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    The Old Growler in Kings Cross Is Now an 80s-Themed Dive Bar Named Chachi's

    It's filled with pink lights, old-school arcade games and canned spaghetti jaffles.

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    Hop Topics: The Rise of the New England IPA

    Like IPAs? Meet their new — slightly more delicate — cousin.

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    The Revamped Orient Hotel Is Bringing a New Cocktail Terrace to The Rocks

    The maritime-leaning Mrs Jones will serve cocktails, charcuterie and pub classics overlooking the laneways of The Rocks.

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    Merivale Is Offering (Almost) Half-Price Booze at 37 of Its Bars for a Whole Month

    The mega hospitality group will run a daily happy hour that offers 49 percent off everything behind the bar.

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    Vic's Meat Market Just Became Sydney's New Dinner Destination

    The carnivore haven just launched its new dinner service, offering classic smokehouse dishes and expertly grilled steaks.

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    The Hills District Is Getting a Huge New Bavarian Beer Hall

    The 350-seat outpost of The Bavarian will open next week and it'll be slinging 500 free hot dogs to celebrate.

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    How Sydney Chefs Are Approaching Autumn Dining This Season

    Hearty flavours, belly warmers and truffles abound.

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    Someone Is Trying to Turn the Dymocks Building Rooftop Into a Garden Bar

    It's currently an unused rooftop space in the middle of the city — but entrepreneur Lyndon Gannon wants to change that.

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    Nutie Is Bringing Its Gluten-Free (and Mostly Vegan) Doughnuts to Sydney's CBD

    After slinging GF goodies in Balmain for a year, Nutie is popping up on Pitt Street with doughnuts, wagon wheels and lemon meringue pies.

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    Sydney's Verandah Bar Has Just Reopened as a New CBD Garden Oasis Restaurant

    Social at Verandah marks the first phase of venue's extensive revamp.

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    The Collaroy Is Reopening Under Merivale This Month

    The northern beaches boozer was acquired by the group last year, and will reopen all shiny and new this month.

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    Tasmanian Food Trails: The Natural Bounty of the Northwest

    Get to know the brews and the bees on the drive from Devonport to Launceston.

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    Tasmanian Food Trails: Indulge on the Great Eastern Drive

    Enjoy the finer things in life as you take in Tasmania's east coast.

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    The Best Gin Bars in Sydney

    Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, you gotta walk into these.

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    Australia's Free Nutella Food Truck Is Back

    It'll travel from Sydney to Perth, giving away free hazelnutty breakfasts along the way.

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    The Botanica Vaucluse Is Sydney's New Luxury Garden Restaurant and Spa

    The impressive concept boasts a farm-to-table menu, its own gin, massages and millennial pink chairs.

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    The Ten Best Bars on Sydney's Lower North Shore

    Where to find a great drink in this northern neighbourhood — whether you're after fine wine, a unique cocktail or some pints among mates.

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    Fratelli Fresh and Sake Will Open at Manly Wharf Later This Year

    The northern beaches wharf is currently getting a refurb — and the two Rockpool Dining Group restaurants will open in the new second storey.

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    Enmore's The Gretz Has Become Wish Bone, an Eatery Dedicated to Fried Chicken

    It's heroing Hartyard's famous fried chicken, which will be served alongside poutine, mac 'n' cheese and boozy shakes.

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    Carbon Mexican Is Bondi's New Wood-Fired Mexican Joint from the Taqiza Team

    The hacienda-inspired restaurant has taken over the old Rum Diaries space.

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    Erskineville's Swanson Hotel May Be Getting a New Lease on Life

    Though a simple pub reno isn't all that's being proposed for the 1930s pub.

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    Ten Eateries to Hit on a Weekend Away in Auckland

    As you plan your next getaway, make sure you leave room for these culinary hotspots.

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    Paddington Restaurant Fred's Is Launching Saturday Breakfast

    It'll serve coffee, scones and canelés from 8am, and sell boxes of fresh produce for you to take home too.

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    The Saint Peter Team Has Opened a Fish Butchery in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs

    Rather than merely choosing from the fillets on display, you can ask the butcher to prepare the exact cut you need, just as you would at a traditional meat butchery.

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    Sydney's Poor Toms Distillery Has Opened Its Marrickville Gin Hall to the Public

    After three years of operation, the distillers have opened a public bar in their inner west warehouse.

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    4 Pines Has Opened Its Own Craft Beer Bar at the SCG

    From tonight, Carlton Draught might be on the bench as the northern beaches brew takes over taps at the stadium.

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    Melbourne Has Just Gone All In on Millennial Culture with a Smashed Avo and Music 'Festival'

    Yes, this is a real thing. And yes, there will be avo on toast (as well as avocado cocktails, performance artists and a local music lineup).

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    The Oeno Files: Bored of the Bottle? Try Your Wine in a Cask, Can or Box

    These wines taste as exciting as their packaging looks.

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    Adelaide's Beer and BBQ Festival Is Coming to Sydney for the First Time

    The beerfest is one of the best in Australia, and its Sydney iteration will see over 60 craft brewers join forces for a weekend of brews, barbecue and beats.

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    Sydney's New Darling Square Food Precinct Steam Mill Lane Is Now Open

    The first round of food and retail vendors have moved into the Haymarket laneway, with Belles Hot Chicken, 8bit and The Sandwich Shop among them.

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    The Best Cafes to Visit in the Blue Mountains

    Take a break from hiking and sightseeing, and refuel at one of these top-notch cafes.

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    Jamie Oliver Has Lost Ownership of His Australian Restaurant Chain Jamie's Italian

    The Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group will no longer manage the restaurants, but, aside from the closure of the Canberra outpost, they'll remain open.

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    Sydney's Stockade Brew Co Is Opening Its Own Marrickville Brewery and Bar

    Yep, the inner west is getting another brewery — and this one will have room for 250 punters, a private tasting room and a rotating roster of food trucks.

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    Kogi Is Market City's New DIY Korean Barbecue Joint

    It's the latest addition to the building's new 1909 Dining Precinct.

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    Paddington Pub Four in Hand Is Being Sold as a House

    The Sutherland Street watering hole is about to pour its last drinks.

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    Brisbane's Eat Street Is Now Home to an Aussie-First Vertical Hydroponic Farm

    The system will supply fresh herbs and veggies to the Northshore precinct's food vendors.

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    Brix Distillers Is Sydney's New Inner City Craft Rum Distillery

    When it opens this year, it'll be the first Sydney distillery to make rum in 200 years.

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    Two-Hatted Regional NSW Restaurant Biota Is Popping Up in Chippendale

    Expect innovative dishes, surprise guests and an all-Aussie drinks curation during its residency at The Old Clare Hotel.

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    Potts Point's Kit & Kaboodle Is Now a Hedonistic Poutine-Slinging Rock 'n' Roll Club

    The Potts Point Hotel venue is now named Boogie Mountain, and it now features Talking Heads, Iggy Pop and all-you-can-eat poutine.

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