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    Free Cocktails, Express Manicures and $10,000 Shopping Tabs on Offer Under New FOMO Friday Initiative

    Across four huge Fridays, a stacked lineup of Melbourne bars, restaurants and retailers are offering discounts, freebies and giveaways.

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

    Discover hole-in-the-wall cafes, monster sandwiches and Sydney's best ramen.

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    Australia's First Non-Alcoholic and Hangover-Free Bar Has Opened in Melbourne

    The new project from booze-free gin producer Brunswick Aces also features the country's first physical non-alcoholic bottle shop.

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    Four Pillars Has Released Its 2021 Barrel-Aged Gins So You Can Keep Adding to Your Gin Shrine

    Its Sherry Cask Gin and Chardonnay Barrel Gin are back — and the distillery has added a new Single Barrel Gin, too.

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    Archie Brothers Is Hosting Adults-Only Circus and Cocktail Pop-Ups in Its East Coast Arcade Bars

    Once a month, you'll be able to head to Alexandria, Docklands or Toombul for stilt walkers, magicians, burlesque and beverages.

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    Sixty Smith Is the New Collingwood Bar and Restaurant From the Fitzroy Beer Garden Crew

    Head in for crafty cocktails, local art and a globe-trotting menu from an ex-MoVida chef.

Latest Guides
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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Redfern and Waterloo

    Check out the dog-friendly bars, BYO restaurants and late-night haunts locals love.

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    How to Say Thanks to Aussie Hospitality Legends If You're a Bit of a Bar Fly

    Show your support by hitting up a cocktail festival, having a parma with your pint and wearing your heart on your sleeve with some fun merch.

  • News

    Valhalla Is Collins Street's New Nordic-Inspired Underground Cocktail Lounge

    A moody after-work haunt with a drinks list that heroes Aussie spirits and locally foraged ingredients.

  • News

    Hope St Radio Is Opening a Wine Bar and Music Space at the Revamped Collingwood Yards

    It'll be slinging natural wine, fresh pasta dishes and curated tunes from your favourite presenters.

  • News

    Beloved Sydney Venue Hollywood Hotel Has Been Put Up for Sale for the First Time in Four Decades

    The watering hole has been put on the market following the 2019 passing of owner and trailblazing publican Doris Goddard.

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    The 170-Year-Old Royal Richmond Hotel Now Boasts a Sunlit Bistro and Timber-Clad Cocktail Bar

    Following a huge makeover, the historic pub in the Hawkesbury region is serving up a menu full of top-notch gastropub fare.

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    Six Late-Night Parramatta Bars That Are Perfect for Celebratory Kick-Ons After a Game

    Keep the party going into the wee hours at a rooftop bar or beer garden — just a short stroll from the Bankwest Stadium.

  • Guide

    The Best Breweries in Brisbane

    With freshly brewed IPAs by the river and cold ones in the 'burbs, Brisbane is a beer-lover's playground

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    Five Ways to Up Your Wine Knowledge If You Still Can't Tell Your Terroir from Your Tannins

    Use these tips and tricks to learn — and sip — your way to wine success.

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    Iris Is the Soon-to-Open New Rooftop Bar and Restaurant That'll Peer Over Brunswick Street

    From the end of April, you'll be able to head to the top of Fortitude Valley's new Hotel X for red claw crayfish tails, sangria and killer views.

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    This Indulgent New Booze Membership Includes an Entire Beer Vending Machine and a Year of Refills

    It's one of the options under Craft Cartel Liquor's new subscriptions — but it'll cost you a tidy $10,000 per year.

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    Re Is the New Sustainability-Focused South Eveleigh Bar From Matt Whiley and Maurice Terzini

    The bar is housed in a heritage site that spent 100 years as a locomotive workshop, and has been built from recycled materials.

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    Sydney's Award-Winning Maybe Sammy Has Released a Trio of Bottled Cocktails to Sip at Home

    The new premium batched creations come in both solo serves and share-friendly 500-millilitre bottles.

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    Two Aussie-Brewed 'Game of Thrones' Beers Are Coming to Mark the HBO Show's Tenth Anniversary

    Melbourne's Moon Dog Brewing is whipping up a Breaker of Chains chilli and vanilla stout and a Watchers on the Wall white chocolate ale.

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    Good Beer Week Is Back for 2021 with a Stacked Tenth Anniversary Program

    The annual beer-filled celebration returns, complete with a Daft Punk tribute party, a booze-free bash and lots of beery feasts.

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    La Madonna Is the Luxe Hotel Bar and Restaurant Taking Over an Entire Floor Inside Next Melbourne

    Roll in for clever snacks and a creative drinks list filled with barrel-aged concoctions.

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    Kepler's Yard Is Northcote's New Astronomy-Inspired Cocktail Bar From the 24 Moons Crew

    DJ nights, mismatched furniture and planet-themed cocktails, in a space that's named after a famous astronomer.

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    New Fortitude Valley Bar Kazba Is Serving One of Its Cocktails Out of a Flask Hidden in a Novel

    Also on the Tel Aviv-inspired spot's menu: Turkish coffee martinis and chilli haloumi savoury doughnuts.

  • Guide

    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Glebe, Ultimo and Pyrmont

    Sip brekkie cocktails in a sunny courtyard, then catch a gig in one of Sydney's best small bars.

  • Guide

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

    This eclectic neighbourhood is brimming with top-notch coffee spots, salons, shops and watering holes.

  • News

    Globe-Hopping Gin Festival Junipalooza Is Finally Making Its Sydney Debut This August

    Thirty local and international craft distillers will be pouring around 200 different types of gin across two days.

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    Poodle Upstairs Bar Is Now Open Two Nights a Week for Cocktail-Matched Snacking Sessions

    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.

  • Guide

    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.

  • News

    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).

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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.

  • News

    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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