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    Belles Hot Chicken's Morgan McGlone to Open Huge New CBD Venue Natural History

    You'll be able to drop by for a coffee during the day, then settle into the dining room for steak tartare and natural wine at night.

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    Brisbane's Best New Bars Of 2017

    Honouring the best new additions to Brisbane's bar scene this year.

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    Melbourne's Best New Bars Of 2017

    Honouring the best new additions to Melbourne's bar scene this year.

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    Sydney's Best New Bars Of 2017

    Honouring the best new additions to Sydney's bar scene this year.

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    Archie Brothers Is Sydney's New Novelty Arcade Bar for Kidults

    The activity-filled warehouse comes from the team behind Holey Moley and features bowling, dodgem cars, bowling and cocktails.

  • Guide

    Melbourne's Best New Restaurants of 2017

    Honouring the best new additions to Melbourne's restaurant scene this year.

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    Sydney's Best New Restaurants of 2017

    Honouring the best new additions to Sydney's restaurant scene this year.

  • Guide

    Brisbane's Best New Restaurants of 2017

    Honouring the best new additions to Brisbane's restaurant scene this year.

  • News

    Here's What You'll Be Eating Between Shows at Sydney Festival 2018

    Backing up a month-long program of shows, activities and carnival-style experiences, the Festival Village will feature eats from your favourite Sydney food vendors.

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    A 'Refined' Suburban Chicken Shop Is Coming to Menai in Sydney's South

    The team behind Cronulla's Blackwood Pantry is bringing fancy bird to the 'burbs with Little Bonny's.

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    Brisbane's New Howard Smith Wharves Development Has Revealed Its First Four Restaurants

    The space beneath the Story Bridge will house a Greek restaurant, a Hong Kong-inspired ,joint a Japanese-style haunt and an octagonal overwater bar.

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    Fancy Hanks Is Opening a Four-Level Open Flame Grill Eatery and Bar in the CBD

    With a rooftop beer garden and four private karaoke rooms.

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    Best of 2017 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 2017 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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    Best of 2017 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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    New in Town: The Duke of Clarence

    A particularly ambitious reimagining of an 1800s British tavern in a CBD laneway.

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    The Newport to Add Bert's, a 1930s-Style Brasserie Overlooking the Water

    Merivale's northern beaches pub will open a decadent new dining room in early 2018.

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    The Mary's Team Is Opening a Specialty Bottle Shop and Wine Education Space

    P&V Merchants will stock organic wine, beer and spirits, as well as its own pre-batch cocktails.

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    Gelato Messina Has Taken on the Humble Trifle for This Year's Christmas Lunch

    Tell your nan she doesn't need to make a trifle this year.

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    Rosé Royale Is Sydney's First Permanent Dedicated Rosé Wine Bar

    With more than 30 rosés in the fridge, and rosé soft serve on the menu.

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    This Pun-Filled Pop Culture Cookbook is Kickstarter's Latest Gem

    Featuring 'Chicken Kebob Dylan', 'Fleetwood Mac & Cheese', 'Gin Diesel' cocktails and and 'Wu-Tang Clam Chowder'.

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    What to Expect From Bondi Beach Public Bar, Sydney's New '80s-Inspired Pub From the Icebergs Team

    Serving up rowdy tunes, White Russians in a can and Romanesque pizzas.

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    One of Melbourne's Best Whisky Bars Is Opening Its Epic Whisky Cellar to the Public

    Whisky & Alement is letting you shop its famed collection of rare, discontinued and hard-to-find bottles — for the first time in eight years.

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    The Fernery Is Mosman's New Greenhouse-Like Rooftop Gin and Rose Oasis

    The duo behind The Greens and Acre have put together a venue with a gin room, rose bar and rooftop kitchen garden.

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    New in Town: Riverland

    Meet Brisbane's lush new garden megapub right on the river.

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    Newtown's Hartsyard Will Close to Undergo a Major Transformation

    The eatery's famed fried chicken will be taken off the menu.

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    Sydney Just Scored Itself a New Pub with an On-Site Microbrewery

    Eat Southern-style food while you watch your beer brewing.

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    The Melbourne Food And Wine Festival Has Unveiled Its Jam-Packed 2018 Program

    Featuring speed wine tasting, a barbecue block party, and much, much more.

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    Singapore's Michelin-Starred Eatery Hawker Chan Is Opening in Melbourne

    Chef Chan Hon Meng's acclaimed soy sauce chicken will soon be sold on Lonsdale Street.

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    Seventeen Is Walsh Bay's New Wharfside Eatery with Concierge Service

    Hickson Road has a brand new restaurant, cafe and deli, from the folks behind the neighbouring El Phoenican.

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    Sydney City Limits' Food Lineup to Be Curated by the Team from Mary's and The Unicorn

    The tasty lineup includes eats from Hartsyard, Paper Bird, Fratelli Paradiso and, of course, Mary's.

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    This Futuristic Floating Fish Will Serve Cocktails and Mexican Food on the Yarra This Summer

    The Supafish be will be located on the Yarra until the end of February.

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    New in Town: Takeaway Pizza

    Across the road from its OG venue, the Dexter team has opened a takeaway pizza joint that doubles as a by-the-slice wine bar.

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    Pizza Hut Has Opened a Sydney 'Concept' Store in an Attempt to Win Back Millennials

    Pizza Hut brings its age-old all-you-can-eat model to modern space (with neon!) that looks absolutely nothing like a Pizza Hut.

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    Pitch Black Is Sydney's New Dining in the Dark Experience

    Eat a three-course meal you'll never see.

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    This Singapore Bar Has Created a Cocktail Menu You Can Eat

    The edible list uses different flavoured gummy bears to help you choose your perfect cocktail.

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    Sydney's Getting A Christmas Market Dedicated To Gin

    The Ginstress has put together a one-stop pop-up gift shop for all things gin-related.

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    Melbourne's Brunetti Enters a Fresh Era with New Contemporary 300-Seat CBD Cafe

    It looks quite different to the legendary pasticceria's previous digs.

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    Five Poolside Bars in Sydney Where You Can Have a Drink and a Dip

    When the summer days are scorching, skip the beach in favour of a piña colada by one of Sydney's publicly accessible pool bars.

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    Meet Hungry Bear, Melbourne's New Great Outdoors-Inspired Pizza Bar

    Serving 15 varieties of pizza and an all-Aussie drinks list.

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