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Get on the beers, fine wines and good times at these five new Melbourne bars Gemima Cody Photo: Jake Roden Unless you re doing a strict Febfast, last week may have left you wanting a drink. Melbourne, shaken but not deterred by Lockdown 3.0, has plenty of new places for you to get one. It s only fair to start with Gertrude Street s Poodle Bar and Bistro. Timing has been a challenge for owners Zoe Rubino, Emilio Scalzo and head chef Josh Fry, with lockdowns landing every time they went for a grand launch. And so it was again, immediately after they revealed their glamorous top deck, ....
In case you missed it: Melbourne s best new openings of 2020 Gemima Cody Photo: Supplied While some operators put their plans on hold until 2020 played itself out, plenty of new openings went ahead. Here are a few of our favourites. Two years in the making, Fitzroy s luxurious new restaurant and bar by Emilio Scalzo and Zoe Rubino can finally serve its prawn cocktails, and Poodle cocktails. It s all about seafood platters on the terrace this summer, but expect chef Josh Fry s obsession with dry-ageing and updates on hotel classics like club sandwiches and vol au vents to make a big play. ....