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NewsGood Beer Week Is Back for 2021 with a Stacked Tenth Anniversary Program
The annual beer-filled celebration returns, complete with a Daft Punk tribute party, a booze-free bash and lots of beery feasts.
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NewsLa Madonna Is the Luxe Hotel Bar and Restaurant Taking Over an Entire Floor Inside Next Melbourne
Roll in for clever snacks and a creative drinks list filled with barrel-aged concoctions.
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NewsKepler's Yard Is Northcote's New Astronomy-Inspired Cocktail Bar From the 24 Moons Crew
DJ nights, mismatched furniture and planet-themed cocktails, in a space that's named after a famous astronomer.
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NewsNew Fortitude Valley Bar Kazba Is Serving One of Its Cocktails Out of a Flask Hidden in a Novel
Also on the Tel Aviv-inspired spot's menu: Turkish coffee martinis and chilli haloumi savoury doughnuts.
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NewsEpic Beer's Sprawling Taproom Is Now Open in Onehunga
The no-frills beer hall arrives after more than 12 months of delays.
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NewsThe Hotel Britomart Is Opening a Collection of Elegant Private Function Spaces
The network of rooms provides space for intimate gatherings, private meetings and wine and food experiences with chef Tom Hishon.
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NewsCordis Auckland Has Opened a New Bar Spotlighting the Produce of Aotearoa
At this new opening you can sip on blue agave from Golden Bay, spiced rum from the Bay of Islands and vodka from Cardrona.
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GuideOur Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Glebe, Ultimo and Pyrmont
Sip brekkie cocktails in a sunny courtyard, then catch a gig in one of Sydney's best small bars.
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GuideOur Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Chippendale
This eclectic neighbourhood is brimming with top-notch coffee spots, salons, shops and watering holes.
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NewsGlobe-Hopping Gin Festival Junipalooza Is Finally Making Its Sydney Debut This August
Thirty local and international craft distillers will be pouring around 200 different types of gin across two days.
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NewsPoodle Upstairs Bar Is Now Open Two Nights a Week for Cocktail-Matched Snacking Sessions
Poodle Bar & Bistro has scored a new upstairs sibling, serving signature sips, gourmet charcuterie and caviar two nights a week.
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NewsThorndon Favourite Hillside Kitchen & Cellar Is Moving to Downtown Wellington
While its Tinakori Road home undergoes earthquake strengthening.
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NewsSammy Junior Is the New CBD Espresso and Cocktail Bar From the Maybe Sammy Team
Now open on King Street, it's slinging cuppas and breakfast bites by day, and sandwiches and mini cocktails in the afternoon.
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NewsAuckland Beer Week Has Dropped Its Full Lineup of Hop-Forward Events for 2021
It features sea shanty sing-alongs, roaming pub crawls and doughnut pairings.
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NewsUber Eats Is Launching On-Demand Alcohol Delivery in Auckland
The new service will be available from over 30 Auckland bottle shops.
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GuideWhere to Go for a Pre-Match Drink and Feed Near the SCG to Get You Pumped for a Game
Get fuel for a few hours of cheering on your favourite team.
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NewsFive Regional Towns to Stop in When Road Tripping from Melbourne to Sydney
Expect baked goods galore — and spending the night in Australia's most haunted mansion (if you dare).
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NewsAuckland Institution O'Connell Street Bistro Is Closing Its Doors After 24 Years of Service
The bistro will close its doors after a final dinner service on Friday, April 16.
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NewsKisa Is a New Wellington Pop-Up Serving Middle Eastern Cuisine
It arrives from the team behind Mr Go's and Ombra.
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NewsSydneysiders Can Now Stand Up and Have a Drink Indoors at the City's Pubs and Bars
The new rule just came into effect today.
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NewsWildflower Gin Has Opened a Bar with Build-Your-Own G&Ts at Its Gold Coast Distillery
You can now head to Varsity Lakes, sink into leather chairs and sip lamington espresso martinis, too.
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NewsBlack Pineapple Has Launched a Boozy Hot Cross Bun Cocktail Kit for Easter
All you have to do is shake, pour and garnish.
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NewsHendrick's Gin Is Offering Up a Bunch of Free G&Ts Around Sydney This Week
A Hendrick's hot air balloon will fly over Sydney today to launch its Week of Wonders, and a pop-up gin bar will be appear in The Rocks later this week.
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NewsYou Can Now Get DIY Gelato Messina Cocktails in Easter Eggs Delivered to Your Door
Cocktail Porter will deliver everything you need to make salted caramel cocktails inside Easter eggs — or espresso martinis inside Lindt bunnies.
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NewsYou and Your Pooch Will Soon Be Able to Spend a Night at BrewDog's Australian Craft Beer Hotel
As part of its big Australian expansion plans, the beer brand is also setting up a second Brisbane bar, and launching its first sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
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NewsFive Food Stops to Make on a Road Trip from Canberra to the Coast This Autumn
Let your taste buds lead the way from jam-filled doughnuts to cheeseburger pies.
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NewsOne to Watch: A New Multipurpose Cocktail Lab Is Coming to Wollongong
A couple of bartenders are creating a collaborative and experimental space for the industry, plus a fun new place to drink in the Gong.
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NewsThese Australian Breweries and Beers Have Just Been Named the Best in the Country for 2021
They topped the competition at this year's Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show Beer Awards.
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NewsSydenham Pub The General Gordon Hotel Has Reopened Three Years After It Burnt Down
The pub now features a dog-friendly courtyard, bottle shop and bistro fitted with a woodfire oven.
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NewsThis OTT Service Will Deliver Champagne Direct to Your Boat in the Hauraki Gulf
You no longer have to step foot on dry land for a bottle of bubbly.
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NewsNice Guys Is Victoria Street's New 70s-Inspired Microbrewery and Taproom
It's pouring porters made using whole vanilla pods and mango-tinged NEIPAs in a retrofuturistic space on Victoria Street.
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NewsFour Pillars Has Teamed Up with QT Hotels On a Limited-Edition Coconut, Bamboo and Almond Gin
You'll only be able to drink it at the hotel chain's bars — or you can order a bottle for your liquor cabinet.
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NewsBrunswick Aces Is Set to Be Melbourne's First Non-Alcoholic and Hangover-Free Bar
The new project from booze-free gin producer Brunswick Aces will see teetotallers and the sober curious spoilt for choice.
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NewsBy the Bottle Is a New Online Retailer Spotlighting Organic and Biodynamic Wines
Browse a vast selection of organic, natural, biodynamic and sustainably-produced wines from the comfort of your couch.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Free Rounds of Espresso Martinis at Ten Much-Loved Melbourne Bars
You'll get $100 to spend at one of the many great bars around town.
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NewsChoice Boomerang Is a Pop-Up Series Bringing Some of the World's Best Bars to Auckland
Sip on creations from Singapore's cult cocktail bar and a much-loved San Francisco tiki hut.
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NewsThree Twists on the Classic Margarita You Should Make This Month
Shake things up with these zesty tipples.
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NewsSlipstream Has Expanded Its Yeerongpilly Base with a 250-Person Brewpub and Big Beer Garden
The southside favourite is relaunching with 20 taps and a Californian-inspired food menu.
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NewsMelbourne Has Scored a New Rooftop Bar and Outdoor Cinema From the Embla Crew
Serving Mediterranean snacks, a hefty wine list and a program of cinematic gems to see you through summer.
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GuideOur Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Potts Point and Woolloomooloo
Discover where the locals go for an early morning feed and an after-work tipple — and everything in between.
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NewsScotland's BrewDog Is Looking to Open a New Craft Beer Bar in New Zealand
The brewery has plans to confirm a new flagship bar in New Zealand by the end of 2021.
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NewsVegan Mylk, DIY Packs and Chanel-Inspired Glass Bottles: Melbourne's New Wave of Bubble Tea
These boba shops are swapping milk for mylk and single-use plastic for reusable, Instagram-friendly packaging.
