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NewsSydney's No-Waste Bar Re Is Now Bottling Its Cocktails and Delivering Them Nationally
With Sydney currently in lockdown, the recently opened bar has launched the Re Up Bottle Shop to showcase its creative cocktails — which are made from excess, salvaged and foraged ingredients.
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NewsBoutique Spring Hill Hotel The Inchcolm by Ovolo Has Revamped Its 1920s-Inspired Bar and Bistro
Restaurant Salon de Co has shut up shop, with The Inchcolm Bar taking its place.
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NewsYou Can Now Pick Up DIY Mulled Wine Kits to Steam Up Your Winter
Jam Shed Wines is giving away mulled wine mixes with bottles of its Jam Shed shiraz at independent retailers.
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NewsPeanut Butter-Flavoured Whiskey Is the Next Creative Tipple You Can Add to Your Liquor Cabinet
It tastes like peanut butter — obviously — with notes of vanilla and caramel popcorn, too.
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NewsYou Can Now Get DIY Gelato Messina Dulce de Leche Espresso Martini Kits Delivered to Your Door
Cocktail Porter will deliver everything you need to whip up these cocktails — and you can subscribe to get a new kit delivered every month.
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GuideHotel Bars That Even the Locals Should Know About and Frequent
The hotel bars across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane worth seeking out for the drinks alone.
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GuideAfter-Work Drink Spots to Meet Your Friends and Wind Down the Day
Wine bars, rooftop haunts and afternoon pours across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne worth heading to straight from the office — work clothes and all.
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GuideThe Best Pubs in Brisbane for 2026
From historic riverfront institutions to lively neighbourhood locals, these are the Brisbane pubs worth settling into right now.
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GuideThe Best Bars in Brisbane for 2026
From meticulously crafted cocktails and award-winning wine lists to intimate aperitivo spots and heritage whisky dens, these venues prove that drinking well doesn’t (have to) mean shouting over the ...
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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 hurl hatchets.
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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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NewsFive Impressive Drinks to Serve at Brunch When You Want Your Guests to Let Loose (But Last the Distance)
Make it a brunch to remember — literally — by serving up these delicious, low-alcohol alternatives.
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NewsOver-the-Top Burger Chain Milky Lane Is Adding Caramilk and Biscoff Cocktails to Its Menu
You'll find the two cult dessert items in boozy loaded shakes, too — or you could opt for a grape-flavoured Hubba Bubba spider.
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FeatureAn Explorer's Guide to Hong Kong
From verdant, mountainous peaks to secluded, sandy beaches, a different side of the harbour city awaits.
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NewsNewstead Brewing Has Opened a Taphouse at Brisbane Airport's Domestic Terminal
Up your pre-flight game with beers, Moreton Bay Bug rolls and runway views at the Brisbane brewery's third venue.
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NewsOoh La La Is the New Rooftop Bar Perched Above Woolloongabba French Restaurant C'est Bon
The Stanley Street favourite has launched a sky-high new addition, serving up oysters, duck liver parfait eclairs, hot whisky cocktails and city views.
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FeatureA Luxury Guide to Hong Kong
As one of the world's great financial hubs, it's probably no surprise that Hong Kong has long been a playground for the wealthy.
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BarOfficers Mess
50 Oxlade Drive, New Farm
An all-day riverfront diner set inside Brisbane's original World War II naval officers' club, with picnic tables running down to the water.
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BarGusto da Gianni
Remora Road, Hamilton
A 350-seat Italian osteria, cantina, pizzeria and formaggeria rolled into one, spread along the Brisbane River at Portside Wharf.
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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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RestaurantMika Airlie Kitchen & Bar
6 Airlie Esplanade, Airlie Beach
Mexican favourites meet Whitsunday chill at this beachside hang.
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BarThe Straddie Hotel
158 East Coast Road, Point Lookout
North Stradbroke Island's legendary pub has reopened with refreshed spaces, classic pub fare and sweeping ocean views.
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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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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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NewsThese 57 Australian Venues Will Soon Be Pouring Zero-Proof Wine, Beer, Spirits and Cocktails
Hospitality chain Australian Venue Co is ramping up its low- and no-alcohol game from July 1.
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FeatureAn Art Lover's Guide to Hong Kong
Once best known as one of the world's major financial hubs, the harbour city has now made a name for itself thanks to a booming creative scene.
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NewsTasmania's Devil's Corner Has Opened a Pop-Up Cellar Door While Its Current Site Gets a Revamp
Sit around the fire pit, then soak in views of the Hazards mountain range and Moulting Lagoon from the adjacent lookout.
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GuideBrisbane's Most Popular Bars of 2021 So Far
These are the sky-high bars, waterside spots and game-filled hangouts you flocked to during the first half of this year.
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NewsLutwyche's 140-Year-Old Crown Hotel Will Reopen This Spring After a $2.4 Million Revamp
The heritage-listed Lutwyche Road pub will welcome a new beer garden and heritage pavilion.
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NewsTwelve Australian Coffee Roasters Delivering Beans and Fresh Grounds to Your Door
Order excellent coffee at the click of a button, no matter where you are.
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EventNegroni Month, Brisbane 2026
Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep 2026
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
Bars and restaurants across Brisbane are celebrating Negroni Month with special menus, events and twists on the classic cocktail.
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EventArchie Moore: kith and kin
Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026
GOMA, South Brisbane
This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.
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NewsIris Rooftop Is Fortitude Valley's New Sky-High (and Poolside) Bar and Restaurant
The Mediterranean-inspired venue is the latest addition to Brunswick Street's new Hotel X.
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NewsCity Winery Has Opened a Cellar Door, Wine Bar and Bistro at Eagle Street Pier
The riverside spot is serving up tastings, workshops and meals five days a week.
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NewsMerivale Is Expanding Into Byron Bay with the Purchase of Cheeky Monkey's Bar
This is third venue Merivale has bought this week — and its fifth in just the last two months.
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NewsW Brisbane Is Pouring a New Cocktail Menu From the Team Behind One of London's Top Bars
You can't currently head to the UK to sip Oriole Bar's drinks — but you can enjoy this 15-cocktail menu without leaving Brisbane.
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NewsThis Year's Australian International Beer Awards Have Revealed the Country's Top Brewers
35 trophies were awarded with favourites like Hop Nation, Bentspoke and Dollar Bill Brewing honoured.
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NewsKoko Black Has Released Its First-Ever Beer — and It's Chocolate-Hazelnut Flavoured
The chocolatier has teamed up with brewer Modus Operandi on the limited-edition tipple, a Belgian stout made with couverture chocolate.
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NewsThe Parlour Is the New Fortitude Valley Bar That's Pouring Cocktails by Sydney's Maybe Sammy
The Italian riviera-themed spot joins Cielo and La Costa on Brunswick Street.
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NewsThe Exhibitionist Is the New Rooftop Bar Perched Atop the Gold Coast's Six-Level Art Gallery
The new building also features a ground-floor restaurant that serves degustation menus inspired by the gallery's artworks.
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NewsBen & Jerry's Has Released a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Beer to Support Renewable Energy
The ice cream company has teamed up with 4 Pines on the limited-edition, nitro-infused, ice cream-inspired brew.
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NewsThis Year's Budget Will Dish Out Millions in Tax Relief For Local Breweries and Distilleries
Australia's small breweries have scored a much-needed helping hand, as part of the government's post-COVID recovery push.
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NewsFour Pillars Is About to Release Its 2021 Batch of Bloody Good Bloody Shiraz Gin
This year, you can also order bloody shiraz grape and quince paste — and bloody shiraz gin caviar — to go with the cult-favourite drop.
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NewsFour Pillars Has Teamed Up with Qantas On a New Aussie Gin That Celebrates the Airline's Centenary
The carrier is slinging new gin cocktails in its airport lounges, too.
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NewsBrisbane Distillery Is Serving Tastings and Cocktail Flights On This New Double-Decker Gin Bus
Stop by Riverside Markets this Sunday for free sips — or book the bar-on-wheels for your next party.
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NewsStarward Is Releasing Its Latest Super-Popular Ginger Beer Barrel Whisky to Warm Up Your Winter
The sixth annual release from the distillery's ginger-focused program will be available to buy next week — if you're quick.
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NewsSix Ways to Indulge When the Cocktail and Comfort Food Cravings Kick In
Satisfy your hankerings by heading to a cocktail festival, tucking into a pub roast or hibernating in front of the big screen.
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NewsAustralia's First Non-Alcoholic and Hangover-Free Bar Has Opened in Melbourne
The new project from booze-free gin producer Brunswick Aces also features the country's first physical non-alcoholic bottle shop.
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NewsFour Pillars Has Released Its 2021 Barrel-Aged Gins So You Can Keep Adding to Your Gin Shrine
Its Sherry Cask Gin and Chardonnay Barrel Gin are back — and the distillery has added a new Single Barrel Gin, too.
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NewsArchie Brothers Is Hosting Adults-Only Circus and Cocktail Pop-Ups in Its East Coast Arcade Bars
Once a month, you'll be able to head to Alexandria, Docklands or Toombul for stilt walkers, magicians, burlesque and beverages.
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NewsHow to Say Thanks to Aussie Hospitality Legends If You're a Bit of a Bar Fly
Show your support by hitting up a cocktail festival, having a parma with your pint and wearing your heart on your sleeve with some fun merch.
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GuideThe Best Breweries in Brisbane
With freshly brewed IPAs by the river and cold ones in the 'burbs, Brisbane is a beer-lover's playground
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NewsFive Ways to Up Your Wine Knowledge If You Still Can't Tell Your Terroir from Your Tannins
Use these tips and tricks to learn — and sip — your way to wine success.
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NewsIris Is the Soon-to-Open New Rooftop Bar and Restaurant That'll Peer Over Brunswick Street
From the end of April, you'll be able to head to the top of Fortitude Valley's new Hotel X for red claw crayfish tails, sangria and killer views.
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NewsThis Indulgent New Booze Membership Includes an Entire Beer Vending Machine and a Year of Refills
It's one of the options under Craft Cartel Liquor's new subscriptions — but it'll cost you a tidy $10,000 per year.
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NewsSydney's Award-Winning Maybe Sammy Has Released a Trio of Bottled Cocktails to Sip at Home
The new premium batched creations come in both solo serves and share-friendly 500-millilitre bottles.
