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Natural light inside the new-look front bar.

A refashioned corner boozer joins South Melbourne’s latest pub revival

From a derelict shell to a vibrant local, The George is a welcoming example of how a pub can glow-up a neighbourhood.

  • Dani Valent

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48 Howe Crescent, South Melbourne VIC 3205

Young family pays $5.59m for historic South Melbourne terrace

The home was designed by the architect responsible for Melbourne Grammar and the South Melbourne Town Hall.

  • Shona Hendley
O’Connell’s in South Melbourne has a new chef and an elevated take on pub fare.

This classic Melbourne pub has entered a new era

O’Connells Hotel in South Melbourne is under new ownership, with a cheffy new menu.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Alan Nightingale, president of the Emerald Hill Residents Association, and Mitchell Dowd in front of the Patross Knitting Mills, which is opposite a new five-storey development.

Locals fought for years to block development in South Melbourne. It may be harder to do so again

Despite attracting dozens of objections, a 14-apartment project on Park Street near Emerald Hill was granted approval.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Magiritsta soup with Victorian-grown mushrooms and truffles from Meteora in Greece.

Aegli

For traditional Greek dishes executed in ways you might not expect.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Record producers Ernie Rose (left) and Roger Savage, with researcher and author John Olson (right) outside the former Armstrong Studios site in South Melbourne.

Australia’s ‘Abbey Road’ produced a generation of musical genius. It’ll never happen again

Armstrong Studios – later AAV and Metropolis – produced countless hits and a generation of producers and audio engineers. Roger Savage doubts Australia will have anything like it again.

  • Cassandra Morgan
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Outside the shop, where sunny streetside seating is available.

Deli Boy

An Italian-Spanish deli serving filled focaccia, pintxos and more opposite South Melbourne Market.

  • Emily Holgate
Chef Tomotaka Ishizuka behind the counter at Tomo-An kaiseki restaurant.
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This newly two-hatted laneway restaurant in an old warehouse is ‘a portal to Japan’

Tomo-An chef Tomotaka Ishizuka serves his Aussie-fied Japanese tasting menu to six guests at a time.

  • Dani Valent
Former South Melbourne president George Vasilopoulos.

He was in Daniel Levy’s shoes 30 years ago. Instead of sacking Ange, he called in sick

South Melbourne’s board wanted Ange Postecoglou gone, just five games into his first season as coach. But president George Vasilopoulos had other ideas.

  • Vince Rugari
Every cup at Tea Drop is freshly brewed.

Tea Drop

This venue is a finalist for best tea in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.