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Ring a ding ding—we’ve rounded up ten of the best options for home delivery in Melbourne.

Whether you want your own private room, or a place that provides banquets big enough for all of your extended family, try these top spots for a group dinner in Melbourne.

At TUL, we love a little refined decadence. We also love gin. Add to that high tea and a Fitzroy location? G&Tea Gin Garden ticks all of our boxes.

With twelve events to choose from, we have whittled down the top five Zoo Twilights gigs that you can still purchase tickets for.

As sure as it is that Taylor Swift will pen another hit song post break up this year, another diet craze is going to hit. And this is it. We’re all going to be Vikings! Raping, pillaging and overall violence NOT included.

Hunting for the city's best barbecue restaurants, or keen to learn how to cook Melbourne's best steak? Look no further than the Melbourne Barbecue Festival.

Get pumped for fresh produce, summer sessions, fresh fashion and loads of entertainment to keep the holiday vibes going! Here’s our round up of Melbourne’s best markets in January.

Returning tonight and running until March, the South Melbourne Night Market is top of our list of things to do in Melbourne on a warm summer’s evening!

With great weather comes great responsibility… to have a ripper time! If you’re looking for all the hottest (or coolest) things to do in Melbourne this weekend, read on!

Want to know where to watch the Australian Open in Melbourne…in style? Here’s our list of the classiest joints around town, serving up some pretty sweet sets.

Whether it’s St Kilda Beach, the Yarra river or somewhere in between, cool your jets this summer by parking yourself in a prime waterside location. Get your sip on at our pick of the best waterfront bars in Melbourne.

If you love Cookie or Boney, Batson and Ippoliti have worked their magic again with Magic Mountain Saloon, Melbourne's hottest new restaurant and bar.

Is there a better way to top up your tank during the warmer months than with a wholesome and satisfying summer salad? Here are our picks of Melbourne’s best salads for summer—crunch on. 

From treading and shredding to turning to our old friend Joe, here are our tips on how to survive the first week back at work. Go get ‘em Listers!

If, like us, you failed to hit your fitness peak in 2014, fear not. 2015 has plenty of new fitness trends to keep you amused and sweaty all year long.

Time to get saucy, folks.

So you think you can food?

Today we’re counting down the best eaters on our screens. Because we’re hungry and because… it’s the holidays, alright?

The idea of a nude beach may cause you to giggle at first, but if you can think of a better example of freedom than standing naked on a white sandy beach and diving into crystal clear water then we’ll eat our hat. Best of all, no pesky tan lines from convoluted swimming costumes!

Holiday hotspots to add to your bucket list.

While we’d love to go to the beach in all our bare-faced glory, sometimes a gal needs a little sumthin’ sumthin’ in order to feel completely beach ready - that’s where our beach beauty guide comes in handy! Shop it all online now.

We’ve rounded up 50 of the best things do in Australia to add to your bucket list.

The year is ending, the holidays are approaching, that sun drenched deck chair is calling and distant Aunt Mildred has sweetly given you a book voucher for Christmas. So which page-turner will you choose?

Whether you’re globetrotting or road tripping, heading to the tropics, the slopes or simply up the coast, we’ve taken the stress and guess work out of packing and done it for you!

Move over quinoa, step down kale, and lest we forget our dear friend, the cronut: Here are our predictions of the food trends that will be on your plate, and in your belly, in 2015.

We’re not only good at telling you where to eat and drink, we’re also really good at providing you astrology tips. Who’da thought?!

Whether you call it the season silly or just downright party-time, it’s fair to say there's a lot of celebrating going on. So for the brave and courageous, or simply those desperate enough to do anything to get rid of that banging headache, here’s some ideas on how to cure a hangover.

What do you serve if you’re playing barman this New Year's Eve? We headed straight to the drink experts, the geniuses behind some of the nation’s finest bars, and got them to spill (ba-doom-chhh) three of the best cocktail recipes! Cheers!

2014 was quite the year for Australia’s dining scene. The quality of new venues we saw opening their doors in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane was insane, cementing our fertile shores as one of the hottest foodie destinations in the world. We’d shed a patriotic tear if we weren’t busy stuffing our faces at these fine establishments.

As this new and intrepid age of drinking creeps nearer, we’re kicking up the glittery dust of Bar-Openings Past to remind ourselves of everything we forgot in the liquor-soaked stupor of 2014. We’ve scoured the streets of Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane to bring you our picks of the best new bars of 2014.

From super cool swimmers and lightweight towels, to beach umbrellas and more, we’ve hunted down the best of the best beach bag essentials for summer.

While some may argue the only thing to be done with leftovers is eat them straight from the fridge with whichever sauce or condiment happens to be close at hand, there are those who prefer to get creative with their festive-season leftovers. 

It's Christmas Day, huzzah! And what better to go with your Christmas turkey and puddin', than some glorious, joyful Christmas tunes? Hit play, sit back, and eat the day away.

You simply cannot bear the brunt of the influx of relatives that Christmas brings without cake. A get-in-my-face cake. An I can’t hear you crap Uncle John, this is so amazing, I’m in a happy place kind of cake.

Here are some thoughtful ways to spend your last day at work, achieving the most you possibly can given the circumstances. We’ve given you one idea per hour, for eight hours—just to keep you thoroughly entertained. So go forth, be proactive, and see if you can check all these things off the list!

Your office has closed down and you’re stuck in the city over the festive season. No fear, Listers, we’ve compiled a list of 25 fun, frugal, and foodie things to do in Melbourne this Christmas hols. How many can you tick off?

A two-hour drive from Melbourne, Bendigo is one of our favourite day trip destinations. The historic city and its surrounding villages offer a refreshing cultural and contemporary scene, with quirky shops, romantic stores, quality dining, creative, passionate producers and artisans that make an overnight stay a total must.

Aussies love to celebrate the festive season with, well, feasting, but who doesn’t love a good tipple while they’re at it? We asked three awesomely talented, (and wildly different) maestros of the food and drink industry the best drinks to pair with some of your favourite festive feasts.

As the old year draws to a close, what better to reflect on than the foods we have loved (and often over-indulged in until we loathed) during the past year. 

With the pun stakes high, your wit can take the main stage because your Facebook check-ins just got a whole lot more hilarious.

After tasting Aperol Spritzes (for quality control purposes, natch), we here at TUL have dubbed it THE drink of summer. And, in an extremely fortuitous turn of events, we’ve now found the perfect place to sip those spritzes this summer—Club Aperol at Fatto Bar & Cantina! 

If you are looking for things to do in Melbourne this weekend, there are plenty of markets, movies and meals to be had! Make sure you check out this list of what’s on to catch all the best events. Remember it’s silly season, Listers, so in between your partying, feasting and frolicking, donate an item or two to those in need. 

In our opinion, sussing out your summertime watering hole should be top of your to-do list. Why? Because, priorities. 

We can never say no to a good bargain, and we’ve found aplenty to bring you 100 of Melbourne’s best cheap eats to keep you going through 2015. Enjoy!

A25 Pizzeria on Chapel Street, the sister venue to Docklands restaurant Non Solo Pasta, has one purpose in mind: make it fun, young, different, fast and fresh.

These handmade Christmas gifts are quick, easy and perfect for those on a budget.

To our dear Melburnians, it’s not often that we’ll recommend you put down what you’re eating (even if it is an ice-cream filled croissant - yep, that’s a thing now), and stop sipping that coffee you’re drinking, but for this we require your undivided attention.

In homage to the hamburger, from humble to haute cuisine, we’ve scoffed our way around town to present to you 13 Melbourne burgers you cannot live without in 2015.

If you’re looking for some pescetarian snacking, here are Melbourne’s best seafood rolls, wraps and burgers – dive in!

We’ve searched all around town and online to find you 20 of the best Kris Kringle gift ideas…all for under $20! From pampering picks for your mum or best friend, to cheeky gifts for dad or your boyfriend (plus everything in between!), our Kris Kringle gift guide has the perfect gift for everyone!

Yup, it’s on again, and to say we are stoked is a horrendous understatement. It was so successful previously, that Village Cinemas have decided to bring the Food Truck Festival back to the Coburg-Drive-In! 

Norma Loves Joe serves to quench the thirst and hunger of post-movie buffs, lunching business professionals, tea-swilling retirees, 3pm-slumping tradesmen, all-day commuters and caffeine-chasing students.

There is NOTHING better than a sharing menu – menus you can enjoy with a group, sample a little bit of everything, and keep the dreaded food envy at bay. Here’s our round up of the best sharing menus in Melbourne.

While we don’t mind a night out at a fancy restaurant, nothing beats pizza and wine with friends at your local neighbourhood joint. Don’t have one yet? Well you’re in luck because we’ve scoured the best Italian restaurants in Melbourne for the standout suburban spots, where authentic Italian food reigns supreme.

Come Christmas Day, the turkey is the centre of attention. No one cares about the salads. And, when it comes to glazed ham, you’ve had that sitting there all silly season. It’s about the turkey. It’s such a novelty and once a year occurrence. And, what’s more, the other pivotal components of your feast, stuffing and gravy, are intrinsically tied to your turkey. Their perfection depends on your turkey’s perfection.

‘Tis the season to be jolly, and for most of us that means gorging on mince pies, pavlovas and barbecued-meats galore and then left wondering how we put on those extra kilos come January. Well, not this year!

It’s time to get yo’ Christmas on, Listers! This weekend is chockas full of fun and festive things to do in Melbourne, so go forth and be merry!

Not a fan of the all night NYE shindig? Looking for something a little classier? Never fear, the best New Year’s Eve party for Melbourne foodies is here...we're already drooling!

Every single item in this Chrissie gift guide is up for grabs. Yup, ONE lucky winner is gonna need Santa’s sleigh to haul home this epic, er, haul!

Melbourne is awash with a raft of awesome new restaurants, cafes, shops and more, and it’s causing a collective ‘Hurrah’ here at TUL HQ. So, without further ado, here are the hot-off-the-press openings.

Summer is great for sunbathing, swimming and just generally taking it easy...but get your head out of the sand and onto the street, as we round up a list of Melbourne’s best food trucks for summer!

Tried, tested and highly recommended, these hangover beauty tips will fool people into thinking you were tucked in bed, fast asleep by 9pm the night before. Hangover? What hangover?

Listers, get excited! Because we’re about to tell you about the meatiest, juiciest, and sweetest event going down this weekend in Melbourne!

Whether you say to-may-to or to-mah-to, don’t be left behind on the fun like a chutney, and ketchup fast to buy your tickets to the next big festival in Melbourne. In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re talking about the Tomato Battle—an epic tomato-throwing festival, a la Tomatina style!

This list of Melbourne’s best smoothies sits somewhere between the naughty and nice lines, aimed at pleasing all smoothie drinkers out there.

The most European of all South American cities, Buenos Aries boasts colonial architecture, trendy neighbourhoods, good-looking people, world-class dining and a top-notch nightlife. Here is our guide to the best in Buenos Aires.

Here at the Urban List, we swing for the pro-Vegemite team, and if you’re like us and you love this sexy, salty spread, then you'll be pumped to hear that some of the best cafes in Melbourne are jumping on board the Vegemite train, and have partnered with the iconic brand to showcase the versatility of the classic condiment. 

From casual dinners to epic disco parties, we’ve tracked the best New Year’s Eve parties in Melbourne for 2014 – all guaranteed to deliver an epic night to remember!

If you’ve been listening to our regular rambling on fitness of late, you’ll know that we’re pretty much addicted to pilates, yoga and barre. The question is, how do you decide which one is for you?

Sweet, juicy and cheap, corn on the cob is an excellent foodie feel-good. Whether you like yours served with queso, chilli salt, chipotle mayo, or a good old fashioned lime wedge, here’s where to find Melbourne’s best corn on the cob.

We’ve put together a collection of Champions from the recent Australian Grand Dairy Awards plus we’ve scored some tips from The Dairy Kitchen on how to create the best cheese board ever!

Master sommeliers, chefs, and winemakers weigh in with their vino picks for your next soul feeding.

It’s market madness in Melbourne this weekend, Listers. With all those Christmas shopping opportunities, you’ll have heaps of time to check out the foodie festivals, winning wine events, and general summertime mad feels.

Ribs? Salad? Seafood? Cocktails? Dear Liza in St Kilda is the perfect spot for summer dining - just say yes.

This party season we’re ditching the agonisingly long salon sessions and booking in for summer’s hottest hair trend instead - Wella Colour.id at Anaka!

You've made a list, you've checked it twice and you still don't know what to buy your friends and family this Christmas. Well, start here, with The Urban List's guide to wrapping up your Christmas shopping in Melbourne.

Some things are just better together. The latest pairing we’re in to? Meat and beer. Or, specifically, the Meatmother Pop-up at Mountain Goat Brewery.

Put good food in your belly and a cheeky smile on your face at Naughty Boy cafe, new to Princes Hill.

Here are some of top places putting the 'ooh' into noodles. Work your way through the best ramen in Melbourne!

The Grosvenor Hotel is one of St Kilda's best gastropubs, following its recent overhaul. We dropped by to check out what thew fuss is about.

We've rounded up the most magnificent meals we’ve wrapped our laughing gear around during the past 30 days from Melbourne's best restaurants and cafes! Dig in!

This December, Melbourne markets have gone bonkers just in time for Christmas! Here's a list of the best markets in Melbourne to fill to your stocking.

Don’t be the sad, sorry sop who deals with food envy, and book one of these great foodie events from some of Melbourne’s best restaurants before they sell out!

‘Attention please. All those in favour of a showroom of super proportions boasting Melbourne’s best interiors, food and life-inspo, please assemble at The Assembly Hall in Kensington.’

The heat is on. Or at least it will be… So we’ve found Melbourne's best frozen cocktails for you to slurp on!

Melbourne’s best New Year’s Eve party is just around the corner, down by the banks of the Yarra! Munich Brauhaus have put their bier-loving, Bavarian heads together to create the most wunderbar New Year’s party Melbourne has seen in, well, ever.

We've scoured high and low and put together a list of the 30 best breakfasts in Melbourne right now that you absolutely should have eaten, and absolutely need to eat if you haven't.

It’s election time, Listers. And if we could vote for things to do in Melbourne this weekend, this list of events would be our pick!

We'll cross the seven seas, or even just ye olde Melbourne town, to get our hands on Melbourne's best Italian food. And boy oh boy, we've found a restaurant that delivers the goods BIG TIME! Want to know where?

From Australia’s best restaurants, here are the food trends we’ve been noticing. Some we love, some we love to hate.

It’s time to think outside the box; the age-old potato chip just isn’t enough for us anymore. Stacked Jenga-style or smothered in sauce, here are Melbourne’s polenta chip must-haves.

Heard about the Night Noodle Markets but are yet to be convinced? Here are nine delicious reasons why you should go, stat! Behold, the best dishes at the Night Noodle Markets 2014!

It’s no secret that Melbourne knows how to breakfast better than your average city, and Eggs Benedict is one classic that's hard to go past. So here are a few of our top picks for best Eggs Benedict in Melbourne.

We’ve tracked down a laneway restaurant in the CBD that delivers big time on the taste, value, service AND interest fronts, making it a prime contender for the best lunch in town. Dig in!

Check out these seriously stylish accessories to light up your home for the festive season.

We’re taking a moment to celebrate the chocolate gurus, coffee roasters, and beer brewers this city has to offer, by showcasing our top five gourmet food and drink creators straight outta Melbourne.

Want to know where’s open for Christmas lunch in Melbourne? Then enjoy our gift to you – a guide to the best Melbourne restaurants open on Christmas Day 2014, that are serving up fantastically festive feasts!

Whether you’re trying to cure a hangover or are just craving some comfort food, frying something into oblivion always seems to be a satisfactory solution. Read on for the best fried foods in Melbourne.

Lime & Tonic are at it again with their latest Dinner in the Dark Social in Melbourne – a unique evening of fine dining that will have your taste buds guessing all night.

It's time to step out of the shower and rock the mic like a vandal, cos we've found St Kilda’s best open mic night!

The long awaited revamp of the Duke of Wellington has nearly reached completion, and Dutchess bar is going to look mighty fine once it has. Located on the second floor, Dutchess will be part bar, part restaurant, part dance party.

Completing the leafy quadrangle opposite a church and aside a community hall, The Grounds at St Columbs café in Hawthorn – although only recently opened – offers a certain esteem already.

Good golly, Melbourne is going off with hot new openings right now! Here's what's opened two minutes ago, is opening right this second, and is just around the corner.

BeerMash is a new Growler store on Smith Street, Collingwood, and an exciting addition to Melbourne's craft beer scene. Stock up on Growlers, Squealers and bottles.

Looking for things to do in Melbourne? We've got all the best Melbourne events for this weekend right here!

Mr Claws is the hottest new foodie pop-up to grace Collingwood, serving up fresh lobster rolls! Brought to you by the trio behind Huxtable and Huxtaburger, Mr Claws lobster rolls will be a crowd pleaser!

East is HuTong Dumpling Bar's new sister restaurant! Opening up on Little Collins Street in the CBD last week, you now know where to point your compass for some awesomely fresh Chinese tapas.

With some of Melbourne's best burgers and spiked shakes, we can't wait to try The Grand Trailer Park Taverna in Melbourne CBD!

The Eat Drink Design Awards 2014 recognise excellence in hospitality and retail design. Here's our wrap up of the winners, and why they were chosen.

To help you tick off your Christmas shopping list and make you look like a gift-giving legend, we’ve put together a Christmas gift guide for the lovely ladies in your life.

Massimo Bottura, from Osteria Francescana (Italy's number one restaurant), is visiting Melbourne as part of Good Food Month! Check out the release of extra tickets to two sell-out events featuring the culinary genius; Massimo Bottura.

Wait, nobody wants to date you? And you don’t know why? Let’s try and get to the bottom of this together. Here are 50 possible reasons why you’re still single.

When the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival returns in late February next year chefs and artisan producers will have free rein creating events that excite them most, pushing the boundaries of next year’s MFWF.

Here are the best summer beauty tips, tricks and solutions to get you in tip-top shape this bikini season!

If you've been feeling uninspired lately, maybe it’s about time to take up a new hobby. Here's our pick of the coolest classes and workshops in Melbourne. 

There is something so satisfying about juicy pork belly, but whatever you do, don’t read this on an empty stomach! Here’s where to find more of Melbourne’s best pork belly dishes.

Here are some of our picks for Melbourne’s best fried rice. A dish in its own right, fried rice is an essential part of a meal at any Melbourne Chinese restaurant and, in some cases, a meal all on its own.

Win free burgers for a year with Goneburgers new pop-up burger joint at Hub Cafe in St Kilda! Read more to find out how!

Stuck for Christmas present ideas? Well lucky for you (and us), Etsy is set to take over the Rose Street Artists Market in Fitzroy with 35 of the most loved local Etsy artisans taking their businesses to the streets.

Adriano Zumbo, the high priest of pastries, has just announced plans to open Fancy Nance, a new high tea salon in South Yarra. Squeeeeal!

The TUL staff have trekked across town in our search of our best restaurants, this time taking us to a neighbourhood favourite serving some of the best Sri Lankan food in Melbourne.

The moment you’ve been waiting for is finally here – Charlie Dumpling Jr, the baby bro of Prahran favourite Charlie Dumpling, is now open along with Bā Charlie, a secret speakeasy bar. Bring. It. On!

East End Den is a new, modern kitchen and bar is located in a niche basement right in the hub of Melbourne. Offering a unique balance of casual dining and a sophisticated cocktail bar, descend into East End Den for your next cocktail craving.

Fitzroy's Marquis of Lorne pub has reopened, looking as old school cool as ever, with only minor touch ups thanks to Luke Henley of Wild Hen Design.

Festivals, Sunday sessions, and masterclasses. This weekend in Melbourne is all about Eat. Play. Love… Drink. Run away from the grueling marathons set to occur this weekend, and instead focus on the fun and frivolity to be had! This weekend in Melbourne is set to rock your boat (in only the best, cruisy sort of way)!

Another year is coming to a close, and we know exactly what you need to kick off the party season. A year’s worth of FREE WINE!

Eating decadently delicious desserts is something that doesn’t happen as often as it should. Luckily, we've hunted down Melbourne’s best desserts - of the fancy variety!

After happily taste testing around town, we've compiled a list of some of the best gelato in Melbourne. Lick 'em up, Listers!

Peanut butter and caramel. In a biscuit. If Elvis Presley and the best dream we've ever had produced a love child, it would be this peanut butter caramel biscuit confection from epic bakers, Alistair Wise and Teena Kearney-Wise. Stop slobbering on your keyboard. Go forth and bake these beauties. Immediately.

Summer’s coming, and Melburnians are going to need some appropriate summer fuel, which is why we’re so excited over the opening of new Prahran clean eating cafe and restaurant, nourished:385.

It’s pretty evident that Melbourne is no stranger to the mighty burger. But we’ve kinda skipped over the little ol’ chicken burger. So consider this, ladies and gents, an ode to Melbourne’s best chicken burgers!

Want a list of some of Melbourne's best milkshakes? From salted caramel and Oreo, through to complex combinations like hot jam donut, these are the shakes that have us excited and intrigued. 

Spend your next Sunday session at Dr Morse in Abbotsford! Throughout November, Dr Morse will be hosting Suckling Pig Sundays, and Tap Takeovers! Meet a different brewer each Sunday, and chew the fat—err, crackling!

We've sought out Melbourne’s best Pimm’s jugs, for your drinking pleasure. With its lashings of Pimm’s No. 1, lemonade, and fresh cucumber, mint and fruit, what says summertime better than this classic English drink?

We’ve all been there. You’re out for the evening, enjoying a drink or two and then BANG! The clock strikes 10pm and you get a hankering for something insanely delicious. So where are you gonna go?!

Taste of Melbourne have an exclusive prize for TUL readers that will BLOW YOUR MIND! Want to win The Ultimate Press Club Projects Dining Experience at Taste for you and a friend, valued at over $350?!

George Calombaris’ latest eatery, Mastic – a cafe on Kew’s Cotham Road – is opening this November. Here's a little bit about the philosophy behind the healthy new Hellenic cafe.

Planning a summer holiday? We’ve got the ultimate guide on where to eat, play and stay in Bali. Pristine beaches, delectable food and heart-pumping pursuits await!

Picture your sweetest, most decadent dessert ingredients lathered on top of an ever-so-sweet pizza base and, voila, you've got yourself a mighty yummy dessert pizza! Check out our list of Melbourne's best dessert pizzas.

Melbourne burger fans, are you ready to rumble? Get your pointiest elbow at the ready so you can grab a slice of the Americana action as In-N-Out Burger pops up in Melbourne for one day only.

What better way to celebrate Good Food Month than with a zippy round up of the best new restaurants, cafes, and bars in Melbourne town!

This weekend is chockas full of fancy feeds and tasty treats, but there’s also plenty to learn, see and do. Here's a list of the coolest things to do in Melbourne from November 6th to 9th.

If you're worried about your bank balance, check out the best options for cheap eats in St Kilda. We've got every night of the week covered.

Yesterday, our eagle eyed photographer scouted the crowds to find the best dressed ladies and gents at this year's Melbourne Cup. Here are the frocks that rocked. Did you make the cut?

Truth time, Urban Listers. While we love our mascara and have a passion for our eyelash curler, sometimes we need a little help in the eyelash department. Read on for the best of the best eyelash extensions in Melbourne.

Albert Park will once again be transformed into a celebration of some of Melbourne's best restaurants, cafes and bars when Taste brings its four-day showcase of yum this November. Simon Wilson, event director shares his top 10 picks of the Taste of Melbourne Festival.

Warm weather calls for an endless supply of summer cocktails!

Blood Orange Foodstore in Hawthorn successfully combines the the charm of a friendly grocer, the convenience of a corner store and the quality selection of produce and artisan products of a farmers market.

Katrina Meynink gives us her recipe for a salad so delicious we could swear off burgers for life (maybe).

One of our favourite Melbourne restaurants, O.MY, is hosting a Seed to Plate Lunch in Beaconsfield this Sunday. And, luckily for you, Listers, there’s a handful of spots left!

Bolognaise, ragu, gorgonzola, squid ink – there are so many possibilities for the modern-day gnocchi aficionado. If you consider yourself at one with the potato, grab your nearest nonna and jump for joy as we've scaled the best Italian restaurants in town to give you a list of Melbourne's best gnocchi dishes. 

It has become an annual tradition at The Urban List to produce a comprehensive Melbourne Cup betting guide that is not only highly informative, but incredibly accurate as well.

Get your fresh produce straight from the farmers, or pick up an artisan-designed one off! Make your November all about Melbourne’s best markets.

Here are the best foodie happenings across Melbourne this November. Get booking!

Frustrated Melbourne’s obsession with great cafes ended at Bayside’s beaches, Duncan Thomson decided to open Ebenezer Coffee & Wine Bar in Blackrock.

Sampling the goods from Melbourne’s best restaurants and cafes is part and parcel of our job (cry me a river), so we thought we’d start sharing with you some of our favourites each month—some tried and tested, some brand-spankin’ new. 

Here are some of Melbourne's best cocktails that we proclaim to be pants-droppingly excellent.

What's on this weekend in Melbourne, you ask? Lots (as always)! Here's our list of the coolest things to do in Melbourne this weekend!

Consider yourself a bit of a foodie but sometimes don't have the energy to be trekking all over town for your groceries? We've found you five of Melbourne's best online foodie finds, where all you have to do is hit 'buy' and wait for that doorbell to ring! Here's our top picks for online gourmet food and drink shopping. 

Hot diggity dawg, Melbourne sure loves its wieners. Here is our list of the best hot dogs in Melbourne.

Love movies, but can't justify spending another balmy summer evening indoors? Spend your summer evenings lounging in nature, Listers, and check out the awesome openair cinema action on offer! Here's a round up of the best outdoor cinemas in Melbourne.

Any Swan Street stroller worth their weight in kale knocks back a few at The Nutrition Bar, and now Windsor’s finest fitness and juice aficionados can drop into the healthiest bar in town.

With the perfect combination of sticky and sweet, you're never too far away from a decent baklava in Melbourne. Here is where you can satisfy that sweet tooth with the best baklava in Melbourne town.

Culture vultures, it’s time to pack your rucksacks and fly south – Hobart’s MONA FOMA is back for another year, bringing a beguiling mixed-bag of music and art to January 2015. Get ready to MOFO like there's no tomorrow.

It’s true what they say – pilates IS addictive, and our formerly unfit selves are proof of its body-transforming nature. Need a little more convincing? Well then, Urban Listers, let us take you through the 9 reasons we’re totally addicted to pilates!

The enviably scenic, bike track-handy spot on the corner of Nicholson Street and Park, now houses Carlton North's Green Park cafe, restaurant and bar.

There are more food trucks in Melbourne than you can poke a disposable chopstick at – here are some of our favourites.

Halloween is right around the corner, and at The Urban List we believe you're never to old for dress ups. Here are a few of the best costume shops in Melbourne, bound to make your Halloween as spooky, or as sexy, as you desire.

If you've got 48 hours to spend in Healesville, here's what to see and where to eat and quaff.

Summer weekends are best spent at Melbourne’s best beer gardens, stein in one hand and a golden schnitzel in the other. We've found a Melbourne beer hall that boasts traditional bier, meaty feasts and one of the best bier gartens south of Munich.

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 friends? Never fear – feast your eyes on our list of Melbourne’s best bars for group drinks!

For all you Heston fans worried about missing out on the ballot, here are seven things you can expect when dining at Dinner By Heston, the legacy restaurant The Fat Duck will leave behind in Melbourne.

October is almost over, Listers. Say farewell to Oktoberfest parties with pizazz, and move onwards and upwards to sunnier weather and a huge list of things to do in Melbourne this weekend!

Hosted by the fine folk at The Noble Experiment in Collingwood, Meat for Alcotarians is a five-course cocktail degustation, with lip-smacking food to match – swoon! Trust us, this is one Good Food Month event that’s not to be missed.

On our search for Melbourne's best restaurants, we've stumbled upon Allium Food & Wine – a Malvern gem that boasts a delicious Modern Australian menu, 200-strong vino selection and sophisticated-yet-relaxed atmosphere to boot.

Eyebrow threading is an ancient hair removal method could very well be the key to having the best brows in Melbourne! Keen to know more?

The week's arrival of Australia's first NARS boutique within the also brand-spanking-new Mecca Cosmetica Toorak Road address, you can bet your bottom beauty dollar you are in for a cosmetic shopping experience akin to that of a kid in a candy store.

One of the best restaurants in Melbourne CBD, Sezar offers delicious Middle Eastern food and Armenian cuisine with a modern twist.

So you've stuffed your face with more macarons than you can handle, dived head first into the cronut trend with unbridled enthusiasm, and pretty much have been showering in salted caramel for the past six months.

Melbourne in the Springtime is nothing short of glorious, and these lovely warm weekends we've been enjoying are often made that little bit better with something ice-cold and delicious.

There is no doubt Melbourne is awash with quality dining, so we thought it was high time we checked out quantity dining. Whether it's a towering burger, a massive chicken parmigiana or a steak suitable for the Hulk's dinner plate, here's our hefty guide to hefty eating.

From glow-on-the-go mobile tanners to pros from some of the best beauty salons in town, these spray tan supremos are responsible for Melbourne's best spray tans.

Our multicultural city is home to curried dishes from all over the globe – whether you like it mild or wild, grab this list and go in search of the best curry in Melbourne. 

 The Saint Hotel in St Kilda has been transformed into a sophisticated and fun restaurant, bar and club on Fitzroy Street.

From Melbourne's best hairdressers to the trustiest brow tamers and most fabulous facialists, here's your Little Black Book for Spring Racing beauty.

The Nelson on Acland Street, is a new St Kilda rum bar, with a dashingly distressed, down by the docks design from Techne Architects. You’ll find a particularly long list of 35 rums on offer, sourced throughout the seven seas, from Barbados to Bermuda, Antigua to Australia’s own Beenleigh Dark.

For our globe trotting amigos this one's for you – our selection of the best Aussie cafés around the globe. 

If all your mates are in relationships, you so often seem to be left at home twiddling your thumbs while they do interesting and fun things like have brunch and go on staycations. Chin up! Here are 50 things to do in Melbourne if you’re single.

Tucked away in Carlton North, Piqueos is one of the best South American restaurants in Melbourne, offering everything from fat empanadas to lip-tingling cebiche and deliciously smoky, chargrilled meat.

We’re crazy for crustaceans, here at The Urban List. So much so, we’ve scuttled all ‘round town to find the best crab dishes in Melbourne. Bibs on, Listers!

This Saturday the fine folks at Uber are teaming up with Air Melbourne and Mini to bring you the very first UberCHOPPER flight in Australia. Just in time to ferry the fine fillies and fellas of Melbourne to Caulfield Cup like a boss!

The oldest coffee roasters in Australia, Griffiths Bros are the go-to source not just for coffee beans and blends, but also equipment and expert tips ‘n’ tricks. Buy coffee online at griffithscoffee.com.au

Here is our pick of Melbourne’s best doughnuts from around the world. From French beignets to Sicilian sfinci, Greek loukoumathes to Peruvian picarones.

There is a new fitness option to keep your temps perfected and your tummy toned, simultaneously. One Hot Pilates in South Yarra – by the team behind Melbourne's best yoga studio, One Hot Yoga.

Melbourne has fallen in love with the BBQ mastery of America's southern states, particularly the slow-cooked cool of Texas and the smoky promise of New Orleans. Our sticky fingers couldn't be any happier, so here's our round up of ten of the best spots for American BBQ in Melbourne.

Landing this October (and continuing well into next year) Adelaide's Fashion Icons Festival is a not-to-be-missed initiative of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and Art Exhibitions Australia. These combined forces of sass have united to bring over a century of fashion and flair to the good folk of Adelaide, and to celebrate we've put together our guide to the very best eating, drinking, and culture vulture-ing to be done in South Australia's crown jewel. 

We've munched our way through Melbourne's best cafes to find 6 of the best cookies in Melbourne. Are you ready to crumble?

Hold on to your Eames people! The annual, endlessly inspiring, ever-anticipated The Design Files Open House is rolling out its well worn Armadillo & Co. welcome mat once again this December!

Come race day, the last thing you want to be doing is running around like crazy, dashing between hair and make-up appointments – oh no, ain’t nobody got time for that! Lucky for you, we've found your one-stop style shop solution.

Melbourne's foodies will be out in force once more as The Age Good Food Month presented by Citi takes over the city's laneway eateries, fancy pants restaurants and stall-strewn parks. We've devoured the bulging program and handpicked ten of the best events.

Melbourne pizza lovers, you are in for a treat! Tomorrow the dough dominator, Johnny di Francesco, opens his second Gradi outpost at Crown. 

When we published our round up of Melbourne’s 50 Best Fat Feeds, there was dancing in the streets and much feasting ensued. In order to balance the scales, we’ve hunted down the leanest, cleanest, meanest meals around.

The cause of single men in Australia has been set back years, perhaps even decades, by the irresponsible actions of one boneheaded exotic dancer from Perth by the name of Blake Garvey.

Clear your schedules and get ready Melbourne, the Night Noodle Markets are back, bigger and tastier than ever.

Giddy up, Melburnians! One of the biggest celebrations of the year is coming back around the track—The Melbourne Cup!

Shop Fairtrade in Melbourne, with our handy list of the five best Fairtrade food and drink finds in Melbourne.

Melbourne Festival begins today and, as always, the program is an impressive combination of home grown heroes and internationally renowned artists. To save you hours of deliberation, here are our Top 10 Picks of Melbourne Festival.

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 in an unpretentious atmosphere.

Creating a shortlist of Australia's best pizzas is like trying to choose between your mozzarella-covered children, so we asked for the help of some of the biggest pizza snobs out (otherwise knows as Urban List Editors) to compile our picks of the best pizzas in Australia.

The Collins Quarter guys open aperitif and digestif bar, Doc Martin’s, on Collins Street. Showcasing the European tradition of pre and post-dinner drinks, with Juicy Design and streetside coffee, this is one snazzy stop off. Get excited, sippers!

There's a heap of fun things to do

Home Juice is about to open their flagship store at Docklands, and you’d be hard pressed (#sorrynotsorry) to find more delicious, healthy fare.

On our search for the best steak in Melbourne, we stumbled across a cut so colossal, so completely mouth-watering, that we’ve deemed it the most epic steak in town. Behold, Steak Ministry Bar & Grill's Tomahawk Rib Eye.

Nothing is better than biting into the hot crunch of pastry followed by the delicious melted dark chocolate inside. Here are the best chocolate croissants in Melbourne.

Listers, meet The Parma Burger, one of the best burgers in Melbourne. The burger gods at Richmond’s The Beer & Burger Bar have combined two of our great loves – burgers and parmas – in one beautiful amalgamation of a meal.

The hazy days of summer might feel a while away yet, but when it’s scorching outside and you’re rifling through bikini racks with a 36D top in one hand a size 6 bottoms in the other, you’re going to wish you planned for swimwear season sooner. These are our favourite new season swimmers to splash out on this summer.

It’s spring and we’re gonna celebrate! And what better place to raise a glass than at Melbourne’s best new restaurants, cafes and bars. Here’s what’s opened lately and what’s hovering on the hospo horizon. Get excited and get booking, Listers!

What's not to love about mussels?

After shuffling through over 4000 of your votes, last week we announced the winners of the inaugural Barista Waiter Cocktail Maker Awards, presented by Unita. Here, we take two with each of the winners.

Madonna's infamous conical bras and corsets are just the start of what you can expect to see at The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria from 17th October.

So you have been given that one extra precious day off and now you’re wondering how to make the most of it. Luckily we’ve got a stellar list of festivals and events to keep you off the couch. Here’s what’s happening this Labour Day Monday in Sydney.

Want to get your green thumb on? Here are the five very best nurseries in Melbourne – from bespoke to behemoth – set to satiate the flora fiend in all of us.

Here's a rundown on the best cocktails in Melbourne with a decidedly retro flavour. Pina colada, anyone?

Don't hide the salami, Listers! Held on Sunday 26th of October at the Northcote Town Hall, the Melbourne Salami Festa is about celebrating the pig and all its parts.

Keen to get an early lead in the style stakes, we turned to the best hairdressers in Melbourne for their tips on the hottest hair trends for Spring Racing – turns out they’ve been pretty inspired themselves by the recent Fashion Week runways!

Porter Davis, one of the leading home builders in Melbourne, have come to your rescue, with a genius game-plan to simplify it all. Prepare to enter World of Style by Porter Davis.

Recently opened in Camberwell, Far Side Beers one of our top picks for craft beer in Melbourne, stocking hard-to-find, international, and dang tasty brews. We'll cheers to that!

In the spirit of happy tidings for Mr and Mrs Clooney, we’ve taken a stroll down memory lane and come up with the top ten reasons we’re keeping Mr Do-Me as our hall pass. Til death us do part.

Okay all you octogenarian octuplets. Let's kick things up an octave and get all octagonal on October. Seriously, we've got some premium octane lined up for this month, so make like an octopus, turn off your dvd screening of Octopussy, and check out our list of the best things to do in Melbourne this weekend.

There’s a new hair trend in town, which promises to sun-kiss your mane, light up your features, and kick the ombre hair trend to the curb (yippee!). It’s called spotlighting (or splashlighting by some), and we predict it’s going to be on heads everywhere soon.

O.MY in Beaconsfield is a Melbourne fine dining restaurant like no other, employing a seed-to-plate philosophy that champions the best of seasonal, organic and locally-grown produce.

Flinging open its doors Friday night, Dear Liza is set to up the heat in St Kilda, with finger lickin’ ribs, fresh salads and seafood, and buckets of beer on the menu. Here's the low down on this new Melbourne restaurant.

Ask the best hairdressers in Melbourne the top client request and they'll say smooth, shiny hair. Enter the Brazilian Blowout at Three Blind Mice in Hawthorn!

Tell your Nonna to put on her best frock – a modern take on the Venetian cicchetti bar, Heartattack and Vine will open in Carlton on the 22nd October.

From croquettes to charcuterie boards, fromage to fancy schmancy toasties, here’s where you can find some of the best bar food in Melbourne. Pull up a stool and tuck in, Listers!

To help you on your path to primal, here's a 5-step guide on how to go Paleo, plus a yummo Paleo pancake recipe from two clean-eating experts.

We've found a cafe that not only makes top tasting nosh from brekkie right through to 3pm sweet treat time, but that also caters to a variety of food intolerances. It makes us wonder - could this be Melbourne's healthiest cafe?

Here at TUL, we’re often asked by readers where they can easily access a list of our ‘best of’ lists. The answer, my friends, is right hurr. Today we’re kicking off with our pick of our food ‘best ofs’.

Market madness has affected us all at one time or another, and for the truly dedicated (awesome), we've put together a list of the best markets in Melbourne.

What’s on in Melbourne for food lovers this October? Look no further than our handy guide to the best foodie events in town! Summer is still far enough away to pig out, so head on down, gourmands, to some of the best foodie events this October!