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NewsAllen's Has Released a New Lolly-Filled Version of AWW's Beloved Birthday Cake Book
Indulge your sweet tooth and find inspiration for your next at-home baking project.
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NewsBrisbane's Night Noodle Markets Have Been Cancelled for 2021 and Will Return Next Year Instead
After being rescheduled once already, the popular food event has decided to sit out this year and make a comeback in 2022 instead.
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NewsMessina Is Turning Andy Bowdy's Peanut Butter Banana Split Into a Decadent Cookie Pie
The Sydney pastry chef's peanut butter and banana sundaes are the stuff of legend — and now they're being reinvented.
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NewsCinnabon Is Opening Its Third Sticky Scroll-Slinging Brisbane Store in Indooroopilly
After setting up shop at the Toombul and Garden City shopping centres, the US bakery chain is heading to Brisbane's west.
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NewsEssa Is the New Locally Focused Fortitude Valley Fine Diner From Ex-Gauge Chef Phil Marchant
Nestling into a striking split-level space just off James Street, Brisbane's latest culinary addition takes a harvest-driven approach and focuses on raw, pickled, smoked and wood-fired dishes.
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NewsDisneyland's Famed Dole Whip Soft Serve Is Coming to Brisbane for the First Time
The coveted dairy-free dessert is making its debut appearance at the Redcliffe Markets.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Brisbane
The temperature is rising and the gelato is freezing — cool down with Brisbane's top tier of iced confections this spring and summer.
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GuideOn the Way: Upcoming Brisbane Openings (and Around Queensland) to Put in Your Diary for 2025 and Beyond
The Sunshine State's drinking and dining scene is about to look a whole lot different — these are the newbies we're counting the days for.
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GuideThe Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Brisbane
Rooftop parties, riverside feasts, laneway celebrations and citywide festivals — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Brisbane.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Restaurants of 2024
Throughout 2024, you've been scoping out famous culinary names making the move to Brisbane, luxe steakhouses and woodfired Moroccan-inspired dishes.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Cafes of 2024
French bakeries, world-renowned croissanteries, beloved Brisbane coffee spots — they've been keeping you fed and caffeinated in 2024.
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GuideAll of the New Brisbane Openings That You Need to Add to Your Must-Visit List in 2024
Discover your next favourite dish or drink at one of these fresh Brisbane haunts.
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GuideThe Best Food and Drink Festivals to Look Forward to in and Around Brisbane in 2024
Add beer, pinot, rosé, whisky, Japanese, vegan, gluten-free and chilli festivals to your culinary plans for the rest of this year.
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GuideThe Best Places in Brisbane to Take the Dad in Your Life This Father's Day (or Any Day)
Whether your father figure loves hearty breakfasts, cold ones by the river, rooftop brews, top-notch steaks or flinging darts, Brisbane isn't short on places to go.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Cafes of 2024 So Far
Here's where you've been getting your breakfast, brunch, lunch and caffeine fixes during 2024.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Restaurants of 2024 So Far
From stellar steak joints and Middle Eastern menus to spots with a view and Chinese feasts, these are the Brisbane eateries that you've been searching for across 2024's first half.
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NewsTop Local Chefs Ask Aussies to "Put a Jab on the Menu" in This New Hospitality Ad Campaign
Matt Moran, Neil Perry, Danielle Alvarez and Shannon Martinez all feature, stressing how tough the pandemic has been for the hospitality industry.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Turning Three of Its Favourite Desserts Into Chocolate Bars for Father's Day
Treat your dad to a three-pack of cone-ception, Messinatella hazelnut and neapolitan chocolate blocks and bars.
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NewsTenya Is the CBD's Soon-to-Open New Japanese Restaurant Serving Up Sushi, Sake and River Views
Brisbane Quarter's newest addition seats 240, boasts an eye-catching curved bar, and has more than 85 types of sake and Japanese whisky on its menu.
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NewsSeven Miles Is Opening Its Queensland Flagship Coffee Roastery at Albion's New Craft'd Grounds
The specialty roastery will base its Queensland flagship at the inner north dining precinct, in a space decked out with ceiling-high glass walls so caffeine fiends can watch the roasting in action.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Pairing Super-Sticky Bake-at-Home Caramel Scrolls with Cheesecake Gelato Tubs
This time, the gelato chain is pairing two sweet treats into a lockdown snack pack.
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NewsAn Ekka Drive-Thru Will Be Serving Up Dagwood Dogs, Bertie Beetle Showbags and Strawberry Sundaes
Drive into Brisbane Showgrounds to get your Ekka food fix, or hit up an Ekka pop-up on King Street.
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RestaurantSeoul Garden Korean BBQ and Hotpot
341 Mains Road, Sunnybank
This Melbourne-born chain has launched its first Brisbane Korean BBQ and hotpot buffet restaurant in Sunnybank.
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RestaurantAloria
33 William Street, Brisbane City
A visit here means pairing Brisbane vistas with European-influenced steak and seafood dishes atop Queen's Wharf Sky Deck.
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RestaurantLuc Lac
33 William Street, Brisbane City
Vietnamese and Thai flavours are on the menu at Ghanem Group's Queen's Wharf restaurant and bar.
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RestaurantCentral
340 Queen Street, Brisbane City
Sat beneath Queen Street, Southside's sibling dumpling bar is your moody CBD spot for a Hong Kong-inspired bite.
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CafeFrankie's Woombye
2 Blackall Street, Woombye
One of QLD's most popular cafes is hidden in the Sunny Coast hinterland.
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BarByblós Brisbane
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
This Portside favourite has relaunched after 18 years with a revamped look and refreshed Lebanese menu.
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RestaurantMademoiselle
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
Rise Bakery's Harry Ohayon and Maxime Bournazel have doubled their footprint at Portside with this Parisian bistro.
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RestaurantCucina Regina
33 William Street, Brisbane City
A sibling to the Gold Coast's Cucina Vivo and Sydney's Cucina Porto, Queen's Wharf's resident Italian eatery takes its cues from old-school trattorias.
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RestaurantDumbo
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
Stacked burgers, dirty water dogs and fish sandos are on the menu at this Portside burger bar from the Red Hook crew.
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NewsMelbourne's Lune Croissanterie Is Now Serving Its World-Famous Pastries in South Brisbane
The bakery's croissants have been named some of the world's best, and they're now available in Brisbane.
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NewsYou Can Now Get the Ekka's Much-Loved Strawberry Sundaes Delivered to Your Door
The cult dessert will be delivered around town via DIY 20-packs to help raise money for medical research charity The Common Good.
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GuideFourteen Highly Indulgent Food Festivals and Events to Look Forward to In and Around Brisbane
Drink all the G&Ts, celebrate Halloween at a chilli fest and eat your way through the Night Noodle Markets.
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NewsKrispy Kreme Has Just Released a Limited-Edition Range of Doughnut-Inspired Dog Biscuits
Dubbed 'doggie doughnuts' and available in the lead up to International Dog Day, they come in six flavours — including original glazed and choc sprinkles.
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GuideFamous Brisbane Takeaway Dishes You Should Have Tried at Least Once
Check these legendary bites off your culinary bucket list — without even leaving the house.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Filling Its Next Indulgent Choc Chip Cookie Pie with Waffle Cone Spread
For its next OTT dessert, the gelato chain is combining milk and dark choc chips, caramel custard and waffle cone spread in one cookie pie.
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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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EventLiving Room Bar's Bar Swap Series: Maybe Sammy
Thu, 27 Feb, 2025
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City
This watering hole at W Brisbane is hosting bar swaps with other top spots for a sip, starting with a world-renowned Sydney favourite.
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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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EventHSW Margarita Week
Thu, 20 Feb - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
Howard Smith Wharves Precinct, Brisbane City
Spend 11 days sipping margaritas by the river at Howard Smith Wharves, and tucking into Mexican-inspired dishes from Stanley Chef Louis Tikaram.
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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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NewsRosmarino Is Fortitude Valley's New Sicilian-Inspired Restaurant Inside a Former Warehouse
The Italian eatery has opened a 60-seat dining room and courtyard inside the newly revamped Marshall Street building.
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NewsAgnes Has Brought Back Its Super-Popular Pop-Up Bakery for Brisbane's Current Lockdown
The Agnes Street restaurant is serving up pastries each morning during the current lockdown, and will permanently set up shop in its own James Street location in the near future.
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NewsItalian Street Kitchen Is Opening a Second Brisbane Eatery in West End's West Village
The pasta- and pizza-slinging chain first set up shop in Newstead back in 2017.
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NewsBrisbane's Dedicated Lasagne Drive-Thru Has Returned for Lockdown
This time, it's also handing out free meals to hospitality workers doing it tough during the pandemic.
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NewsMac 'n' Cheese Drive-Thru Mac in the Box Is Serving Up Next-Level Pasta During Brisbane's Lockdown
Head to Fortitude Valley to pick up three cheese, truffle, smoked ocean trout, and Italian pork, fennel and tomato mac 'n' cheese — and bundles with wine.
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NewsHeston Blumenthal Has Teamed Up with Grill'd to Create Two New Vegetarian Burgers
They're made using mushroom-based meat Fable — and only 4000 of the limited-edition Heston Fable Burgers are available across Australia.
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NewsDeliveroo Is Doing Free Delivery During Greater Brisbane's Latest Three-Day Lockdown
The service won't be charging delivery fees for orders from 1700-plus restaurants while Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Cost return to lockdown.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Releasing a Golden Gaytime-Inspired Version of Its Super-Fancy Viennetta
Two beloved desserts combine in Messina's latest limited-edition special.
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NewsLutwyche Is Getting a 10,000-Square-Metre Market Precinct with a Craft Brewery and Rooftop Farm
The Lamington Markets will feature more than 100 stallholders, as well as a specialty supermarket, a boutique cinema and more than 134 apartments.
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NewsCadbury's New Caramilk Ice Creams Have Just Landed in the Freezer Aisle
You can now tuck into the cult-favourite caramelised white chocolate thanks to Cadbury and Peters' new ice creams on sticks.
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NewsHere's What You'll Be Eating at This Year's Brisbane Night Noodle Markets
This year, you'll be heading to the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens to enjoy chicken karaage noodles, deep-fried Milo gelato and tasty things on sticks.
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Brisbane's Night Noodle Markets Will Now Take Over the City Botanic Gardens This Spring
The Good Food Month favourite has rescheduled its postponed dates, and will now serve up its hawker-style dishes in September and October.
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NewsSeven Highly Entertaining Stories Behind Some of Australia's Most Loved Dishes and Drinks
Explore the history of everything from the much-loved Four'n Twenty pie to the dark colonialist past of bahn mi.
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NewsPizza Hut Is Giving Away Up to 285,000 Free Pizzas During This Year's Olympics
The fast food chain is handing out 5000 pizzas for the opening and closing ceremonies, another 1000 daily during the games, and between 200–1000 more each time an Australian wins a medal.
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NewsMelbourne's World-Famous Lune Croissanterie Is Opening Its Doors in Brisbane Next Month
Some of the world's best croissants are heading to South Brisbane's Fish Lane from early August.
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NewsMessina Is Bringing Back 40 of Its Greatest Gelato Hits in Take-Home Tubs
Fingers crossed that Jon Snow, Robert Brownie Jnr and Fairy Bread all make a comeback.
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NewsYou Can Now Turn Any Piece of Bread Into Dessert Thanks to This Vegan Cinnamon Donut Spread
Made from cashews, peanuts, cinnamon and coconut, it's dairy free and gluten free, too.
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NewsSan Churro's Indulgent New Dessert Snack Packs Pair Churros with Apple Pies and S'mores
It has also launched a new range of hot chocolate bombs that come filled with marshmallows, mini Oreos and Milo.
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NewsArnott's Has Released Gluten Free Versions of Its Scotch Finger, Tiny Teddy and Choc Ripple Biscuits
The new bikkies are made with a gluten free flour blend — and they're available in supermarkets now.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Bringing Back Its Bake-at-Home Fairy Bread Cookie Pie
It's topped with more 100s and 1000s than you've probably seen since your childhood birthday parties.
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NewsBrisbane's Night Noodle Markets Have Been Postponed Due to Travel and Quarantine Restrictions
With many of the event's vendors based in New South Wales, the Good Food Month staple isn't able to go ahead at present.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Now Dishing Up Single-Serve Cookie Pies in Stores Twice a Week
If you liked the gelato chain's large bake-at-home cookie pies, you'll love its new single-serve versions.
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NewsA Harry Potter-Themed High Tea Is Coming to Town This Spring
It'll take over top-secret locations in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
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NewsHarajuku Gyoza Is About to Start Serving Up Seaweed Beer to Go With Your Dumplings
The Scottish-style ale will be on tap at the chain's venues in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
