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Eat 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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La 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.
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