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The only microbrewery in the CBD, The Crafty Squire is a beacon for thirsty city workers and craft beer drinkers. Duck out on your lunch hour for classic pub-grub specials. Then try the full range of James Squire beers, including specialty drops brewed onsite. Take a tour of the brewery and enjoy a tasting paddle for just $35.
Since 1915, these folks have been bringing fine chocolates to the masses, with some even winning awards over the years. The Haigh's promise is to use quality ingredients, including premium cocoa beans, and to remain at the forefront of inventive chocolate making methods and techniques. Order onlineand pay the flat $15 delivery fee or visit one of the store's many beautiful outlets around Melbourne. From humble beginnings Bouchard Chassagne Montrachet8 at the Farmers Markets, The Ministry of Chocolate opened its own retail store supplying Melbourne with the finest of chocolate in 2012. It makes everything in-house, from its boxes of chocolates to seasonal treats like chocolate eggs, Christmas goodies and Valentine's Day treats for your loved ones. Meatsmith is a local butcher, providore & wine merchant with locations in Fitzroy, St. Kilda, Balwyn & Brighton.
Chocolate is full of powerful antioxidants and helps the release of serotonin. Melbourne is home to several specialty chocolate shops that would make even Willy Wonka a little jealous. Many allow you to order online, so you can get your fix to enjoy at home. Lotte Duty Free offers a best in class Duty Free shopping experience to all travellers. An online pre-order service and collection at the airport is available via Laneway - Melbourne Airport's click and collect duty free service. City Wine Shop is popular with the theatre crowd who drop in for a pre-show tipple, and the staff are always on hand to run you through the extensive wine list.
There's no shame in loving a budget bottle of wine, but drinking it could impact your health. The cheaper the wine, the more arsenic it's likely to contain — a major buzzkill, considering arsenic is a highly toxic, known carcinogen. Profit margins on alcohol can be extremely thin due to heavily regulated wine.
Altogether, it adds up to that incalculable feeling that you’ve somehow stumbled into a mate’s place rather than the new haunt of one of Australia’s most promising chefs. Any shop that brings to mind Fritz Lang's sci-fi genius or Superman's adopted home is fine by us, but Metropolis has so much more to offer than that. For one thing, it's in the beautiful old setting of Curtin House.
It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or obtain alcohol on behalf of, a person under the age of 18 years. You can’t go past the cool climate wines that are a product from Victoria’s coveted Yarra Valley region; one best known for producing Chardonnay, sparkling wine and Pinot noir. Matt recommends you try a pour from some of his favourite wineries from the region, which include Oakridge, Giant Steps, Handpicked, Tarrawarra, Yarra Yering, St Hubert’s and Coldstream Hills.
Bask in the sunshine on Spring St, escape Melbourne’s ever-changing weather indoors or swing past and pick up a bottle on your way home; we look forward to seeing you. A brilliant one-size-fits-all wine that's not shy about showing off everything we love about the variety and the region. Joshua Cooper has become a household name in the wine community, reshaping Victorian and Australian winemaking through a razor-sharp focus on cool climate Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet, and Shiraz.
Gin, Campari, vermouth and hickory smoke are all sealed in a beaker, and stirred by a magnetic bar which churns the liquid by magic. If you're in Melbourne and want to enjoy a cigar, then this is the place to come. Bring your own or purchase here, either way, put this bar on your agenda. The focal point of the bar is its 180-strong wine wall, and its overseeing sommelier Norman Houghton will help you wade through all your options. Houghton’s goal is to provide drops that take you out of your comfort zone – like the fizzy and fun Happy Nat pét-nat and chilled Tropo Little Red.
Available in small or large, the sleek brownie gateau is iced with flawless mirror-glaze chocolate. Inside are delicious tiers of passionfruit custard, chocolate mousse and mango jelly on a brownie base. If you don’t want to share, try a mini cake with coconut dacquoise, mango cream and yuzu white chocolate mousse. Hidden in a North Melbourne warehouse, Le Bajo Milkbar was started by one of the founders of Bali's Potato Head Beach Club. Sweet treats here are served Japanese-style, with an emphasis on fruit and cream.
Enjoy a meal with panoramic valley views in the main building, or head to the heritage-listed cellar door for a tasting. About half an hour’s drive from the CBD, this winery operates out of a bluestone manor that’s more than a century old. The restaurant sits in the middle of the 300-acre farm and focuses on mastering classics like antipasti, pizza and house-made pasta. From the helipad to the high-profile architect, no expense has been spared at Levantine Hill. At the restaurant, a Levant-inspired menu that leans into the owners’ heritage. Settle into a wine-barrel-shaped booth for Middle Eastern snack plates, Beluga caviar for an eye-popping $340, three-wine flights and more.