• News

    This Year's Budget Will Dish Out Millions in Tax Relief For Local Breweries and Distilleries

    Australia's small breweries have scored a much-needed helping hand, as part of the government's post-COVID recovery push.

  • News

    Four Pillars Is About to Release Its 2021 Batch of Bloody Good Bloody Shiraz Gin

    This year, you can also order bloody shiraz grape and quince paste — and bloody shiraz gin caviar — to go with the cult-favourite drop.

  • Guide

    Five Good Beer Week Events You Can Still Grab Tickets To

    10 days of beer-filled shenanigans — what'll earn a spot on your calendar?

  • News

    Ramblers Ale Works Is the New Hawthorn Craft Brewery Opening This Month

    Housed in a former mechanics garage, it'll have 12 beer taps, an al fresco beer garden and a food menu infused with lots of beery elements.

  • News

    Four Pillars Has Teamed Up with Qantas On a New Aussie Gin That Celebrates the Airline's Centenary

    The carrier is slinging new gin cocktails in its airport lounges, too.

  • News

    Starward Is Releasing Its Latest Super-Popular Ginger Beer Barrel Whisky to Warm Up Your Winter

    The sixth annual release from the distillery's ginger-focused program will be available to buy next week — if you're quick.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Six Ways to Indulge When the Cocktail and Comfort Food Cravings Kick In

    Satisfy your hankerings by heading to a cocktail festival, tucking into a pub roast or hibernating in front of the big screen.

  • News

    Free Cocktails, Express Manicures and $10,000 Shopping Tabs on Offer Under New FOMO Friday Initiative

    Across four huge Fridays, a stacked lineup of Melbourne bars, restaurants and retailers are offering discounts, freebies and giveaways.

  • News

    Australia's First Non-Alcoholic and Hangover-Free Bar Has Opened in Melbourne

    The new project from booze-free gin producer Brunswick Aces also features the country's first physical non-alcoholic bottle shop.

  • News

    Four Pillars Has Released Its 2021 Barrel-Aged Gins So You Can Keep Adding to Your Gin Shrine

    Its Sherry Cask Gin and Chardonnay Barrel Gin are back — and the distillery has added a new Single Barrel Gin, too.

  • News

    Archie Brothers Is Hosting Adults-Only Circus and Cocktail Pop-Ups in Its East Coast Arcade Bars

    Once a month, you'll be able to head to Alexandria, Docklands or Toombul for stilt walkers, magicians, burlesque and beverages.

  • News

    Sixty Smith Is the New Collingwood Bar and Restaurant From the Fitzroy Beer Garden Crew

    Head in for crafty cocktails, local art and a globe-trotting menu from an ex-MoVida chef.

Latest Places
  • Bar

    Hotel Mexico

    238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville

    Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.

  • Bar

    Bendigo Hotel Collingwood

    125 Johnston Street, Collingwood

    Collingwood's legendary live music pub The Bendigo Hotel is back in action thanks to The Mill Brewery Crew.

  • Bar

    Punters Club

    376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy

    Millennials and Gen Zs might lament the loss of Kewpie, but Gen X music lovers will rejoice in seeing this old boozer return to Brunswick Street.

  • Cafe

    Mork Chocolate Looking Glass

    13 Centre Place, Melbourne

    The site is showcasing the team's unconventional chocolate bars, elaborate drinking chocolates that never made it onto the menu, chocolate cocktail pairings and creative desserts.

  • Bar

    Windsor Wine Room

    60 Chapel Street, Windsor

    Keep it classic with a rosé matched with burrata and oysters, or get a bit more playful by pairing a natty number with jerusalem artichoke and hazelnut gnocchi.

  • Bar

    Asado

    6 Riverside Quay, Southbank

    The 250-seat Southbank venue is working magic with an open fire pit and three-metre-long parilla grill.

  • Bar

    Champagne Problems

    238 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

    If you loved drinking and dancing at Evie’s Disco Diner but now feel a little too old for it, consider a trip to its older sibling in the CBD.

  • Bar

    Greenhart Camberwell

    1226 Toorak Road, Camberwell

    This Melbourne wine bar is straying away from the usual European influences, instead showing how contemporary Asian food and Australian wines can be a perfect pairing.

  • Restaurant

    Hotel Lona

    473 Nepean Highway, Frankston

    A two-level venue with a restaurant, public bar and rooftop in one of Frankston’s oldest buildings.

  • Bar

    Moon Dog Wild West

    54 Hopkins Street, Footscray

    Make your way through the swinging saloon doors to find bucking bulls, arcade games, pool tables, a dog-friendly rooftop, and food and drinks aplenty.

  • News

    How to Say Thanks to Aussie Hospitality Legends If You're a Bit of a Bar Fly

    Show your support by hitting up a cocktail festival, having a parma with your pint and wearing your heart on your sleeve with some fun merch.

  • News

    Valhalla Is Collins Street's New Nordic-Inspired Underground Cocktail Lounge

    A moody after-work haunt with a drinks list that heroes Aussie spirits and locally foraged ingredients.

  • News

    Hope St Radio Is Opening a Wine Bar and Music Space at the Revamped Collingwood Yards

    It'll be slinging natural wine, fresh pasta dishes and curated tunes from your favourite presenters.

  • News

    Five Ways to Up Your Wine Knowledge If You Still Can't Tell Your Terroir from Your Tannins

    Use these tips and tricks to learn — and sip — your way to wine success.

  • News

    This Indulgent New Booze Membership Includes an Entire Beer Vending Machine and a Year of Refills

    It's one of the options under Craft Cartel Liquor's new subscriptions — but it'll cost you a tidy $10,000 per year.

  • News

    Sydney's Award-Winning Maybe Sammy Has Released a Trio of Bottled Cocktails to Sip at Home

    The new premium batched creations come in both solo serves and share-friendly 500-millilitre bottles.

Latest Events
  • News

    Two Aussie-Brewed 'Game of Thrones' Beers Are Coming to Mark the HBO Show's Tenth Anniversary

    Melbourne's Moon Dog Brewing is whipping up a Breaker of Chains chilli and vanilla stout and a Watchers on the Wall white chocolate ale.

  • News

    Good 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.

  • News

    La 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.

  • News

    Kepler'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.

  • News

    Poodle 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.

  • News

    Five 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).

  • News

    You 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.

  • News

    You 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.

  • News

    Five 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.

  • News

    One 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.

  • News

    These 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.

  • News

    Nice 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.

  • News

    Four 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.

  • News

    Brunswick 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.

  • News

    We'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.

  • News

    Melbourne 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.

  • News

    Vegan 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.

  • News

    We're Giving Away a Tap Machine So You Can Elevate Your At-Home Bar

    Take your house party up a notch with ice-cold shots — without using up precious freezer space.

  • News

    Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Announces Huge 2021 Program with Not One, But Three Festivals

    Work up an appetite for this expanded program of events, including the inaugural World's Longest Brunch.

  • News

    Four Pillars Is Expanding Its Healesville Distillery Via a Huge $6 Million Redevelopment

    Set to open in December 2021, the new addition to the company's Yarra Valley site will feature new hospitality, production and bottling facilities, and an events space.

  • News

    Australia's First All-Vegan Bubble Tea Shop Nuttea Has Opened in Melbourne's CBD

    The Melbourne Central venue has swapped milk for mylk with delicious results.

  • Guide

    Where to Watch the 2021 Australian Open in Melbourne

    BYO picnic and set up in front of a ten-metre outdoor screen, or team your tennis fix with prawns and cocktail jugs by the Yarra.

  • News

    This Australian Distillery Has Released a Limited-Edition Lamington-Flavoured Vodka

    If you'd like your drinks to taste like dessert, this is the new tipple for you.

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