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NewsFortitude Valley Is Now Home to Rooftop Cocktail Joint Cielo and Ground-Level Bar La Costa
And they're both pouring tipples from the team behind Sydney's highly acclaimed Maybe Sammy, which was named the 11th best bar in the world in 2020.
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GuideNine Summery Courtyards for When You Want to Kick Off Cocktail Hour Before Dark
Take your pick from riverside bars to cosy pub gardens.
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NewsThree Tequila Cocktail Recipes That'll Spice Up Your Next Summer Session
Shake things up at your next at-home cocktail hour this summer.
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FeatureHow to Make a Tip of the Hat with Jacob Geaney from The Gresham
This rich cocktail is perfect for after-dinner drinks — and for the festive season.
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FeatureCocktail Hour
We've teamed up with Maker's Mark to bring you a guide to making the best of cocktail hour, at home or out and about.
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NewsEight Cocktail Bars to Dip Into When You Don't Want the Night to End Yet
Keep the good times rolling.
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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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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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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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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 hitting the lanes.
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GuideSavour the Seasons: Where to Enjoy New Zealand's Most Exquisite Eats
No matter the time of year, there's something exciting to discover (and taste) year-round.
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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 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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NewsWhere to Go in Brisbane for a Last-Minute Catch-Up with Mates This Summer
Celebrate making it through another year at these inner city beer gardens and late-night party spots.
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NewsTop-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Three Victorian Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020
Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.
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NewsTop-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Two Queensland Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020
Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.
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NewsFive Twists on Your Favourite Party Cocktails for Your Next Summer Get-together
Give these elevated cocktails a whirl at your next soirée.
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NewsTop-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Four NSW Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020
Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.
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NewsAustralia's Guidelines for Reducing Health Risks From Drinking Have Changed for the First Time Since 2009
They now recommend no more than ten drinks a week, and a maximum of four drinks on any one day.
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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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NewsTop-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Three Tasmanian Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020
Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.
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NewsFour Super-Easy Rum Cocktail Recipes That'll Transport You to the Tropics This Summer
Flex your bartending skills at your next summer party — from cruisy backyard dos to at-home mini festivals.
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NewsJimmy Brings Is Saving You a Trip to the Bottle Shop with $2 Delivery All Summer
So, you can get beer, wine, spirits and last-minute bags of ice delivered to your door — for pocket change.
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NewsYoung Henrys' New Brew Celebrates 4ZZZ's 45th Birthday and Kicks Back Half the Proceeds to the Station
It's called 'H4ZZZY West Coast IPA', and it's available in select bottle shops and venues across southeast Queensland.
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NewsFour Simple Tequila Spritzes to Whip Up for Your Next Summer Fiesta
Liven up your summer drinks list with these easy-to-make cocktails.
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NewsBass and Flinders Has Released a Spiced Christmas Brandy If You Need Something to Sip with Pudding
It's made with spices such as nutmeg, clove and cardamom, plus dried currants, cranberries and apricots.
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EventThe Sound Society at Roma Street Parklands
Multiple single dates
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Listen to free live music in stunning natural surroundings once a month.
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EventWeekend of Tartness
Fri, 21 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
The Scratch, Milton
The funkiest, sourest, most-refreshing beers being produced in Australia and around the world are taking over The Scratch's taps for three tart days.
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 23 May - Sat, 24 May 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventKichi Kichi Meet and Eat
Sun, 23 Mar - Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Harajuku Gyoza South Bank, South Brisbane
Chef Motokichi Yukimura from Kyoto's Kichi Kichi is whipping up his internet-famous omurice in Brisbane — again.
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EventLunar New Year at Brisbane Quarter
Tue, 28 Jan - Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City
See in the Year of the Snake with lion dances, flaming lobster and decadent banquets.
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EventLunar New Year in Fortitude Valley
Sat, 1 Feb - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Chinatown Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley
The Year of the Snake is getting into full swing with markets, traditional music and cultural dances — and plenty of food in the vicinity.
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EventLunar New Year in The Lanes
Sat, 1 Feb, 2025
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley
Chinatown isn't the only place in Fortitude Valley to feast on dumplings, sip drinks and watch lion dances this Lunar New Year.
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EventLunar New Year at Donna Chang
Tue, 28 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Donna Chang, Brisbane City
This CBD Chinese fine-diner is a heritage-listed former bank is serving up lunch banquets, dinner feasts, dragon dancers and more to welcome the Year of the Snake.
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EventYear of the Snake Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley
Wed, 29 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river at Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese restaurant.
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EventLunar New Year at The Star Brisbane
Sun, 12 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb 2025
The Star Brisbane, Brisbane City
Enjoy a street food-inspired banquet or tuck into a luxe sashimi platter, then watch lion dances and place your hopes for the year ahead on the wishing tree.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Luxe Picnic Hampers to Help You Make the Most of Summer
Level up your next afternoon park session with dips, artisanal crackers, mini desserts and six bottles of Aussie vino.
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NewsQueensland Is Now Home to a Self-Guided Wine Trail That Showcases More Than 70 Wineries
And vineyards and cellar doors, too — spanning from Scenic Rim to the Sunshine Coast.
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NewsYou Can Now Hang Tiny Bottles of Booze From Your Christmas Tree If You're Keen to Feel Extra Festive
They're Christmas baubles, and they're filled with ready-to-drink cocktails.
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NewsTop-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Three WA Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020
Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.
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NewsTop-Notch Local Tipples in Trying Times: Three SA Companies Making Must-Sip Drinks in 2020
Meet the standout local drinks brands that were voted the state's favourites as part of the BWS Local Luvvas initiative.
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NewsWill & Flow Is Treasury Brisbane's New All-Day Overwater Bar Near the Goodwill Bridge
It's serving up a seafood heavy menu — and coffees, spritzes and cocktails with a river view, too.
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NewsFour Pillars Has Been Named the World's Best Gin Producer for a Second Year
The Yarra Valley-based distillery took out top honours again at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London.
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NewsYou Can Now Get DIY Gelato Messina Cocktail Kits Delivered to Your Door Just In Time for Summer
Cocktail Porter will deliver receive everything you need to make dulce de leche espresso martinis — or gin-fuelled coconut and lychee piña coladas.
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NewsThis Sydney Pub Is Now Serving Up 'Super Schooners' That Let You Carry Four Beers At Once
They're comprised of four wedge-shaped glasses, that bunch together to resemble one huge schooner.
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NewsFive Ways You Can Transform Your Outdoor Space for Parties This Summer
Make your get-together feel extra special this summer.
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NewsThe Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Has Released a Gin with All Profits Going to Bushfire Recovery
Only 1000 bottles of the special gin are available.
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NewsKilljoy Drinks Is Australia's Soon-to-Launch Curated Online Store for Non-Alcoholic Beverages
It's set to launch in December — just in time for the festive season.
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NewsThese Four Wine Venues Have Been Named Australia's Best by the 2020 Wineslinger Awards
Wine lovers in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Geelong, rejoice.
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NewsThese 18 Beers, Wines and Spirits Have Just Been Voted Australia's Favourite Local Drops
BWS asked Aussies to pick their top homegrown sips as part of its nationwide Local Luvvas initiative.
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NewsThese Three Sydney Venues Have Been Named in the World's 50 Best Bars for 2020
They are the only Australian bars to make the cut in this year's competition.
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NewsWarehouse 25 Is Milton's New Gin and Vodka Distillery with Its Own Pizzeria
It plans to host live music, art exhibitions and vintage garage sales, too, plus both block and private parties.
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NewsFour Melbourne Venues Have Ranked in the World's 100 Best Bars for 2020
The Victorian spots all made the World's 50 Best Bars 51–100 list.
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NewsThe Prince Consort Is Fortitude Valley's New Eight-in-One Venue in The Elephant's Old Digs
It's serving up woodfired pizzas, tapas and tacos — and 89 beers on tap.
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NewsThis Melbourne Bar Wants You to Shout a Victorian a Drink to Celebrate the End of Lockdown
Donate $10 online and a random Melburnian will get a free cold one.
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NewsBrewDog Has Given Its Cans a Makeover to Profile Cute Pooches Currently Up for Adoption
The Scottish brewery is teaming up with Animal Welfare League Queensland to bring its Street Dog initiative to Australia.
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NewsWill & Flow Is Treasury Brisbane's Soon-to-Open New Overwater Bar Near the Goodwill Bridge
It's the Treasury's first venue outside of its two heritage-listed buildings on George Street — and it opens in November.
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NewsFour Pillars Is About to Drop Its 2020 Christmas Gin So You Can Get Drunk on Pud with Nan
The annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.
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NewsScotland's BrewDog Is Set to Open More Venues Across Australia Next Year
Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will score flagship brew bars before the end of 2021.
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NewsFelons Brewing Co Is Expanding Its Howard Smith Wharves Digs with a Huge New Beer Hall
It has a giant disco ball and film screenings, and will focus on one-of-a-kind barrel-aged beers made in wine barrels onsite.
