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NewsConcrete Playground's Most Popular Posts of 2014
Markets, macarons and milkshakes had your fingers clicking this year.
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GuideThe Summer Travel & Leisure Guide
Because the year’s too long and summer’s too short to waste time on the mediocre.
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NewsThese Were the Most Instagrammed Places in Australia for 2014
Which snap-happy places got the most filter-laden love this year?
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide
The products we've been eyeing off all year.
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NewsMr and Mrs Smith’s Boutique Hotel Bucket List
Let the winners of the Smith Hotel Awards inspire your daydreaming.
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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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NewsThe Six Best Acai Bowls in Brisbane
The acai craze is creeping up the coast and has made its mark on menus around Brisbane.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Acai
The Acai Brothers run us through the ins and outs of the Amazon's finest fruit. Is it worth the hype?
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NewsFive Barossa Valley Events That Are Worth the Road Trip
Apparently there's more to the Barossa than wineries.
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NewsThe Quaffer’s Guide to the Best of the Barossa
Cam Knight takes you on a well-trodden path through his favourite Barossa cellar doors, restaurants and markets.
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NewsFive Dining Trends That Are Big in Japan
Japan has 32 Michelin-starred restaurants. These aren't them.
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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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NewsFive Unexpected Highlights to Seek Out in Bangkok
Thailand is undoubtedly one of Australia's favourite holiday destinations, but not usually for these reasons.
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NewsThis Invisible Air Umbrella Will Absolutely Not Turn Inside Out
Or hit your fellow pedestrians in the head.
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NewsThe Ten Best Ways to Spend a Sunday in Brisbane
It's not Monday yet. Enjoy the weekend out to its full potential.
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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 Eight Best Ways to Exercise for Free in Brisbane
Getting fit in Brisbane doesn't mean you have to shell out for expensive gym memberships.
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NewsWin a Digital Detox Thanks to General Assembly and Airbnb
It’s time to take a deep breath, kick back and relax.
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NewsThe Five Best Bars in Christchurch
This 'city of opportunity' mentality has spawned a new wave of small bars.
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NewsApple Expected to Reveal First iWatch and Two New iPhones Next Week
One step closer to a cashless society.
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NewsA Whirlwind Guide to Eating in Vietnam
You don't need mountains of time to experience the diverse regions of Vietnam, just an open mind. And mouth.
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NewsFour Creative Projects to Visit in Christchurch
Bars on buses, pop-up public buildings and shipping container shopping centres are part of a city brimming with innovation.
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NewsHumans of New York Has Gone Global
Photographer Brandon Stanton has left the five burroughs behind.
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NewsThis Cafe Delivers Burgers to Your Table at 100km/Hour
Christchurch's C1 Espresso has high-speed sliders, sustainable Samoan coffee and one hell of a cafe culture.
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NewsRoad Trip Country: Driving Around New Zealand’s Canterbury Region
Windows down and purpose-made road trip playlist blaring.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to Come Out of Sweden
Take a look around at the headliners of music festivals, at the clothes you're wearing and the cider you're drinking.
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NewsMake Your Own Rekorderlig Swedish Meatballs Straight from the Ski Slopes
Here's a boozy, fruity, wintry dish perfect for the final frosty nights of the season.
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NewsSeven Reasons to Leave the House This Weekend
Brainfood films, a plethora of art exhibitions and a brand new festival launch; staying indoors is so last weekend.
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NewsThe Seven Best Healthy Eating Spots in Brisbane
A health kick is no reason to stay home with your green smoothie.
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NewsCustomise Your Own Waves at the Sunshine Coast’s Epic New Wave Pool
Choose the size, length and time limit of your own wave.
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NewsTake a Casual Weekday Lunch at the Base of a Waterfall
Casual waterfall-floored dining at its finest.
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NewsThe Lake Tekapo Itinerary: Hot Springs, Stargazing and the Bluest Blue
Take a little trip to New Zealand's little mountain-surrounded oasis.
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NewsTrampoline Palace Sky Zone Brings the Best Bits Of Your Childhood Together
Jump into the world's first indoor trampoline park.
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