Melbourne hospitality, considered.


01 / LATEST · MELBOURNE

Latest


02 / RIGHT NOW · NINNI & CO.

DRINKING
Good wine without the ceremony.

READING
SAUCES, with its own soundtrack.

WATCHING
Melbourne’s new openings.


03 / NINNI PICK · CREMORNE · EDITORIAL

Wine, Fire and Friday Nights in Cremorne

Behind an unassuming door on Stephenson Street, Lilac Wine brings together considered bottles, food cooked over fire and a room designed for staying a while.


04 / FROM THE ARCHIVE · MELBOURNE

Dave Verheul drawing a sample from a barrel at Saison Aperitifs

An Aperitif for Every Season

Dave Verheul brings a chef’s attention to seasonal produce, preservation and bitter drinks at Saison Aperitifs.

NORFOLK ISLAND → MELBOURNE

ninni

noun

A cheeky drink. Often alcoholic. Rarely the last.

“Fancy a ninni?”

Origin: Norfolk Island language.


AROUND MELBOURNE

Good places. Questionable distances from home.

CREMORNE

Lilac Wine
Wine, fire and Friday nights.

BRUNSWICK EAST

Drop Shop
A bottle shop with better things to drink.

KENSINGTON

Cobb Lane
Coming back west at Younghusband.


THE GUIDE

Lists worth keeping.

Where we’re drinking, eating late and crossing town for. Built slowly, kept useful.

PEOPLE & CULTURE

The city back in print.

Chefs, bartenders, makers, designers and the conversations shaping hospitality.


THE NINNI EDIT

The good stuff, occasionally delivered.

Food, drink, places and people worth knowing. No daily inbox obligation.

Ninni and Co dotted doorway mark with lowercase n