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NewsAutomated Brewers, Parilla Grills and Charcoal Smokers: the Go-To Gift Guide for Your Favourite Hands-On Foodie
If you know the next master brewer, a die-hard foodie or a passionate at-home entertainer, we've done the legwork this gifting season.
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NewsAunty Donna Are Legit Dropping a $30 Bottle of Wine That's Literally Called '$30 Bottle of Wine'
Everyone will know how much you spent on vino thanks to Aunty Donna's new plonk — and yes, you should chug-a-lug it with a little bit of pud.
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NewsNow Open: Comiskey Distillery Is Eatons Hill's New Vodka, Gin, Rum, Bourbon and Whisky-Making Joint
As well as whipping up spirits, this newcomer next to Eatons Hill Hotel hosts gin-making workshops and cocktail classes.
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NewsNow Open: Holey Moley Has Launched Its Third Cocktail-Slinging Brisbane Mini-Golf Bar at Chermside
Catering to 350 people, the boozy putt-putt chain's latest OTT venue includes moon-, 'Sonic the Hedgehog'- and 'The Simpsons'-themed spaces, and a leafy bar.
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NewsFive Laidback Brisbane Bars for Your Next Group Catch-Up (Where You Can Actually Hear Your Mates Talk)
Nab yourself a couch or booth at one of these cosy spots and settle in for some quality time with your crew.
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NewsCP Picks: How Our Editors Are Enjoying Canned Cocktails This Summer
Whether you're sipping on a hot-girl walk or levelling up a dinner party, our editors’ tips ensure espresso martini o’clock is never too far away.
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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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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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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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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 hitting the lanes.
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GuideSavour the Seasons: Where to Enjoy New Zealand's Most Exquisite Eats
No matter the time of year, there's something exciting to discover (and taste) year-round.
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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 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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NewsCapalaba's Koala Tavern Has Just Reopened with a Huge New Beer Garden Following a $3-Million Revamp
Just in time for summer, this popular Redlands pub now boasts a fairy light-lit beer garden and a new-look bistro.
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NewsSix Ways to Easily Elevate Your At-Home Summer Cocktail Hour
Brightly hued glassware, salty snacks and stand-out sips: your cheat sheet for a deliciously boozy (and aesthetically pleasing) summer arvo.
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NewsNow Open: Soko Rooftop Is Fortitude Valley's Luxe New 14th-Floor Peruvian and Japanese Restaurant and Bar
This new sky-high spot above the Jubilee Hotel is two venues in one, combining a moody indoor restaurant and a breezy openair bar.
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FeatureA No-Bullsh•t Guide to Wine
The world of wine is filled with confusion and pretentiousness — and for the average drinker, even picking out a bottle can feel deeply intimidating.
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FeatureThe No Bullsh*t Guide to Wine Words
Seasoned wine professionals and lovers of the drink have developed a kind of shorthand when talking about wine.
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NewsFour Pillars and Go-To Skincare Are Bringing Back Their Limited-Edition 'Go-To Gin' Collaboration
After selling out in only five hours last year, this peach-and-pepper-infused gin is coming back for another extremely limited release.
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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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NewsPearl Diver Cocktails & Oysters' Alex Boon Was Just Named Australia's Best Tequila-Shaking Bartender
The Patrón Perfectionists Australian Cocktail Competition just crowned its 2022 winner, who'll now represent the country at the global finals in March 2023.
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NewsNow Open: South City Wine Is Woolloongabba's New European-Inspired Neighbourhood Vino Bar
South City Square's latest addition serves up wines from around the world, French-inspired cocktails, steak frites, lemon lime and bitter oysters and escargot.
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NewsBrewDog's New Three-Level Fortitude Valley Beer Bar Opens on Brunswick Street This Week
What's better than one Brisbane bar by the Scottish beer behemoth? Two, with its second settling into heritage-listed Tranberg House.
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NewsWhere to Head for a Weekend Sunset Spritz with Your Mates
It's time to get your sunset spritz on, as Brisbane's hot afternoons turn into long balmy evenings.
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NewsHere Are the Aussie Distilleries That Won Big at the 2022 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards
This year's awards saw a record-breaking number of entries across 11 categories.
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NewsTwo Aussie Bars Are Doing $15,000 Gold-Infused Old Fashioneds If You're After a Ridiculously Expensive Drink
On offer in Sydney and Melbourne for Woodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week, this cocktail just might be Australia’s most expensive.
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EventThe Sound Society at Roma Street Parklands
Multiple single dates
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Listen to free live music in stunning natural surroundings once a month.
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EventWeekend of Tartness
Fri, 21 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
The Scratch, Milton
The funkiest, sourest, most-refreshing beers being produced in Australia and around the world are taking over The Scratch's taps for three tart days.
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 23 May - Sat, 24 May 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventKichi Kichi Meet and Eat
Sun, 23 Mar - Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Harajuku Gyoza South Bank, South Brisbane
Chef Motokichi Yukimura from Kyoto's Kichi Kichi is whipping up his internet-famous omurice in Brisbane — again.
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EventLunar New Year at Brisbane Quarter
Tue, 28 Jan - Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City
See in the Year of the Snake with lion dances, flaming lobster and decadent banquets.
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EventLunar New Year in Fortitude Valley
Sat, 1 Feb - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Chinatown Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley
The Year of the Snake is getting into full swing with markets, traditional music and cultural dances — and plenty of food in the vicinity.
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EventLunar New Year in The Lanes
Sat, 1 Feb, 2025
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley
Chinatown isn't the only place in Fortitude Valley to feast on dumplings, sip drinks and watch lion dances this Lunar New Year.
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EventLunar New Year at Donna Chang
Tue, 28 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Donna Chang, Brisbane City
This CBD Chinese fine-diner is a heritage-listed former bank is serving up lunch banquets, dinner feasts, dragon dancers and more to welcome the Year of the Snake.
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EventYear of the Snake Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley
Wed, 29 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river at Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese restaurant.
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EventLunar New Year at The Star Brisbane
Sun, 12 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb 2025
The Star Brisbane, Brisbane City
Enjoy a street food-inspired banquet or tuck into a luxe sashimi platter, then watch lion dances and place your hopes for the year ahead on the wishing tree.
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NewsNow Open: The Gold Coast Just Scored Australia's First European-Inspired Floating Beach Club
Head to the Glitter Strip to kick back on daybeds, hang out in cabanas and take a dip in the pool at La Luna, all while overlooking the Marina Mirage.
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NewsCheck Out the Winners of the 2022 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards
Yarra Valley’s very own Oakridge Wines snags The Champion Victorian Winery Trophy.
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NewsPurple Palm Is Woolloongabba's New Palm Springs-Inspired Garden Bar with a Ten-Foot Wall of Gin
South City Square has scored another luxe venue from the crew behind Sasso Italiano and Casa Chow.
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NewsElectro Duo Peking Duk Just Launched Their Own Non-Alcoholic Beer with the Minds at Sobah
The booze-free sip will be available to buy online — but only for a limited time.
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NewsNow Open (Again): Matt Moran's Riverbar + Kitchen Has Finally Relaunched on Eagle Street Post-Floods
Eight months after being fully submerged during this year's devastating floods, the waterfront venue is back with a Miami Beach shack look and a new menu.
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Feature
The No Bullsh*t Guide to Pairing Wine with Food
Like most things in life, balance is the cornerstone of any good food and wine pairing.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Guide to Getting Into the Halloween Spirit When You're Over 25
If you're pushing 30 and still unsure how to get into the spirit of Halloween, let us guide you.
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NewsSpooky, Sophisticated and Sangria-Soaked: A Guide to Hosting the Ultimate Halloween Dinner Party
Make this Halloween a night to remember.
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NewsSurfers Paradise Will Soon Be Home to a Challenge Room Hotel That You Can Play (and Drink) Your Way Through
Taking design cues from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, this game-filled bar is setting up shop underneath Cali Beach.
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NewsFour Pillars' 2022 Christmas Gin Is On Its Way So You Can Get Drunk on Pud with Nan
Back for another year, the annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.
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NewsPost Malone Has Created His Own Rosé and It's Now Available in Australia
There are only 10,000 bottles available in Australia.
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Feature
The No Bullsh*t Guide to Choosing Wine
For the uninitiated, the wine world can seem a bit pretentious. But it doesn't need to be.
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NewsSydney's Maybe Sammy and Cantina OK! Have Made the World's 50 Best Bars List for 2022
These two Sydney spots just keep earning international acclaim — and for the first time, the list was topped by a bar that isn't in New York or London.
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NewsHoley Moley Is Bringing Its OTT Mini-Golf Hijinks (and Drinks) to a New 350-Person Chermside Bar
From November, you'll be able to tap, tap, tap your way through themed putt-putt holes and sink cocktails mid-shopping.
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NewsA Melbourne Barista Was Just Named the Coffee-Making Champion of the World for 2022
Axil's Anthony Douglas beat out 47 global competitors for the esteemed title.
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NewsThe Company Behind Japan's Strong Zero Is Bringing a New Double Grape -196 to Australia
Pretend you're in Tokyo with Suntory's new premix — you'll find it in bottle-os from late October.
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NewsWhere to Sip a Spritz in the Sun Now the Weather's Warming Up
These top-shelf Brisbane and Gold Coast venues are bringing big summer energy.
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FeatureA Northern Forage Road Trip: Follow a CP Writer's Tasting Tour Across Tasmania's North
Proceed with an empty stomach, an open mind and a readiness to build a more meaningful relationship with what’s on your plate.
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NewsJust Add Olives: Four Pillars Has Released a Ready-to-Pour Double Gin Martini in a Bottle
Forget shaking or stirring — with Four Pillars' new bottled cocktail, all you need to do is pour.
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NewsTwo Australian Bars Have Nabbed Spots in The World's 50 Best Bars 51–100 List for 2022
The top 50 hasn't yet been revealed, but Melbourne's Caretaker’s Cottage placed 60th and Sydney's Re came in at 87.
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NewsThe Zoo Crew Is Opening a Bottle Shop, Takeaway Pizza Joint and Coffee Spot in Tym Guitars' Old Digs
After opening a pizzeria within the venue, then launching a cocktail bar, the team behind The Zoo will soon be selling booze — at a new shop called Booze on Winn Street.
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NewsEagle Street's Riverland Is Giving Its Riverside Bar and Beer Garden a Hefty $3.5-Million Revamp
The CBD spot is getting a 800-square-metre deck extension, boosting its waterfront drinking and dining space.
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NewsRose Revolution Is Bringing Its Pink-Fuelled Party Back to Fish Lane for a Month of Boozy Events
Sip rosé for days in Fish Lane this October, including rosé margaritas, rosé martinis and bottomless rosé brunches.
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NewsA Melbourne Barista Has Been Named Australia's Coffee-Making Champion of 2022
Axil's Anthony Douglas has been crowned the country's best barista — now he'll compete against the rest of the world in the global championship this month.
