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NewsThe Five Best Vegetarian Cafes in Brisbane
Natalie Portman doesn’t. Neither does Pamela Anderson, Bill Clinton or Ellen Degeneres.
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NewsSouth Side Diner Brings Americana to Brisbane
South Bank gets a new, retro addition in South Side Diner.
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NewsThe Complete Guide to Eating in Sunnybank
Hunting down these future favourites can be a laborious and occasionally disheartening process so we at Concrete Playground have tried to take some of the guesswork out of things. Here’s our list of some of the best meals the 4109 postcode has to offer.
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NewsThe Best Places in Brisbane to Treat Your Mum on Mother's Day (or Any Day)
Try slightly harder than your favourite sticky dive bar — your mum deserves it.
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GuideA Day and Night Guide to Paddington
From fine art and fancy dinners to sublime pub feeds and twilight bevvies, Paddington's still got it going on.
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GuideThe Best Food and Drink Festivals to Look Forward to Around Brisbane in 2024
Add cheese, seafood, bacon, cake, gin, whisky, berry, beer, Japanese and Greek festivals to your culinary plans for this year.
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NewsEight Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane
You're never too old for this Easter hunt, especially when there's cocktails in chocolate bunnies and hot cross cruffins to track down and devour.
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GuideAll of the New Brisbane Openings That You Need 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 Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Brisbane
From riverside feasts and rooftop parties to tea festivals and citywide celebrations, here's how to welcome in the Year of the Dragon in Brisbane.
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GuideThe 20 Best Restaurants in Brisbane
These are Brisbane's must-visit restaurants for any discerning food aficionado.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most Popular Cafes of 2023
Standout coffee roasters, Portuguese custard tart havens, cult-favourite bakeries — here's where you've been heading in 2023.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most Popular Restaurants of 2023
These are the Japanese favourites with a view, steakhouses, Thai eateries and burger joints that you've been scoping out throughout 2023.
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NewsTry Banana Bread and Espresso Butter Beer from 4 Pines and Single Origin
It's Up & Go for beer enthusiasts.
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NewsThe Seven Best High Teas in Brisbane
High tea is a serious art and we've found the best that Brisbane has to offer.
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NewsThe Seven Best Bagels in Brisbane
You might not have to travel as far as you thought to get your fix, because Brisbane's experiencing a rather tasty bagel boom, and it's hitting taste buds hard.
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NewsThe Discerning Person’s Pub Crawl: Southside Passage
This is the beginning of a short series of treks taking in the finest drinking and dining experiences Brisbane has to offer from the comfort of a bar stool.
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NewsPicnic-Themed Cafe to Open Just in Time for Summer
A new cafe packs the picnic basket for you in preparation for a summer of fun in the sun.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Oysters
Everything oyster is illuminated in conversation with chef Sean Connolly.
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RestaurantCooee Cafe & Restaurant
1825 Creek Road, Cannon Hill
This 200-seat Cannon Hill spot for a caffeine fix, bite and cocktail is part of Minnippi Golf & Range, Brisbane's first public golf course in more than 70 years.
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RestaurantDapl
200 Creek Street, Spring Hill
Located inside Brisbane's Amora Hotel, this restaurant heroes native Australian ingredients.
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RestaurantComo
119 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane
This modern Italian restaurant in South Brisbane takes its cues from Lake Como.
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BarBeenleigh Artisan Distillery Restaurant
142 Distillery Road, Eagleby
Beenleigh's heritage-listed 140-year-old rum distillery is home to an 80-seat restaurant.
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RestaurantKenilworth Island Bakery
3 First Avenue, Bongaree
The beloved bakery finally has an outpost closer to Brisbane serving its famed coffee- and hot chocolate-filled doughnuts.
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BarKirra Beach House
4 Marine Parade, Coolangatta
Part of the Kirra Point Precinct, this oceanfront drinking and dining spot boasts cabanas, cocktail bars and a seafood barbecue area.
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BarLagoon Beach Club
Manor Circle, Sanctuary Cove
Looking for a poolside bite and sip? InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort now has you covered.
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RestaurantLa Macelleria South City Square
148 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
This gelato chain is now scooping up its artisanal desserts from hole-in-the-wall digs in Woolloongabba.
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RestaurantEstablishment 203
6 Marshall Street, Fortitude Valley
Ben O'Donoghue has opened an Italian and steak restaurant in Fortitude Valley.
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RestaurantLittle Black Pug
1297 Logan Road, Mount Gravatt
If you love dogs as much as you do coffee and brekkie, this local Mount Gravatt favourite is for you.
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NewsDevastating and Beautiful Animated Ad Will Turn You Off Factory Farming
An ad for a popular fast food chain that might just make you cry.
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NewsMoreton Bay Oyster Season Launches with All-You-Can-Eat Oysters
The poshest all-you-can-eat around.
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NewsAlfred & Constance Launch New Summer Menu
Find us on the deck with a Jumbled Julep cocktail in one hand and a fork in the other. Hello summer.
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NewsBoozing Now Acceptable at Breakfast Thanks to Spreadable Beer
An Italian duo have done their bit to make the world a better place, engineering a chocolate-flavoured beer spread.
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NewsYour Guide to Eating and Drinking at Brisbane Festival
Enjoying live theatre, a gig or experimental art is never fun on an empty stomach, so with the annual Brisbane Festival kicking off this week we thought a pre-game feasting guide could help fill your tum right up. We also have a sweet giveaway to tempt you. Read on.
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NewsThe Seven Best Tapas Restaurants in Brisbane
Share plates are all the rage and there’s now a cornucopia of Brisbane restaurants with menus fashioned on the communal dining concept. Tapas has captured the heart of Brisbane dwellers, and become something of a neat catch-all term, not exclusive to Spainish cuisine, in the process.
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EventSpanish Film Festival
Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations
Say hola to the Brisbane's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.
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EventThe Made Local Market — Winter
Saturday, June 15 - Sunday, June 16, 2024
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
This market is like Etsy IRL, complete with over 120 local makers, designers, artists and creators selling their wares.
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EventLifeline Bookfest — Winter
Saturday, June 29 - Sunday, July 7, 2024
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Your twice-yearly excuse to boost your reading list is back, this time with more than 10,000 comics — and the usual million-plus books.
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EventSeasonal Fruit Festival — Winter Edition
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City
Catch Tirzah, Glass Beams, Bonny Doon and more at this riverside festival curated by Jet Black Cat Music at Felons Brewing Co.
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EventWest End Solstice Market
Friday, June 14, 2024
Davies Park, West End
The longest night of the year is on its way — and you can celebrate with 120-plus stalls, pop-up bars, glühwein, bonfires, live music and fire twirlers.
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EventKingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Various cinemas in Brisbane
More than half a century after the first film, Hollywood's paws are still on this sci-fi franchise — and this is a thoughtful and engaging new instalment.
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EventWinter Chalet at Customs House
Tuesday, May 14 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Customs House Brisbane, Brisbane
Spend winter sipping champagne while eating Moreton Bay bug croissants and baked whole brie in igloos by the river.
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NewsAvocado Beer Is a Possibly Delicious Invention
An LA brewery has created a guacamole-inspired beer to celebrate the beginning of avocado season in California.
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NewsJan Powers Farmers Markets Coming to Albion Mill
Bottled or baked, pickled or plucked, caught or dug up, you'll be able to get your hands on it at Albion Mill's Farmers' Markets.
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NewsThe Ten Best Hot Chocolates in Brisbane
Whether you're a purist who likes their fix plain and simple or are willing to mix it up - we have you covered.
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NewsPlating Up: The Bespoke Tableware Inspired by Chefs
Chefs lend a hand in creating unique tablewares, fit for their food.
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NewsThe Ten Best European Foods in Brisbane
We've picked out the best croissant, pork knuckle, gelato and more to feed your travel bug.
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NewsThe Five Best American Eats in Brisbane
Though it’s not helping us keep our waistlines in check, the US food on offer is just too good to ignore.
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NewsPaleo Before You Faileo: Brisbane’s Caveman Food Movement
It seems like ‘paleo’ is sweeping us off our feet, but are we quite literally feeding into the hype?
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NewsThe Five Best Cafes in Woolloongabba
Besides being famous for The Gabba cricket ground, Woolloongabba is offering up some great breakfast spots.
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NewsThe Five Best Dessert Spots in Brisbane
Because sometimes dessert should be the main deal, that's why.
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NewsConcrete Playground Talks Meat with Gavin Baker from Little Hunter
We learn about smoking and curing meats from a chef who earned his chops at the Fat Duck and with Justin Timberlake.
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NewsFinding the Perfect Fish on Good Friday
The best options whether you're after a fast fix or wanting to cook from scratch.
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NewsPop up fish and chips this Friday at Alfred and Constance
Head in for lunch or dinner at Alfred and Constance's Pop Up Fish and Chips
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NewsTop Five Healthy Eating Spots in Brisbane
For some of Brisbane's best healthy options, look no further.
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NewsThe Five Best Riverfront Spots in Brisbane
Brisbanites can't get enough of absolute waterfront vantage points for dinner and drinks.
