Pinbone at Pei Modern, Lot Twenty, Hopscotch Bar, LP’s Quality Meats
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Rockpool, Attica, Esquire, Aubergine, Garagistes, Restaurant Amuse, Penfolds Magill Estate, Evoo
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Bar Americano’s Modern Lemonade
A not-so-soft drink from the deeper recesses of the cocktail canon.
What Justin Wise did next
Justin Wise is keeping busy. Having left the kitchen at The Point, he now has three new projects on the go.
St Michael 6003, Belle’s Hot Chicken, Bar de Thé
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Gerald’s Bar goes to San Sebastián
Gerald's Bar is branching out from Carlton North in Melbourne to open a second venue...
Luxembourg, Melbourne review
In his latest encore, Andrew McConnell slips smoothly from mod Asian to Parisian-style bistro, writes Michael Harden. Luxembourg, take a bow.
Lee Ho Fook regional tasting dinners
Lee Ho Fook is putting the spotlight on the varied schools of cooking across China...
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Surry Hills Eating House, Lucy Liu, Ben’s Burgers, Mr Chow’s Saloon & Dive Bar
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Jardin Tan, Royal Botanic Gardens
Shannon Bennett turns his focus to joggers and young families at his new French-Vietnamese eatery.
Cliff Dive, Thomas Olive, Mero Kitchen & Bar, Bread and Bone Wood Grill
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Bistro Mint, Chuckle Deli Shop and Madame Wu
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Best kitchen and tableware shops in Melbourne
We've been all over the shop, ransacking the racks and shelves of kitchen and tableware purveyors to round up Melbourne’s best boutiques.
Rockpool, BentSpoke Brewing Co, Pei Modern, Olé Fuego: Hot Plates
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Lucy Liu, Melbourne
Name chef? Check. Back lane entry? Check. Tricked-up street food menu? Check...
Spice Temple Sydney, Mama’s Buoi, The Catbird Seat Bistro, Jarmer’s Kitchen
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Melbourne’s best new late-night diners
Many Australian cities are clamping down on night-owl dining, but Melbourne is opening later than ever.
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Belle’s Hot Chicken: Nashville-style fried chicken comes to Melbourne
Just when you thought Gertrude St couldn't get hotter, along comes a spicy fried chicken outlet...
Prix Fixe, Melbourne restaurant review
The bookings system and menu themes may be novel, but the appeal at Prix Fixe, writes Michael Harden, is simply good cooking and great value.
One Penny Rd, Monster Kitchen and Bar, Chiara, GOMA Restaurant
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Kwan Brothers, Dark Mofo Winter Feast, Kong, Via Alta
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Kirk’s Wine Bar, Melbourne
Fans of Melbourne's City Wine Shop have a new offshoot to discover on the edge of the city's legal precinct...
Cho Cho San, Moon Dog Brewery & Bar, Little NNQ, Settlers Tavern
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Clever Polly’s, Wild Porteno, Kutchi Deli Parwana, Gerard’s Bar, The Kitchen Door Restaurant at Penny’s Hill
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Andrew McConnell shares his karaoke party-starters
At Supernormal, Andrew McConnell also likes to season his modern Asian cooking with a dash of Salt-N-Pepa.
Luxembourg, Ester, Old Faithful Bar & BBQ, Kaffana
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Press Club, Melbourne restaurant review
George Calombaris’s latest Press Club incarnation is modern Greek meets Aussie kitsch – bold, playful and at times puzzling, but without doubt memorable, writes Michael Harden.
Melbourne’s best cheap eats
The best places in Melbourne to catch a bargain meal.
Stokehouse City, Melbourne
Here's your first look at Melbourne's new Stokehouse City, opening next week on Alfred Place.
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Top daytrips from Melbourne
Five favorite quick escapes a short ride away from the Victorian capital.
Ten hot drinks for cold nights
Beverages that'll keep your home fires burning through the colder months.
Melbourne’s best pub dining
The team that’s been wowing the west with excellent steak and oysters for the past few years at The Station Hotel (59 Napier St, Footscray, 03 9687 2913) now has another outlet at the Wayside Inn (446 City Rd, South Melbourne, 03 9682 9119) where exec chef Sean Donovan oversees a lengthy menu that focuses […]
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Melbourne’s best cafés
Our favourite cafe's in Melbourne, as seen in our 2014 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide.
Supernormal, Tomahawk Bar, El Público, La Boca Bar & Grill
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Molly, The Noble Experiment, The Ramblin’ Rascal, Noosa International Food & Wine Festival
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Sugarcane, Circa, Ristorante Tartufo, Bbox
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Australia’s best chocolate shops
Our favourite chocolate retailers and craftspeople in Australia.
Samosorn, The Moor’s Head South, Eat Drink Perth, Da Rosario
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Woodland House, Melbourne restaurant review
Two former Jacques Reymond chefs have emerged from the kitchen of the acclaimed master to reboot and restyle the benchmark eatery with playfulness and panache, writes Michael Harden.
Heston Blumenthal brings The Fat Duck to Melbourne
Brace yourself, Melbourne: The Fat Duck is set to fly south for our summer. And autumn. And winter.
Stokehouse City
St Kilda landmark restaurant Stokehouse is moving to the Melbourne CBD.
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Aria, Du Nord, Shouk, The Publishers Hotel, The Daniel O’Connell
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Restaurants serving breakfast
Are restaurants challenging cafés for breakfast supremacy?
Prix Fixe, Huxtable at Pinbone, The Paddock Bakery, Borsa Pasta Cucina
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Charlie Dumpling, Showbox Coffee Brewers, The Cat’s Tongue Chocolatiers, Bill’s Bar and Bites
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Danjee, Le Bon Ton, Brika, Temporada
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MFWF 2014 line-up
We give you the inside word on the top international talent jetting in for the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival this March.
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The Immersery at Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
Top bartenders from around the country will team up with Melbourne bars for a string of collaborative cocktail evenings at The Immersery.
Stokehouse Pop-Up, Yellow, Mondo Organics, Sri Devi Curry House
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Prix Fixe, Melbourne
Prix Fixe, the nation's first ticketed dining venture, opens its doors in Melbourne today.
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The Press Club reborn
The second coming of The Press Club may be scaled down in terms of size but it doesn't hold back on the ambition.
The Tippler & Co, Ko & Co, Hanuman Adelaide
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Lee Ho Fook, Melbourne restaurant review
With promising hospitality credentials, new riffs on classic Chinese and a name immortalised in song, Lee Ho Fook is set to be a howling success, writes Michael Harden.
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Gatsby greatness
More than a million dollars was raised for the OCRF at the Exposure Gala, with the 1920s conjured in Gatsby style and an American-themed menu by a line-up of big-name chefs.
The (waffle) iron age
Savoury waffles – probably not a trend anyone saw coming.
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Papi Chulo, Northern Light Bar & Eatery, Howzat Burger, The Cupping Room
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Brooks’ Grassy Knoll
Shooting to thrill with a hint of the wild Aubrac.
Bar Nacional, Melbourne restaurant review
Channelling the energy and inventive spirit of San Sebastián’s pintxo bars, Bar Nacional is a welcome culinary light in Docklands, writes Michael Harden.
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Bentley, Sorellina, Ruyi, Print Hall Bar & Dining Room, Hotel Hotel, Orana
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Best new bars of 2013
It's been a blockbuster year for bar openings in Australia. Here are our top picks of the year's crop.
Jacques Reymond, Da Mario, Mighty Mighty, The Odd Fellow
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Press Club reloaded
George Calombaris is getting his Greek on...
Pope Joan, Melbourne restaurant review
Boisterous flavours and an uninhibited menu underpinned by an easy charm lend virtue to Melbourne’s refashioned Pope Joan, writes Michael Harden.
GT Coles Finest Food Truck, Hawthorn Common, Plenty, Mesa Lunga
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Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2014
Brace your appetites, Australia. Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is back on February 28 for 17 days of food and drink-fuelled good times.
Rockpool, Street-ADL, The Town Mouse, Fifth Element
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Coles Finest Food Truck
Gourmet Traveller hits the road this month...
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All about Derby Eve
It wasn’t just the golden goblets that glittered as celebrities gathered at Melbourne’s Crown Towers for the Moët & Chandon Derby Eve party to herald spring racing week.
Pinbone, Supernormal Canteen, Tinderbox Kitchen
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Adelphi resurrected
Eight months after shutting its doors Melbourne’s Adelphi Hotel lives again.
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GT’s top ten Australian dishes of 2013
We came, we saw, we ate, we ate some more. Our restaurant guide team reflects on a year of excellent Australian dining...
2013 Eat-Drink-Design Awards winners
The 2013 Eat-Drink-Design Awards gongs were handed out last night...
Salute the Florentino
It’s been 85 years and the party continues at Melbourne’s beloved Grossi Florentino. From politicians to the high-flying racing fraternity, rock stars to socialites, the Bourke Street restaurant has played host to them all. We celebrate Australia’s fine dining institution. Raise your glass.
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Fatto opens in Melbourne
The restaurant at Melbourne's Hamer Hall Arts Centre formerly known as Trocadero has now reopened...
Sagra, Lee Ho Fook, Statler & Waldorf, Walk the Talk Kitchen
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Noble Canteen, Thomas Olive, Primo Estate Winery, Morks
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Form guide to the Melbourne Cup Carnival Birdcage
The Melbourne Cup is the city's biggest party. Here is your guide to this year's festivities.
Melbourne’s top ten restaurants 2014
Looking for the best restaurants in Melbourne? Here's our top ten from our 2014 Australian Restaurant Guide.
Bellota, Melbourne restaurant review
An assured and talented team matches wine-friendly food to a cellar of great booze and a slick space at new South Melbourne bistro Bellota, writes Michael Harden.
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Elk Room’s Whisky Freezer
Fresh as it may be, this drink comes with a pedigree.
Melbourne Cup celebrations
Outsource your Cup Day fun with the help of some of the nation's top restaurants.
Top 20 new restaurants of 2013
We've eaten our way across the country in search of the best new restaurants of 2013. Here's our top 20.
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Chow Bar & Eating House, Uncle, Dell’Ugo Trattoria, and Enrique’s School for to Bullfighting
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Bar Nacional, Bread in Common, Red Rabbit
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Saint Crispin, Melbourne restaurant review
Ambitious, sincere, powerful – the food Scott Pickett and Joe Grbac create at their joint venture, Saint Crispin, is a work of heart, writes Michael Harden.
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Paramount Coffee Project, Shop Ramen, Hatch & Co.
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A Baker, Cutler & Co., Penfolds Magill Estate, Vincent
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Ageing gracefully
Step into a new cave of fromage-related wonder.
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Fish & Chips by Fish Face, Brutale, Chester Street Bakery & Bar, The Daniel O’Connell Hotel
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The Town Mouse
REVIEW Make no mistake: there’s nothing timid about The Town Mouse. Polished terrazzo floors and glossy black tiles keep the noise levels lively, and switched-on waitstaff are just as passionate about a glass of booze-free French grape juice as they are the most obscure natural wine on their menu. They’re right to be so enthusiastic […]
Gazi
REVIEW Look past the red neon signage, designer interiors and booming rock music and you’ll see that George Calombaris’s rollickingly popular mid-range offering is really a boisterous Greek taverna at heart. Don’t go expecting hushed intimacy (even when you think it’ll be quiet, the place is still loud and full), but do expect zippy service […]
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Two Small Rooms, Hakata-Maru Ramen, Boney, Proof
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Valentino, Melbourne restaurant review
With his latest venture, Valentino, an expression of his regional roots, chef Riccardo Momesso finds himself right on-trend, writes Michael Harden.
On the pass
We catch up with Neighbourhood Wine chef Almay Jordaan.
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121BC, 90 Secondi, Bare Bones Society, Peel St
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Il Locale, Mr & Mrs Howell, West Juliett, Fino
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Bar Economico’s Poco Loco Ti Punch
A smoky take on the classic precursor to the Daiquiri.
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Café Paci, Gangnam Pocha, Wee Bar, Chop Chop Chang’s
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Lutece, Jimmy Grants, The Kitchen Door Restaurant, Ester
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