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NewsLevel Up Your Seasonal Soiree with These Winter Cocktails
Christmas in July may have passed, but there's still plenty of seasonal cocktails to level up your next dinner party.
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NewsGlobally Acclaimed Sydney Mezcal Bar Cantina OK! Is Popping Up in Brisbane for One Night Only
The pint-sized laneway bar will take over Fortitude Valley's Savile Row, pouring cocktails and seltzers, and raising money to help boost the quality of life in rural Mexico.
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NewsComing Soon: Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq Is Moving Its Arcade Games and OTT Cocktails to Bowen Hills
With its old Toombul home closed since the 2022 floods, and now set to be torn down, the circus-themed arcade and bar is heading to King Street.
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NewsNundah's 135-Year-Old Royal Hotel Has Relaunched with a New Music Venue After a $1.1-Million Makeover
The Sandgate Road pub now boasts a 200-person entertainment space upstairs, plus a refreshed bistro that's slinging brisket burgers and doughnut fries.
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NewsNow Open: Carmen Is the New James Street Tequileria That's Heroing Agave Cocktails and Small-Batch Mezcals
Also serving up Mexican bites, this 80-seater hails from the hospitality team behind rooftop venues Lina and Soko.
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NewsOktoberfest in the Gardens Is Bringing Its Big Bavarian Celebration to Brisbane for the First Time
Already a hit around the rest of Australia, this one-day German party features food stalls, roving performers, rides, sideshows and a silent disco.
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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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Guide
Brisbane 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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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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NewsNine Culinary Experiences to Book on Your European Summer Holiday
Eat and drink your way through Europe this summer with help from the local experts.
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NewsThe Top 50 Bars in Asia for 2023 Were Just Unveiled So Add These to Your Wish List
From Taipei to Tokyo, here are the continent's best boozers to bookmark for your next getaway.
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NewsNow Open: GPO Is Finally Back with Three Venues in One After a Massive $9-Million Makeover
Whether you're after cocktails and 'Gatsby'-style vibes, a luxe dinner or post-work drinks, the 136-year-old Fortitude Valley building has the spot.
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NewsThree Australian Wineries Were Just Named in the World's Best 50 Vineyards for 2023
South Australia's d'Arenberg, Henschke and Penfolds Magill Estate have all been recognised as top wine destinations — but New Zealand's Rippon was named the best in Australasia.
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NewsRed Wine Fans, Rejoice: Pinot Palooza Will Showcase 50-Plus Wineries When It Tours Australia in 2023
Australia's huge pinot party is turning 11 with top-notch tipples from Australia, New Zealand and beyond — and a new stop in Perth.
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NewsSydney's La Salut Has Just Won Gold at 2023's International Star Wine List of the Year Awards
Melbourne's Embla, Sydney's Bentley Restaurant + Bar, Margaret River's Settler's Tavern and Perth's Rockpool Bar & Grill also received nominations.
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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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FeatureWax Golden: A Hive of Good Times from Maker's Mark and Beechworth Honey
Find out what all the buzz is about honey and bourbon cocktails — from the experts in the craft.
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NewsNow Open: The 1st Edition Crew's New Bar and Restaurant Viva La Cali Has Landed in California Lane
A California-inspired joint was destined for this patch of Fortitude Valley at some point — and this one does pork belly tacos, beef tartare and Peruvian doughnuts.
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NewsBribie Island Hotel Has Added Greenery-Covered Pods to Its Fairy Light-Lit Beer Garden for Winter
These aren't any old igloos — they're domes decked out in greenery and florals, plus flamingos.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most Popular Bars of 2023 So Far
Multi-level riverside gardens, European-inspired wine havens, revamped pubs and challenge-room bars — they’ve all grabbed your attention in 2023 to-date.
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NewsLina Is Getting a Two-Month-Long Winter Makeover with Rooftop Igloos, Snow and Firepits
Cheese and chocolate fondue, mulled wine and marshmallows will also be on offer when this sky-high South Brisbane spot embraces the frosty season.
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NewsFour Pillars and QT Hotels Have Teamed Up on a Limited-Edition Wild Fennel, Sage and Vetiver Gin
Just like their first collaboration in 2021, you'll only be able to drink this drop at the hotel chain's bars — or you can order a bottle for your liquor cabinet.
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EventWorld Science Festival Brisbane
Fri, 21 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
Whether you're interested in the a peek inside Queensland Herbarium, the physics of skateboarding or seafaring cinema, this fest has you covered.
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EventInnocent Bystander Tasting Bar at Babylon Garden
Thu, 27 Feb - Sun, 16 Mar 2025
Babylon Garden, Brisbane City
Come for the pop-up cellar door from this Yarra Valley winery, stay for the Harry Styles lookalike contest, free tattoos, and gin and wine masterclass.
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EventBig Gay Day
Sun, 4 May, 2025
The Wickham, Fortitude Valley
The Wickham's queer street festival is turning 25 with Peach PRC and The Presets leading the lineup.
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EventNew Order: Australian Tour 2025
Tue, 11 Mar, 2025
Riverstage, Brisbane
After their 2020 tour was cut short due to the pandemic, these music icons are returning Down Under.
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EventMargs-a-Million
Sun, 16 Mar, 2025
Southside Restaurant, South Brisbane
This returning margarita festival at Southside is pairing 'ritas, mariachi tunes, and a mezcal and tequila tasting station bites with whipped up with the Baja crew.
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EventMarch Into Margarita
Sat, 1 Mar - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Fish Lane, South Brisbane
Fish Lane is dedicating the entire month of March to margaritas and marg-fuelled events.
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EventFeel Good Program
Sat, 1 Mar - Thu, 1 May 2025
South Bank Parklands, Brisbane
Bend, stretch, splash and dance your way through spring at South Bank's free exercise classes.
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EventCorteo — Cirque du Soleil
Thu, 18 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Focusing on a clown imagining his funeral procession, this dazzling hit filled with acrobatic wonders features the Montreal-based company's first-ever central stage setup.
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NewsNow Open: Patio Is Rosalie's New Neighbourhood Bar with a Sunny Beer Garden From the Range Brewing Team
Kicking back here means pairing brews and sunshine in a space inspired by old-school Aussie pubs — and sitting around the fairy light-lit courtyard tree.
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NewsArdo's Second Neighbourhood Wine Haven Is Now Pouring in Graceville — and a Hawthorne Bar Is Next
The City Winery team's new vino empire just keeps expanding, with a third venue in Brisbane's inner east also on the way.
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FeatureGood as Gold: How an American Bourbon Maker and Australian Beekeeping Family Came to Work Together
Two pioneering companies have come together to create the sweetest collaboration we didn’t know we needed. Here's how it happened.
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NewsBroadbeach's Two-Day Beachside Crafted Beer Festival Returns This Spring with 400-Plus Brews
More than 50 breweries from across Australia and New Zealand will be pouring their tipples, while Polish Club and Tijuana Cartel lead the music lineup.
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NewsBeginning with Gin: Three Winning Wintry Cocktails to Make Ahead of World Gin Day
If you begin with gin and add a few simple three-step cocktail recipes, you've got the makings of a standout lineup of sips this World Gin Day.
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NewsTippler's Tap Is Moving Its South Bank Beer Bar to Bigger Digs and Introducing Self-Serve Taps
The Grey Street venue's "pour your own" system will span 14 self-serve beers and four self-serve cocktails.
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NewsFour Pillars Is Doing Bloody Shiraz and Bloody Pinot Noir Gins for 2023 — and Hosting a Midwinter Gin Fest
What's better than one bloody great gin? Two, plus 15 events celebrating Four Pillars' cult-favourite tipples across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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NewsComing Soon: Viva La Cali Is Fortitude Valley's New Laneway Bar and Restaurant From the 1st Edition Crew
Banh mi-inspired tacos, beef tartare with jalapeños and chilli mango coconut slushies are on the menu at this newcomer to California Lane.
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NewsComing Soon: Patio Is the Leafy New Neighbourhood Bar Bringing Range Brewing's Beers to Rosalie
Moga Izakaya & Sushi's former home is set to become an Aussie pub-influenced watering hole with a sunny beer garden.
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NewsComing Soon: Carmen Is the New 80-Seater Mexican Restaurant and Tequileria Opening on James Street
This upcoming addition to Brisbane's inner north will pair poached lobster tacos with small-batch mezcals, plus plenty of agave and tequila cocktails.
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NewsCoffee Supreme Has Released a Range of Canned Iced Coffee So You Can Stay Caffeinated on the Run
The three new flavours are ready to be packed into gym bags, picnic baskets and eskies.
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NewsFirst Look: Have a Peek at the Revamped Riverland's New Three-Tier Waterfront Deck on Eagle Street
From Monday, May 22, this waterside spot will officially relaunch after a $3.5-million renovation.
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NewsThe World's Best Barista for 2022 Is Coming to Brisbane to Pour Top-Notch Coffees
For five days, Melbourne's Axil Coffee and barista Anthony Douglas will be slinging caffeine at Brisbane's InterSection Project on Mary Street.
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NewsA Melbourne Barista Has Just Been Named Australia's Coffee-Making Champion for 2023
For the second year in a row, Melbourne's Axil Coffee has been crowned home to the country's best barista.
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NewsNow Open: Oasis Is the New $10-Million Floating Bar That's Hosting Parties on the Brisbane River
The three-level party boat can accommodate 500 guests, and has a stacked roster of weekend shindigs locked in until the end of June.
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NewsThere's a New Gin in Town Which All Started Because of a Film Set Friendship
Papa Salt Coastal Gin is a new addition to the premium Australian gin category with a very recognisable Australian among the group of founders.
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NewsRiverland Is Relaunching with a Three-Tier Waterfront Deck and New Food Options After a $3.5-Million Revamp
As well as 800 square metres of new waterside space, there's two new kitchens and a fresh cocktail menu.
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NewsThe Krondorf Wines 2023 Collection Will Have You Sipping the Luxury and Tradition of the Barossa
Experience the bold, beautiful red wines that are a true expression of the Barossa.
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NewsRevel Brewing Co Has Launched a Pop-Up Bar Outside Powerhouse Just for Brisbane Comedy Festival
Until the end of May, this Brisbane brewery is pouring its brews at a third location — which is where you'll find its limited-edition Laughing Lager.
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NewsComing Soon: Ardo's Is Opening Its Second Neighbourhood Wine Bar and Bottle Shop in Graceville
Just months after launching in Newstead, this vino-slinging joint from the City Winery crew is expanding to Brisbane's west.
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NewsFive Fun Facts to Carry You Through Trivia This World Whisky Day
We've answered your whisky questions so you can bluff your way through World Whisky Day — and get straight to the sipping.
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NewsWoolloongabba Might Score a New $1.2-Billion Precinct Across a One-Hectare Stretch of Stanley Street
Called Station Square, this proposed plan includes a five-star hotel, shops, apartments, housing, green space and reopening the Chalk Hotel.
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NewsNundah's 135-Year-Old The Royal Is the Latest Historic Brisbane Pub That's Getting a Hefty Revamp
The heritage-listed Sandgate Road venue dates back to 1888, and will relaunch in mid-July after a $1.1-million refurbishment.
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FeatureCitrus Stans to Sweet Tooths: Four Creative Martini Recipes That Will Satisfy All Tastes
Liberating the art of the martini one sip at a time.
