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NewsYou Can Try Every Fine Wine on These Restaurant Menus by the Glass Thanks to 2025's Coravin World Wine Tour
Adding Perth and Noosa to its stops for the first time, this month-long by-the-glass celebration opens rare and diverse wines across the country.
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NewsComing Soon: Australia's Single O Is Adding Its First-Ever Day-to-Night Venue to Its Growing Lineup of Tokyo Cafes
Add this to your list next time that you head to Japan — Single O's latest outpost will serve coffee cocktails and wine alongside the roastery's acclaimed coffee.
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NewsComing Soon: Hai Hai Is Bringing Its Ramen to the Other Side of the River Thanks to a New West End Outpost
This Paddington favourite is setting up a second eatery — in a bigger space, with a larger kitchen and boasting an expanded izakaya menu.
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NewsThe Gospel of Good Service, According to Small Business Owners Who Know It Best
"How do we provide something different that doesn't have a dollar amount attached to it? That's why service matters."
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NewsWest End Favourite The Gunshop Cafe Is Shaking Up Its Menu and Honouring Its History
Here’s what’s new (and what’s never changing) at this West End staple.
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NewsFestive Menus, Live Music and Family-Friendly Feasts: What's On This Easter Long Weekend In Brisbane
Easter is just around the corner, so be the hero of your group chat and get some Easter weekend plans sorted.
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GuideBrisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Sip shiraz over 'Scrabble', mash buttons with a brew in your hand or pair cocktails with karaoke — or while flinging darts.
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GuideBrisbane Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic
Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails, pastel hues, breathtaking views — this is all on offer at the best romantic bars in Brisbane.
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GuideBrisbane's Best Inner-City Bars for After-Work Drinks with Your Coworkers
These rooftop bars, cosy pubs, riverside hangouts and wine havens are suitable for both celebrating and commiserating.
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GuideThe Best Brisbane Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards
Save cosy pub corners for gloomy days — if the sun is shining, it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these Brisbane beer gardens.
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GuideThe Best Rooftop Bars in and Around Brisbane
Here's where to head in and around Brisbane when you want to enjoy a cocktail skyward.
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GuideThe Best Waterfront Venues in and Around Brisbane That Serve Drinks with a View All Year Round
Make the most of Brisbane's usually balmy weather with a spritz or meal by the water.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Bars of 2024
In 2024, you've been saying cheers in late-night watering holes, while enjoying sky-high sips and in classic Brisbane pubs.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Bars of 2024 So Far
Across 2024 to-date, you've been saying cheers to plenty of watering holes with games — alongside laneway hangouts, martini havens, classic pubs and more.
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GuideSeven Bars in Brisbane to Go for Cocktails with Friends When You're Feeling Extra
Make the most of that golden stretch of the evening to enjoy a leisurely drink with your mates at these locales.
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GuideThe 20 Best Restaurants in Brisbane
These are Brisbane's must-visit restaurants for any discerning food aficionado.
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NewsSix Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane
You're never too old for this Easter hunt, especially when there's chocolate hot cross cruffins, chocolate eggs melting into fondue and banoffee cocktails to track down and devour.
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NewsBrisbane Has Scored Its Own Isoletto Pool Club So You Can Splash and Sip Seven Levels Up at Queen's Wharf
The one catch: if you're keen to hit up the three infinity pools, then tuck into the resort-style menu and knock back cocktails, you'll need to be a guest at The Star Grand Hotel.
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NewsNow Open: Marble Korean Steakhouse Is the Sizzling New Addition to Portside Wharf for BBQ and Beef Lovers
This new Hamilton restaurant is aiming to elevate the Korean BBQ experience, with help from premium wagyu cuts, wine flights and a cocktail bar.
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NewsNow Open: The Beaumont Is the New Rooftop Beer Garden That's Taken Over Birdees' Old Fortitude Valley Digs
If you're keen on Milo cocktails, crocodile and lemon myrtle spring rolls, and Vegemite fries from Brisbane's latest sky-high venue, head to Gipps Street.
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NewsLune's Hot Cross Cruffins Are Back for 2025 — and This Year, There's Also a Brand-New Chocolate Version to Tempt Your Tastebuds
You've got until Easter Monday to enjoy hot cross treats the Lune way, made using the acclaimed bakery's signature croissant dough.
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NewsVivid Sydney's 2025 Food Program Is Paying Tribute to 1950s American Diners, But with a Plant-Based Menu — and a Roller Rink
At Neon Dreams at Darling Harbour's Pier Street underpass, Shannon Martinez is whipping up a classic American diner menu sans meat.
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BarSlipstream Brewing Social House
8 The Avenue, Birtinya
This Brisbane brewery has expanded to the Sunshine Coast with a 40-tap hangout that's pairing beers and bites.
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BarPortside Social
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
You'll find pints, parmigianas and games of pool at this Hamilton gastropub at Portside — and burgers, ribs and boozy bottomless weekend brunches, too.
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BarLittle Miss Sunshine
80 Ann Street, Brisbane City
This Brisbane brewery and bistro pours its own beers — and makes them — on Ann Street in the city's CBD.
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BarBar Miette
443 Queen Street, Brisbane City
Andrew McConnell's hospitality empire has arrived in Brisbane with this Euro-leaning terrace cafe and wine bar.
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CafeRiva Kitchen & Events
285 MacArthur Avenue, Hamilton
If you're after cruisy breakfasts, brunches and lunches with a view, you'll find them at Northshore Brisbane's airy riverside eatery.
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BarBrighton Hotel
196 Brighton Terrace, Brighton
Located 20 minutes from Brisbane, this northside pub has undergone a revamp, adding a new beer garden and bistro.
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BarThe Rose & Crown
275 Grey Street, South Brisbane
South Bank's new London-inspired pub has taken over Little Big House's old digs on Grey Street.
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BarManiax Brisbane CBD
Burnett Lane, Brisbane City
This second Brisbane site for the axe-throwing chain comes with a Viking-themed bar — and will get you hurling hatchets on Adelaide Street.
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BarThe Belvedere
Oxley Avenue, Woody Point
Woody Point's 122-year-old pub has relaunched after a $10-million-plus redevelopment.
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NewsLune Has Launched a Loyalty Program to Reward Your Love of World-Famous Croissants and Other Tasty Pastries
Sign up online or in a Lune store, then earn one zont mile for every $1 spent on food in one of the bakery's venues — which you can then redeem for discounts.
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NewsMartha Stewart Is Coming to Australia to Share Insights From Across Her Career at Vivid Sydney 2025
The businesswoman and TV personality is Vivid's global storyteller for this year, and will get chatting at a one-night-only in-conversation event.
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Guide
Brisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Sip shiraz over 'Scrabble', mash buttons with a brew in your hand or pair cocktails with karaoke — or while flinging darts.
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NewsNow Open: Melbourne-Born Seafood Joint Krabby's Crab Boil Has Launched Its First Brisbane Outpost at The Barracks
Louisiana-style seafood boils are now on the menu in Hog's Breath Cafe's old Petrie Terrace location, joining the precinct's new lineup of eateries.
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NewsNow Open: Shane Delia's Debut Brisbane Restaurant Layla Is Pairing Middle Eastern Influences with Queensland Produce
"I'm honoured to open Layla as my first venture in Brisbane, a city that is continually showing ambition as a vibrant new culinary destination in Australia," said the Melbourne-based chef.
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NewsComing Soon: Serving Up Milo Cocktails and Vegemite Fries, The Beaumont Beer Garden Is Fortitude Valley's Next Rooftop Hangout
Launching in early April 2025, this new addition to Gipps Street takes inspiration from The Great Dividing Range — and classic Aussie pubs.
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EventSustainable BNE Festival
Sun, 25 May, 2025
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Pick up free native plants, shop for pre-loved threads, grab a bite from food trucks and see a 'Bluey' show at Brisbane's green-focused fair.
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EventB2B: A Franco-Canto Culinary Affair
Sun, 27 Apr, 2025
Central Restaurant, Brisbane City
Central's Benny Lam is teaming up with Brisbane-born chef Brendan Fong on a multi-course feast for one day only.
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EventBrisbane Chocolate Festival
Sat, 26 Apr - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
The Hills of Rivermakers, Morningside
Easter might be over, but you can get your chocolate fix at this brand-new two-day festival at The Hills of Rivermakers.
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EventNundah by Night
Sat, 31 May, 2025
Nundah Farmers Market, Nundah
Browse your way through wintry stalls under fairy lights — then stop for slow-cooked meats, wings, tiramisu, craft beers and mulled wine.
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EventPretty Woman: The Musical
Sun, 5 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov 2025
QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane
This stage musical based on the 90s film is making its Australian Debut in Brisbane this spring.
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EventGolden Glow High Tea: Easter Edition
Fri, 11 Apr - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City
For three weekends across Easter, this high tea is adding hot cross scones — and also vanilla, cherry and hazelnut eggs.
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EventEaster High Tea at Belle Époque
Thu, 3 Apr - Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Belle Époque, South Brisbane
Head to Emporium's French patisserie for a chocolate egg that melts in front of you, turning into fondue.
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EventEaster Cocktails at The Terrace
Thu, 3 Apr - Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Emporium Hotel South Bank, South Brisbane
Celebrate Easter 21 storeys up sipping banoffee cocktails and soaking in one of Brisbane's best views.
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EventAfter Hours
Multiple single dates
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Keep laughing well into the evening at Brisbane Comedy Festival's late-night Saturday show.
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NewsMessina's One-Kilogram Gelato Easter Egg Is Back for 2025 — and This Time It's Cheesecake- and Pretzel-Flavoured
The gelato chain has turned its beloved Mr Messina flavour into this year's tastebud-tempting Easter special.
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NewsOvolo The Valley Has Said Goodbye to Vegetarian Eatery Za Za Ta — But a New Rooftop Bar Is on the Way
Named by Billie Eilish as one of her favourite plant-based spots, the Middle Eastern-inspired kitchen and bar has shut up shop permanently.
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NewsIt's Official: Chuck E Cheese Is Bringing Its Pizzas and Arcade Games Down Under, Opening in Australia in 2025
The US chain's first Aussie location will launch in Perth in the coming months, with the exact site set to be revealed in April.
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NewsGet Ready for a Greek Feast: Paniyiri Is Returning for 2025 with Loukoumades, Mediterranean Wine and More
Featuring food from 11 different Greek regions, this two-day festival has a date with Musgrave Park and The Greek Club for another year.
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NewsComing Soon: Ghanem Group Is Taking Over the Fox Hotel and Reopening the South Brisbane Venue in Late 2025
This multi-level Fish Lane spot will become a new modern dining and entertainment precinct, in one of the company's largest projects to date.
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NewsOff to This Fairytale Wonderland You Go: All Things 'Snow White' Have Transformed The Grounds of Alexandria in Sydney
Wander through an enchanted forest, then tuck into red apple mocktails and sweet treats inspired by the new live-action 'Snow White' film.
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NewsNow Open: Fellow Brewery Last Man Standing Has Taken Over Newstead Brewing Co's Old Milton Digs
Co-founded by Olympian Steven Bradbury, this brewery has moved into the Suncorp Stadium-adjacent site just days after its former occupants shut up shop.
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NewsFirst Look: Catseye Pool Club Is Josh and Julie Niland's Soon-to-Open (and Holiday-Worthy) Hamilton Island Restaurant and Bar
You'll find the pair's first Queensland eatery at The Sundays hotel from late-April 2025 — but while the ocean's finest is on the menu, it isn't a seafood joint.
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NewsPour One Out: One of the First Big Names of Brisbane's Craft Beer Scene, Newstead Brewing Co Has Shut Down
As the River City was closing down ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, so was this favourite — but permanently, sadly.
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NewsSatisfy Your Cravings with These Lunch Deals in the Brisbane CBD
Your savings will thank you too, with lunch options starting at just $15.
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NewsIconic Pairing Alert: Pinot Palooza and Mould Are Joining Forces in 2025 to Throw Multi-Day Wine and Cheese Parties
This is a vino festival and a cheese festival — and it's heading to Brisbane in late autumn, then Melbourne and Perth in winter.
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NewsComing Soon: West End's Thomas Dixon Centre Is Scoring a New Locally Focused Cafe Thanks to Tom's Kitchen
Queensland Ballet's home isn't just welcoming Shane Delia's first Brisbane restaurant — it'll boast this daytime eatery, too.
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NewsMeet Layla: Shane Delia's First Brisbane (and Queensland) Restaurant Is Opening in West End in March
Expect spicy flavours at Queensland Ballet's Thomas Dixon Centre, whether you're eating in the main dining room or enjoying the outdoor courtyard.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Brisbane
The temperature is rising and the gelato is freezing — cool down with Brisbane's top tier of iced confections this spring and summer.
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NewsFish Lane's Month-Long March Celebration of Margaritas (and Marg-Fuelled Events) Is Back for 2025
Head to South Brisbane and West End to enjoy fruit tingle margaritas, sip your way along a margarita trail and hit up Southside's 'rita fest — and more.
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NewsW Brisbane's Living Room Bar Is Hosting Bar Swaps with Other Top Watering Holes — Starting with Sydney's Maybe Sammy
If you can't make it to the first one-night event in the series, you can also enjoy the world-renowned Harbour City bar's sips on W Brisbane's in-room menu.
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NewsNow Open: Tokyo-Inspired Izakaya Goros Is Fortitude Valley's New 500-Person Hangout with Karaoke, Cocktails and Karaage
Gyoza, bao, sashimi, matcha soft serve, boozy boba, sake bombs, whisky highballs, crooning tunes: this Sydney-born chain is now serving them all up in Brisbane.
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NewsThis Australian Cafe Was Just Named the Best in the World on the First-Ever Top 100 Coffee Shops List
Toby's Estate flagship cafe and roastery in Chippendale in Sydney took out top spot — and eight other Aussie caffeine havens, plus one in New Zealand, made the ranking.
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NewsNow Open: Inspired by Queenslander Homes and Boasting Stellar Views, Stilts Is the Sunshine State's First Restaurant on a Bridge
There's elevated dining experiences and then there's this addition to Brisbane's Kangaroo Point Bridge, perched ten metres above the Brisbane River.
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NewsNow Open: Lamb-Loving Mediterranean Restaurant Dark Shepherd Is Your Next Queen's Wharf Eatery to Flock To
If you haven't yet tried the "wagyu of lamb", aka White Pyrenees Lamb from Victoria, this is your chance.
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NewsNow Open: Mulga Bill's Is the New Casual All-Day Dining and Drinks Spot at the Foot of the Kangaroo Point Bridge
This is the first of Tassis Group's two new eateries on or beside the river crossing, with overwater restaurant Stilts also on the way.
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NewsLune and Four Pillars Have Teamed Up to Create a World-First (and Delightfully Buttery) Croissant Gin
Is this the new perfect brunch drink? The two Australian favourites behind this limited-edition tipple think so.
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NewsNow Open: Naldham House's New Restaurant The Fifty Six Will Take Your Next Cantonese Feast Up a Few Levels
This waterfront precinct in Brisbane's CBD is now complete — and scallop and prawn siu mai, lobster pao fan and banana-infused old fashioneds are on the menu.
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NewsSix Brisbane Venues Where You Can Sip Your Way Through Summer (and Get a Complimentary Spritz)
The perfect way to cool down in the sunshine state.