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Glistening roast duck and char siu pork hanging in a Hong Kong-style shop window
Restaurants · Melbourne

Wishbone opens in Melbourne's new Midtown tower

Chris and Sarah Lucas turn the base of a 48-storey Midtown tower into a Hong Kong diner, with chef Dan Chan cooking char siu over two woodfire ovens.

31 October 2026 · 2 min read
Sliced meat with vegetable puree and green beans on a dark fine-dining plate
Restaurants · Melbourne

Yiaga tops The Age Good Food Guide 2027 in Melbourne

Hugh Allen's 44-seat tasting-menu restaurant in Fitzroy Gardens takes restaurant of the year, as the guide also crowns Roma new restaurant of the year and keeps Vue de Monde and Brae on three hats.

19 October 2026 · 2 min read
Aerial view of extensive vineyard rows in autumn colours stretching across the countryside
Drinks · Melbourne

Treasury Wine Estates job cuts remove 170 corporate roles

The Melbourne-based owner of Penfolds confirms the redundancies, mostly in corporate functions, while it replaces three divisions with regions and keeps hiring for its sales teams.

7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Red wine bottles on dark wooden shelves with two wine glasses hanging upside down
Restaurants · Melbourne

Wine List of the Year 2026 goes to Society in Melbourne

The Collins Street restaurant takes four national titles, including best list of wines by the glass. It is the third year in a row that a Victorian venue has won.

30 September 2026 · 2 min read
Melbourne skyline and Southbank restaurants lit up at night along the Yarra River
Lists & Rankings · Melbourne

Best restaurants in Melbourne 2026: 15 tables worth booking

From Hugh Allen's Yiaga to a A$60 chef's selection at Anchovy: 15 Melbourne tables checked against the 2026 Good Food Guide and Gourmet Traveller awards, with prices.

23 September 2026 · 6 min read
Queen Victoria Market food stalls with Melbourne skyscrapers behind the sheds
City Guide · Melbourne

What to eat in Melbourne: 11 dishes and where to find them

Eleven dishes, eleven addresses: dim sims, banh mi, souvlaki and a $425 degustation, plus the neighbourhoods and market days that decide when to go.

23 September 2026 · 6 min read
Empty cocktail bar counter with stools and a back bar of bottles, lit and unstaffed
Drinks · Melbourne

Byrdi Melbourne closes after six years in the CBD

Luke Whearty and Aki Nishikura have shut the Melbourne Central bar that made native Australian ingredients a cocktail discipline rather than a garnish.

22 September 2026 · 1 min read
A seasoned steak searing over an open charcoal flame on a restaurant grill
Restaurants · Melbourne

Côte Basque revives a 70-year Melbourne dining room

Andrew McConnell's Basque-inspired grill has opened inside the former Becco, keeping the terrazzo floor of a Crossley Street address that has held three restaurants since 1954.

21 September 2026 · 2 min read
Steak tartare with toasted bread, rocket and a quail egg yolk on a white plate
Restaurants · Melbourne

Petit Crenn Melbourne opens in October with 40 seats

Dominique Crenn's first restaurant outside the United States takes a ground-floor corner of the InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto, with mussels, tartare and madeleines with caviar.

10 September 2026 · 2 min read
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