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9 Dog Friendly Venues For You And Your Pooch

Let’s be honest, the worst part about going out to socialize is having to leave your perfect pooch at home. Stress no more, we have four vibrant venues which welcome your...

Best Lazy Sunday Ideas

Friday nights are for mentally checking out at 4:30pm (but sadly not physically leaving work until 5) where you can then rush off to your favourite restaurant and relax with...

Our Pick Of The Best Brunch Spots

Coffees and donuts and avocado, oh my! That’s right, it’s Brunch time. Yes, that is a capital B and yes, it deserves it because Brunch makes, not only the world...

Our Top 5 Stalls At The Winter Night Market

Not entirely sure where to go on a cold winters night? Your choices include cuddling on the couch with a block of chocolate (or whichever type of sweets you seem...

Top 10 Hidden Bars in Melbourne

So you’re going out Friday night for drinks but you’re stuck going to the same spot every week… Your bartender knows your order where you sit in the same booth...

Light Up Your Next Event At Luminare

Luminare is located in the heart of South Melbourne with magnificent rooftop views. A contemporary New York styled apartment with a chic and sophisticated décor. As translated to describe a...

The Non-Touristy Tourist Guide To Melbourne

Do you walk around the city with your head down paying more attention to how many likes your latest Instagram photo has than to your current concrete surroundings? Having a...

The Woolshed – A New and Improved Piece of History

Nestled in Docklands among the surrounding concrete playground and the breathtaking harbour views, sits The Woolshed – the newly refurbished fine dining and function experience. Starting its journey in 1916...

Bringing A Piece Of Asia To Richmond

Located in the heart of Richmond, The National Hotel offers everything from a late lunch or a Saturday night hot-spot to a venue for your next event, ensuring this space...

Bastille Day French Festival

Melbourne is in its 3rd year celebrating La Fête Nationale (National French Day) and a huge French festival is happening this 15-16 July at the Meat Market in North Melbourne...

Fine Dining That Won’t Break The Bank

Wondering how you’re going to juggle your social life when you’re supposed to be saving for that European holiday you said you’d go on last year and now last year...

Baroq Is Back

Sheer opulence is what you can expect come August, when after 2 years of extensive renovations, Baroq reopens its doors and revolutionises Melbourne’s nightlife scene. Located down Drewery Lane in...

Melbourne’s Best Function Venues With A View

Are you after a lavish night filled with spectacular views with a hint of sophistication to celebrate a special event? Can’t find a perfect venue to meet all your expectations?...

Melbourne’s Cosiest Bars To Escape Winter

We are all starting to feel the struggles of winter; where lounging on a sofa in front of a Netflix series sounds more appealing than venturing out in to the...

Top 10 Quirky Bars in Melbourne

Feeling a bit adventurous? Or enjoy the thrill of finding one-of-a kind bars? Well, HCS have done some digging to find the quirkiest bars of them all. Quirky bars may...

Top 5 Vegetarian/Vegan Melbourne Hangouts

Here in Melbourne, we are spoilt for choice with endless dining options. Whether you’re on the keto diet, the paleo diet, the student ‘two-minute-noodle’ diet or the SEE food diet...

The Best Ice Cream In Melbourne

So why are we writing about ice cream when the sun barely makes a presence in our day and we can’t live without the heater on? Well, that’s why you...

The Best Glamping Spots Around Victoria

Glamping; the coolest craze to sweep the nation since Frose… As the name suggests, glamping provides you with an opportunity to experience the great outdoors without ever being too far...

Where to get a drink in the CBD

The ultimate concrete jungle where dreams are made, well nightmares since we’re still trying to figure out its endless laneways and confusing grid system, but one that is filled with...

Queen’s Bday Long Weekend – Whats On

Stuck on what to do this weekend? Well, HCS have your weekend all planned out for you. You have to celebrate the Queen’s birthday weekend off in style, right? Whats...

Where To Get A Drink On The Eastside

With its abundance in tree-lined streets and overpriced soy lattes, the Eastside evokes a very different sentiment than what may be conjured in perhaps…the Northside. Take away your hipster Northsider...

Have a n-ice day at the Common Man

It’s time to stop hating winter and start embracing it with South Wharf’s newest experience! The Common Man Lawn 39 Dukes Walk, South Wharf  Ever liked the idea of skating/tobogganing...

Coffee and Charity, Melbourne

You scream, I scream, we all scream for…coffee! Well, we are Melburnians after all… This is for all you coffee snobs out there, because you like your coffee fresh, hot...

What Your Drink Says About You

I’m the first to admit I have been almost all of these drinkers at one point or another. I can only imagine what the bartender thought of me when I...

Top 10 Places to Host Birthday Drinks

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond The Corner Hotel is an iconic Melbourne live music venue, and it’s an institution among musos near and far. It may look like...

Mother’s Day: Where To Go In Melbourne

Don’t be a bore this Mother’s Day and do the usual card, chocolate and flowers for mum. Instead, get mum excited, dolled up and ready for a lovely breakfast, lunch...

Melbourne’s Best Outdoor Bars for Winter

Winter is coming. Ignore the wails of despair in the distance, because we’re here to make winter just a little bit more bearable. There is no need for hibernation. Grab...

Collingwood’s Multi-Talented Venue

Craft & Co offers everything you could ever want in one space (and so much more). The distillery, micro-brewery, coffee roastery, deli and café that is Craft & Co. is one...

Melbourne Dishes To Try Before You Die

You could spend a life time eating out every night and still never try all the food that Melbourne has to offer. It’s a hard task choosing a restaurant, let...

You Know You’re From Melbourne When…

You know you’re from Melbourne when…   You wear A LOT of black No, we aren’t going to funeral, we’re just from Melbourne.  It’s tres chic, versatile, and makes up...

Cheap Eats in Melbourne

Residing in the most liveable city in the world has its perks, we have amazing… well, everything, especially food and drinks! We are spoiled for choice with some of the best...

5 Uniquely Melbourne Date Ideas

Out to impress? In the dog house? Losing your eyesight from straining to read the menu at too many candle lit dinners?  It’s time to give the ol’ ‘Netflix and...

Top 10 Cafe Function Spaces in Melbourne

Party planning can be stressful.  And expensive.  Whether you’ve got an upcoming birthday, baby shower, engagement, or work function, the pressure of pulling off a smooth-running event on a budget...

Melbourne’s Best Markets

There’s no better place to spend a lazy afternoon than at a market, and luckily, Melbourne has plenty of them to offer. Markets are a great place to find some...

5 Tips For Surviving Easter

There comes a time in a young adult’s life where Easter loses its appeal. Unless you’ve got younger siblings or children there’s no more backyard Easter egg hunts, and no...

Our Top Picks For The Comedy Festival

Going to comedy shows and laughing for hours on end is really hard work, so thankfully, we’ve done all the hard work for you and reviewed a number of comedy...

6 Wineries To Try

Cellar door… One of the most beautiful phrases in the English language. Not because of the phonaesthetics or that Drew Barrymore told us that in Donnie Darko, but because it...

Drinking & Dining Specials At The Comedy Festival

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back and some of our city’s best bars and restaurants are really getting around it… Whether you’re a comedy enthusiast with dozens of tickets lining...

The Hidden Gems Of Richmond

Richmond is a classic Melbourne destination for those far and near; with its old-world charm, narrow alleyways covered in posters and its vibrant array of cafes, restaurants and shops –...

A Slice of Paradise on Chapel Street

Saint Lucia just celebrated its one year anniversary and there are no signs of business slowing down. This humble eatery is a little slice of Caribbean heaven tucked away on...

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Big Plans To Throw The Ultimate Event? We’ve Got The Perfect Venue…

Whether or not you say it out loud, we all know that when you throw an event, you want it to be the one everyone keeps bringing up for the rest of their lives (until it gets vaguely irritating). So, how do you choose a function venue worthy of all that praise? Allow us to […]

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Our Outdoor Picks To Stretch Out And Soak In The Sun This Spring!

Happy Spring! (Yes, we know we’re early.) The weather is turning, the clouds are parting and we may just be catching our first glimpse of sunshine! We are so ready for the warmth, and to pair with our overenthusiasm we have the best outdoor venues in Melbourne, all in one spot, just for you! The [&h

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Melbourne’s Top 30 Venues For Hire

It’s that time of year again! Whether it’s a birthday, Christmas, wedding, engagement party, corporate dinner, networking event (dare we go on?)… Hidden City Secrets have you set with our guide to the 30 best event spaces in Melbourne! Go crazy! CBCo Brewing  Port Melbourne Located

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