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Bar Carnation has taken over the former Gerald's Bar space.
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Opened in the shadow of its predecessor Gerald’s, Bar Carnation is startlingly bright

Gerald’s Bar’s successor continues the successful formula of good drinks plus good people plus good food equals the best times.

  • Besha Rodell

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Inside Gerald’s Bar 2.0, in the former Enoteca Sileno site.
14.5/20

Gerald’s Bar

One of Melbourne’s defining wine bars dials up the deliciousness in big new digs.

  • Besha Rodell
Inside Bar Carnation in the former Gerald’s Bar site on Rathdowne Street.

Bar Carnation

The more casual sibling to Carnation Canteen, in the former Gerald’s Bar site.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Bar Carnation’s Audrey Shaw has added a slanted ceiling mirrors “for people watching” but the bar remains.

Carnation Canteen’s new bar – in the original Gerald’s site – is already a neighbourhood hotspot

Audrey Shaw knew the Rathdowne Street site came with big shoes to fill. She’s honoured its iconic history with a respectful, yet (mostly) fresh perspective.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Inside Gerald’s Bar 2.0, in the former Enoteca Sileno site.
14.5/20

Beloved Gerald’s Bar has been transplanted to another iconic site. Has its soul survived?

The artwork and ephemera are familiar, the owners are the same, the free crusty bread is still on offer. But this new iteration is a dramatic contrast to the original.

  • Besha Rodell
Yarraville

ABC’s Michael Rowland sells Yarraville home for $2.47m at auction

The renovated house on a double-fronted block netted the high-profile journalist and his wife nearly $200,000 more than the reserve.

  • Jim Malo
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Vendor Sharon Wells says she poured a lot of herself into the home.

Historic Abbotsford home with one-of-a-kind renovation fetches $2.2m at auction

The house’s owner, who spent 26 years at the property, renovated it into a home that suited her tastes and values.

  • Jim Malo
Duck with celeriac, quince and coq au vin sauce.
Good Food hat15/20

Malin

A beacon of bistronomy.

Enter Via Laundry serves an ever-changing selection of regional Indian dishes.
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Enter Via Laundry

Celebrating the regional nuances of Indian cooking.

Prospective buyers inspect the home before the auction at 34 Grant Street, Clifton Hill.

Clifton Hill renters beat investor to buy $1.5m house in their neighbourhood

The buyers were happy to find a home in their dream suburb, where they had rented since selling their Fitzroy North home years ago.

  • Jim Malo