Bars
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BAR/D UP Video Feature // The Ugly Duckling // Richmond
In collaboration with The Botanist Gin Over 150 years old, Hans Christian Andersen’s story, The Ugly Duckling, is one...
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bar/d up bar review: Royal Saxon
In collaboration with Birra Moretti When you’re planning a night out it usually includes eating and drinking. Often...
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BAR/D UP Video Feature – Rupert, Collingwood
If you go to the UK and mention Rupert everyone will think you are talking about an iconic...
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BAR/D UP Video Feature – Loretta’s – Fitzroy North
When Bluebonnet Barbecue re-emerged at The North Fitzroy Star after a fire that closed the original Collingwood venue,...
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BAR/D UP Video Feature – Bartronica, CBD
Looking for a basement bar in the heart of the city that literally has all the bells and...
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BAR/D UP Video Feature – Lounge, CBD
The name Lounge makes you think of space that’s comfortable, chilled and unpretentious. Add Lounge Kitchen into the...
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BAR/D UP Video Feature – Panama Dining Room & Bar // Fitzroy
Panama, a transcontinental country in Central America, an international hub, a melting pot of people and cultures from...
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East Bar and Restaurant
Walking into the restaurant located at Sheraton Melbourne Hotel on Little Collins Street guests are greeted with a...
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BAR/D UP Video Feature // Less Than Zero // South Yarra
In collaboration with The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky Those living South of the city often feel hard done...
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Yukie’s Snack Bar
I have this tendency to fall in and out of love with cocktail drinking, or perhaps it’s bars...
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VIDEO: Cookie // Bar Review
You can’t live in Melbourne and not know about Cookie. And if you don’t then you do now....
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Video: Two Wrongs South Yarra
In collaboration with Pistonhead Lager Australia and Beau Joie Australia Things were a bit quiet at the South...
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Loop Roof – VIDEO
In collaboration with Tequila Tromba A rooftop is always the perfect vantage point to get a feel for...
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VIDEO: Union Electric
Usually when there is a bolt of lightning, you are guaranteed mass destruction. However, when this bolt hit...
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What’s On In Melbourne in January
We’re well and truly fed up of feasting and festivities after the annual pig out holidays…NAAAAT. If you’re...
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Suntory Times – Exploring Japanese Whiskey
Japanese whisky is often expertly distilled at the foothills of mountains, utilising the water that trickles down from...
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Easey’s
No, you aren’t seeing things. There really is three train carriages on top of this building in Collingwood....
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Royal Saxon
We’ve heard a little buzz about the Royal Saxon for quite some time now and when we drove past their place...
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Love&Dysfunction Opens in St Kilda
Drawing on a range of influences, from French-inspired terrines and pates to the salty nibbles of Tokyo’s izakayas,...
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[Stoke] Bar + Kitchen Now Open
When Frank van Haandel finds a gap in the market, you’re fairly guaranteed this Melbourne hospitality guru will fill...
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Melbourne’s Best Wine Bars
Carlisle Wine Bar – 137 Carlisle Street, Balaclava Carlisle Wine Bar in Balaclava has seen an ownership change in...
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BAR/D Up
There is no doubt Melbourne’s food scene has been gathering momentum exponentially for years now – the likes of George...
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Lona Garden Offers Picturesque Oasis in the Heart of St Kilda
Late last year, Lona Pintxos Bar opened in St Kilda, breathing new life into the former Greasy Joe’s...
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A Foodie’s Guide to Bendigo
Caught up in busy city life, Melbourne-based Victorians often overlook the wonderful regions our state has to offer....
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Wine Bank on View
In 2003 my wife and I were faced with a tremendous opportunity. The National Trust had approached us...
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Summertime Sunshine Cocktail
With the gorgeous summer sunshine and heat upon us, and the beach just a stones throw away, nothing...
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Absinthe Tasting at Polly Fitzroy
A myth remains in this day and age, Where green fairies fly and addiction and sanity cannot be...
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Polēpolē Kitchen and Bar
It was 2011 and we’d been married two years. We were both working in the corporate sector and...
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Good Food Month and Night Noodle Markets
With the brilliant launch of Good Food Month last week, the fresh spring breeze has filled itself with...
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Eat Drink Design Awards
The time has come and the awards party of the year is finally here! The annual Eat Drink...
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The Shaw Davey Slum Rooftop Opening
Recently opened The Shaw Davey Slum, in Carlton is set to open its retractable rooftop bar tonight ,...
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Le Bon Ton
Don’t underestimate the cocktails at this laid-back New Orleans smokehouse. Melbourne is nothing if not cosmopolitan, and if...
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Royale Brothers
Royale Brothers is a newcomer to the burger scene and was recently opened by the owners of The...
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An Interview: Milk the Cow
It’s early on a Wednesday morning and St Kilda is just starting to wake up. On approaching 157...
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Rocks on Rosalind
Rocks on Rosalind had me at hello. And by hello, I mean a “build your own dessert platter”,...
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Maya Tequila Bar and Grill
Maya Tequila Bar and Grill may have been around in other guises previously, but let it be said...
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The Woods Bar & Kitchen
Since 2011 this place has been known as The Woods of Windsor and has had a reputation on...
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Ombra Salumi Bar
The Grossi family are quietly making the ‘Paris end’ of Bourke Street their own (or maybe that should...
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The Spotted Mallard
With no street frontage but a large old glass door opening to a retro lobby and staircase, it’s...
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The Beer and Burger Lounge
The Beer and Burger Lounge occupies a large, bright and brand spanking new fit out with contrasting white...
