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Mary’s, Melbourne CBD
MELBOURNE | Iconic Sydney burger, fried chicken, and natural wine joint Mary’s has opened in Melbourne, and it’s hitting all the right notes from the get go. If you’ve been to the original in...
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Bonehead Brewing, Kensington
MELBOURNE | Homebrewers Anthony Dinoto and Travis Nott founded Bonehead Brewing in 2016, and in 2018 opened their 80 person capacity brewery and taproom. The core range focuses on accessible beers...
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Strangeloves Wine Bar, Moonee Ponds
MELBOURNE | Strangeloves Wine Bar is one of the stalwarts of the Moonee Ponds bar scene, and has been doing its thing since 2010. The bar, named after Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie “Dr. Strangelove”,...
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Pin Oak Beer & Wine, Kensington
MELBOURNE | Pin Oak Beer & Wine is a small bar in Kensington that focuses on, as the name suggests, beer and wine. It’s housed in what appears to be an old residence, with what appears to have...
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Boston Brewing Co, Victoria Park
PERTH | Boston Brewing Co have built up quite the reputation for brewing quality beers since opening in Denmark, Western Australia, in 2011. Being four and a half hours drive from their major market...
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Galah, Windsor
MELBOURNE | I’d walked past the narrow entrance to Galah countless times, and always wondered what it was about, but hadn’t stopped in until recently. It turns out I that should have visited much...
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Jane Doe Bar, Prahran
MELBOURNE | Jane Doe Bar is a small bar from Small Batch Bars (the people behind John Doe Bar), and offers an cozy, welcoming spot for drinks and conversations. The venue is small and narrow, with...
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Ocean 12, Southbank
MELBOURNE | Ocean 12 is a whiskey, tapas, cigar, and karaoke bar, and from the moment you walk out of the escalator into space on Level 3 in Crown Melbourne, you know that this a no expense spared...
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The Ascot Lot, Ascot Vale
MELBOURNE | The Ascot Lot is a food truck park on the site of a former car yard in Ascot Vale. It’s a large, relaxed venue with a variety of spaces made using recycled furniture and materials. The...
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Good Gnocchi, Carlton North
MELBOURNE | James Eddy opened Good Gnocchi in the middle of last year. You might remember the articles about the hole in the wall space in Collingwood doing nothing but gnocchi. The lease expired...
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Cikocik, Melbourne CBD (Online)
MELBOURNE | Congee. There’s something about the thick Asian rice porridge that’s so comforting, especially during the winter. I’ve had a few different types on congee over the years and occasionally...
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Laantaan, Melbourne CBD (Online)
MELBOURNE | What do you do when COVID-19 lockdowns force all of the businesses that you supply to shut down and stop putting in orders? In the case of Tan Hansapinyo and Megan Megally, you start...
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Pempek Si Bontet, Melbourne CBD (Online)
MELBOURNE | Do you know your mie celor udang from your pempek campur? Up until a few weeks ago, I certainly didn’t. Indonesia is one of those places that’s been high on my list of places to visit....
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Lapar, Melbourne CBD (Online)
MELBOURNE | One of my favourite Malaysian soups is Bak Kut Teh (“BKT”). It’s a Hokkien dish popular not just in Malaysia, but in Singapore, Indonesia’s Riau Islands, and Southern Thailand. The name...
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Momo Shop, Melbourne (Online)
MELBOURNE | Dumplings. They’re one of the most ubiquitous aspects of cuisine around the world. A few years ago I wrote an article on the topic, and through my research identified about 65 distinct...
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Alligator Brand Pasta, Tottenham (Online)
MELBOURNE | One thing that many I’ve spoken to during this COVID-19 pandemic haven’t really turned their minds to is impacts one removed from the very visible. For example, distributors and suppliers...
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Koen, Melbourne (Online)
MELBOURNE | Koen is a COVID-19 side hustle started by Indonesian born chef Axel Chiang, who was working at places like Cafe Di Stasio and Atlantic Group before lock down. With Koen, he’s making the...
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Go Pho Yo’self, Melbourne CBD (Online)
MELBOURNE | You know the drill by now. COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the hospitality industry and those directly impacted having to think on their feet to survive lock down. Sisters Ngoc and Toni Le have...
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By Frey, East Melbourne (Online)
MELBOURNE | There’s something a bit special about a Swedish cinnamon roll, or kanelbulle as it’s known in its homeland. No one quite knows when the kanelbulle was invented, but it’s so popular in...
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Good Pudd, Brunswick East (Online)
MELBOURNE | If there’s such thing as “the cake of the moment”, then the Basque Cheesecake is arguably that. The cake was invented 30 years ago by Santiago Rivera, owner of San Sebastian pinxtos Bar La...
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