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NewsStock Up on Sriracha Sauce as Factory Goes Into Shutdown
Fans of the spicy sauce might want to stalk up, or risk battling it out in the aisles.
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NewsThe Hunger Games Luxury Chocolates Are the Most Delicious Movie Tie-In
Because you certainly want to know what District 12 tastes like.
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NewsThe Eight Best Banh Mi in Brisbane
There is not a lot that can beat a truly great sandwich and banh mi is up there with the best.
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NewsPony Chases the Best Cocktail Bartender in Brisbane
Brisbane celebrates the art of cocktail creation, in the search for the city's best cocktail bartender.
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NewsJellyfish Protein Gives Us Creepy, Glowing Ice-Cream
Calcium-activated luminescent protein takes dessert to a whole new level.
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NewsEat Street Markets Ship a Taste of Asia to Brisbane
All the tastes of hawker Asian street food, with the cool quirk of shipping containers and arts programming.
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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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NewsWise Up at Moga’s Sake Masterclass
Sake is fermented rice at its finest and it's high-time we learned a thing or two about it.
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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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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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RestaurantMarguerite
18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore
Chef Patron Michael Wilson dismantles fine-dining stiffness with an open kitchen, playful “creative cuisine” and a smart temperance pairing — all set inside Singapore's Gardens by the Bay's lush ...
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RestaurantGolden Avenue
67 Edward Street, Brisbane
The Anyday group's seventh restaurant — and its first in the CBD — brings fire-kissed Levantine fare to a brutalist, light-filled Edward Street space.
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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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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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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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EventGood Things
Sun, 7 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Tool headlining their first Australian festival in over a decade, Weezer, Garbage: they're all on the Good Things 2025 lineup.
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EventOprah in Conversation
Mon, 8 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Oprah Winfrey is getting chatting in Brisbane on her first Down Under tour in a decade.
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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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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Oysters
Everything oyster is illuminated in conversation with chef Sean Connolly.
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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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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.
