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The Siplist | Winter 2026 | 9 New Melbourne Bars to Try
Where can a girl get a decent drink around here? Here are 9 new Melbourne (and beyond) bars to taste this Winter. The Understudy Ski Lodge / Melbourne CBD Baby, it’s cold outside (as if you didn’t notice). Let’s snuggle at the seasonal Understudy Ski Lodge nestled beneath 1806. […]
The Siplist | Autumn 2026 | 10 New Melbourne Cocktail Bars to Try
Where can a girl get a decent drink around here? Here are 10 new Melbourne cocktail bars to taste this Autumn. Bar Hannah & Carriage Lounge at Hannah St Hotel / Southbank Enter via the pink polka-dotted underpass and you’ll find Flack Studio have designed a kicky, Modernist lobby bar […]
Introducing: Serves of the State
The inaugural ‘Serves of the State‘ is here. On now until Feb 1, the project sees 15 of Melbourne and regional Victoria’s best venues serve up a trio (each) of unique, limited-time-only cocktails. Each drink features a different spirit from one of 45 local distilleries. That means 45 distinct cocktails […]
Best New Bars in Melbourne | Top 5 Winter 2024 Edition
DrinkMelbourne’s choice: The Bon Vivant’s Companion Named after a book (a.k.a Bar-Tender’s Guide a.k.a How to Mix Drinks) by New York bartending icon Jerry Thomas, this new out-of-town bar has a self-imposed lot to live up to. First impressions? It’s worth the coastal road trip… or the chauffeured chariot ride […]
The Bars of Summer | New Melbourne Drinkeries to Explore this Season
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 […]
The 7 Most Notable New Bars in Melbourne: Winter 2021
Currently craving spiked hot chocolates, crackling fireplaces, toddies; basically anything to warm the cockles of my cold, black heart. Here are 7 hot new Melbourne bars that are worth your time this winter… Valhalla | Basement, 477 Collins Street, Melbourne According to Norse mythology, experiencing Valhalla was the reward for […]
10 New Melbourne Bars Worth Your Time | March 2021
And just like that it’s mulled wine season! For more reasons to venture out and “drink local” this Autumn than the lure of delicious spiced reds, may I present the top 10 most notable or unique new Melbourne bars for your consideration. In no particular order… 1. Poodle Upstairs | […]
ICYMI | 21 Fab New Bars to Discover in 2021
This one’s in the spirit of making the most of the last of Melbourne’s summer rays. In supporting local venue creators who’ve had, let’s say, a tumultuous time of it lately. And it’s also in the spirit of scouting some downright delicious drinks. In no particular order – just in […]
How to Quarantini at Home
Update #4 / October 2020 There’s a (cherry spiced) rum party happening this month in Melbourne – you should come along…virtually! Update #3 / August 3, 2020 Below are even more good things to taste, try, watch, shop & do at home in stage 4. 1. Book in to enjoy […]
Sky High Views to Secret Speakeasies: New Bars | January 2020
Presenting 6 brand new bars that are worth spending your summer time investigating. Want more to explore? Here’s the latest on what other good things are happening around town in January 2020. Altus The Altus Rooftop brings sky-high luxury to the east. The focus is on Champagne; their version of […]