-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
GuideThe 20 Best Restaurants in Brisbane
These are Brisbane's must-visit restaurants for any discerning food aficionado.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
-
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.
-
BarThe Belvedere
Oxley Avenue, Woody Point
Woody Point's 122-year-old pub has relaunched after a $10-million-plus redevelopment.
-
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.
-
Guide
Brisbane 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.
-
Guide
Brisbane'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.
-
NewsYou Could Win One of 80 Limited-Edition Suntory -196 Prize Packs and Keep Your Cool As You Send Off Summer
Beat the final weeks of heat this summer and quench your thirst with with some exclusive prizes from Suntory -196.
-
NewsNow Open: You Can Pour Your Own Vino at New Self-Serve Woolloongabba Wine Bar Stickybeak
Eighty different wines are on offer at this two-level, 60-seat watering hole on the corner of Logan Road.
-
NewsNine Legendary Japanese Snacks You Can Find in Australia
Can't swing flights to Tokyo right now? Treat your taste buds to the next-best thing with these top-tier snacks and drinks.
-
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.
-
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.
-
EventCloudland Garden Bottomless Lunch
Sat, 19 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr 2025
Cloudland, Fortitude Valley
Because all the best meals come with bottomless refreshments.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
-
EventAfter Hours
Multiple single dates
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Keep laughing well into the evening at Brisbane Comedy Festival's late-night Saturday show.
-
EventIndigo Isuta Soirée: A High Tea Affair
Tue, 1 Apr - Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Bar 1603, Brisbane City
Easter gets a Japanese spin at this high tea, which includes yuzu custard bunny teacups — and you can add a cherry- and chilli chocolate-infused umeshu cocktail.
-
EventEaster Weekend at One Fish Two Fish
Fri, 18 Apr - Sun, 20 Apr 2025
One Fish Two Fish, Kangaroo Point
For the last time before it closes, One Fish Two Fish is celebrating Easter with seafood platters, lobster croissants, and hot cross bun bread and butter puddings.
-
Guide
The 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.
-
NewsTinnies at the Ready: Australia's Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2024 Is Stacked with Must-Sip Brews
Thanks to its popular Status Quo Pale Ale, Mountain Culture has now taken the top spot for the last three years in a row.
-
NewsGABS Is Set to Build Australia's Longest Bar (with 120 Taps) When the Huge Craft Beer and Cider Festival Returns for 2025
This just might be the biggest bar that you ever get a drink from — and it's coming to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
-
Guide
The Best Rooftop Bars in and Around Brisbane
Here's where to head in and around Brisbane when you want to enjoy a cocktail skyward.
-
Guide
The 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.
-
NewsNow Open: Tokyo-Style Cocktails Await at West End's New Ten-Seat Ginza-Inspired +81 Aizome Bar
You can also tuck into teaser dishes from the full restaurant menu ahead of the kappo-style eatery's opening in February 2025.
-
Guide
Brisbane'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.
-
NewsNow Open: Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary's Old Eucalyptus Leaves Are Being Turned Into Gin at West End's BY.ARTISANS
As well as making its signature tipple, Brisbane's newest distillery is also a bar, cafe and creative haven.
-
NewsAustralian Venue Co Has Walked Back Its Decision to No Longer Host Australia Day Events Following a Major Backlash
The hospitality group has released a statement in response to widespread outrage and calls to boycott its venues.
-
NewsOne of Australia's Biggest Hospitality Groups Will No Longer Hold Events Celebrating January 26
Australia Day events will be axed at the more than 200 venues nationwide operated by Australian Venue Co.
-
NewsComing Soon: Stickybeak Is the New Woolloongabba Wine Bar That'll Let You Pour Your Own Vino
This 60-seat venue is opening in Thai Rose Cafe and Bar's old two-level digs on the corner of Logan Road, serving up 64 wines upstairs and 16 vinos downstairs.
-
NewsThe Highball Life: Get Familiar with One of Japan's Most Refreshing Drinks
Whisky, soda, ice and citrus. It sounds simple, but the whisky highball has serious depth. And right now, it’s having a moment.
-
News
Coming Soon: BY.ARTISANS Is West End's Slick New Gin Distillery, Bar, Cafe and Creative Haven
You'll be able to sip, eat and learn at this sleek addition to Jane Street — and take some of the brand's native botanicals-heavy Signature Gin home with you.
-
NewsNow Open: XO Sand Crab Cigars, Vintage Cocktails and Late-Night Dancing Combine at Stan's
Head upstairs at Stanley to find this new Hong Kong-Inspired lounge bar on the Howard Smith Wharves restaurant's revamped second level.
-
NewsMelbourne's Caretaker's Cottage Has Taken Maybe Sammy's Crown as Australia's Best Bar
While both venues have appeared on The World’s 50 Best Bars rankings in the past, this is the first time the Melbourne bar has come out on top.
-
News
Now Open: Slipstream Brewing's New 40-Tap Social House Is Pairing Beers and Bites on the Sunshine Coast
Seven years after opening in Yeerongpilly, this Brisbane brewery has expanded to Birtinya with a 300-person hangout.
-
NewsNow Open: B-SIDE Is Yoko Dining's New Upstairs Record Bar with Boozy Slushies, Ramen and Miso Caramel Soft Serve
This new addition to this Howard Smith Wharves izakaya owes a debt to Tokyo's vibrant back-alley bars — and hosts weekly retro vinyl sessions.
-
NewsNow Open: Rays Is Camp Hill's New Watering Hole That Takes Inspiration From European Corner Bars
The Range Brewing crew has launched its fourth Brisbane venue, with beers, cocktails, panko-crumbed chicken schnitzel and more on the menu.
-
NewsComing Soon: The Victory Hotel Is Set for a Massive Makeover, Scoring a Rooftop Garden Bar and Basement Speakeasy
The submitted development application for the 169-year-old heritage-listed site also includes a new steakhouse and beer garden.
-
News
Coming Soon: Howard Smith Wharves' Yoko Dining Is Turning Its Upstairs Space Into New Record Bar B-SIDE
Five years after opening, this two-storey izakaya is revamping its second level, taking inspiration from Tokyo hangouts and featuring drinks by Matt Whiley.
-
NewsFirst Look: Stanley at Howard Smith Wharves Has Transformed Its Second Level Into a Hong Kong-Inspired Lounge Bar
At Stan's, you can design your own martinis, tuck into lobster and truffle dumplings, then hit the dance floor thanks to DJ-spun tunes.
-
News
Now Open: You'll Find Pints, Parmigianas and Games of Pool at New Hamilton Gastropub Portside Social
The crew behind Newstead Social has opened a second spot for beers and burgers as part of the riverside precinct's ongoing revamp.
-
NewsComing Soon: Stan's Is the New Hong Kong-Inspired Lounge Bar That's Taking Over Stanley's Second Level
This new venue at Howard Smith Wharves' luxe Cantonese restaurant will pair cocktails made with spirits from around the world with a new range of bites from Executive Chef Louis Tikaram.
-
NewsGet Swinging: The Ballpark Is Brisbane's New American-Themed Interactive Sports Bar with Its Own Batting Cage
Calling all baseball fans: this 450-square-metre Portside hangout pairs beers, burgers, screens showing sports, pool tables and darts with having a hit.