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    Poodle Bar & Bistro has scored a new upstairs sibling, serving signature sips, gourmet charcuterie and caviar two nights a week.

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    Sammy Junior Is the New CBD Espresso and Cocktail Bar From the Maybe Sammy Team

    Now open on King Street, it's slinging cuppas and breakfast bites by day, and sandwiches and mini cocktails in the afternoon.

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    Where to Go for a Pre-Match Drink and Feed Near the SCG to Get You Pumped for a Game

    Get fuel for a few hours of cheering on your favourite team.

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    Five Regional Towns to Stop in When Road Tripping from Melbourne to Sydney

    Expect baked goods galore — and spending the night in Australia's most haunted mansion (if you dare).

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    Wildflower Gin Has Opened a Bar with Build-Your-Own G&Ts at Its Gold Coast Distillery

    You can now head to Varsity Lakes, sink into leather chairs and sip lamington espresso martinis, too.

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    Hendrick's Gin Is Offering Up a Bunch of Free G&Ts Around Sydney This Week

    A Hendrick's hot air balloon will fly over Sydney today to launch its Week of Wonders, and a pop-up gin bar will be appear in The Rocks later this week.

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    You Can Now Get DIY Gelato Messina Cocktails in Easter Eggs Delivered to Your Door

    Cocktail Porter will deliver everything you need to make salted caramel cocktails inside Easter eggs — or espresso martinis inside Lindt bunnies.

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    You and Your Pooch Will Soon Be Able to Spend a Night at BrewDog's Australian Craft Beer Hotel

    As part of its big Australian expansion plans, the beer brand is also setting up a second Brisbane bar, and launching its first sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

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    Five Food Stops to Make on a Road Trip from Canberra to the Coast This Autumn

    Let your taste buds lead the way from jam-filled doughnuts to cheeseburger pies.

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    One to Watch: A New Multipurpose Cocktail Lab Is Coming to Wollongong

    A couple of bartenders are creating a collaborative and experimental space for the industry, plus a fun new place to drink in the Gong.

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    These Australian Breweries and Beers Have Just Been Named the Best in the Country for 2021

    They topped the competition at this year's Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show Beer Awards.

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    Sydenham Pub The General Gordon Hotel Has Reopened Three Years After It Burnt Down

    The pub now features a dog-friendly courtyard, bottle shop and bistro fitted with a woodfire oven.

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    Nice Guys Is Victoria Street's New 70s-Inspired Microbrewery and Taproom

    It's pouring porters made using whole vanilla pods and mango-tinged NEIPAs in a retrofuturistic space on Victoria Street.

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    Four Pillars Has Teamed Up with QT Hotels On a Limited-Edition Coconut, Bamboo and Almond Gin

    You'll only be able to drink it at the hotel chain's bars — or you can order a bottle for your liquor cabinet.

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    Brunswick Aces Is Set to Be Melbourne's First Non-Alcoholic and Hangover-Free Bar

    The new project from booze-free gin producer Brunswick Aces will see teetotallers and the sober curious spoilt for choice.

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    We're Giving Away Free Rounds of Espresso Martinis at Ten Much-Loved Melbourne Bars

    You'll get $100 to spend at one of the many great bars around town.

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    Slipstream Has Expanded Its Yeerongpilly Base with a 250-Person Brewpub and Big Beer Garden

    The southside favourite is relaunching with 20 taps and a Californian-inspired food menu.

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    Melbourne Has Scored a New Rooftop Bar and Outdoor Cinema From the Embla Crew

    Serving Mediterranean snacks, a hefty wine list and a program of cinematic gems to see you through summer.

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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Potts Point and Woolloomooloo

    Discover where the locals go for an early morning feed and an after-work tipple — and everything in between.

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    Vegan Mylk, DIY Packs and Chanel-Inspired Glass Bottles: Melbourne's New Wave of Bubble Tea

    These boba shops are swapping milk for mylk and single-use plastic for reusable, Instagram-friendly packaging.

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    We're Giving Away a Tap Machine So You Can Elevate Your At-Home Bar

    Take your house party up a notch with ice-cold shots — without using up precious freezer space.

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    We're Giving Away a Tap Machine So You Can Elevate Your At-Home Bar

    Take your house party up a notch with ice-cold shots — without using up precious freezer space.

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    We're Giving Away a Tap Machine So You Can Elevate Your At-Home Bar

    Take your house party up a notch with ice-cold shots — without using up precious freezer space.

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    Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Announces Huge 2021 Program with Not One, But Three Festivals

    Work up an appetite for this expanded program of events, including the inaugural World's Longest Brunch.

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    Four Pillars Is Expanding Its Healesville Distillery Via a Huge $6 Million Redevelopment

    Set to open in December 2021, the new addition to the company's Yarra Valley site will feature new hospitality, production and bottling facilities, and an events space.

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    Australia's First All-Vegan Bubble Tea Shop Nuttea Has Opened in Melbourne's CBD

    The Melbourne Central venue has swapped milk for mylk with delicious results.

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    Hickson House Is the Gin Distillery and Cocktail Bar Opening in a Warehouse in The Rocks

    The distillery will be running tours, tasting and dining experiences out of the former garage of Saatchi & Saatchi.

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    Where to Watch the 2021 Australian Open in Melbourne

    BYO picnic and set up in front of a ten-metre outdoor screen, or team your tennis fix with prawns and cocktail jugs by the Yarra.

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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Paddington

    From upmarket boutiques and quality date night spots to legendary sporting venues.

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    This Australian Distillery Has Released a Limited-Edition Lamington-Flavoured Vodka

    If you'd like your drinks to taste like dessert, this is the new tipple for you.

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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Surry Hills

    Discover where the locals go for an early morning feed and an after-work tipple — and everything in between.

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    Say Cheers to 2020's Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers

    You've heard 2020's best songs — now drink the year's best brews.

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    Four Pillars Is Releasing a New Pink-Hued Gin Inspired by Summer Beach House Getaways

    It's a collaboration with Melbourne venue Arbory Afloat — and you can sip it onboard, or order a bottle for your own shelf.

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    Award-Winning Sydney Bar Maybe Sammy Has Unveiled an Inventive New Cocktail Menu

    The 11th best bar in the world has a new list with bergamot bubbles, mango gelato and porcini mushroom perfume.

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    Five Rooftop Bars Where You Can Make the Most of Golden Hour in Brisbane

    Take an early mark to nab a spot at these coveted sky-high bars.

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    Glou Is Collingwood's New Bar and Dispensary Selling Wine by the Litre

    It has swapped bottles for kegs and is pouring drops from some of Australia's best winemakers.

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    Brisbane's Most Popular Bars of 2020

    These are the breweries, adults-only arcade bars and overwater spots you flocked to last year.

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