Image Courtesey of Stokehouse
A Melbourne classic, and for good reason, is Stokehouse. Sitting just above the sand on Melbourne’s St Kilda beach, Stokehouse is the perfect spot for long lunch. Try for a table by the window so you can fully enjoy the sea scape. They call its vibe relaxed beach shack glamour but [...]

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Cookie’s been a favourite with the grooviest Melbournians for years. Any night of the week it’s a sensational spot – cool and effortless interior, great vibe, sensational food. Tucked away up some stairs in a slightly rundown old building in the centre of town, have dinner and then a movie at [...]

A friend of mine remarked to me a few months ago that “if you can’t be bothered with a plane ride to New York, Melbourne is definitely the next best thing,” which is a rather big call. However like New York, Melbourne is a vibrant, thriving city with a style and a modus operandi all [...]

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Words by Adam Blakey

A Great Summer Holiday Could Be Right Under Your Nose
Melbourne in summer has got to be the most under-rated holiday city on earth. It’s hot, it’s got a bangin’ music scene and after enduring the long miserable winter the three million people who call the place home can’t [...]

The Westin
The Westin may be a big hotel and as such it may be modern generic but the location, smack bang in the center of Melbourne, is great and the service is sensational - it feels almost boutique in its mood. If you want to be central, this is the best spot.
The Westin, 205 Collins [...]