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NewsThis Clever New Wine Service Delivers by the Glass
Taste weird, rare and expensive wines in actually affordable vials.
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NewsBrisbane Festival's Breathable Gin and Tonic Room Isn't Everyone's Cup of Tea
Fear and Delight features alcohol you can literally inhale.
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NewsPaddington Is Getting A New, Nautical-Themed Gastropub
From the brains behind Sonny's and Lefty's.
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NewsThe Best Beer Gardens in Brisbane
Meets us out back for a crispy bev in the balmy Brisbane air.
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NewsAuckland's Booze-Free Bar Went Bust After Five Weeks Because Of Course It Did
"No one showed up."
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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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NewsThree Easy Ways to Make Warm Mulled Cider
The perfect home-brew recipes for keeping warm this winter.
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NewsThis Pop-Up Bar of Dreams Specialises in Breathable Booze
This could only be the work of food artists Bompas and Parr.
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NewsInside PDT's Black Pearl Pop-Up Bar
New York's worst kept secret has opened its Melbourne pop-up, and we drank our way through it.
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NewsThe XXXX Alehouse Has Had a Makeover
Enjoy a pint of Brisbane's iconic beer in fancy new surroundings.
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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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NewsLululemon Is Making Its Own Craft Beer
Warning for yoga geeks: don't throw out your water bottles just yet.
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NewsBrisbane's Got a Brand New Fancy Rooftop Bar
Boasting 270-degree views, private booths and share plates in Fortitude Valley.
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NewsThree Brisbane Bars to Try on Hemingway's Birthday
Nobody loved a daiquiri more than Ernest Hemingway.
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NewsFour Places to Try on International Daiquiri Day in Brisbane
Raise a toast to the party cocktail invented in a mining town.
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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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NewsThe Eight Best Bars with Fireplaces in Brisbane
Warm up with a few fireside beers at these cosy pubs, apres-ski bars and ice cream joints. Really.
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NewsAustralia's Largest Rum Bar Is Finally Making Its Own Rum
It's about time these guys got on the craft rum bandwagon, they already serve over 400 varieties of the stuff.
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NewsNew York's Famed Secret Cocktail Bar PDT to Pop Up in Australia
If you've heard of the little bar behind the phone booth wall inside the hot dog joint in NYC, this is it.
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NewsThe Simpsons' Official Duff Beer Is Brewing, Brings Up Memories for Australians
Never forget our glorious bootleg version.
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NewsFive Places to Try on International Mojito Day in Brisbane
Enjoy something perfectly muddled this International Mojito Day.
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NewsFive Places to Try on International Pina Colada Day in Brisbane
Your instant holiday in a glass.
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NewsYou Can Now Get Beers Delivered to Your Desk Every Friday Afternoon
New startup Friday Beers brings the end-of-week bevs to you.
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Pour Your Own Beers at Brisbane's Newest Bar
Take control at Taps, coming to Fortitude Valley from Mooloolaba.
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NewsCould Juice Pairings Give You a Better Dining Experience Than Wine?
Australia's top restaurants are experimenting with some special non-alcoholic concoctions.
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NewsThis Sydney Craft Gin Distillery Crowdfunded $20,000 in One Day
Demand is already through the roof for Marrickville newcomers Poor Toms Gin.
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NewsKombucha Beer Is on the Way
This healthy bev just became roughly 1000 percent more appealing to most.
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NewsThere's a Goon Bag Festival Coming to Sydney
Pair your Fruity Lexia with cheese and cabanossi plates because you're a classy, classy human.
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NewsDraught Coffee on Tap Is an Actual Thing Now
All you need are nitro kegs and a rum distillery engineer friend.
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NewsThe Five Best Online Bottle Shops for Craft Beer in Brisbane
Embrace laziness. Get your next round of drinks delivered to your door.
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NewsLondon's Getting Its First 'Real Time' Stock Market Bar
Where cocktail prices fluctuate in real time, according to supply and demand.
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NewsTen Standout New Local Beers You Need In Your Fridge (And Your Life)
Fifteen new beers are released in Australia every week. Try at least a few of them.
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NewsWhat It's Like to Spend Your Life Brewing Craft Beer on a Greek Island
Alexandros Kouris has your dream life.
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NewsLondon's First Members-Only Cafe Isn't as Wanky as It Sounds
The perfect working space for the officeless?
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GuideThe Best Boozy Brunches in Brisbane
Start your day with eggs Benno, baked goods and Bloody Marys.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Drink Beer Brewed with Space Yeast
You might not be able to afford to go to space, but you can afford a beer that did.
