The MINI Edition

Is there anything more Melbourne than hitting the local market with your pup in tow for a day of suitcase rummaging and super thrifty discounts? Nooope. 

Blue, green and yellow candy striped umbrellas line the front of St Martin’s, the latest brilliant addition to Brighton. A distinctly Bayside cafe, St Martin’s take their cue from the famous Brighton bathing boxes. It’s a subtle theme that’s picked up playfully inside this bustling spot just along the road from Gardenvale station.

There’s no doubt that Italians are the kings of cheese. Here are four reasons why.

Melbourne, what a year it’s been. You’ve surprised us with your rooftop train carriage burger bars, delighted us with cocktails that look more like chemistry experiments than drinks, and well and truly bamboozled us with degustations that number their courses in the high teens. Hell, if we were asked to pick only one as the best restaurant in Melbourne (or café, or bar for that matter), we would be well utterly stumped.

With heaps of sunshine, brand spanking new venues and fantastic events, November is set to be a month to remember, folks. There's pop-up markets, floating bars, Latin American eateries and legendary gelaterias, all waiting for you to discover them, with a couple of sporting events thrown in for good measure. Hey, we've got to work off those burgers somehow.

October is upon us, dear Listers. This month you can expect to get fit at the city’s biggest fitness event, get fat from drinking waaaaay too many epic milkshakes, and get spooky at the best Hallowe’en party in the city. And, if that’s not enough, there’s an extra day off to do what you please, as well as heaps of new openings that you’re going to want to be checking out!

Listers, September is here and with it comes another ten epic things to do in Melbourne this month. From cocktail dates in a jail (yes, we’re serious) to must-see gigs, disco yoga sessions (yes, again, we’re serious) to food festivals from around the world, it’s shaping up to be a month of sheer brilliance on all fronts.

With just one more measly month of winter to get through, we reckon it’s time to venture back into the outside world, Listers. And with such an awesome bunch of things to do in Melbourne this August, you’d be mad to waste four perfectly good weeks glued to your couch.

To help you whittle down July's must-do’s to a manageable number, we’ve whipped up the MINI Edition, counting down our top 10 things to do in Melbourne this July! How many can you tick off?

We know it’s pretty tempting to get your hibernation on this winter, but it just won’t do, Listers! Welcome to the June MINI Edition, counting down the top 10 things to do in Melbourne this month. You’re welcome.

With juicy new openings and festivals galore, we’ve done the hard yards to present to you the May MINI edition—counting down the top 10 things to do in Melbourne this month. Get involved, Listers!

We’re back, bigger and better than ever, with an even more epic April MINI Edition—the ONLY guide you’ll need to the top things to do in Melbourne in April. Get amongst it!

This month, for the first time ever, we’ve teamed up with the super-cool folk at MINI to bring you the ultimate guide to what's on in Melbourne in March. Forget everything else on your calendar—from the hottest new Melbourne restaurant openings, to the must-book food, booze, and cultural events, here are our top 10 things to do in Melbourne in March.