Melbourne: The Australian city that became a global food and drink powerhouse

CNN — Sydney or Melbourne? The iconic Pellegrini’s on Bourke Street and Mario’s in the Fitzroy neighborhood are the best old-school hangouts, while Market Lane helped lead the way in bringing Melbourne’s modern-day coffee scene to the masses. “It’s a three-day process,” says Reid, speaking about how her team crafts what has been dubbed the best croissant in the world. Boy_Anupong/Moment RF/Getty Images If Melbourne’s coffee scene is the ideal way to shake off any morning bleariness, encountering the terrifying “hook turn” on its streets is bound to leave you fully alert. “Neighbours,” Australia’s longest-running soap opera, came to an end in July 2022 after 37 years due to UK-based Channel 5 deciding against renewing a licensing deal for the show.