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    Mr Percival's Is Brisbane's New Bar and Dining Spot Located Right on Top of the Brisbane River

    The octagonal overwater spot is serving up local seafood, many spritzes and European beachside vibes.

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    Footscray Live Music Gem The Reverence Hotel Will Close Its Doors for Good

    Unable to secure a long-term lease on the pub, the owners have announced the venue will shut next March.

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    Five Sydney Bars Where You Can Enjoy Sparkling Sundowners This Season

    From beachside bars to CBD hot spots, here's where to soak up the summer vibes — drink in hand.

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    Archie Rose Has Launched a Mini-Sized Spirits Collection to Help You Feel Extra Festive

    Sip and sample the distillery's signature dry gin, original vodka and white rye from 200ml bottles.

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    Where to Book When You're in Charge of Planning the Work End of Year Party

    Big, small, super luxe or low-key — we've got you covered.

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    Felons Is Brisbane's New Riverside Brewery Located Inside Howard Smith Wharves

    It's one of the huge precinct's first residents — and it's the city's only riverside brewery.

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    Surry Hills' The Winery Is Now Home to a Bottomless Prosecco Fountain

    You can drink unlimited bubbles from the lion-clad fountain every weekend for the rest of the year.

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    Brisbane's Best New Bars of 2018

    The city's very best boozy additions of the year.

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    Best of 2018 Brisbane

    These 30 outstanding Brisbane ventures have been handpicked by Concrete Playground for their combination of originality, innovation, creativity, approachability and sustainability.

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    Melbourne's Best New Pubs of 2018

    Honouring the best new additions (and returns) to Melbourne's pub scene this year.

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    Melbourne's Best New Bars of 2018

    The city's very best boozy additions of the year.

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    Sydney's Best New Bars of 2018

    The city's very best boozy additions of the year.

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    Best of 2018 Sydney

    These 36 outstanding Sydney ventures have been handpicked by Concrete Playground for their combination of originality, innovation, creativity, approachability and sustainability.

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    Best of 2018 Melbourne

    These 36 outstanding Melbourne ventures have been handpicked by Concrete Playground for their combination of originality, innovation, creativity, approachability and sustainability.

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    Bancho Bar Is Haymarket's New Japanese-Style Bar Serving Cocktails and Katsu Skewers

    The small laneway bar mixes up a matcha negroni, dragonfruit-infused gin and lots of whisky.

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    Bopp & Tone Is Sydney CBD's Elegant New Bar and Eatery Inspired by the Post-WWII Era

    The opulent new venue is the latest from hospitality group Applejack.

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    NYC's World-Class Employees Only Cocktail Bar Is Opening in Sydney's CBD This Weekend

    Located in a CBD basement, the speakeasy is serving up world-class cocktails and caviar till 3am.

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    Lower North Shore Institution the Woolwich Pier Hotel Has Reopened with a Fancy New Look

    The pub has new pastel interiors and a sleek dining room — but has kept its wraparound balcony and chicken pot pie.

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    Beirne Lane Is Fortitude Valley's New 24-Hour Bar, Eatery and Dancing Spot

    It's a gastropub-meets-nightclub with a solid food lineup, including a dedicated katsu sandwich menu.

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    A 'Simpsons'-Themed Flaming Moe's Bar Is Popping Up in Australia

    Here's your chance to try the fiery, cough syrup-heavy drink — and some Duff beer.

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    Proud Mary Is Brisbane's New All-Day Riverside Eatery and Bloody Mary Bar

    It's pairing comforting New Orleans-style fare with five different bloody marys.

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    Seven Sydney Bars Where You Can Drink Alone with a Book

    Get cosy with a paperback and good plonk at these comfy (and relatively quiet) bars.

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    Melbourne's Much-Loved State of Grace Has Reopened in the CBD with a New Hidden Drinking Den

    The inner-city hot spot has a new home on King Street, but the same glam looks and inventive drinks.

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    You Can Now Get Your Hands on a World-First Cannabis-Infused Gin Made Right Here in Australia

    The Myrcene Hemp Gin is crafted in Melbourne by the The Cannabis Co.

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    Stomping Ground Has Opened a Pop-Up Beer Garden at Melbourne Airport

    Featuring deck chairs, sports screens and a hefty range of locally brewed craft beers on tap to help ease that pre-flight stress

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    GABS Is Finally Bringing Its Huge Craft Beer, Cider and Food Festival to Brisbane

    The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular will make its Brisbane debut in 2019.

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    We're Giving Away an Immersive Food and Drink Experience at Taste of Sydney Collective

    Free drinks, bites and a cocktail masterclass for you and a friend on us.

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    The Gin List

    For a clear spirit, gin is full of complexities. So we've teamed up with Tanqueray to delve into its storied past, unveil its intricacies and help you become a seasonal gin connoisseur.

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    This South Australian Distillery Has Unveiled Its Festive 2018 Christmas Gin

    The new Prohibition Liquor Co. gin taps festive flavours of fig, orange and cinnamon, for a syrupy, spicy Yuletide drink.

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    A Harry Potter-Themed 'Potions' Bar Is Popping Up in Australia

    The latest themed event will see you attend a boozy Hogwarts potions class.

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    The Beach Hotel Is the Latest Bayside Boozer to Receive a Drastic Makeover

    The Albert Park pub has scored a new look and revamped offering, which includes refined pub classics and a sprawling list of wines.

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    Four Smoke-Filled Events to Hit If You Love Your Whisky Peaty

    From a fiery three-course feast at Porteño to whisky and jerky at The Oxford Tav.

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    Four Pillars Is About to Release Its 2018 Christmas Gin So You Can Get Drunk on Pudding with Nan

    The annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.

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    A New 24-Hour Bar, Eatery and Dancing Spot Dubbed Beirne Lane Is Opening in Brisbane Next Month

    It's a gastropub-meets-nightclub with a solid food lineup, including a dedicated katsu sandwich menu.

  • Guide

    The Best Bars in Brunswick

    From karaoke joints and Afro jazz haunts to cosy aperitivo bars and quiet cocktail dens, here's where to drink on Lygon Street and Sydney Road.

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    Seven Hop-Filled Events to Head to at Sydney Beer Week 2018

    Ten days of beer-laden degustations, boozy yoga and a roaming sour ale festival.

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    The Best Things to Eat, See and Do at Tramsheds This Spring

    Make tracks to this inner west epicurean mecca to celebrate the arrival (finally) of spring.

  • News

    Bondi's Blanca Bar Is Opening a Pop-Up Izakaya for the Summer

    Serving up a rotating cocktail list, plenty of sake and everything from black pudding hot dogs to salt and pepper soft shell crab with truffle wasabi dashi.

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    Parramatta's Opulent New 26th Floor Rooftop Bar Nick and Nora's Is Finally Open

    First announced 18 months ago, the latest space from the Eau de Vie team features sky-high drinks, a luxe 30s-inspired fit-out and five liquid nitrogen stations.

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    This New Australian Drinks Service Delivers a Heap of Cocktails to Your Door Each Month

    The catch? You just need to stir, shake and build them yourself.

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