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​The measure of a good city is how many places you can go and get liquored up sample rare and interesting beverages. By that…

If you’re going to thank one suburb for two decades of Melbourne’s bar scene boom, thank Fitzroy. Draw a red line around…

Eamon Donnelly has spent the last 10 years travelling around Australia taking photos of milk bars. Why? Because they’re there. Or at…

Make your way through the list of Richmond’s best bars for 2024.

We’ve created a list of our favourite rooftop bars and restaurants for you to climb up to. You’ll get insane cityscape views…

Last year we got some truly epic wine bars added to the Melbourne scene (Willows & Wine was probably our fave, if…

What's better than drinking at one of Melbourne's best bars, you bewilderedly ask? Drinking at one of Melbourne's best bars, at…

Calling all night crawlers, day drinkers and avid Sunday sessioners. Here are our picks of the best new Melbourne bars to try out this…

To celebrate the return of our favourite season, we've created the ultimate pocket guide of rooftop bars and outdoor haunts to make sure…

Melbourne just scored a string of French Riviera-inspired vodka bars to celebrate the launch of Grey Goose's limited-edition…

Craft beer is everywhere these days. It hasn't exactly sprung up overnight, but the sheer amount of new breweries, bars and beers can be…

Froffin’ for a tipple on Chapel Street’s south end? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve scoured this…

Never a city to sit on its hands, Melbourne's hospitality community is constantly developing. As we embark on 2023 we're set to…

Melbourne is home to some of the best bars in the world, and luckily for us the punters, a lot of those bars reside right in the CBD. When…

Coffee. Wine. Exceedingly lavish breakfasts. Australia is getting pretty good at a few things, and the latest accolade to add to the…

Nestled within Melbourne’s bar scene, there’s a niche subgenre that’s quickly gaining traction, for very good reason;…

Whether you’re after some R’n’B-fuelled grinding with a cocktail in hand, an evening of drag trivia in a cosy pub, or a…

With the sad news that pioneering laneway bar Meyers Place is soon to close, you might be looking for a fresh after-dark haunt. Here are…

​It was another loaded week in our freezing city, so you’re forgiven if you missed a few things. Maccas launched a new burger,…

Funny, isn’t it. The Yarra’s been there for rather a long time, but it’s only in the last 18 months people realised…

The Melbourne CBD is a labyrinth for hidden bars, whether they be upstairs, underground or tucked away at the end of a laneway. You…

Here's the pick of the best restaurants and bars with Yarra River views, perfect for a romantic dinner or a casual bite with friends.…

Today is officially “Dog Day” and we’ve found all the best spots in Melbourne for you chill out over a crafty pint and a…

​For anyone that enjoys the occasional cake, Danish, croissant, éclair, hot chocolate, macaron or lemon tart, Melbourne’s…

2018 has been a big year, thanks in part to all the new bars that have popped up across Australia and New Zealand. We’ve done the hard…

Rice, the backbone of many cuisines, is a grain worth celebrating. There's no better way to toast the humble rice grain than at a…

Rooftops are heating up, but for our money 2016 has been the Year of the Wine Bar. You can't buy an apartment or stumble into a clothing…

A big cold thirst needs a big cold spritz, and the best cold spritz is Aperol. At least is used to be. Melbourne’s bar scene…

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to have a cocktail inside a prison, well then you and your weirdly specific dreams are…

There are nights out when all you want to do is cut loose, go a bit crazy and hit a down and dirty dive bar. Here’s our pick of…

While Melbourne might be best known for its laneway bar culture, in Los Angeles some of the coolest hangouts are hidden sky high.

We’ve all been there. Firmly ensconced with a liquid glow in our fave drinking hole when the tummy rumbles take hold. So, we’ve…

A short walk from Shinjuku Station, the down to earth strip of bars is the ultimate local experience.

Here are 9 brand spanking new bars in Melbourne to check out this weekend. Bottoms up!

The Urban List has published a handy guide to finding the best Japanese restaurants, shops and karaoke bars in Melbourne.

Everyone loves a secret, and what could be more underground than a Melbourne bar that’s actually in a basement? While it may sound…

It’s been a long year, but we’ve put in the hard work and now it’s time for us to kick back with a drink and sing from the…

At least for the warmer months, the compromise of al fresco dining, drinking and socialising hardly feels like one at all. Rooftops are…

Raise your prosecco-filled glasses to this.

Appreciate the city's skyline with a cold beverage in hand at any one of our recommended best rooftop bars in Melbourne.

One can now enjoy sipping away from one hand and backhanding down the line with the other. Join us as we explore Melbourne’s best bars…

There’s something entirely sensual about indulging in a whiskey – that golden amber drop that looks like it’s meant for…

Nothing says summer like spending hours indoors with the blinds closed playing video games!

Bourbon, Rye, Scotch. Smoke, peat, malt. Pick your poison at one of these top Melbourne whisk(e)y bars.

You know what they say: a Sunday (sesh) well-spent brings a week of content.

Hands up if all your nights out end with a pizza at Heartbreaker and karaoke at Jankara. First off, you’re a bloody legend.…

It’s called the dining capital for a reason, Melbourne continuously enriches its culinary landscape with a plethora of new restaurants…

We’ve rounded up our favourite underrated bars, from Eltham to Elsternwick, to give you 11 drinking spots to check out this week.

You know you’re always going to find somewhere delicious to eat in Melbourne’s CBD and inner 'burbs. What can…

Whether it’s St Kilda Beach, the Yarra river or somewhere in between, cool your jets this summer by parking yourself in a prime…

Just when you thought you’d read absolutely everything you could about floating bars on the Yarra this summer, here comes another…

From bars and clubs to restaurants and bakeries, here's where to spot a super star tennis player during the 2014 Australian Open.

Something is happening in St Kilda. 

Record hunting can be thirsty work, and all crate-diggers appreciate sitting down after an arvo-long search with a refreshing beer and…

At The Urban List we love supporting the little guy, so we’re letting you in our Fave 5 milk bars in Melbourne. Bring us back some…

Before hopping on into this egg-cellent (not even sorry) weekend, let’s take a trip down memory lane of the week that was in…

It seems like it was only five minutes ago when we were waxing lyrical about well-soused newcomers like Above Board and Good…

Although our social calendars are burgeoning with silly season soirées, there is one summer pop-up we certainly won’t be…

As Willy Wonka once said, “Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.” That’s kind of the thinking behind World Gin Day, an…

Although our social calendars are burgeoning with silly season soirées, there is one summer pop-up we certainly won’t be…

In life it’s best to play to one’s strength. For example, my fortes do not include basic mathematics, high levels of maturity,…

Whether it’s your turn to organise the anniversary celebrations (dammit) or you need to get back into your mother’s good graces…

It’s official—champagne is the drink of choice when it comes to a celebration. As soon as you hear the cork pop and witness…

With so many awesome Melbourne restaurants and bars at your fingertips, you’d think choosing first-date venues would be a snap! Wrong,…

Just about everyone we know who’s in the ‘in’ crowd when it comes to Melbourne’s best cocktail bars has been RAVING…

Running from Northcote to Thornbury, High Street has some of Melbourne's best bars, cafes, restaurants, and shops.

For some, it's serious business. For others, it's just a well-timed long weekend. We’ve tracked down a bunch of places that…

Here’s what’s open New Year’s Eve and Day in Melbourne from cafes and restaurants, to bars and pubs—if…

Ah, the rooftop bar. The place where you beat the oppressive force that is Melbourne's sun by utilising the only effective means –…

The winter chill is well and truly here, and music-loving Melburnians are flocking to cosy bars and pubs across the city to get their groove…

Now the only complaint we have with the Gold Coast scene is that we can barely keep up with all the new wine bars, cafes and stellar…

We Victorians do a lot of things well – like laneway bars, live music and coffee. But, as craft beer aficionados will tell you, our…

If you’ve spent any time endlessly scrolling through the wonderous world of TikTok you’ve probably encountered the enthusiastic…

It’s no secret we’re absolute suckers for a decent happy hour, so we’re always on the look out for excellent bars with…

This Fitzroy bar provides that elusive sumthin’ sumthin’, thanks to their well-earned rep as one of Melbourne’s best…

Tucked down Claremont Avenue in Malvern, Allium Food & Wine is one of Melbourne's best bars to unwind (and get wined) after a…

While internet cafes have come a long way since the late nineties, finding a great glass of wine and a wifi connection in the same place can…

While there's certainly no shortage of fancy schmancy bars in Melbourne, sometimes all we want is a cold beer, tasty nosh and live tunes…

​When it comes to bars and eateries, it’s safe to say we can never have enough. So when we heard of the brand new bar gracing…

We’re always on the hunt for a killer Melbourne restaurant for a long lunch, so we were pretty stoked (sorry) to recently pop along to…

It's a paradise of cocktails complete with DJs, tasty snacks, terracotta fittings and a pastel color scheme.

Say hello to Australia's hottest new hotel brand—Hotel Indigo, elevating the style game across the country. With 143 global…

Adelaide is a bustling melting pot of eclectic wine bars, Nonna-approved pasta joints, vibrant markets and an inspiring arts scene that has…

That’s right dear Urban Listers, it’s that time of the month again. Strap yourselves in for the best new restaurants and bars…

Celebrate summer the way we best know how—with cocktails and tennis. Duh.

If you ever saw The Shawshank Redemption, you might have noticed the food wasn’t great. Prison food generally isn’t. Until now…

From summers filled with cold rainy days to bars made entirely out of ice, the chill runs through Melbourne’s veins.…

You guys, it’s almost the weekend! When Friday fever hits The Urban List HQ, we love nothing more than hitting up a venue that serves…

Jazz is having a moment here in Melbourne. With one of Melbourne’s best jazz clubs, Bennett’s Lane, having reopened last week…

Want to hit the town for a few bevvies with your rowdy but loveable group? Wondering where you can go, in this couple-centric city, with…

An institution is a word that gets tossed around too often nowadays (we're guilty) however there are only select few bistros, bars,…

Gin, glorious gin! We thought it’s high time that we tackled the topic of where to find this magical spirit in our fair city. Whether…

A grip of your favourite diners have already opened up bookings, and we'll likely see more in the coming days. Lock in your first…

The Noble Experiment in Collingwood is not only one of the best bars in Melbourne, it's also the ultimate one-stop-shop for patrons - a…

Halloween is just around the corner and, lucky for us, one of our favourite Melbourne bars is throwing a next-level week-long party to…

Get excited guys, summer is just around the corner! With the warm weather fast approaching its time to start thinking about afternoon…

There's a bit happening out in the southeast suburbs of Melbourne. A short drive from the beach and just shy under 20km to the CBD the…

We’ve got rooftop bars, rooftop restaurants, rooftop cinemas, rooftop pools…So to be honest, Listers, we weren’t that…

​You’d have to be some kind of social ninja to keep track of everything going on in Melbourne. Lucky you've got The Feed.

If you haven't already ditched the "new year, new me" for rooftop snacks and pop-up bars continue reading with caution and a napkin for…

Picnics are basically the done thing in Melbourne these days because you know exactly why. Make the most of your time outdoors with these…

If you’ve been binging MAFS to the level of excess in which you have neglected checking in with us (bad, you), we’re recapping…

Ah, day drinking. For those lazy, louche days when brunch disintegrates into lunch and before you know it, there’s just an hour or two…

From nearby pampering (because it’s still the races) to pre-brunch favourites; cosy wine bars and local bars—here is your…

If we were to list a few of our favourite things, 90's rap band Salt N Pepa, pop-up bars, and drinking alcohol would certainly…

Getting good Japanese in the CBD isn’t too hard. You pretty much close your eyes and throw a brick. But in Melbourne’s far…

It’s a bit of everything. Art. DJs. Bars. Food. Ideas. Dance. Design. It is a ten-night festival that incorporates it all in a…

​We’ve got a busy one ahead of us guys so make sure you’re well rested! One of Melbourne’s best cocktail bars is…

Melbourne, what a year it’s been. You’ve surprised us with your rooftop train carriage burger bars, delighted us with cocktails…

Melbourne's restaurants, bars, cafes, and pubs, can all reopen from 11:59pm on Tuesday 27 October. Many are taking advantage of the…

Here are some of Melbourne's best restaurants, bakeries, bars and delis in which to begin your Polish food exploration (and for our…

Ah LEGO, the glorious toy that got you through your childhood and fostered a sense of creativity in you. In January it was announced that…

In a city that’s buzzing with bars, boutiques, galleries, theatres and high-end restaurants, you need a high-end hotel to…

Who doesn’t love a Santa's reindeer? Or an outdoor cinema? Or drinking for a good cause? Scratch that, you’re going to love…

Situated in the northwest region of Melbourne on Wurundjeri land, Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburban oasis just seven kilometres from…

Beachside bars, rooftop restaurants and chic shopping are just the start of a great Sydney stay—and this is the ultimate cheat sheet…

Spread across two levels the highly anticipated Yakimono will be a Toyko-chich style diner, located at 80 Collins Street; right next door to…

If there’s one thing Melbourne needs more of, it’s secret bars. And given its almost summer—prime gin drinking…

Sick of ordering Thai takeaway and eyeballing your phone for an hour while they ‘prepare your order’? Made a promise to yourself…