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NewsThe Woolly Mammoth Alehouse Set to Open in the Valley
This sounds like everything you want in a mod beer hall, including 31 craft taps and giant Jenga.
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NewsMeet Smash Palace, the Bus Bar Driving Christchurch’s Hospo Revolution
More than just a booze bus, Smash Palace is a temporary bar bringing good spirits to town.
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NewsPinot Palooza Returns (with Over 150 Pinot Noirs to Try)
150 Pinot Noirs all in one place, all on one day.
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NewsYou’ll Soon Be Able to Guzzle Precious Hobbit-Themed Beer
The Smaug Stout is infused with chillies. Nice.
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NewsRiverbar and Kitchen Launch Cocktail Masterclass with Jeremy Shipley
Get some cocktail skills into your grown-up person's toolkit.
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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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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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GuideThe 20 Best Restaurants in Brisbane
These are Brisbane's must-visit restaurants for any discerning food aficionado.
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NewsWhat to Expect from Australia’s First Cat Cafe
Take a sneak peek at Melbourne's brand new Cat Cafe opening Wednesday.
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NewsDraft Beer Vending Machines Are Now a Thing
The line-skipping device that charges by the gram and knows if you've chugged too much.
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NewsAustralian-Grown Truffle Beer to be Served in New York City
At a cheeky $120 a bottle, New York's fanciest new beer gets its secret ingredient from Australia.
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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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NewsThe Ten Best Warm Winter Cocktails in Brisbane
The time is now to crawl out from under the covers and rediscover your bar-hopping self.
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NewsYou’ll Be Able to Toast Season Five with Game of Thrones Wine
"12 houses. 12 temptations. Where does your loyalty lie?"
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NewsWin a Tanqueray Gin Gift Pack
To mark the appearance of their Gin Garden at Brisbane's Night Noodle Market, Tanqueray is getting gifty.
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NewsBrooklyn Confirms Brooklyn-ness By Holding Dinner Parties in Dumpsters
Trashy fine dining at its most Brooklynised.
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NewsNew Experimental Spirits Co. Launching Crowdfunded Smoked Bacon Bourbon
The team behind Eau De Vie and The Roosevelt wants your help to bring home the bacon.
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EventTaiwan Film Festival in Australia
Sat, 30 Aug - Sun, 31 Aug 2025
Event Cinemas Brisbane City, Brisbane City
Dive into the depths of Taiwan's filmmaking prowess, complete with a focus on female perspectives and a 4K restoration of 'Flowers of Shanghai'.
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EventJames St Food and Wine Trail 2025
Sun, 27 Jul, 2025
James Street, Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley
James Street's celebration of food and wine is back for another big year, with over 26 resident chefs, mixologists, baristas and providores hitting the street.
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EventRailed! at Wynnum Fringe
Fri, 4 Jul - Sun, 13 Jul 2025
The Augathella Spiegeltent, Wynnum
Don't bring the kids, this one's going to get steamy.
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EventIrish Spice Bag at Archive Beer Boutique
Discover the charms of the spice bag — a viral Irish-Chinese sensation that pairs with this West End bar and bistro's top-notch craft beer selection.
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EventBlues, Booze and BBQs at MANIAX Newstead
Sun, 27 Jul, 2025
Maniax Brisbane, Newstead
Fight the Sunday scaries with this beer-fuelled, axe-throwing, barbecue-filled Sunday session.
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EventPortrait Workshop with Kelogsloops
Fri, 19 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025
The Station Brisbane, Fortitude Valley
Get some tips from the artist who's built a 1.4 million-strong following for his dreamy watercolours.
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EventQAGOMA Winter Design Market
Sat, 26 Jul - Sun, 27 Jul 2025
GOMA, South Brisbane
Shop for Brisbane's best art and design across 80-plus stalls at this two-day market on the GOMA forecourt.
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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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EventTyler, The Creator: 'Chromakopia' World Tour
Sat, 30 Aug - Sun, 31 Aug 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Supported by Lil Yachty and Paris Texas, this genre-bending rapper is returning Down Under for the first time since 2022.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bars in the Brisbane ‘Burbs
And we're not talking New Farm. It's time to talk about the bars finding new frontiers.
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NewsScientists Have Proven the Existence of Beer Goggles
Your one night stand just got a little more scientific.
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NewsBeer Slushies Are a Thing That Exist Now (and They’re Not Bad)
Pure forms of liquid happiness coming to your kitchen.
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NewsNew Gin Bar Here to Conquer Brisbane
Sourcing gin not from your grandmother’s top shelf, but from around the globe, Dutch Courage Officer’s Mess (DC for short) is here for the gin enthusiasts and out to woo new lovers.
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NewsKeystone’s Rushcutters Serve Up Seasonal Farmer’s Feasts for 25 Beans
Meet star local producers, sample seasonal produce and taste organic wine, without totally shelling out.
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NewsThe Ten Best Drinks to Dinner Spots in the Brisbane CBD
A flurry of mojitos can quickly turn into a few too many so it's probably a good idea to put something delicious in your belly.
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NewsSt. Vincent Has Created Her Own Signature Coffee Blend
The New York-based multi-instrumentalist joins James Murphy and David Lynch with her own cup o' joe.
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NewsBrisbane’s Ten Best Spots to Keep Warm In
It's okay to leave the comfort of your doona, if this is where you're headed.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bars in Adelaide
With licensing loosened, 2014 is proving Adelaide's year of the small bar.
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NewsThe Four Best Karaoke Spots in Brisbane
Where boys become Men at Work, and girls develop into Scissor Sisters.
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NewsWinemakers Want You to Skip the Pre-Drinks and See the Supports For Once
Ditch the pre-drinks and discover the next Arcade Fire.
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NewsSydney’s The Rook and Melbourne’s Black Pearl Are Swapping Bars
Because you should never be too old to go on exchange.
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NewsCraft Check App Distinguishes Between Craft Beers and Fakes
Is that a craft beer you're drinking, or merely a crafty one?
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NewsYour Guide to St Patrick’s Day in Brisbane 2014
A perennial excuse to wear a silly hat and drink green cocktails.
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NewsYour Guide to Weekends on the Gold Coast
It’s time to reclaim your weekends and take a mini-break to the GC.
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NewsTen Standout Craft Beers to Try Before the End of Summer
Meet some local beers doing amazing things with hops, water and yeast.
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NewsCaxton Steet: A Choose Your Own Adventure
The one street in Brisbane that offers everything from a dirty grind to a top-shelf martini.
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NewsThe Ten Best Milkshakes in Brisbane
Sure, we've grown up. But so too have Brisbane's milkshakes, which are now house-made, all-natural and pretty darn sophisticated.
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NewsCraft Beer and Book Matching for the Perfect Summer Read
See out a long summer day with The Sundowners and a Sundown Lager.
