Established Melbourne bar manager Kath Lunny, has teamed up with a bunch of guys from Australia’s top PR firm - CPR - to offer a bar with a twist of something different.. Where else would you find a cocktail called Parliamentini or Spring St Sour?

The intricate wallpaper, embroidered cushions, gold border trims, and eclectic furniture suggest fin de seicle French bar chic. It’s cosy, warm and stylish. A place where you can mingle with journos, eavesdrop on deal-do-ers, or simply hang out with the Lt Collins street scene-masters.

Tucked into Rainbow Alley, Cabinet is bang in the middle of Melbourne’s inner bar precinct. It’s close to the Little Collins heartbeat, yet offers a secluded retreat from the city hustle and bustle that many people crave.

The food menu serves up classics with a twist. It’s blackboard menu is designed for freshness and flexibility. Melanie Pendray is the chef, ex-Langtons and Canary Club, arriving in Melbourne after establishing herself in New Zealand.

The wine list is inventive and imaginative, with offerings from major wine regions in Australia and abroad. The Cabinet philosophy shuns the current clean skin craze, offering instead quality but affordable house wines from the Yarra Valley.