The Cliveden Bar & Dining, East Melbourne
MELBOURNE | The Cliveden Bar & Dining is a restaurant and bar that sits on the ground floor of the hotel Pullman on the Park that is aiming to “reinvent the buffet”. While talk of buffets usually...
View ArticleMr West Bar & Bottleshop, Footscray
MELBOURNE | Mr West Bar And Bottleshop is one of the new wave of bars that’s been opening up recently in Footscray, and brings another craft beer spot to a part of town already lucky enough to have...
View ArticlePiccolina Gelateria, Collingwood
MELBOURNE | Piccolina Gelateria have proven their recipe for success through deliciously creamy and authentic Italian gelato and sorbets, with a second store now open in Collingwood. Traditional in...
View ArticleStarward Whisky Distillery, Port Melbourne
MELBOURNE | The Starward Whisky has come a long way since it was founded by David Vitale over 10 years ago, from distilling in a disused aircraft hanger in Essendon Fields to investment by Diageo in...
View ArticleHolla Food & Drink, Richmond
MELBOURNE | We know Victoria Street for its unbeatable pho and banh mi, further glorified by cheap prices and BYO standards. However, the busy street is nothing to look at. We come for the food, not...
View ArticleMr Union, Ascot Vale
MELBOURNE | Mr Union is an Ascot Vale cafe and restaurant that’s all about simple food done well, with a mixture of Melbourne favourites and dishes influenced by owner-chef Gabor Pelikan’s Hungarian...
View ArticleHelp DineSmart Tackle Homelessness This Christmas
MELBOURNE | DineSmart is back for 2017, and this year you can dine in or out at some of your favourite restaurants and cafes to help StreetSmart tackle homelessness. Now in it’s 15th year, DineSmart...
View ArticleCalia, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | Given the media hype surrounding Calia when they first opened, it’s a relief to know that they live up to their reputation, as we discovered when we were recently invited by Zomato to...
View ArticleNew Shanghai, Chadstone
MELBOURNE | For an authentic taste of modern Shanghai in Melbourne, look no further than New Shanghai. What started out as a humble family business whose desire was to showcase authentic Shanghainese...
View ArticleDan O’Connell Hotel, Carlton
MELBOURNE | The Dan O’Connell Hotel is one of those old pubs that you see closing all over Melbourne, and are thankful still exists. It’s one of Carlton’s oldest local pubs, dating back to 1884, and...
View ArticleCafe Latte, Toorak
MELBOURNE | Celebrating 25 years in the restaurant industry, Cafe Latte successfully embodies traditionalism merging with progressive modernism. Since its inception in 1991 as a casual café serving...
View ArticleMerah, Northcote
MELBOURNE | The Merah is a new Malaysian restaurant in Northcote, and sees owners Aline Viravouth and Marcel Nantharath (Nasi Lemak House in Carlton) put a contemporary spin on classic Malaysian...
View ArticleDunning Kruger, Brunswick East
MELBOURNE | Dunning Kruger is a small bar that’s opened where “Sam’s” fruit and veg hole in the wall store used to be on Lygon Street and Brunswick East, and sees the space transformed into something...
View ArticleRice Paper Sister, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | The Rice Paper Sister is the newer, more “refined” version of Fitzroy and CBD favourite Rice Paper Scissors from owners Rahmie Clowes and Shane Stafford, and in the few months its been...
View ArticleYokocho, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | Yokocho is a Japanese restaurant in Melbourne that aims to capture some of the spirit of the izakayas and sushi bars of Japan. Yokocho translates as “food alleyway”, intimate spaces in...
View ArticleMaking Beer At Home With BrewArt
This post was sponsored by BrewArt. Click here to read The City Lane’s policy on sponsored content. MELBOURNE | The City Lane was recently invited to an event at Collingwood new and second hand vinyl...
View ArticleSandy V’s, Fitzroy
MELBOURNE | The Sandy V’s is a small bar we discovered when walking up Smith Street in Fitzroy the other day that we’d like to tell you more about, but to be honest it’s all a bit of a mystery. Look...
View ArticleIndustry Beans, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | Industry Beans is one of our favourite places in Melbourne for coffee and brunch, and has been consistently for many years. Their food is tasty, fresh and creative, and the coffee that...
View ArticleShifty’s, Fitzroy
MELBOURNE | The Shifty’s is the current incarnation of the venue formerly known as Shifty Chev. New owners were the reason behind the name change, and while the focus isn’t quite as cheesy as it used...
View ArticleBest New Melbourne Restaurants 2017
MELBOURNE | As the year draws to and end, the time has come for us to put together our list of the best new Melbourne restaurants of 2017. Melbourne has always had a reputation within Australia as one...
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