Panko prawn with rouille and citrus paste at Malin.

This corner terrace in Carlton North is your new go-to for French-ish snacks and pastis

A new owner has dialled up the charm at this double-storey neighbourhood wine bar,adding marble,linen and Euro-leaning dishes.

  • Tomas Telegramma andGail Thomas
Martinis are a specialty at stalwart Melbourne bar Gin Palace.

The classic cocktail Melburnians can’t get enough of right now – and where to find the best ones

You can order them frozen,dusty and with a deli cabinet’s worth of garnishes. But don’t mess with the fundamentals,say bartenders.

  • Emma Breheny
A circular tiger print sofa bed greets you at Pour Diane in North Melbourne.

Move over minimalism,these three new bars are colourful,fun and original

One spot is a nostalgic experience for children of the ’70s. Another turns American takeaway dishes into killer bar snacks. None follows the rules.

  • Emma Breheny
One of the drinks available via The Macallan Diamond Bar Cart on Oceania Cruises’s Vista liner.

There’s no more fitting location for a navy-strength gin (and other magical drinks)

A whisky’s being aged using the sea’s motion to help impart barrel flavours;a navy strength gin by Four Pillars and a Lord Nelson beer called Smooth Sailing.

  • Sarah Norris
Ronin chef-owner Patrick Kwong isn’t afraid to break a few rules with his first restaurant.

Rule-breaking omakase pop-up Ronin is now a permanent restaurant

The upper echelons of Japanese dining aren’t always about fun. But Ronin is out to change that. Its unconventional culinary mash-ups are just the beginning.

  • Emma Breheny
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Cindy Tandinata enjoys a limoncello cocktail at Catalina Restaurant in Rose Bay

Move over,Aperol Spritz. There’s a zesty new must-sip drink this summer

After visiting Italy,Australian travellers have developed a thirst for limoncello,a lemon-flavoured liqueur that evokes good times.

  • Katie Spain
RecipeTin Eats’ spicy margarita.

See off 2023 with proper spicy margaritas (and other delicious drinks)

From zesty spritz to fruity fizz,here’s 10 drinks recipes to help make it a fun and festive new year celebrations.

Cantina OK! bartender Jock Swan shaves down giant blocks of ice to make margaritas.

Fancy ice pushes cocktail prices ‘up by as much as $5’,bar director says

Wonder why your cocktail costs $25? A big hunk of that is frozen water. Welcome to the new ice age.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Purple Pit co-owner Joe Jones in the basement space.

Two hospo heavyweights combine to open luxed-up brutalist new Melbourne bar Purple Pit

Hospitality heavyweights Maurice Terzini and Joe Jones have teamed up on a cocktail bar where you’re welcome to drink Krug or Jack Daniel’s.

  • Tomas Telegramma
EASY

Adam Liaw’s tinto de verano

A refreshing red wine and lemonade cocktail that is similar to a sangria

  • <30 mins
  • Adam Liaw