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NewsMeet Friends of Friends, the New Name of the Group Behind Rick Shores and Marlowe
Friends of Friends better describes what the group become over the years, across its seven venues: a loyal collection of hospo pros, personally invested in their projects.
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BarEat Street Northshore
221D MacArthur Avenue, Hamilton
A night market built from 180 recycled shipping containers on one of Brisbane's last working wharves.
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BarParis Cat Jazz Club
6 Goldie Place, Melbourne
Melbourne's longest-running dedicated jazz club, down a CBD laneway, where Bob Dylan has reportedly been spotted watching a show from the back of the room.
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BarDoo-Bop Bar
101 Edward Street, Brisbane City
A Brisbane CBD piano bar where the crowd doesn't just watch whoever's on the keys — they sing along.
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RestaurantCorner 75
75 Frenchmans Road, Randwick
A 40-year Randwick institution, reopened by new custodians who aren't messing with the paprika-red walls.
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BarThe Ruby Jazz Club
Mead Lane, Fortitude Valley
A speakeasy jazz club in Fortitude Valley that splits its week in two: ticketed headline shows on Fridays, free entry and rising talent on Saturdays.
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RestaurantPenfolds Magill Estate
78 Penfold Road, Rosslyn Park
At this award winning Adelaide restaurant, enjoy dinner from the exact vineyard where Grange was invented.
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BarBefore + After
181 George Street, Brisbane City
Brisbane's only specialty amaro bar, hidden down a laneway off George Street with no sign.
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BarOfficers Mess
50 Oxlade Drive, New Farm
An all-day riverfront diner set inside Brisbane's original World War II naval officers' club, with picnic tables running down to the water.
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BarGusto da Gianni
Remora Road, Hamilton
A 350-seat Italian osteria, cantina, pizzeria and formaggeria rolled into one, spread along the Brisbane River at Portside Wharf.
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CafePeter's Sydney Fish Market
1 Bridge Road, Glebe
An institution since 1944, Peter's drawcard is watching scallops and king crab dishes flame-seared right in front of you.
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RestaurantLa Favolosa
163 Boundary Street, West End
A West End schiacciata specialist that pairs Tuscan flatbread with a lineup of classic Italian cars parked out front on its liveliest mornings.
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CafeThe Baker's Duck
124 Campbell Street, Toowoomba City
A Toowoomba bakery that started in a suburban garage and now sells out its croissants, that take multiple days to make, most mornings well before lunch.
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CafeSunny Side Sandwiches
173A Latrobe Terrace, Paddington
A footpath-stool sandwich bar slinging Brisbane's favourite schnitty sandwich on house-baked shokupan.
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CafeLittle Red Dumpling
8 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City
A hand-folded dumpling bar tucked below street level in the CBD, part of a Brisbane-grown chain that's since spread right across the southeast.
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CafeRoccos Deli
122 Roberts Street, Yarraville
A no-frills Yarraville deli where a production line of staff punches out more than 1,000 made-to-order sandwiches a day.
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BarMilquetoast
199 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane City
A former CBD car garage down a laneway, turned into an award-winning wine bar with a British-leaning menu.
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BarCurtains Jazz Club
10 Phillip Street, Sydney
A jazz club with no sign on the street — just a set of stairs and a door on the left inside Transport House.
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BarThe Douglas Club
472 Bourke Street, Melbourne
A 1930s aviation fantasy, poured into a heritage banking chamber in the middle of Melbourne's CBD.
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RestaurantCerberus Beach House
212 Half Moon Bay, Black Rock
In a century-old boatshed, this seafood favourite serves oysters and ocean views in equal measure.
