiet Time.

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First Look: Izakaya Gaku Is for Walk-Ins Only, and Goes All-In on a Hard-To-Find Rice Dish

22 May 2025

Food & Drink A pair of chefs we know for a Darlinghurst robata restaurant are back with number two, dedicating their time to kamameshi – a Japanese comfort dish Sydney was missing.

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Local Knowledge: Billy Wong’s Freshly Carved Peking Duck Has Been a Tableside Ritual for 35 Years

20 May 2025

Food & Drink For two generations, the Wong family has been serving up golden Peking ducks, 13-hour-prepped beggar’s chicken and lobsters from the live tank at Cannon Hill institution Billy’s Pine and Bamboo.

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First Look: Canopy Bar Springs to Life With Stem Alums at the Helm and a Killer Wine List

22 May 2025

Food & Drink The interior and the soundtrack are inspired by ’70s “fern bars”, but the menu is modern with kimchi toasties, Vegemite cocktails and an offering that meets you where you’re at.

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Bar Ole Brings Spanish Tapas and Sangria to Perth’s Northern Corridor

21 May 2025

Food & Drink A chef with Vasse Felix experience has stepped behind the parrilla to bring flame-grilled meats and traditional tapas to a bright and sunny bar from the Hillary’s Beach Club team.

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Ayrburn Is a New Dining Precinct on a 60-Hectare Sheep Farm on New Zealand’s South Island

12 Jun 2024

Travel The original stone farm buildings have been revamped to house restaurants and bars, vineyards supply the grapes for the property’s wine label, and a luxury hotel is coming.

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“Very International”: Chin Chin’s Chris Lucas Brings Firepower (and Fun) to Civic with Carlotta

15 Oct 2024

Food & Drink The restaurateur’s 120-seat Mediterranean diner flaunts an Italian-made woodfired oven and a dedicated pasta room. And soon, it’ll have a sibling – Lucas has just announced the opening of a second Canberra venue in 2025.

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Hotel Sorrento Launches a Rooftop Bar – Right in Time for Summer

19 Dec 2024

Food & Drink Drink and dance like you’re on the French Riviera, with help from regular DJs, carafes of spritz and shareable pizzas.

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Coming Soon: Natural Wine Fave Jilly Wine To Open Its First Cellar Door

12 Nov 2024

Food & Drink The Northern Rivers-based label’s busy on a build, and hopes to be pouring by Christmas. Here are all the details.

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Wine, Surf and Direct Flights: Jetstar Between Sydney and Busselton Margaret River

26 Mar 2024

Travel The airline has announced three flights a week between Sydney and WA’s premier surf and gastronomic destination.

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From Broome to the Sunshine Coast: Iconic Brewery Matso’s Opens a Brewery and Distillery In Eumundi

13 Feb 2024

Food & Drink Across 27 years in the brewing game, Matso’s has blazed a trail through the Australian alcoholic ginger beer scene – and now they’re pouring beer, firing pizzas and hosting live music events in a new sunny spot just south of Noosa.

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    First Look: Haggis With Fine-Dining Flair? It’s a Thing at Scottish-French Restaurant Oirthir

    04 Feb 2025

    Food & Drink This new destination diner, which combines its owners’ Scottish heritage and French culinary training, brings something genuinely new to Tasmania’s restaurant scene. “If we were in an old wine bar in Melbourne, I don’t think it would work.”

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    The Best Cafes in Melbourne’s CBD

    Melbourne does cafes like nowhere else. Find the CBD's best standing-only coffee spots, brunch-focused cafes, sandwich shops and more.

    The Best Restaurants in Melbourne

    The restaurants shaping Melbourne’s culinary scene, from old to new, affordable to pricey.

    The Best Restaurants in Southbank

    A waterfront bistro by a renowned French chef. A world-renowned Japanese fine diner. A Venetian-inspired restaurant with excellent Italia...

    The Best New Restaurants in Melbourne

    In this big, food-loving city of ours, new restaurants open virtually every day of the year. Here’s our pick of the best new openings.

    The Best Pubs in Melbourne

    Sink pints at a bayside haunt with ocean views; a craft beer temple with face-sized parmas; a 19th-century stalwart with excellent steaks...

    The Best Bars in Melbourne’s CBD

    A 100-year-old bluestone cottage with punchy cocktails. A moody rooftop with experimental Filipino flavours. A subterranean basement bar....

    The Best Cafes in Melbourne

    A homey spot with Japanese breakfast sets. A paddock-to-plate diner with knockout breakfasts. A beautiful bakery-cafe with Italian vibes....

    The Best Italian Restaurants in Melbourne

    A Venetian-inspired diner, a northern Italian spot with its own “pasta lab”, a Melbourne icon around since '86 and many more.

    The Best Restaurants in Melbourne’s CBD

    Hand-pulled noodle houses in Chinatown. A lavish dining room in a neo-gothic building. Italian steakhouses on Flinders Lane. And more.

    Best Cafes in South Yarra

    Visit a brunch spot with views of the Botanic Gardens; a Japanese cafe with epic sandos; a fromagerie with a walk-in cheese maturation ro...

    Best Cafes in South Yarra

    Visit a brunch spot with views of the Botanic Gardens; a Japanese cafe with epic sandos; a fromagerie with a walk-in cheese maturation ro...

    Best Hidden Bars in Melbourne

    Down a laneway, past a dumpster, through an unmarked door – finding these places is half the fun.

    The Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Melbourne

    A golden underground diner (with high-end Japanese). A lavish dining room in a neo-gothic building. A six-seat Korean restaurant. And more.

    The Best Ramen in Melbourne

    The city’s gold standard for Hakata-style soup; a cult, low-waste pop-up gone permanent; a neon-lit spot with lobster-topped ramens; and ...

    The Best Indian Restaurants in Melbourne

    Curry, rice and beyond.

    The Best Coffee in Melbourne

    A one-person roastery in a warehouse. A standing-only spot with espresso bar feels. A coffee “cellar door” by Melbourne roasting royalty....

    The Best Steak Restaurants in Melbourne

    An Argentinian barbeque favourite, a Venetian grillhouse with whopping bisteccas, an outpost of Anthony Bourdain's favourite butcher and ...

    The Best Restaurants on Flinders Lane

    Hand-made pastas at an Italian institution; a buzzy, neon-lit diner inspired by Japan; a lively Mexican cantina; and more.

    The Best Bakeries in Melbourne

    These are Melbourne’s top spots for killer croissants, silky Portuguese tarts, swirly chocolate babka, custardy canelés and more.

    The Best Pizza in Melbourne

    Stop by a late night New York-style joint. Visit a three-storey Italian spot with woodfired pies. And another voted one of Oceania's best.

    The Best Mexican Restaurants in Melbourne

    Need your fix of birria tacos, elotes or pork al pastor? Or maybe a Margarita or mezcal? Head to one of these colourful taquerias.

    The Best Thai Restaurants in Melbourne

    Aromatic boat noodles in a carpark. Thai-style chicken and rice at a low-key diner. Regional Thai fare in a neon-lit restaurant. And more.

    The Best Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne

    A Michelin-starred dumpling house with knockout xiaolongbao. A Cantonese banquet with ocean views. Hand-pulled noodles at a fuss-free din...

    The Best Bars in Melbourne

    Drink, dance, make new friends – everything is possible at these rowdy spots, combining the best elements of pubs, wine and cocktail bars.

    The Best Breakfast in Melbourne

    Scandi breakfast plates. Intricate Japanese sets. Turkish-style eggs at a sunny corner spot. Brekkie muffins at a beloved sanga shop. And...

    The Best Burgers in Melbourne

    Classic two-handers at a retro diner. Buttermilk-brined burgers at a storied pub. A cheeseburger at one of the world’s best restaurants. ...

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