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                <title>The Gin Palace</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Ten years old this year, makes the Gin Palace a venerable old man among Melbourne's hip young cocktail bars. It has lost none of its greatness though. Well trained bartenders, a bookshelf of cocktail books, hundreds of bottles (including dozens of types of gin) means that if you want to stray from the ten martinis printed on their cocktail list, you can have just about anything. Also, the chairs are stuffed with goose feathers, the music is never too loud and it is open every day of the year (including Christmas). I don't live in Melbourne any more but if I did, I'd be there right now.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Madame Brussels bar</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Named after a notorious Victorian brothel keeper, Madame Brussels has a deliciously kooky garden party theme, complete with grassed interior, trellising and parasols. <br><br>Bright young things in tennis whites will bring you iced Pimms and cucumber sandwiches. Scrumptious in every way.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Sandy</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A pub with a view, a great view across Melbourne's bay. A pub with decent food in the bistro, a TAB, a lounge bar and accommodation all within 15km of the CBD. <br><br>A pretty good local pub with one of the best outlooks in Melbourne.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Flinders Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Recently renovated inside, the Flinders Pub has moved to improve its eating areas with a formal dining room in addition to the bistro.<br><br>The pub is a favourite of motorcycle riders (it's a great place to start or end a ride) who frequent the bistro but the dining room is a nice place for those wanting something more formal... nice thick linen and quality tableware. It's a nice place to eat for those who have been tramping the wineries in the area or having a hit at Flinders Golf Club.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Bells Hotel South Melbourne</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A local hotel with plenty of different beers, decent service and an interesting food menu.]]></description>
                
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                <title>the Boundary Hotel, East Bentleigh</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Boundary is a pub with a history,<br>although today it fronts as a pub with decent food, kid-friendly even for those with ankle biters or rugrats who want a meal out and, of course, it has the obligatory pokies and TAB. Oh, and a decent wine list in the dining room.<br><br>The history bit? The Boundary pub gets its name from being on East Boundary Rd which gets its name from being the former east boundary of a large farming estate (back in the 1880s through to the 1920s)<br><br>Take the kids (leave them in the playroom) and have a meal or play the pokies.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Cricketer's Arms Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The best place to meet before and after a test match or one-day international. An institution with the die hard fans of any sport played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG or "the G").]]></description>
                
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                <title>What to do in Melbourne</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Where to  start?  Melbourne is a great town. Go to the Victoria market in the centre of town, or the smaller and groovier South Melbourne Markets at the weekend. Take a surfing lesson in Torquay after a trip along the Great  Ocean Road, or a breathtaking dawn hot air balloon ride over the Yarra Valley  wineries. Inner city Melbourne has some excellent bars down its lane ways: check out Honky Tonks for great cocktails or the Hi-Fi bar for grungier action. Brunswick Street Fitzroy is a haven for great food and drink and funky clothes.  ]]></description>
                
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                <title>Mornington Peninsula</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Lovely area of beaches, quaint towns and in particular, wineries. Most serve excellent lunches and generally you can walk round the vines in a beautiful landscape.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Espy</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Espy (aka Esplanade Hotel) is a St Kilda institution.  Great location, looking out over the bay and back to Melbourne city centre.  Mostly known as a live music venue, but as well as the band rooms, there's a public bar, pool tables, good food availble and the best atmosphere of any Melbourne pub.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Pure South</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Pure South serves great food, all organic and sourced from Tasmania (hence the name). Chef Neale White creates original and delicious combinations and together with excellent Tasmanian wines, this is a great evening out.]]></description>
                
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