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Restaurants

The Best Restaurants In Melbourne In 2025

What is the best restaurant in Melbourne? Our fair city has hundreds of spots that could be considered the best. Good thing I've got my 20 favourite spots for you right here, with something for everyone.

Food & Drink

Melbourne’s Best Bottomless Brunches For When You’re Really Thirsty

Some mornings are meant for sleep-ins and some are meant for indulging in the best bottomless brunch in Melbourne. Are you after endless mimosas, too many proseccos, more margaritas than you can poke a stick at? Well, if you've woken up on that side of the bed, get your Sunday (or Saturday) best on, and get ready to party. Check out our list of the best bottomless brunches in Melbourne in 2025.

Bars & Pubs

Melbourne’s Best Bars For A Boozy Good Time In 2025

Best bars, best bars, best bars... Unlike the bartender we're not going to ask, "what do you usually like?", we're just going to hit you with some straight fire. That's right, 29 of our editor-approved watering holes.

Bars & Pubs

The 20 Best Wine Bars In Melbourne, 2025 Edition

Where’s the best spot to get a good glass of vino in Melbourne? Here’s your handy cheat sheet.

Restaurants

These Are The Best Richmond Restaurants For 2025

Resting on the edge of the CBD, Richmond is a bustling metropolis of Melbourne. The bar and restaurant rich suburb is easily one of the busiest precincts for drinking and dining, whether it be a pre-match pint and parma before sauntering to the holy grounds of the MCG or a full six-course set menu.

Cafes

From Flat Whites To Cold Brews These Are The Best Coffee Spots in Melbourne

In Melbourne, coffee isn't just a drink; it's a daily ritual and a passionate debate. Whether you’re en route to work, waiting in line at your favorite cafe, or clutching your morning brew, conversations about Melbourne’s best coffee are always brewing. 

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Local Escapes

Your Guide To Luxury Hotels In Melbourne For A Pamper-Filled Stay (Updated 2024)

​Explore our curated selection of Melbourne’s top luxury hotels in the CBD and beyond, each promising an unforgettable stay filled with elegance and indulgence. Pop on the provided gown and slippers, assess the pillow menu in great detail, and get booking at the best luxury hotels Melbourne has to offer in 2024:

Travel

The Best Hotels In Melbourne From Boutique To Bodacious (2024 Edition)

To be honest, we’re always looking for an excuse for a staycay in one of the best hotels in Melbourne. Birthday? Book a suite. Nephew walked for the first time? I’m already calling the Sofitel. Found $10 on the ground? Let’s party. Of course, there are a few ways you can go with Melbourne/Naarm hotels, from the boutique to the bodacious. Get ready to raid the minibar and steal some bathrobes (kidding) at the best hotels in Melbourne for 2024.

Local Escapes

The Best Airbnbs In Melbourne For 2025

Ah, Melbourne. The city of a million suburbs, each with its own distinctive personality. Everyone should treat themselves to a little staycation once in a while, to rediscover this city we adore so much. Start packing your overnight bag and take a look at some of the best Airbnbs in Melbourne for 2025.

Local Escapes

The Best Cheap Stays In Melbourne For 2024

Finding a spot to lay your head in Melbourne can be a pricey venture these days. Lucky enough there are still a few different spots around town that are prime for pulling up stumps without busting the bank. 

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Wellness

Where To Get An Earth-Shatteringly Good Massage In Melbourne

No one ever said self-love had to be practiced solo, as far as we’re concerned, treating yourself to a massage and letting someone else do all the hard work is the epitome of self-love. So, what is the best massage in Melbourne? From deep tissue massages to relaxation wonderland, we’ve rounded up the best spots to get some quality R&R for all kinds of budgets. 

Homewares

Where To Find The Best Melbourne Art Galleries In 2024

If you live in Melbourne, it means you live close to some of the best galleries our great nation has to offer. So, in the spirit of Urban List Art Month, here’s our round-up of some of the best galleries you can feast your eyes on in Melbourne when you’re starving for some culture.

Bars & Pubs

The Best Karaoke In Melbourne For 2025

Whether you're a self-proclaimed shower superstar or a fearless performer who can hit every note of Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire," we all have that one go-to karaoke song that turns an ordinary night into an extraordinary experience. So, step out to a Melbourne Karaoke bar and belt out every lyric of Britney Spears' "Toxic" or Eminem's "Without Me" while the crowd cheers you on

Wellness

Your Guide To Melbourne’s Best Day Spas In 2025

We live in spa country. There’s really no excuse to drown in stress with these tranquil, blissful oases all around us. We’ve got some of the best spas in Melbourne and beyond with Daylesford and Sorrento bringing the goods. Breathe out, relax your shoulders and get booking. Here is Urban List's guide to the best spas in Melbourne and Victoria for 2025.

Fashion

20 Of The Very Best Secondhand And Op Shops In Melbourne In 2025

Consignment, vintage, flea, thrift–Melbourne’s packed with all the secondhand stores you could ever dream of.

Local Escapes

15 Of The Best Walks In Melbourne And Victoria You Need To Take

Strap on some comfy shoes and grab the trail mix. These are the best walks near Melbourne.

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Local Escapes

24 Of The Best Hotels In Singapore Worth Booking In 2025

From luxury hotels to pocket-friendly prices, Urban List has rounded up the best hotels in Singapore in 2025.

What's On

More Tickets To Taylor Swift’s Sold-Out Melbourne Shows Are Going On Sale Today

Missed out on Taylor Swift tickets? It’s your lucky day—Ticketek is releasing a handful of limited tickets today (Tuesday 13 February) at 2pm on the dot, so get ready to feverishly hustle for a golden ticket to The Eras Tour in Melbourne.

What's On

A Swiftie’s Guide To Every Taylor Swift-Themed Party, Pop-Up And Event In Melbourne

Taylor Swift is coming to Melbourne, and the whole city seems to know it. With definitive proof that this is her world and we’re just living in it, there’s everything from cocktail nights to cruises, cookies to the Queen Vic Summer Night Market, completely Taylor-inspired, and best believe it’s all bejewelled. To find out all the details on Queen Taylor’s takeover, keep on scrolling.

Fashion

40+ Taylor Swift Eras Tour Outfit Ideas To Shop Now

From Midnights to Fearless, and every era in between, we've got a list of Eras Tour outfit ideas worthy of even Taylor herself. 

Restaurants

The Best Sushi In Melbourne And Where To Find It

Melbourne has some of the best sushi going around and we’re not talking about a food court hand roll here. The city’s esteemed restaurants and takeaway storefronts are here to remind us that sushi is not only a traditional Japanese cuisine but also an honoured art form.

Restaurants

The Best Private Dining Rooms Melbourne 2024

Be it a birthday or just an urge to go a bit luxe, private dining rooms in Melbourne are in abundance. Across town several of the culinary gems of the city have side rooms, downstairs cellars even former ballet halls carved out as backdrops to host you and your nearest and dearest. 

Beauty

Where To Get The Best Manicure In Melbourne

Everyone who's anyone is rocking a manicured nail these days. From eye-catching nail art to simple nudes and pastels to sharp-ended stiletto talons, there wasn't a bare nail to be found at New York Fashion Week, which means now is the time for a magnificent manicure.

Bars & Pubs

Swan Street And Beyond: Your 2024 Guide To Richmond’s Best Bars

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

Cafes

14 Of Melbourne’s Most Instagrammable Cafes

Needless to say, the food in Melbourne is some world class grub, in fact we’ve built a bit of a rep for having one of the richest and most diverse culinary scenes on the planet. The question on our lips though is—does the carpet match the plates?

Fashion

Where To Find Melbourne’s Best Independent Boutiques

If you want to break free from your fast fashion habits, we strongly encourage you to explore the independent boutique route. Plus, you have no excuse—Melbourne’s bursting at the seams with amazing independent boutiques that can sustainably fulfil all your fashion needs until the end of time.

Restaurants

Take Your Sweet Time At 15 Of Melbourne’s Best Long Lunches

Here are 15 of our favourite Melbourne restaurants to hit up for a long lunch this Summer.

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