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Melbourne Restaurants and Bars with Private Dining Rooms
Made for long lazy lunches and birthday dinners to remember.
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Nine Famous Sydney Takeaway Spots You Should Have Tried at Least Once
Check these legendary bites off your culinary bucket list — without even leaving the house.
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Where to Find the Best Ramen in Sydney for 2024
From tsukemen to kogashi, these are our favourite bowls of noodles around the city.
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The Best Distilleries in New South Wales for 2024
Splash one of these standout spirits into your glass — and vote for your favourite to be stocked in more BWS stores across the state.
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Melbourne's Best Dog-Friendly Bars, Cafes and Restaurants
All of your friends — most importantly, those furry ones with four legs — are welcome at these pet-friendly food and drink haunts.
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Woolloongabba Might Score a New $1.2-Billion Precinct Across a One-Hectare Stretch of Stanley Street
Called Station Square, this proposed plan includes a five-star hotel, shops, apartments, housing, green space and reopening the Chalk Hotel.
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'Chef's Table' Alum Ana Roš From Two Michelin-Starred Hiša Franko Headlines Dark Mofo's 2023 Winter Feast
The Slovenian chef will be joined by The Agrarian Kitchen's Stephen Peak and Rodney Dunn, cooking up fare inspired by her homeland but made with Tasmania's top seasonal produce.
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Vivid's Inaugural Food Festival Lineup Features New York's Daniel Humm and Firedoor's Lennox Hastie
Vivid Food is here with residencies from renowned international chefs, overwater dinners, sky-high drinks, a dedicated barbecue festival and a five-course dinner celebrating Gadigal ingredients.
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Nundah's 135-Year-Old The Royal Is the Latest Historic Brisbane Pub That's Getting a Hefty Revamp
The heritage-listed Sandgate Road venue dates back to 1888, and will relaunch in mid-July after a $1.1-million refurbishment.
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Chessell & Clarke Is Southbank's New All-Day Mediterranean Spot From Yagiz's Murat Ovaz
With its bold Flack Studio fitout and lively daytime menu, this 50-seater sails easily from breakfast to lunch — and soon, it's adding dinner and wine, too.
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Ta Ta Ta Is Bondi's New Pizza-by-the-Slice Spot From an Accomplished Pastry Chef
You'll find thick, crunchy Roman-style pizza with adventurous toppings at this casual Eastern Suburbs pizza joint.
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Fed Square's Pop-Up Winter Wonderland Will Have Private Igloos Serving Raclette and Mulled Wine
Round up the crew, book an igloo and transport yourselves to the French Alps with one of these cheesy feasts.
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Citrus Stans to Sweet Tooths: Four Creative Martini Recipes That Will Satisfy All Tastes
Liberating the art of the martini one sip at a time.
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The Duo Behind Crafty Indo-Inspired Sandwich Joint Warkop Are Opening a CBD Outpost
Barry Susanto and Erwin Chandra are bringing an all-new menu of breakfast goodies, inventive sandwiches and house-made pastries to Little Collins Street.
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Hello Auntie's Cuong Nguyen Has Taken Over the Hotel Downing Bistro with His New Latin American Restaurant Fugo
This celebration of South American cuisine arrives at the recently renovated Castlereagh Street pub.
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The Opa, Yamas and Massimo Crew Is Opening Two Dining Spots on Kangaroo Point's New Green Bridge
Come 2024, you'll be able to hit up restaurant and bar Bombora for a bite and drinks over the water, and grab a coffee at the Mulga Bill’s cafe.
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The CBD's New Neon-Lit Late-Night Restaurant and Bar Zaffi Keeps the Party Rolling Until 4am
Sydney's late-night revival continues with this two-storey spot split between a ground-level Lebanese dining room and a party-ready basement bar.
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Now Open: Isla Cantina Is the New Waterfront SoCal-Meets-Mexican Bar and Eatery on the Isle of Capri
This 100-seater boasts a cocktail bar, breezy deck, and a menu featuring spanner crab tostadas, fried red snapper tacos and margaritas.
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You Can Win an Exclusive Vivid Sydney Degustation Dinner by Celebrity Chefs Onboard a Superyacht
With some serious Sydney hospo heavyweights taking part, this is a Vivid event you won't want to miss.
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Cityfields Is The Social Quarter's Lofty New European Oasis From the Half Acre Crew
Sprawling over two levels, this all-day bar and diner is serving modern bistro fare, house-made soft serve and a healthy dose of sophistication.
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Brisbane Burger Fest Is Bringing Its Burgs, Beers and Live Tunes Back to The Triffid This Winter
Of course this burger-loving city has a festival dedicated to fillings sandwiched in crusty buns — and it'll feature fest-exclusive burgs, too.
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Scenic Rim Eat Local's First-Ever Month-Long Program Is Here with 139 Food and Drink Events
The 2023 festival includes cocktails in Elderflower Farm's flower field, a fermented food fest, a whole day dedicated to carrots and more.
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Bring Your A-Game to Circus-Themed Arcade and Bowling Joint Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq
This venue promises an electrifying and immersive experience that will transport you back to the golden age of the circus.
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The Duke of Wellington Has Scored a New Cocktail Lounge and Dining Room As Part of Its Latest Makeover
This historic corner pub has hit the refresh button, now sporting a brand-new look and a reimagined food and drink offering.
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Now Open: Armorica Brings Seafood Towers, Steak Frites and an Expansive Wine List to Crown Street
The Franca and Parlar team has transformed the former Surry Hills home of Toko into a luxurious French brasserie.
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Australia's Seafood King Josh Niland Will Release His Third Cookbook 'Fish Butchery' This Winter
Make some room on your kitchen shelves next to the Sydney chef's 'The Whole Fish Cookbook' and 'Take One Fish'.
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PUBLIC Has Acquired The Maybe Group in a Massive Shake-Up to the Sydney Hospo Scene
Expect Maybe Sammy's world-class approach to cocktails to arrive at venues like The Strand, The Norfolk and The Lady Hampshire.
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Clementine Is South Melbourne's New Daytime Diner From the Mind Behind Hemingway's Wine Room
This 60-seater is plating up a crafty and decadent take on modern cafe fare — and come May, it'll be joined by an underground supper club at the same address.
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Fortitude Valley's SuperFly Has Ditched Disco to Turn Into Brisbane's Newest Live Music Venue
Alhambra Lounge's old digs on McLachlan Street is now home to a 400-person haven for gigs — and now called SuperFly Studios.
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Odd Culture Group's Late-Night Basement Bar and Gig Space Pleasure Club Is Set to Open This Winter
The 120-person bar will hold Newtown's first 4am license in 100 years and host live music seven days a week.
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The Ragazzi Team's Ambitious Palazzo Salato Arrives in the CBD with Old-World Charm and New-Age Wine
The Love Tilly Group has expanded past its usual small-scale bars and eateries with this 120-seat Clarence Street spot.
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Huelo Is Newtown's Cosy New 12-Seat Cocktail Bar Hidden Behind a General Store on King Street
The hospo mainstays behind Old Mate's Place have opened this charming general store and cocktail bar, complete with a hefty happy hour.
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The Code Black Crew Has Opened a Chic Wine Bar and Deli on Flinders Lane
Drop by for a coffee and something from the changing sandwich rotation, or settle into the 20-seat dining room for seasonal plates and standout vino.
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The 86 Club Is Brisbane's New Disco-Inspired Cocktail Pop-Up From Four of the City's Top Bartenders
Drink-mixing talents from Savile Row, The Gresham and Frog’s Hollow Saloon have teamed up on this new boozy event, which heroes 80s-era cocktails.
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Now Open: Young Hearts Has Brought an Ever-Evolving Offering of Eats, Drinks and Tunes to Windsor
Head in for DJs, art, top-notch local drinks and monthly day parties — and a six-month kitchen residency program launching with the Freddy's Pizza crew.
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GPO Hotel Is Reopening This Winter with a 'Gatsby'-Themed Cocktail Bar After a $9-Million Revamp
The 136-year-old Fortitude Valley favourite will also boast a ground-floor restaurant filled with natural light, plus a second bar called The Tax Office.
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Sustainability-Focused Bar Re- Has Launched a Cocktail Menu Made From the World's Most Wasted Produce
South Eveleigh's zero-waste bar has launched ten new cocktails, with each based around stopping a specific food item from entering landfill.
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Messina Is Levelling Up Its Delicious Iced Vovo Gelato Tubs with a Mango-Flavoured Version
It still combines toasted coconut gelato with pieces of shortbread biscuit, and tops it desiccated coconut — but you'll also taste mango gelato, mango salsa and piped Italian meringue, too.
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Now Open: Gelato Messina's Long-Awaited Marrickville HQ Boasts 40 Flavours, Gelato Cakes and a Fully Stocked Merch Wall
Messina is having its 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' moment with its massive new Inner West store.
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Olivine Is the Moodily Elegant New Wine Bar Opening in the Revamped Pentridge Prison Precinct
B Division is now home to a serious wine-sipping destination, complete with a 500-strong wine list curated by star sommelier Liinaa Berry.
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Now Open: Ippin Is West End's New 140-Seat Japanese Restaurant with Sea-to-Table Sashimi and Garden Views
Sydney restaurateur Kenny Lee has launched his first Brisbane eatery in West Village's Garden Pavilion.
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Old Plates Is Fitzroy's Cosy New Record Store Bar From PBS's Long-Spinning DJ Manchild
Dig through an impressive collection of rare vinyl with a cocktail in hand — and catch guest selectors on the decks three nights a week.