Dining & Drink
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Check out: Newsletter | Advertising | What's On Calendar
⊜ Hophaus Bier Bar Grill - Shop Mr5, Mid Level, Southgate Restaurant & Shopping Precinct Southbank
➲ When: 21st of July 2019
This year we are holding our main Christmas in July lunch event on Sunday 21 July.
Enjoy the lovely atmosphere of Hophaus, with views over the city and river and friendly service from our team who .. 
⊜ PJ O'Brien's Irish Pub - Shop G12-16, Ground Floor, Southgate Restaurant & Shopping Precinct Southbank
➲ When: 25th of July 2019
Join us at P.J's where we celebrate Christmas in July like it should be celebrated!!
This year we are hosting our main event in the evening on Thursday 25 July in P.J's Side Bar.
Come and en .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Melbourne is a mecca for food with an eating culture bordering on the obsessive.
But many of these best places are hidden from first sight in laneways and behind doors.
This 3 hour small group .. 
⊜ Yarra Valley
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
It's a daytime dining experience that will take you to a whole new level - high above Melbourne and the Yarra Valley, followed by an unforgettable combination of food and wine.
It starts when you b .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ Every Wednesday, Thursday
Dumplings are one of the true taste delights from the far east - on this tour you'll get to enjoy them at their most delicious by visiting some of Melbourne's best spots.
On this Melbourne dumplin .. 
⊜ Bacchus Marsh
➲ When: 15th of November 2019 To 17th of November 2019
A FREE fabulous fun foodie event for the whole family.
The event encompasses the farm stalls in the Avenue of Honour, The Village Green and the main shopping precinct.
The annual Strawberries & .. 
⊜ Meat Market - North Melbourne
➲ When: 20th of July 2019
Think you know Barossa? Think again.
It’s not all green vineyards, oak barrels and shiraz (while we do have plenty of those!)
We have incredible food, emerging wine varieties and a generosity .. 
⊜ Meat Market - 5 Blackwood Street Melbourne
➲ When: 24th of August 2019
BLOBFISH – a beer festival celebrating all things sour, funky and wild.
Join us for Australia’s first beer festival dedicated to these unique beers.
Like the blobfish, they emerge from the d .. 
⊜ Fatto Bar & Cantina - Fatto Bar and Cantina, 100 St Kilda Road Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of June 2019 To 30th of June 2019
Fatto is inviting you to a pasta extravaganza for the entire month of June with $30 bottomless pasta available every day.
Escape the winter chill and cosy up in the warmth of the Fatto Cantina with .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of June 2019 To 30th of June 2019
Bring back the Bruce | Goose Island is giving away Bruce Wet Hop Brut IPA - offering all people named Bruce a free glass of Bruce Wet Hop Brut IPA at participating venues across Melbourne.
Where di .. 
⊜ St Andrews Hotel - Fitzroy - Melbourne
⊜ The Everleigh - The Elk Room at The Everleigh, Upstairs, 150-156 Gertrude Street Fitzroy
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of January 2019 To 1st of January 2020
Melbourne is obsessed with coffee and has the most cafes and restaurants per person than any other city in the world!
This 2-3 hour walking tour takes you to places that really care about the orig .. 
⊜ Welcome to Thornbury - Thornbury
➲ When: 22nd of June 2019
Sat 22nd June, 2019
Dimmy and Dumpling Festival
Welcome To Thornbury
Get those stretchy pants out! For one day only at Welcome to Thornbury sample some of the best dimmies and dumplings from a .. 
Dinner & Show
⊜ bensons on martin 146 martin st Brighton
➲ When: 21st of June 2019
The Psychic Universe in association with Bensons on Martin present dinner with Psychics
Have your Tarot Cards reading, Mediumship, Palm reading, Gypsy Card reading or Clairvoyancy while enjoying a .. 
⊜ Melbourne
⊜ Arbory Bar & Eatery - Flinders Street Station 1 Flinders Walk Melbourne Melbourne
➲ When: 25th of July 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Arbory Bar and Eatery
Tickets · $110
Eat, Drink & Be Merry!
We join forces with Melbourne's favourite gin - Four Pillars - to bring you Christmas in July for one n .. 
⊜ The Cheesecake Shop - Melbourne
➲ When: 22nd of June 2019
We are giving away over 80,000 Free Dessert Cups on Saturday the 22nd of June to celebrate National Cheesecake Month.
Simply visit any The Cheesecake Shop in Australia (excl WA) on Saturday the 22n .. 
⊜ Garden State Hotel - 101 Flinders Lane Melbourne
➲ When: 20th of May 2019 To 18th of August 2019
Get a dose of deliciousness as Misschu Tuckshop pop up in our Beer Garden kiosk!
We're joining forces with the Vietnamese street-food giant and serving up a selection of their iconic hawker style .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of June 2019 To 30th of June 2019
Good Food Month presented by Citi returns to Melbourne in June with several incredible feature events, consisting of exclusive dinner experiences and tantalising lunches. Tickets on sale now.
Fest .. 
⊜ Grampians Road Halls Gap
➲ When: 2nd of May 2020 To 3rd of May 2020
2 - 3 MAY 2020
HALLS GAP
WINE, FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE GRAMPIANS, VICTORIA
Rediscover the majesty of the Grampians and make the journey to the heart of Halls Gap for a festival of regio .. 
⊜ The Aegean Restaurant - Fitzroy
High & Traditional Tea
⊜ The Westin Melbourne - 205 Collins St Melbourne
➲ When: 24th of May 2019 To 31st of August 2019
24 May - 31 August 2019
The Westin Melbourne
Our own cheesy take on high tea, guaranteed to satisfy body and mind. Reserve now this experience available only at The Westin Melbourne.
High Che .. 
⊜ Little Collins Kitchen - 427 Little Collins St Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of June 2019 To 31st of July 2019
ESPRESSO MARTINIS AND SWEET TREATS? SAY NO MORE.....
1 JUNE - 31 JULY 2019
Meet High Coffee, a twist on our traditional afternoon tea.
Enjoy a menu featuring coffee flavors and delights, pair .. 
⊜ IceBar Melbourne - Melbourne
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Hang out with the 'cool' crowd at Ice Bar Melbourne and experience sub-zero temperatures as you quench your thirst with sublime cocktails in a bar made entirely of ice.
It's a winter wonderland of .. 
⊜ The Wharf Hotel - 18-38 Siddeley Street Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of May 2019 To 31st of August 2019
The Winter Igloos are back for 2019!
Come and experience a winter wonderland, cosying up in an igloo perched on the banks of the Yarra. Step inside and get toasty beneath a sky of twinkling fairy .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
➲ When: 27th of July 2019 To 28th of July 2019
Queen Victoria Market will come alive with the family friendly Indian Festival celebrating the flavours of India.
Warm up this winter with the flavours, spices and colours of India.
Feast on au .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 28th of May 2020
In case any of us needed an excuse to eat a burger, Melbourne's best burger joints are celebrating National Hamburger Day on 28 May 2020, with a flurry of deliciousness.
Let's face it, there isn't .. 
⊜ The Grand Hotel Richmond - 333 Burnley Street Richmond
➲ When: 6th of July 2019 To 7th of July 2019
It's Yum Cha... with Italian Food | A Celebration of the two greatest cuisines
THE GRAND'S BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN FOOD SERVED YUM CHA STYLE
One weekend a month The Grand's chefs hat kitchen will .. 
⊜ Melbourne
Melbourne never sleeps and neither do Melburnian's. Looking for something to eat in the wee hours? Some of Melbourne's restaurants and bars are best visited well after dark. Whether you're in ..
⊜ The Provincial Hotel - The Provincial Hotel 299 Brunswick St Fitzroy
➲ Every Saturday, Sunday
American Honey continue to warm up winter with 'Let's Do Brunch Honey' on the rooftop of The Provincial Hotel in Fitzroy which takes place every Saturday and Sunday from 11am-1pm.
Head down with f .. 
⊜ Melbourne Central Shopping Centre - Shop 263, 211 La Trobe St Melbourne
➲ When: 11th of June 2019 To 30th of June 2019
Pineapple on food: a topic that sparks heated conversation and divides the nation.
In an Australian first, the popular Mexican restaurant chain Mad Mex is putting taste buds to the test with a limi .. 
⊜ Kryal Castle - 121 Forbes Rd Ballarat
➲ When: 29th of June 2019
School Holidays Medieval Feast Dinner
Bring the family along to enjoy a scrumptious four-course medieval feast at a real castle!
Amongst an array of culinary delights including feasting platte .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
➲ When: 9th of November 2019
Let's take a trip around the world in dumplings and find out which country has the best dumpling in the world.
From the organisers of hugely popular MOMO FEST comes another culinary-packed festival .. 
⊜ Meat Market - 5 Blackwood Street North Melbourne
➲ When: 21st of July 2019
THE MELBOURNE TEA FESTIVAL IS A ONE DAY CELEBRATION OF SPECIALTY LOOSE LEAF TEA.
Wander through the boutique tea market with your tasting cup in hand and discover some of the finest artisanal teas .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 3rd of June 2019 To 1st of September 2019
The 2019 Truffle Dining Program kicks off on 3 June with a Chinois style fusion menu at Yu Restaurant, Chadstone.
Our season opening party follows at Stokehouse on 13 June - it's the best truffle .. 
⊜ Melbourne
Check out where Melbourne is eating. Special dinners, new restaurants, hot new dishes and trends. Melbourne's BEST eats, events & restaurants. Dinners, eateries, foodies fun places to eat in ..
⊜ Melbourne Public Bar & Restaurant - 11 Dukes Walk South Wharf
➲ When: 14th of June 2019 To 28th of July 2019
MONT PLONK
14 June - 28 July
Welcome to a place where ski bunnies roam free and shot skis go down faster than a Norwegian on a luge. Welcome to Melbourne's first and finest après ski destinati .. 
⊜ Meat Market - 5 Blackwood Street Melbourne
➲ When: 16th of August 2019 To 17th of August 2019
Australia’s favourite cheese festival, MOULD, is back for its third year in 2019!
Presented by REVEL (the team behind cult wine event Pinot Palooza) in collaboration with Nick Haddow of Bruny Isl .. 
⊜ Puffing Billy Railway - 1 Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave
⊜ Garden State Hotel - 101 Flinders Lane Melbourne
➲ When: 24th of June 2019 To 30th of June 2019
100 years ago, in Florence, a Count walked into a bar and asked for a shot of gin in his Americano.
The legend of the Negroni was born. 100 years later, in Australia, we remain obsessed with the N .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 31st of December 2019
Ring in the New Year on a Yarra River cruise with outstanding views of Melbourne's midnight fireworks display.
Feast on delicious finger food and drinks all night long, dance as a live DJ spins yo .. 
⊜ Birrarung Marr - Melbourne
➲ When: 7th of November 2019 To 24th of November 2019
The Melbourne Night Noodle Markets will return to Birrarung Marr from November 7 - 24 setting the city alight with the smells sights and sounds of over twenty sizzling Asian food stalls.
Don't forg .. 
⊜ Level 5, 48 Easey Street Collingwood
Now Boarding - Melbourne's most iconic rooftop Boardroom We are pleased to introduce Only Melbourne to NowBoarding - nestled amongst the industrial rooftops five floors above the street is our very ..
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of January 2019 To 1st of January 2020
Taste & sip your way through Melbourne as you indulge in one of Melbourne's mouth-watering, delectable and delicious foodie precincts.
Be 'wowed' by Melbourne's charm and hospitality excellence as .. 
⊜ Flinders Foreshore Flinders
➲ When: 8th of March 2020
Labor Day Weekend Sunday annually in March at Flinders Foreshore
Peninsula Piers and Pinots will be held on 8 March 2020 at Flinders Foreshore from 12pm-3pm.
Around twenty Mornington Peninsul .. 
⊜ Royal Exhibition Building - Carlton
➲ When: 5th of October 2019
250 wines, 100+ wineries, 14 cities, 6 countries
The World's Biggest Pinot Noir Festival
5 October 2019
Royal Exhibition Building
A Touring Pinot Noir Festival
Stop looking for a rockin .. 
⊜ Newcombe St Portarlington
➲ When: 11th of January 2020
The Portarlington Mussel Festival is held in the picturesque village of Portarlington on the Bellarine Peninsula.
The 14th annual Portarlington Mussel Festival is on Saturday January 11th 2020.
.. ⊜ Fatto Bar & Cantina - Fatto Bar and Cantina 100 St Kilda Road Melbourne
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
PRONTO LUNCH $25PP
AUTUMN/WINTER
Shake the Winter blues and enjoy our nourishing Pronto Lunch at Fatto.
Whether you're on a quick work break or after a bite before a show, Fatto's Pronto Lunch .. 
⊜ Melbourne Star | Observation Wheel - 101 Waterfront Way Docklands
➲ When: 1st of June 2019 To 18th of August 2019
what sweet thing!
Three tiers for our heart-warming chocolate tower!
As you fly high above the city in your snug and cozy Private Cabin, how long will you be able to resist the three-tiered cho .. 
⊜ The Q Train - Docklands
⊜ Federation Square - Melbourne
➲ When: 25th of July 2019 To 25th of August 2019
Melbourne's most incredible dining experience comes to life underneath Fed Square this July.
For a limited time only, Fed Square presents Sensory Underground: an immersive dining experience featur .. 
⊜ Puffing Billy Railway - 1 Old Monbulk Road Belgrave
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
We invite you to Puffing Billy for a different experience - travelling First Class!
Relax and unwind with a majestic three-hour steam train journey as you take in the scenic vista of the Dandenong .. 
⊜ Left Bank Melbourne - 1 south bank Blvd Southbank
⊜ Oxford Scholar Hotel - 427 Swanston Street Melbourne
⊜ The Barre - The Barre Arts Centre Melboure - 100 St.Kilda Road Melbourne 3004 Melbourne
➲ When: 23rd of June 2019
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents
TarraWarra Wine Lunch
Sunday 23 June | The Barre
A Sunday feast inspired by TarraWarra wines
TarraWarra Estate winemaker Clare Halloran and The Barre's Sous .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of January 2019 To 1st of January 2020
Think you're a foodie? Do your travel plans lead to your best gourmand adventures?
Are you torn by delicious culinary choices? If your answers are 'yes', then why not kick off with the 'Bucket .. 
⊜ The Q Train - Queenscliff Railway Station Queenscliff
➲ Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday
The Q Train is a restaurant that travels along the historic Bellarine Railway between Drysdale and Queenscliff.
The train usually departs from, and returns to, Drysdale Station, just an easy 15-mi .. 
⊜ Yarra Glen
➲ When: 22nd of June 2019 To 23rd of June 2019
Ward off winter with the crackle of a warm fire and belly full of wonderful wine and delicious food this June.
The Shortest Lunch, presented by Yarra Valley Smaller Wineries offers a gastronomical .. 
⊜ Witches in Britches Theatre Restaurant - Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of January 2019 To 1st of January 2020
Come to our spellbinding new show which is sure to have you in stitches!!
Witches in Britches Theatre Restaurant | West Melbourne
Prepare yourself for Melbourne's most wicked night out! For th .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - 513 Elizabeth Street Melbourne
➲ When: 22nd of June 2019 To 23rd of June 2019
Join us for a huge weekend of festivities at Queen Victoria Market on Saturday 22 - Sunday 23 June 2019.
2019 promises new truffle experiences at Queen Vic Market.
You can savour Melbourne's b .. 
⊜ Caulfield Racecourse - Caulfield
➲ When: 18th of July 2019 To 21st of July 2019
Emerge from hibernation and venture out into the night for an evening of warming whiskies, delicious wines and ethereal fire installations as Whisky, Wine & Fire returns to Caulfield Racecourse this J .. 
⊜ L'Hotel Gitan - 32 Commercial Rd Prahran
➲ When: 19th of June 2019
French gastropub L'Hotel Gitan has released the program for its upcoming wine dinner series, which sees the venue collaborate with a host of local producers as well as highlighting key wine regions in .. 
⊜ The Auburn Hotel - The Auburn Hotel - 85 Auburn Road Hawthorn East
➲ When: 1st of May 2019 To 31st of August 2019
The Winter Igloo Garden is back for 2019
Enjoy two different packages, for groups big and small.
Igloo package:$49pp for groups of 8 or less.
Includes chef's gourmet tasting board + a chocol .. 
⊜ The Hawthorn Hotel - The Hawthorn Hotel 481 BURWOOD ROAD,, HAWTHORN 3122 Hawthorn
➲ When: 11th of June 2019 To 31st of August 2019
Yes, that's right, we are bringing you a winter inspired bottomless brunch every Saturday & Sunday!
This isn't your regular brunch, we're talking the opportunity to pimp your own prosecco, enjoy mu .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
⊜ Fatto Bar & Cantina - Melbourne
➲ When: 22nd of June 2019
Lights will be dimmed, candles will be lit and the spiced aromas of mulled wine will surround the Cantina for an intimate night to celebrate the shortest day of the year; the Winter Solstice.
Gath .. 
⊜ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie - 35 Old Healesville Road Yarra Glen
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Just an hour from Melbourne
Free entry - open every day
9am-5pm (except Christmas Day)
Come and visit us at our architect designed Chocolaterie where our striking showroom and cafe is set amongst .. 
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