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NewsPatina Is the Brisbane CBD's New Waterfront Dining Spot with a Killer View
Here you can enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner or high tea overlooking the Story Bridge.
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NewsTaco Bell Is Opening Its Second Australian Store on the Gold Coast
It's the start of the Tex-Mex chain's Australian expansion.
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NewsA Riverside Greek Taverna Is Coming to Brisbane's Howard Smith Wharves Precinct
Greca will cook up Mediterranean dishes over a fire pit.
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NewsOutback Queensland's Truly Iconic Betoota Hotel Is Reopening for Two Days This Weekend
It's reopening temporarily for the famous Betoota Races — and all profits will be going to charity.
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NewsY Waste Is the New App Tackling Food Waste by Hooking You Up with Cheap Eats
Use it to search for local venues offloading surplus food, on the cheap
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NewsTips for a Successful Start-Up with Three Williams Cafe's Toby Iaccarino
So you’ve been percolating over the idea of opening your own cafe, and you’re finally ready to take the plunge.
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NewsThe Best Places in Brisbane to Treat Your Mum on Mother's Day (or Any Day)
Try harder than your favourite sticky dive bar — your mum deserves it, whether she's keen on a riverside Japanese feast, a gin brunch or a sky-high Spanish spread.
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NewsSix Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane
You're never too old for this Easter hunt, especially when there's chocolate hot cross cruffins, chocolate eggs melting into fondue and banoffee cocktails to track down and devour.
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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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NewsWe Talk Adopting the Paddock-to-Plate Mentality Within the Brewing World
And how the largest Australian-owned brewery has embraced the movement.
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NewsStone and Wood Is Opening a Brewery and Tasting Room In Brisbane
Find the Byron Bay-based outfit in Fortitude Valley from late 2019.
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NewsThe Holey Moley Team Is Opening a New Adults-Only Arcade Bar In Fortitude Valley
The eclectic B. Lucky & Sons offers vintage prizes, alcoholic bubble teas and bonito-flake pizza toppings.
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NewsPod & Parcel Is the Biodegradable Coffee Pod for Those Wanting a Cafe-Style Cuppa At Home
The Melbourne start-up has collaborated with local speciality coffee roasters to create pods that are both tasty and planet-friendly
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NewsStokehouse Q Is Set to Replace Its Bar with a New Riverside Offering
Simply named Q, the bar will have you eating and drinking even closer to the river's edge.
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NewsFive Beer-Making Trends You Should Be Following
From sours to sessionals, here's what's in vogue in bubble-filled beer land.
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RestaurantThe French Exit
169 Mary Street, Brisbane City
A dimly lit, romantic and inviting space, classic French dishes and a standout wine list go a long way to making you forget you just strolled off the street in Brissy.
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RestaurantCibaria Noosa
Elysium Resort Noosa, 14-16 Hastings St, Noosa Heads
Handmade pasta and coastal Italian flavours take centre stage at this relaxed all-day trattoria and bar on Hastings Street.
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RestaurantBirria Boy Taqueria
617 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba
Don't delay in getting a taste of these tacos, as this pop-up is only sticking around for a few months.
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RestaurantMeltemi Mediterrania
17 Albert Ave, Broachbeach, Gold Coast
This new diner brings the bold and diverse flavours of countries from Spain to Morocco and Sardinia to Lebanon all the way to the Gold Coast.
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RestaurantTABOO
20 Constance Street, Fortitude Valley
The monochrome pale-green, oasis, is set to become an all-day drinking and dining destination.
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RestaurantGrand View Hotel
49 North Street, Cleveland
The Grand View Hotel, overlooking North Stradbroke Island, enters a new era following a major refresh and upgrade.
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RestaurantMarlowe Restaurant
105 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane
This elegant Modern Australian bistro by the crew behind Central and Southside is set across nine rooms of a heritage-listed apartment building on Fish Lane.
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RestaurantBar Monte
17 Longland Street, Newstead
The Gold Coast fave has made the move to Newstead, bringing with it punchy Italian flavours and a wine list curated by one of the world's best sommeliers.
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RestaurantMamasan
3 Oracle Boulevard, Broadbeach
The extensive menu includes the likes of wagyu sandos, crab tortellini, kimchi fried rice and mango spring rolls.
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GuideFour Pubs to Hit Post-Match to Celebrate a Victory
Revel in that win just a while longer in these sports-loving Brisbane pubs.
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GuideWhere to Eat a Parma in Brisbane and Help Drought-Affected Farmers
Pubs across Brisbane are donating money from each parma (or parmi) sold to helping drought-affected communities.
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NewsYou Can Support Drought-Affected Farmers By Eating a Parma at These Pubs
Pubs across Australia are donating money from each parma sold to helping drought-affected communities.
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NewsJapan's Much-Loved MOS Burger Is Set to Open More Stores Across Australia
After testing the waters with six stores in Queensland, the Japanese chain will open 100 eateries in the next five years.
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NewsFood Artists Bompas & Parr Have Invented Non-Melting Icy Poles
They "last immeasurably longer than conventional ice lollies", and if they prove a hit, the London-based outfit will look at rolling out the desserts in supermarkets.
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NewsFour Spiced Rum Cocktail Recipes to Get You Through Winter
It's cold, it's wintry — so when you're not filling your tum with soup, warm it with rum.
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
Fri, 10 Apr, 2026
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
More than good enough: G Flip is playing Brisbane in February 2026 with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon in support.
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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EventIrish Spice Bag at Archive Beer Boutique
Discover the charms of the spice bag — a viral Irish-Chinese sensation that pairs with this West End bar and bistro's top-notch craft beer selection.
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EventArchie Moore: kith and kin
Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026
GOMA, South Brisbane
This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.
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NewsFoodora Will Stop Delivery Across Australia Later This Month
It will withdraw from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on August 20.
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NewsHow Cocktail Bitters Has Made Its Way onto Your Dinner Plate
And three recipes to try for yourself with a few drops of Angostura bitters.
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NewsCost Price Cafe Is Brisbane's Zero-Profit Coffee Truck
If it makes any profits, the prices of its food and drinks drop.
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NewsNew Farm Confectionery's Decadent New Flagship Store Is Now Open
As well as handmade sweets and decadent hot chocolates, New Farm Confectionery now serves coffee and baked goods.
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NewsMelbourne's 400 Gradi Has Claimed the Title of Best Pizza In Oceania
Johnny Di Francesco's acclaimed pizzeria was crowned this week at the 50 Top Pizza awards in Naples.
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NewsFortitude Valley's French Bistro Madame Rouge Has Abruptly Closed its Doors
The Parisian-style spot served its last crème brûlée and hosted its final service over the weekend.
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NewsGelato Messina Has Unveiled Its Amazing Brisbane Night Noodle Market Menu
It's going to be a sweet two weeks.
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NewsWhere to Get Fries That Are More Than Just Fries in Your City
From haloumi chips and tater tots to fries loaded with slow-cooked brisket, feta and chilli, these dishes have taken the humble fry up a level.
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NewsAn Ill-Conceived Range of 'Handmaid's Tale' Wines Was Announced and Then Immediately Scrapped
Not every pop culture hit needs merchandise — particularly a show delving into dark dystopian terrain.
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NewsTaco Bell Has Announced Plans to Open More Stores Across Australia
With new stores expected to open before the end of the year.
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NewsBass and Flinders' Truffle-Infused Gin Is Here to Fulfil Your Decadent Drinking Dreams
This winter, get your truffles in gin form.
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NewsYou Can Now Snack on Vegemite-Flavoured Popcorn for Some Reason
Pair your next cinema trip with this certain-to-be-polarising snack.
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NewsBrisbane's Golden Pig Cooking School Has Launched Its Own Restaurant
The Newstead cooking school has added a pan-Asian restaurant to its warehouse building.
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NewsWe're Giving Away $200's Worth of Haigh's Chocolates
And we've got an indulgent recipe for you to try with your winning haul.
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NewsTen Unexpected Dishes to Hunt Down Across Brisbane
Sometimes it feels like you've tasted it all — well, until you try bug dumplings and mulled wine ice cream.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Year's Worth of Fries
Yes, that's right. You could win 365 days worth of fries.
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NewsLittle Valley Is Brisbane's New Late-Night Chinese-Style Dining Hall and Beer Garden
The team behind Burleigh Heads' Rick Shores is bringing their Asian-style fare to Brisbane.
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NewsTop-Notch Restaurants Where You Can Actually BYO Beer in Your City
Bring along your six-pack (of beers) and let the kitchen sort out the rest.
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GuideWhere to Eat Pizza When All Your Friends Are Doing Italian Summer and FOMO Levels Are High
From chewy Neapolitan rounds to rectangular Roman slices.
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GuideFive Kid-Friendly Spots to Hit When Everyone's Feeling Hangry
Where you and the little guys can relax, play and have a feed.
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GuideWhere You Can Eat, Drink and Bring Your Fur Baby in Brisbane
Put an end to the separation anxiety.
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NewsSome Muggle Is Recreating the Great Hall for a Harry Potter-Themed Brunch in Brisbane
It'll just like a regular Hogwarts breakfast, only with less magic and more booze.
