Imbibing Espresso Martinis on tap while sandwiched between Flinders Street Station and the Yarra River: we have officially reached peak Melbourne! Opening six months ago, Arbory has only just (finally!) launched their official cocktail list; coinciding with the anniversary of the first steam-train to depart the now-defunct Sandridge railway line from which […]

Opening a bar in Melbourne in 2021 may have seemed like a Sisyphean task. Yet the below venues refused to baulk in the face of any shutdown storm! Here’s a guide to the most notable new bars across Melbourne that either debuted amid our latest lockdowns or have just flung […]

Be sure to meet your friends at these 12 new Melbourne bars over the Summer holidays… NEW BARS Pinchy’s This Champagne and lobster bar is an appropriately salmon-pink palace with two bars to choose from, including an outside terrace overlooking the leafy Bourke streetscape. Cocktails here are mostly designed to […]

Here are six diverse new hangouts around Melbourne to try this month… NEW BARS Byrdi Byrdi‘s a cocktail haunt with a wine bar vibe that shares a philosophy that farm-to-table restaurants – but not many bars…yet – have popularised: one of seasonality and an emphasis on local produce. Their drinks […]

Here are the shiniest new places for your tastebuds to explore this month… Bourke Street Green This bar is a breezy, leafy little glitch in the high rise Matrix that is the western end of town. Original cocktails at the open-air venue champion local liquors from labels including Marionette, Tiny […]

Let’s raise a toast to summer and the most notable bar openings this month… Hotel Esplanade The beloved Espy has risen from the dead and it sure is alive and kicking. There’s a dozen different bars to explore from beer gardens to cocktail lounges over a whopping six levels (plus […]

Other adventures were calling, so we haven’t done this in quite a while! Let’s catch up now on all the new and new-look bars, distilleries and other assorted boozeries that have flung open their doors over the past few months. — Bouzy A chic wine bar from the Entrecote team. In their own […]

A post shared by Galah Melbourne (@galahmelbourne) on Feb 1, 2018 at 6:50pm PST We’ve got new locally-focused cocktail bars, long-awaited rooftops and even superhero themed pop-up bars for you to try this month! Missed last month’s openings? Catch up here. Galah Let’s ruffle some feathers. The Magpie may be have […]