Travel and restaurants
Uncover Australia’s cultural capital with Monocle’s guide to Melbourne
The bayside city’s weather might be unpredictable but Monocle’s designated directory provides a long list of reasons to explore the sprawling metropolis’s vibrant streets.
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The savviest lobby addition: a gourmet minimart at the Sydney Paramount Hotel
You know the drill: a late-night drink with a client means that any decent dining establishment has called last orders by the time you’re back in your hotel room. The mini-bar offering is uninspiring…
Dine like a New Yorker at GAT, a new elite watering hole in Stockholm
Guests are singing the praises of a handsome new bistro and bar near the Swedish capital’s opera house.
Tokyo’s best barmen are serving timeless elegance at the Palace Hotel
Inside the Palace Hotel Tokyo’s Royal Bar where award-winning chief bartender chief bartender, Manabu Ohtake and his team take centre stage.
Inside Galeto, Lisbon’s legendary counter-culture classic
Since opening its doors in 1966, Galeto has been serving exceptional counter-style food to an eclectic mix of patrons.
Want to know how Monocle makes its City Guides? Here’s an inside look
Drawing from our extensive network of staff and correspondents, we compile restaurants, hotels and shopping to help travellers find the best a city has to offer.
Experience Sydney like an insider with Monocle’s City Guide
The capital city of New South Wales rewards every return with its diverse landscape and retail scene. Explore our out-now guide to its best spots.
My massage mishap taught me one thing: Do your research or prepare to be rubbed up the wrong way
I’m in a European hotel during half-term. Naturally, something is off. I’m blindfolded and there’s a disconcerting scent of strawberry. Now, my Spanish is muy bad but my ability to tell a masseuse that I’m uncomfortable…
Hotelier Andrew Zobler shares his blueprint for scaling up in hospitality without losing brand appeal
The Sydell Group was acquired by Hilton in 2024 but has remained true to itself as it expands to Singapore.
In an age of delivery apps and convenience, hotels shouldn’t overlook the minibar
The hotel minibar is dead. And even if it is not lost forever, that little fridge has not been metaphorically plugged in for some time and the nuts could do with a rearrange. I…
A whistle-stop tour of Luxembourg: Where to eat, stay and shop in this quiet European nation
Lunch at Public House, shopping at Kyo and a visit to Mudam and Esch-sur-Alzette.
