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NewsNow Open: Babylon Garden Is Eagle Street's New Two-Tier Waterfront Bar with Stunning River Views
This riverside newcomer cascades across two terraces and 645 square metres, serving up Middle Eastern and East Mediterranean bites and cocktails.
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NewsNow Open: Amalfi Coast-Inspired Newcomer Settimo Is Star Chef Guy Grossi's First Brisbane Restaurant
You'll find the 150-seater inside The Westin Brisbane, serving up breakfast cacio e pepe omelettes, Amalfi lemon chicken and Italian wines.
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NewsOktoberfest Brisbane Is Saying Auf Wiedersehen After 15 Years of Steins, Schnitties and German Celebrations
"Over the past few months it has become clear that if the festival were to take place in 2023, we would not be able to deliver the same authentic German experience you have come to expect and love."
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NewsComing Soon: OTT Challenge Room Bar Hijinx Hotel Is Opening Its First Brisbane Venue in March
After Holey Moley set up shop at Chermside in 2022, the northside shopping centre will now welcome this New York hotel-themed games bar.
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NewsDa Biuso Is Brisbane's First 12-Seat Fine-Diner on a Bus — and It's Hitting the Streets From March
Serving up Mediterranean-inspired six-course degustations, this new eatery will debut in Ascot, then take its meals on wheels around town.
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NewsSydney's Restaurant Hubert Is Bringing Its French Cuisine to Brisbane for a One-Night-Only Collaboration
Head Chef Alexis Besseau is heading to Woolloongabba's C’est Bon for a 'French on French' menu featuring four snacks and four courses.
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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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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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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 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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GuideOn the Way: Upcoming Brisbane Openings to Put in Your Diary for 2024 and Beyond
Brisbane is about to look a whole lot different — these are the newbies we're counting the days for.
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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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NewsNow Open: Future Magic Brewing Co Is East Brisbane's New Community-Minded 150-Seat Beer Haven
After a successful crowdfunding campaign, this eastside newcomer is pouring its own beers, slinging pizzas and showing nearby breweries some love in an old Manilla Street warehouse.
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NewsHarris Farm Markets Has Completely Eliminated Artificial Colours From All Products on Its Shelves
The supermarket chain is the first — and so far only — major grocery provider to ditch artificial colours in Australia.
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NewsAcclaimed British Chef Marco Pierre White Is Bringing His First-Ever Live Theatre Show to Australia
Catch the ‘White Heat’ author and 'MasterChef' alum chatting about his culinary career — including being the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars.
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NewsSydney's YCK Precinct Has Been Named Australia's First Purple Flag District for Its Vibrant and Safe Nightlife
The Harbour City locale joins areas in England, Sweden and New Zealand in being recognised as a top-tier nightlife hotspot.
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NewsLa Boca Is Stamford Plaza Brisbane's New Argentinian Bar and Grill by the River
Pair short ribs from the parrilla grill and dessert empanadas with Argentinian sangria and mango chilli margaritas.
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NewsThis Tequila Brand Is Handing Out 10,000 Free Cocktails to Celebrate International Margarita Day
Altos is teaming up with venues around New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland — and one South Australian spot — to hand out free 'ritas for three weeks.
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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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RestaurantBlack Hide Steak and Seafood
33 William Street, Brisbane City
Black Hide's Queen's Wharf restaurant is Brisbane's new go-to for steak, seafood and cocktails with a view.
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BarClaw BBQ & Grill Carindale
1151 Creek Road, Carindale
Brisbane's seafood lovers can now don bibs, crack open shellfish and watch sports at this chain's second crab shack, this time in the city's south.
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RestaurantSokyo
William Street, Brisbane City
At its first outpost outside of Sydney, this luxe Japanese fine-diner is dishing up eye-catching sushi, sashimi and more at Queen's Wharf.
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RestaurantAttimi by Dario Manca
224 Given Terrace, Paddington
This 28-seat Italian fine-diner in Paddington takes inspiration from Michelin-starred dining in Europe.
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NewsFirst Look: Melbourne Is Getting a New Multi-Sensory Cocktail Exhibition You Can Sip Your Way Through
The Australian-first 'Art of Mixology' has commissioned six celebrated artists to reimagine various cocktails as immersive, interactive installations.
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FeatureFour Easy Cocktails You Can Make With Rosé
We bet you didn't know rosé could star in these summery sips.
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NewsThree Blue Ducks Is Opening Its Latest Farm-to-Table Outpost at The Lodge in Bellingen
NSW's mid-north coast will be home to its own Three Blue Ducks from later this year.
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NewsThe Wright House Is the Two-Level Brewpub with a 'Mad Men'-Inspired Chophouse Coming to Woolloongabba
Decked out with interiors inspired by iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this new drinking spot hails from the crew behind Casa Chow, Sasso and South City Wine.
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NewsFormer World's Best Restaurant Mirazur Is Heading From France to Sydney for a Three-Week Residency
Mauro Colagreco's acclaimed French Riviera eatery will set up shop at The Gantry in March, serving up a tasting menu that heroes Australian ingredients.
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NewsA New Brewpub From Aviation-Inspired Brewery Archer Has Landed in an Old WWII Hangar in Wilston
Keeping the air travel theme going, the bar at this Newmarket Road newcomer is made from the last-ever Ansett 727 plane to be flown.
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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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NewsBrisbane Powerhouse's Night Feast Has Added a Heap of Restaurants and Installations to Its March Lineup
The neon-lit food market will feature dishes from Taro's Ramen and Ham on Rye, plus giant illuminated humanoids and laser beams that look like intergalactic events.
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NewsTwo's Ordinary, Three's Not a Crowd at QT's Throuples-Friendly Valentine's Day Dinners Around Australia
Book a table for three on February 14 and you’ll score free oysters at most QT hotels around the country — or you might win a sleepover for three.
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FeatureBarista Meets Bartender: Two Drinks Connoisseurs Join Forces to Create the Ultimate Espresso Cocktails
When it comes to cocktails, is there a more universally loved combination than coffee and alcohol?
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NewsScenic Rim's Eat Local Festival Is Returning for 2023 This Winter — and It'll Run for an Entire Month
Why spend just a week at harvest festivals, sipping carrot beers and hanging out with alpacas when you can spend a whole month?
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FeatureBancho's Yoshi Onishi on the Art of the Martini
Dive into the craftsmanship, quality and signature pour of an exceptional Japanese spirit with an expert in Australia's beverage scene.
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NewsThree Michelin-Starred English Restaurant L'Enclume Is Coming to Australia for a Sydney Residency
Balmoral Beach's Bathers' Pavilion will host British chef Simon Rogan's acclaimed eatery for a five-week stint this winter — and it's the first time the restaurant is venturing away from its Northern England home.
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NewsSay Cheers: Australia's Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2022 Have Just Been Announced
New South Wales' Mountain Culture has taken out the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll for 2022, claiming the title for its Status Quo pale ale.
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NewsBrisbane Powerhouse's Neon-Lit Night Feast Food Market Has Unveiled Its March Culinary Headliners
Chefs from e'cco Bistro, Donna Chang, Ngon and Mary Mae's, plus City Winery's vino maker, lead the debut event's lineup.
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NewsMessina's First Indulgent 2023 Treat Is a Red Velvet Gelato, Cake and Fudge Tub for Valentine's Day
Love Messina? Love all things red velvet? This new special combines the two — and it's only available for a limited time.
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NewsGold Coast Favourite Rise Bakery Is Bringing Its French Pastries and a Champagne Bar to Portside Wharf
After launching at Sanctuary Cove back in 2022 and proving a hit, Rise Bakery is opening its first Brisbane outpost in April.
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NewsMark Your Calendar: GABS Has Locked in Dates for Its Big 2023 Craft Beer, Cider and Food Festivals
Returning for another brew-filled year, the Great Australasian Beer Spectapular will pair 120 tipples with panels, games and a silent disco.
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NewsCheese Dreams Are Made of This: Australia's Massive Mould Dairy Festival Is Returning in 2023
This huge cheese festival pairs all the dairy you can handle with wine, beer, whisky, vodka, gin and sake.
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NewsBrisbane's Juicy Indie Beer Festival Is Bringing Its Brews Back to Fortitude Music Hall This Autumn
For the fest's second year, DJ Ebony Boadu and DJ Sampology will help provide the tunes, and 20-plus independent breweries will pour up to 90 beers.
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GuideThe Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in 2023 in Brisbane
From rooftop parties and tea festivals to citywide celebrations and stacked feasts, there are plenty of ways to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit in Brisbane.
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NewsUgly Vodka Is the Innovative New Booze Brand Turning Imperfect Apples Into a Sustainable Sip
This nifty new drink hails from the minds at 80proof Liquor and music festival crew Untitled Group.
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NewsLoved Up? You've Got the Chance to Score a Luxe $500 Date Every Day Until Valentine's Day
Looking to go big this February 14? Grinders Coffee Roasters is covering the bill with daily $500 giveaways.
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NewsRaise a Glass: Melbourne Was Just Named One of the Five Best Drinking Cities in the World
According to drinks publication 'Punch', the Victorian capital is among the world's most travel-worthy drinking destinations for 2023.
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NewsComing Soon: Rumba Is the New Jazz-Heavy Cuban and Latin American Joint Taking Over Evita's Digs
The crew behind Lina Rooftop and Soko Rooftop is farewelling its Argentinian eatery — and unveiling a new cocktail- and platter-slinging spot in its place.
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NewsRené Redzepi's Acclaimed Noma Is Closing in 2024 to Become a Food Laboratory From 2025
Goodbye Noma 2.0, hello Noma 3.0, with the globally renowned Copenhagen restaurant set to turn into a test kitchen in its latest reinvention.
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NewsLune's Iced Vovo Cruffins Are Back to Help Start 2023 with Supremely Tasty Pastries
Also available from the cult-favourite croissanterie in January: coconut rough pain au chocolat, plus twice-baked almond frangipane and vanilla crème croissants.
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NewsGame, Set, Feast: Here's Which Chefs and Restaurants Are Popping Up at the 2023 Australian Open
Come for the tennis, stay for top-notch eats by Supernormal, Stokehouse, Nomad and more.
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NewsMelt Brothers Is Expanding Its Cheese Toastie Empire to Brisbane's North
Already serving up plenty of melted cheese in two CBD locations, the chain is now heading north to Chermside.
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GuideTen Standout New Brisbane Bars That Started Pouring Drinks in 2022
The city's very best boozy additions of the year include rooftop spots, Euro-style bars and a wine joint from the Lune team.
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GuideTen Must-Visit New Brisbane Restaurants That Opened Their Doors in 2022
These are the 2022 newcomers that you need to try — or revisit — as soon as you can.
