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FeatureBest of 2018 Brisbane
These 30 outstanding Brisbane ventures have been handpicked by Concrete Playground for their combination of originality, innovation, creativity, approachability and sustainability.
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NewsBeirne Lane Is Fortitude Valley's New 24-Hour Bar, Eatery and Dancing Spot
It's a gastropub-meets-nightclub with a solid food lineup, including a dedicated katsu sandwich menu.
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NewsA 'Simpsons'-Themed Flaming Moe's Bar Is Popping Up in Australia
Here's your chance to try the fiery, cough syrup-heavy drink — and some Duff beer.
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NewsProud Mary Is Brisbane's New All-Day Riverside Eatery and Bloody Mary Bar
It's pairing comforting New Orleans-style fare with five different bloody marys.
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NewsYou Can Now Get Your Hands on a World-First Cannabis-Infused Gin Made Right Here in Australia
The Myrcene Hemp Gin is crafted in Melbourne by the The Cannabis Co.
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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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NewsGABS Is Finally Bringing Its Huge Craft Beer, Cider and Food Festival to Brisbane
The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular will make its Brisbane debut in 2019.
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NewsThis South Australian Distillery Has Unveiled Its Festive 2018 Christmas Gin
The new Prohibition Liquor Co. gin taps festive flavours of fig, orange and cinnamon, for a syrupy, spicy Yuletide drink.
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NewsFour Pillars Is About to Release Its 2018 Christmas Gin So You Can Get Drunk on Pudding with Nan
The annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.
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A New 24-Hour Bar, Eatery and Dancing Spot Dubbed Beirne Lane Is Opening in Brisbane Next Month
It's a gastropub-meets-nightclub with a solid food lineup, including a dedicated katsu sandwich menu.
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NewsThis New Australian Drinks Service Delivers a Heap of Cocktails to Your Door Each Month
The catch? You just need to stir, shake and build them yourself.
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NewsThe Team Behind New York's World-Renowned Employees Only Is Opening a Cocktail Bar in Sydney Next Month
Fourteen years after the launch of the New York original, Employees Only is heading Down Under.
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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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NewsA Disney-Themed Bottomless Brunch Party Is Coming to Australia
A boozy sing-along brunch fit for a (Disney) prince or princess.
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NewsMelbourne's Orlando Marzo Has Just Been Crowned the Best Bartender in the World
The bartender from Melbourne's Lûmé restaurant took out the gong last night.
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NewsTen South Island Breweries and Distilleries Worthy of a Road Trip
Sip the finest craft drops in the south at these renowned New Zealand venues.
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FeatureThe Gin List: Summer
It's the perfect summer aperitif whether you’re in Italy or not — but do you know its true origins?
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FeatureThe Gin List: Spring
Gin — a word most commonly followed by ‘tonic’, but also one that has a distinguished history in the lives of the rich and famous.
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FeatureThe Gin List: Autumn
You may not find it on your local cocktail list, but with just four common ingredients — gin, lime, sugar and mint — this green tipple can be shaken up just about anywhere.
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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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NewsSpeedy Booze Delivery Service Jimmy Brings Has Arrived in Brisbane
Already popular in Sydney and Melbourne, this crew can deliver beer, wine and spirits to your doorstep in under 30 minutes.
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NewsThis Spring Hill Brewery Is Launching a New Strawberry Ale to Help Scandal-Affected Farmers
Drink a sweet brew and help farmers affected by the strawberry scandal.
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NewsSouth Bank's Emporium Hotel Is Opening an All-Day Rooftop Bar and Dining Terrace
It will be the only rooftop in South Bank open to the public every night of the week.
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NewsThe Revamped Stokebar Q Is South Bank's New Riverside Hangout
After a multi-million dollar revamp, you can now eat and drink even closer to the river's edge.
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NewsFive Wineries to Visit on New Zealand's South Island If You Are or Want to Be a Wine Expert
Where your tastebuds get an adventure holiday.
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NewsJamie's Italian Is Launching a Series of Bottomless Prosecco Lunches for a Neat $50
Including snacks, a bowl of pasta and dessert — and all the prosecco you need to wash it down.
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NewsBIGSOUND Is Getting Its Own One-Off Beer
The new Mountain Goat brew is only available for the four days of the festival.
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GuideSeven Pubs to Hit Before, During or After the Game
Whether you want to commiserate, celebrate or congregate, these sporty Brissie bars have you covered.
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GuideFour Beer Gardens Where You Can While Away a Sunny Day
Have your brew with a view at these picturesque Brisbane venues.
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Four Brisbane Bars With Views for Days
From the twinkling city skyline to sweeping riverside views, these Brissie bars put on a show that you really shouldn't miss.
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GuideFour Bars Perfect for a Night Under the Stars
Gaze into the night sky and let your worries dissipate at these star-studded Brissie bars.
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NewsOutback Queensland's Truly Iconic Betoota Hotel Is Reopening for Two Days This Weekend
It's reopening temporarily for the famous Betoota Races — and all profits will be going to charity.
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NewsWe Talk Adopting the Paddock-to-Plate Mentality Within the Brewing World
And how the largest Australian-owned brewery has embraced the movement.
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NewsStone and Wood Is Opening a Brewery and Tasting Room In Brisbane
Find the Byron Bay-based outfit in Fortitude Valley from late 2019.
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NewsPod & Parcel Is the Biodegradable Coffee Pod for Those Wanting a Cafe-Style Cuppa At Home
The Melbourne start-up has collaborated with local speciality coffee roasters to create pods that are both tasty and planet-friendly
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Stokehouse Q Is Set to Replace Its Bar with a New Riverside Offering
Simply named Q, the bar will have you eating and drinking even closer to the river's edge.
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NewsFive Beer-Making Trends You Should Be Following
From sours to sessionals, here's what's in vogue in bubble-filled beer land.
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GuideFour Pubs to Hit Post-Match to Celebrate a Victory
Revel in that win just a while longer in these sports-loving Brisbane pubs.
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NewsFour Spiced Rum Cocktail Recipes to Get You Through Winter
It's cold, it's wintry — so when you're not filling your tum with soup, warm it with rum.
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NewsAn Ill-Conceived Range of 'Handmaid's Tale' Wines Was Announced and Then Immediately Scrapped
Not every pop culture hit needs merchandise — particularly a show delving into dark dystopian terrain.
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NewsBass and Flinders' Truffle-Infused Gin Is Here to Fulfil Your Decadent Drinking Dreams
This winter, get your truffles in gin form.
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NewsBrunswick Aces Is Australia's First Non-Alcoholic Gin
It's made in Melbourne from native Australian ingredients — and it has hit the shelves just in time for Dry July.
