Reine and La Rue is Melbourne’s soon-to-open French restaurant and bar from the Nomad crew It's taking over the historic, cathedral-esque Melbourne Stock Exchange that has remained shut for over 20 years - and it's opening next month.
Alta Trattoria: Restaurant review A Piedmontese trattoria promises to become a Fitzroy favourite with impressive dishes and wines to match.
Léonie Upstairs: Restaurant review This serene eatery is a lesson in temaki sushi and female-brewed sake.
Odd Culture Fitzroy is Melbourne’s new weird beer and natural wine haven Sydney's much-loved Odd Culture Group has opened its first interstate venue in Melbourne - a hybrid bar and bottle shop that's an "exploration of fermentation".
Melbourne is now home to the world’s first non-alcoholic cellar door Non HQ is breaking new ground in an already booming booze-free movement thanks to its slick new site and monthly tours and tastings.
Alt Pasta Bar: Restaurant Review Left-of-centre pasta plays lead alongside excellent snacks at this new-wave Italian-ish spot.
Apollo Inn is the tiny new bar from the Gimlet team The intimate 30-seat cocktail bar is opening right next door to the stately Gimlet dining room for cocktails and neat snacks.
Clover Vin de Cav: Restaurant review A new dining trend is taking over Melbourne with this wine bar at the fore.
Chinatown resurgence Australia's Chinatowns were the first areas to feel the devastating effects of Covid. Three years on, things are finally looking brighter.