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Nikka Perfect Serve 2026: Brendan Grey Crowned Australian Champion at Moondrop, Fitzroy
Ten of Australia's best bartenders. One whisky brand steeped in Scottish technique and Japanese craft. And a brief that had nothing to do with pouring the perfect drink, and everything to do with reading the person standing in front of you.
That was the challenge at the 2026 Nikka Perfect Serve Australian Final, held last night at Moondrop in Fitzroy, where Western Australian bartender Brendan Grey was crowned national champion. His winning cocktail, For Rhonda and Rita, was built as a tribute to his favourite regular at Tigerfish in Cottesloe, 70-year-old Rhonda, using lavender picked from her own garden alongside Nikka From the Barrel, honey syrup and a homemade hay and blackberry soda.
An Ode to Westholme Wagyu: La Madonna's Exclusive Wagyu Dégustation
Looking for the ultimate steak experience in Melbourne? There's a particular kind of restaurant confidence that comes from building an entire menu around one ingredient and daring you not to be impressed. La Madonna, perched on Level 3 of Next Hotel Melbourne, has done exactly that with An Ode to Westholme Wagyu - a five-course dégustation that we sat down to on a quiet Tuesday evening, curious whether a menu this singularly focused could actually sustain five courses without repeating itself. It can. Comfortably.
Westholme is one of Northern Australia's most respected Wagyu producers, prized for marbling that holds its structure under heat rather than simply melting into oiliness, and for a flavour that reads as savoury and mineral rather than one-note rich. Handing that raw material to Michelin-trained Executive Chef Jacopo Degli Esposti was always going to produce something worth writing about, and this menu is his love letter to the breed - carpaccio to consommé to crème brûlée, with barely a non-Wagyu ingredient in sight.
Fern's Hidden Winter Garden at Hotel Indigo Extends Into Spring
By popular demand, Melbourne's most talked-about winter dining escape isn't going anywhere just yet. Fern's Hidden Winter Garden, the botanical conservatory experience at Fern Bar & Dining inside Hotel Indigo Melbourne Little Collins, has been extended through to Sunday 4 October - with a fresh spring makeover to match the change of season.
Best Family Activities in Melbourne | Full 2026 Guide
Melbourne is "family friendly" and is one of those rare cities that genuinely delivers for families, whether you're visiting for a weekend or you've lived here for years and are always hunting for the next outing that will impress a six-year-old and a teenager in the same afternoon. From hands-on science museums to a zoo that's been delighting kids for over 160 years, the city and its surrounds pack an enormous amount of family-friendly fun into a compact, walkable footprint. Best of all, a lot of it is either free or very affordable, and almost everything is connected by Melbourne's iconic tram network.
Here's our definitive guide to the best family activities in Melbourne, covering everything from full-day adventures to short, sweet strolls you can slot in between meals.
Melbourne's Most Instagrammable Restaurants (2026 Guide)
There's a particular kind of Melbourne dinner where the phone comes out before the fork does. I don't say that as a criticism — some rooms genuinely earn it. After 15-plus years reviewing this city's restaurants in person, the venues that photograph best are almost always the ones that were designed with real intent, not just a feature wall bolted on for the socials. We have eaten our way through most of the CBD's grand dining rooms and the inner suburbs' moodier corners chasing exactly this list, and what follows are the Melbourne restaurants that consistently deliver the shot and the meal.
From a 300-metre-high dining room over the MCG to a century-old mural-lined institution on Bourke Street, here are Melbourne's most Instagrammable restaurants worth booking a table — and charging your phone — for.
Australia's Best Spirits Revealed: 2026 Australian International Spirits Awards Winners
Melbourne just crowned the best spirits in the country, and the winners' list reads like a who's who of Australian distilling - with a couple of genuine celebrity surprises thrown in. The 2026 Australian International Spirits Awards (AISA), presented by Melbourne Royal, brought together more than a thousand entries from Australia and, for the first time in the competition's history, international producers, all vying for the title of the nation's benchmark spirits event. And we were invited along to enjoy a stellar evening of celebrating "the best of spirits".
With a new immersive, roaming format at the Victoria Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds, the night ditched the traditional sit-down ceremony in favour of guests wandering between tasting stations, sampling Gold and Trophy-winning spirits, and meeting the makers behind them. I went along to see who took home the silverware - and the results are a genuinely great snapshot of where Australian gin, whisky, rum and tequila are heading in 2026.
Elará Melbourne: The Rooftop Venue Redefining Events Above the CBD
Perched above the Melbourne CBD, Elará Melbourne is the city's newest rooftop destination for luxury celebrations, elevated guest experiences and events that were never meant to be ordinary. Architectural, immersive and effortlessly refined, the space pairs sweeping skyline views with a striking glass atrium centrepiece, creating a setting that feels iconic from every angle. We attended the spectacular launch and felt this venue has a unique and desirable vibe and location in the city, and is more than ready to deliver for your next function.
Purpose-built for premium weddings, luxury social events, brand launches and sophisticated corporate experiences, Elará Melbourne strikes a rare balance of indoor and outdoor atmosphere without sacrificing comfort, flexibility or flow. From intimate gatherings to large-scale productions, the venue accommodates up to 180 guests seated or 300 cocktail-style, with the option to connect seamlessly into Evoqé Events below for immersive, multi-level events on an even grander scale.