Brisbane's Most Popular Restaurants of 2021

These are the riverside restaurants, gnocchi havens and intimate degustation spots you flocked to this year.

Pantry Staples Grazing Platter

For the more last-minute kind of people (you know who you are) — where there's a will, there's a grazing platter. 

The Best Melbourne Lockdown Pivots of 2021

These takeaway options, food pop-ups and virtual music festivals gave Melbourne's 2021 lockdowns a much-needed silver lining.

Here's What's Open in Melbourne for Christmas Day Eats and Drinks

Spend Christmas eating and drinking with friends and family at Melbourne's top cafes, bars and restaurants.

Here's What's Open in Sydney for Christmas Day Eats and Drinks

Spend Christmas Day eating and drinking with friends and family at Sydney's top cafes, bars and restaurants.

Six Luxe Private Rooms Around Australia for Your Next Baller Night Out

Why book a table when you can book a whole room?

The Best New Melbourne Bars of 2021

All the latest and greatest watering holes we welcomed to Melbourne's drinks scene this year.

B Wise Shares His Six Go-To Playlists to Set the Mood for Any Occasion

Set the mood with these standout playlists handpicked by ARIA-nominated rapper B Wise.

Eight Exciting Ways to Experience Barangaroo This Summer

Head to Barangaroo for some fun in the sun this summer.

The Best New Melbourne Restaurants of 2021

These are the newcomers that you need to try — or revisit — as soon as you can.

The Best New Sydney Restaurants of 2021

From 2021's list of newcomers, these are the places that you need to try — or revisit — as soon as you can.

Concrete Playground Awards: The Best of 2021 in Sydney

The Best Sydney Lockdown Pivots of 2021

These takeaway options, pop-up restaurants and virtual music festivals gave Sydney's four-month lockdown a silver lining.

The Best New Sydney Bars of 2021

Here are eight of Sydney's best new boozy additions for 2021, as chosen by the Concrete Playground team.

Concrete Playground Awards: The Best of 2021 in Melbourne

Six Brisbane Spots Open for Christmas Lunch (or Christmas Eve Dinner) If You're Not in the Mood to Cook

Spend this year's merriest days eating five-spice turkey spring rolls, drinking bottomless spritzes or treating yo'self to a French feast.

Hot Takes and Insightful Contemplations From Members of Sydney's Hospitality Scene on the Year That's Been

From standing down staff to the joys of welcoming back customers, a panel of hospo legends discuss the highs and lows of a turbulent year.

Seven Adelaide Venues to Visit When All You Want to Do Is Sip a Spritz in the Sunshine

Nothing says summer like a balmy afternoon at the bar with mates.

Kurrawa Beach Club Is Broadbeach's New Seaside Pop-Up with Cabanas, Daybeds and a Bar on the Sand

Your next visit to the Gold Coast can now include brews, prawn and Moreton Bay bug rolls, and listening to live tunes on the beach.

Seven Inner West Restaurants Perfect for a Group Catch-up When Everyone Has Different Dietary Requirements

These cosy neighbourhood spots will ensure not one of your pals leaves hungry.

Nine Late-Night Inner West Bars to Kick On to When That First Date Is Going Well

From an eclectic jazz lounge to a Quentin Tarantino-inspired bar, these venues guarantee a good time — and a great date.

The Bistrot 916 Team Is Opening Italian Restaurant Pellegrino 2000 in a Century-Old Surry Hills Terrace

Less than a year after Bistrot 916 opened, Dan Pepperell, Andy Tyson and Michael Clift are back with a neighbourhood eatery inspired by the trattorias of Rome and Florence.

Sokyo's Chase Kojima Is Opening an Omakase Ramen Restaurant in Chatswood

Ever-changing set menus spanning up to seven courses will be on offer, with exciting new ramen dishes and cocktails created with PS40's Michael Chiem.

Eight Cracking Aussie Wines to Stock Up on for All the Silly Season Festivities You Have Planned

From reasonably priced rieslings for backyard barbies to impressive biodynamic cabernets for the ideal dad gift.

How the Mary's Crew Reimagined a Video Game Sandwich as a Real-Life Menu Creation

The burger-flipping legends teamed up with PlayStation to Plate to bring to life Ellie’s Steak Sandwich from 'The Last of Us: Part II'.

How Celebrated Baker Morgan Hipworth Created This Real-Life Take on a Virtual Dessert

The mind behind Bistro Morgan reimagined a classic culinary component of 'Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart' for PlayStation to Plate.

Brisbane Venues to Visit When All You Want to Do Is Sip a Spritz in the Sunshine

Spend your summer soaking in golden rays and sipping cocktails with your mates at these must-visit Brisbane bars.

Seven Perth Venues to Visit When All You Want to Do Is Sip a Spritz in the Sunshine

Nothing says summer like a balmy afternoon at the bar with mates.

North Fitzroy's Terminus Hotel Has Unveiled Its New Fire-Driven, Modern-Australian Restaurant Cinder

The historic pub's new dining offering heroes dry-aged meats and elevated pub classics cooked on the Josper.

Gelatissimo Is Scooping Up Super-Festive Gingerbread Cookie Dough Gelato Just for This Month

The December special pairs choc chip cookie dough with ginger cookie crumble, ginger creme and ginger caramel.

Tropic Vice Is Mermaid Beach's New Pastel-Heavy, Palm Springs and Miami-Inspired Rooftop Bar

This summery Gold Coast newcomer is serving up seafood-heavy dishes, boozy slushies and salted caramel espresso martinis, and big California-meets-Florida vibes.

How The Italian Bowl's Chefs Brought a Virtual Pasta Dish from Video Game to Reality

It featured in 'Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End' — now, taste Nathan Drake's favourite pasta IRL, thanks to PlayStation to Plate.

Four Easy Gin Cocktails That'll Take You From Brunch to Nightcap

Whether you're after a brunch-time tipple, a breezy afternoon spritz or a sultry nightcap, these gin cocktails will elevate every cocktail hour.

Four Impressive Garnishes for Pre-Bottled Cocktails When You Want a Drink (But CBF Bartending)

Try these low-effort, high-reward garnishes to level up your next cocktail hour.

The Queen Vic Summer Night Market Will Return from January for a Huge Three-Month Comeback Edition

The ever-popular summer night market is back with a weekly Wednesday night serve of food stalls, live music, pop-up bars and shopping.

Six Melbourne Venues to Visit When All You Want to Do Is Sip a Spritz in the Sunshine

Spend your summer soaking in golden rays and sipping cocktails with your mates at these must-visit Melbourne bars.

These Four Wine Venues Have Been Dubbed Australia's Best by the 2021 Wineslinger Awards

Melbourne's Embla is the country's best wine-sipping spot for 2021, while Sydney’s P&V Merchants is the best new vino haunt.

Nine Plant-Based Snacks to Track Down in Sydney When You Want to Treat Yourself Responsibly

Sweet, savoury and somewhere in between, these treats are big on flavour (and without animal byproducts).

These Four Australian Venues Have Been Named in the World's 50 Best Bars for 2021

Sydney's Maybe Sammy came in at number 22, with Cantina OK! and Re also earning a spot — plus Melbourne's Above Board.

Hyatt Regency Brisbane Has Turned Its Rooftop Pool Terrace Into a Retro-Themed Bar and Restaurant

Perched above the Queen Street Mall, Hibiscus Room is pairing cocktails with 70s- and 80s-inspired dishes, tropical decor and poolside hangs.

Uber Eats Is Giving Away $350,000 Worth of Messina Prizes If You Need Some More Gelato in Your Life

You can score discounts ranging from ten to 50 percent off, free tub upgrades or, if you're particularly lucky, a year's supply of Messina's gelato.

Rita's Is Teneriffe's Creative New Taqueria and Tequila Joint with a Taco Inspired by Bunnings

Only taking its tipple of choice and tortillas from Mexican cuisine, this Vernon Terrace newcomer also serves up kangaroo tacos and Korean cauliflower tacos.