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Matt Moran's Riverbar + Kitchen Is Finally Set to Reopen on Eagle Street After This Year's Floods
It was fully submerged during February and March's devastating floods, but now the waterfront venue will relaunch in mid-October.
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Five Unique Experiences All Alcohol Connoisseurs Should Add to Their Tasmanian Itinerary
Time to raise your glass at these top-tier Tassie tipple venues.
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Six Tassie Restaurants Championing Paddock-to-Plate Dining For if You Like Eating Straight from the Source
Tasmania is home to some of the finest produce grown anywhere in Australia — here's where to sample it straight from the source.
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Foraging, Fruit Picking and Fromage Making: Ten Incredible Foodie Experiences to Have in Tasmania If You're Keen to Get Your Hands Dirty
Sample honey from a 60-year-old apiary, take a cooking class featuring foraged goods as your ingredients or pluck and shuck oysters straight from the sea.
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Bar Heather Is the Soon-to-Open Natural Wine Haven That's Bringing a Splash of Paris to Byron Bay
Launching in October, the 68-seater hails from the teams behind Byron's Luna Wine Store and natural wine importers Lo-Fi Wines.
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Five Food Festivals and Farmers Markets That Are Worth Planning Your Tassie Trip Around
From first-time food festivals to sparkling wine celebrations — here's how you can treat your tastebuds in Tasmania.
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Five Lesser-Known Wine Regions to Visit in New Zealand
Not mentioned: Central Otago, Marlborough nor Hawke's Bay.
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Thieves Coffee Is the Coffee Subscription Service Delivering Local Beans and Pods to Your Door Every Month
Expand your coffee horizons and save by cutting down on trips to the coffee shop.
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Fortitude Valley's GPO Hotel Is Being Taken Over by the Hospitality Group Behind Cali Beach Club
Artesian Hospitality is giving the iconic Ann Street spot a hefty makeover, turning it into "a variety of unique experiential venues".
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Soko Rooftop Is the 500-Person Peruvian and Japanese Bar That's Set to Tower Over St Paul's Terrace
Perched on the 14th floor above the Jubilee Hotel, this Fortitude Valley newcomer will serve up ceviche, yakitori, sashimi, wagyu and a 40-plus pisco sour menu.
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The Wickham Has Temporarily Closed Its Ground-Floor Bar and Beer Garden for a $1.5-Million Revamp
The heritage-listed 137-year-old spot is making over its ground-floor bar, beer garden and second floor.
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You Can Now Buy Violet Crumble Espresso Martinis in Two-Litre Ready-to-Drink Casks
If you're a fan of the chocolate-honeycomb bar that shatters, you've now got a new cocktail to try.
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Stone and Wood Is Bringing Back Its Strawberry Sundae Beer to Celebrate the Ekka's Return
Wondering how to celebrate the Ekka's comeback? Say cheers with Stone and Wood's Strawberry Sundae Kisses beer.
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Maybe Sammy Has Been Named the Best International Bar Team at the Tales of the Cocktail 2022 Spirited Awards
The award-winning cocktail bar has added another trophy to its cabinet.
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Cleveland Sands Hotel Has Reopened with a Revamped Beer Garden After a $1.65-Million Makeover
You can now spend spring and summer sipping cocktails in the harbour-adjacent venue's newly renovated 250-person beer garden.
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Young Henrys and Dune Rats Are Bringing Back Dunies Lager for the Band's New National Tour
The band and the brewery first teamed up in 2017, and now they're giving their collaboration another pour.
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Overwater Bar Will & Flow Has Reopened After Brisbane's Floods — and an Interior Makeover
Head by for woodfired pizzas and pides, lamingtinis and custard cocktails, and killer views out over South Bank.
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A Night of Gin, Wine and Cheese Will Set You Back Just $4.41 at Aldi's New Sydney Pop-Up Bar
For two nights only, the supermarket chain is getting into the bar game — and keeping things affordable.
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Hot Off the Press: Bar Liberty's Nick Tesar Was Just Crowned Australia's Best Bartender for 2022
He beat four others in a fierce Aussie finals bout overnight — and now, he'll represent Australia in the World Class Global Bartender of the Year competition.
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BrewDog Is Opening a New Three-Level Bar in a Heritage-Listed Brunswick Street Building This Spring
The Scottish beer behemoth is expanding its Brisbane footprint beyond its Murarrie base, opening a second brew-slinging watering hole in Fortitude Valley.
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Butler Wine Bar Is South Brisbane's Intimate New Vino-Sipping Spot From the Lune Croissanterie Crew
The new 30-seater opens its doors on July 7, serving up prawn tartare and mushroom tarts — and plenty of wine.
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Brisbane's 20 Most Popular Bars of 2022 So Far
Rooftop bars with river views, breweries by the water, new drinking spots in historic sites — they’ve all grabbed your attention so far this year.
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Summa House Is the New Boozy Garden Hangout That's Taken Over X Cargo's Old Fortitude Valley Digs
MacLachlan Street's pile of containers is now home to a new venue — and it's doing two-hour tapas-and-cocktails sessions every weekend.
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Four Pillars Is Releasing Its First Booze-Free Range for Cocktails Without the Hangover
Four Pillars' new Bandwagon range comes in two varieties, serving up alcohol-free versions of the acclaimed distillery's Rare Dry Gin and Bloody Shiraz Gin.
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Bundy Rum Is Releasing an Extremely Limited (And Free) Run of a New Sugarcane Champagne Creation
A very limited edition of a new product from the Bundaberg Rum Distillery will be available in pubs for one weekend only — and it's free.
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This Is What You Can Expect at Hijinx Hotel, Australia's Nostalgic and OTT New Challenge Room Bar
A ball pit that looks like a bowl of cereal, a 'Big'-style floor keyboard, IRL 'Tetris', cocktails topped with bubbles — Sydney's new challenge room 'hotel' has it all.
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BrewDog Is Teaming Up with Australian Venue Co to Open More Beer Bars Across Australia
The Scottish brewery and Australian hospitality group are joining forces to expand BrewDog's craft beer bars across the country.
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Forget Mixing: These New Aussie-Made Mimosas in a Can Will Level Up Your Brunch Game
The brainchild of two Brisbane communications professionals — and cocktail fans — these canned mimosas pair Aussie dry white wine with natural orange flavours, then carbonate it.
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Pepe Saya Has Launched Its Own Delicious Range of Buttery Salted Caramel Bon Bons
Made with Pepe Saya's cultured butter and Olsson’s sea salt, the salty sweet treats are made in limited-edition batches — with only 250 boxes available each week.
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Brisbane's Big Six-Day Oktoberfest Is Returning in 2022 After a Two-Year Hiatus
After an interrupted couple of years, Brisbane's annual Bavarian festival is bringing its Ooompah bands, beer and Bavarian celebrations back in 2022.
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Cheesy Laneways and Wine-Centric Masterclasses: the 2022 Good Food & Wine Show Highlights According to Concrete Playground's Editors
The foodie fave is back for its 2022 run, and it's bringing a star-studded culinary lineup.
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The Country's Best Breweries Have Been Honoured at This Year's Australian International Beer Awards
After judging more than 2,600 entries, the annual competition has handed out 35 champion trophies to the top dogs of the craft beer scene.
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More Cocktails Please: Australia's Best 100 Bartenders for 2022 Have Been Revealed
Can't decide where to enjoy your next sip? Get one of these top-notch bartenders to mix you up a beverage.
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Seven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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Starward's Super-Popular Ginger Beer Barrel Whisky Is Back to Warm Up Your Winter
The seventh release from the Melbourne distillery's ginger-focused program is available to buy now — if you're quick.
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Four Pillars' Bloody Great Bloody Shiraz Gin Is Here for 2022 — with Bloody Shiraz Gin Chocolate
Pair this year's version of the cult-favourite drop with a Bloody Shiraz Gin fruit and nut chocolate bar made from leftover grape skins.
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Now Open: Given Terrace Favourite Nota Has Expanded Next Door with a European-Style Wine Bar
You can now stop by the Paddington spot for a glass of vino from its five-metre wall of wine — paired with oysters, fish sandwiches and cheeseburger spring rolls.
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Top Barcelona Bar Paradiso Has Brought Its Acclaimed and Inventive Cocktails to W Brisbane
The Spanish spot was named the third-best bar in the world in 2021 — and you can now sip its creative tipples, including one served in a treasure chest, without heading overseas.
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Jetstar Is Celebrating Its 18th Birthday with a Range of Hard Seltzers Based on Popular Destinations
The Melbourne seltzer tastes like a "deconstructed cafe latte", the Gold Coast version features fairy floss and sea salt flavours, and the Queenstown tipple includes mulled wine and cloves.
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GABS Is Touring Its 2022 Craft Beer, Cider and Food Festival Around the East Coast This May
This year's fest will serve up 120 brews — including beers inspired by breakfast foods, savoury snacks, desserts and cocktails.
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A Guide to Fortitude Valley to Take You From Sunrise to Sunset
Unlock endless summer vibes with a day spent in one of Brisbane's most vibrant suburbs.
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Now Open: Isoletto Is The Star Gold Coast's New Sky-High Pool Club and Party Deck with Scenic Views
The sixth level of The Star's resort is now home to an all-day pool club — but you'll need to book in a hotel stay to get sipping and splashing.