Cocktail bars
What’s happening with Merivale’s original Melbourne restaurant?
The Sydney-based hospitality giant has just snapped up a new site in Melbourne, with grand plans for a drinking and dining precinct. Where does that leave its first purchase, made nearly four years ago?
- Emma Breheny
Backstreet pubs to pizza joints: 30 top spots from Victoria’s restaurant young guns
The next gen of front-of-house talent spills on the places you’ll find them on their days off.
Self-serve sake bar opens in Sydney (and offers pour-your-own cocktails too)
It’s not a cost-cutting model, says the owner of Miji Bar & Grill, “It’s all about bringing fun”.
- Scott Bolles
Mega beach clubs to micro hangouts: Four new (and very different) Melbourne bars
Size does matter at these new bars. Some are for sipping limoncello slushies in the sun, others are your go-to for elegant cocktails before dinner.
- Emma Breheny
These newly opened bars are perfect for low-fuss catch-ups this Christmas
Nail the group get-together with these five easygoing yet elegant bars, from an Amalfi-inspired rooftop in the ’burbs to a slinky underground spot.
- Emma Breheny
Sydney’s best new places to drink outdoors this summer
Where to make the most of warm Sydney weather, whether you’re catching up with colleagues or planning a play date with the kids.
- Bianca Hrovat
Why 2025 is already looking up for new bars and restaurants in Victoria
It’s about to become a lot simpler for hospitality operators to seek permission to sell alcohol.
- Emma Breheny
Raise a glass to the new feel-good cocktail of summer (starring the fastest-growing spirit in Australia)
Move over, margarita. Sayonara, limoncello spritz. This season, it’s all about the citrusy, tequila-based Paloma.
- Katie Spain
It’s tropical drinks, below-zero martinis, and elite snacks at new Filipino bar Inuman
Your summer starts here. Climb the stairs to reach a rooftop bar that’s channelling island vibes coupled with big-city style.
- Emma Breheny
Box Hill, Frankston and Eltham have been thirsty for good new bars, and now they have them
The much-needed newcomers include a big boozer channelling ’80s Miami and a second bar for two seasoned operators in the north-east.
- Tomas Telegramma
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