Category: Hospitality Industry

Hugh Allen has today launched his first restaurant, Yiaga, in Melbourne’s Fitzroy Gardens. “It has been a lifelong dream of mine to open a restaurant from scratch, a place that truly reflects me, my team, and our journeys. There’s no better feeling than being able to do it right here in my hometown, surrounded by…

Luxury retreat hotel group Salter Brothers Hospitality is transforming Ardour Milton Park venues Horderns restaurant and The Polo Bar in a bid to “usher in a new era for regional hospitality”. The multimillion-dollar refurbishment of the iconic 1910 property includes a relocation of the estate’s signature restaurant Horderns to a larger setting overlooking the historic…

Deicorp is set to deliver an expansive street food-style offering to its upcoming shopping centre Melrose Central. Slated to open mid-2026, the dining precinct will cover 4,700 square metres – more than triple the size of Burwood Chinatown. Deicorp Head of Retail Bilinda Turner says their concept is a “graduated evolution” of what people love…

The new Sydney Fish Market will open on 19 January, as the full list of retailers confirmed for the new site is also revealed.   Construction of the new fish market in Blackwattle Bay is expected to be completed by mid-November. Retailers will then have the chance to finalise their fit outs and familiarise themselves with operations at the new site.  …

Behind a royal blue and glass façade in London’s Soho sits The Palomar, a Mediterranean restaurant which brings influence from Southern Spain, North Africa, and the Levant to its plates. The restaurant has received acclaim, for its bold flavours and warm service, finding itself with Michelin Guide status. Now, London-based hospitality siblings Layo and Zoe…

Melbourne’s Caretaker’s Cottage and Sydney’s Maybe Sammy have scored Australia’s only places in The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 list, coming in at number 19 and number 42 respectively. Hong Kong’s Bar Leone came in at number one, the first time an Asian bar has placed top of the list. 2025 marks the seventh year…

New research has found 56 per cent of Aussies don’t oppose businesses raising prices to cover lost revenue from card surcharges.   It comes after the Reserve Bank of Australia proposed to ban surcharges on debit and credit cards at the checkout, a move which could save households $1.2 billion a year.   The hospitality industry has expressed…

The Grossi Group has announced Grossi Florentino, Grossi Grill, Cellar Bar, Ombra, and Arlechin will be handed over to a new custodian by the end of the year. As part of the sale, Grossi Florentino will return to its original name, Florentino. Founded in 1928, Café Florentino on Melbourne’s Bourke St is one of Australia’s longest-standing dining institutions.…

It’s not every day that a dental studio and an independent restaurant team up to launch an event. But when Avia Co-Owners Stefano Marano and Jack Reid met Corbin Barry and David Beeby of Darlinghurst dental studio Sage Space, a newfound relationship led to just that. “Corbin and David are regulars at Avia and we…

Trippas White Group (TWG) has secured another seven years on its catering service contract with Taronga Zoo. The group first obtained the contract in 2022. During its second year of tenure, TWG launched modern Australian restaurant Me-Gal in the zoo’s Wildlife Retreat accommodation, opening the zoo and its impressive after-dark views across Sydney harbour to…