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With so much Perth food news going down it's easy to miss a thing or two, but luckily we've got you covered. Here's all the Perth food news you missed this week.

Listen up, Bondi babes: after almost two years of planning, painting and plenty of anticipation, Stage Two of Bondi Icebergs Club’s much-hyped makeover has landed, unveiling a sleek new bistro and bar, The Bergs.

It’s almost impossible to keep up to date on all of Brisbane's foodie news, so to make it easy, we've rounded up all the updates you need to know.

It’s here, you big legends. The most magical day of the year when cheap cruises, flights, hotels, tours and more make holidays practically mandatory.

Whether you're a Blink or tagging along for the vibes, here’s how to make the most of BLACKPINK’s Singapore concert in November 2025 without missing a beat.

From Hummus Hustle's Lebanese bowls to Never Never's oyster fest, Bank Street's smash burgers and more, your guide to Adelaide CBD dining and SA food events.

Your favourite summer festival is returning with big beats, big energy, and big changes. 

Scoot, the low-cost love child of Singapore Airlines, has just dropped not one, not two, but THREE brand-spankin’ international routes to Asia. Kicking off December 2025, you’ll be able to jet off to Thailand or Japan with fares so low you’ll wonder if they missed a zero.

The Coach Coffee Shop opens in Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa’s new Weave precinct, serving up grilled cheese, wagyu hotdogs, and a chilli crab soft serve exclusive to the location.

American pizza party legends Chuck E. Cheese are finally headed to Australia - and in good news for Perth’s many pizza lovers (we see you, we love you) their very first store is headed to the west coast.

Calling all Bluey fans—the hugely popular Bluey’s World has refreshed the iconic experience in Bluey's hometown of Brisbane.

The State Buildings are turning 10, and they’re celebrating with a month-long festival of food, wine, music, and culture. From Michelin-starred kitchen takeovers to Thai night markets and champagne brunches, here’s everything you need to know.

Nat might be a master of showstopping, award-winning dishes, but to her, the best food in Thailand is simple, home-cooked, or found at the local street markets.

Marine creatures, moon jellies and a 36-metre-wide ocean panel? Oceanarium at Sentosa, Singapore, has opened to public on 24 July 2025. 

To make sure that you're on top of all the tasty things happening in Sydney, we've wrapped up everything that you need to know right here.

Flights from $49 one way sound tempting? Here’s all the intel you need about the Virgin Australia sale.

Foodies, home chefs, and aesthetic cast iron enthusiasts, this one is for you. Iconic French cookware brand Le Creuset has officially opened its doors at DFO Perth, just in time for its 100th anniversary.

The voucher can be used for staycays in your hometown, relaxing retreats in South East Asia or an all-out Euro summer.

Long gone are the days of Perth’s winter hibernation, where the city streets were quiet and it was blissfully easy to score a premium table at your favourite foodie hotspot. These days, a winter in Perth means sipping on vino fireside in cosy wine bars, watching chefs fire up hearty steaks in open kitchens, and devouring curries that warm you from inside.

Raffles Sentosa is probably the closest you’ll get to living out your Crazy Rich Asians fantasy, complete with personal butlers, a private pool in every villa, and enough peacocks strutting around to make a Bridgerton ball look low-key.

Redfern’s pumping new precinct, Wunderlich Lane, is marking the winter solstice with a bold, pleasure-focused festival running between Monday 16 and Sunday 22 June.

A magical immersive world of light, colour and bubbles is coming to Sydney with Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience.

Abbie Davis—AKA Mrs White—is the groovy Melbourne photographer whose kaleidoscopic photos capture life's joys, from kids getting dressed up to couples getting hitched.

Retro arcade games, juicy burgers, and bottomless fries on Fridays. Welcome to The Backroom — your new go-to for game nights done right.

If you grew up near City Beach, chances are you’ve heard of the original Bert’s — the iconic surf kiosk that was a local hangout from the ’50s to the early ’60s. Now, it's making a comeback, and ready to serve a whole new generation of sandy-footed surfers and locla grommets as it takes over the old Odyssea spot in late August.

Here, the beloved chef shares a whole host of carts, markets and restaurants to visit, the delicious dishes she's introduced her kids to, and where to sleep it all off. 

Hugely popular American chicken wing chain Wingstop will open the doors to its first Australian location in Kings Cross.

Espresso bar by day, wine bar by night, Scarborough's latest, Little Wave, is bringing Mediterranean influences to the sandy strip. 

It will be joined by awe-inspiring works in QAGOMA’s upcoming free exhibition.

 For just two nights, a lucky duo will experience the Eta Aquariids meteor shower most spectacularly—through the telescope of former Bachelor and astrophysicist Matt Agnew, deep in the Tasman Peninsula wilderness.

Keen for a luxe vacay that feels a million miles away from the mainland? Visit this remote Tasmanian lodge.

Dinosaur Safari is back for school holiday adventures.

Perth has just claimed its very own coastal oasis within the CBD, welcoming Light Years - an Asian Bar and Diner pushing the boundaries of typical Asian dining with a unique setting and menu.

Simon Rogan's flagship restaurant will pop up again in Sydney for six weeks in 2025.

Solaré will function like a normal, three-level Sydney restaurant and bar—just on the water. 

Brace yourself.

From sleek Tokyo inspired bars to yokocho style strips to fusion omakases, Japanese cuisine has well and truly taken Perth by storm in recent years. The latest is Izakaya Tori’s new Mt Lawley outpost. 

Amid Margaret River's many incredible wineries, a chic wine bar that brings together the best of the region feels like the missing link. Enter Strange Brew, a brand new wine bar and bottleshop set to open down south in coming weeks and offering vino on tap and charcuterie share plates.

Acclaimed Melbourne chef and restaurateur Shane Delia is bringing Middle Eastern flavours to Brisbane with the opening of Layla.

With almost 50 stalls serving 25 cuisines, the multi-million-dollar, 3000-square-metre Hay St Market is Sydney’s newest foodie destination in the heart of the Paddy’s Markets precinct in Chinatown.

It's the counter-culture can and cocktail bar meets metal speakeasy that's just landed in Perth (with a mighty burnout baptism to welcome it to the neighbourhood). DEADBEAT is a callback to the subcultures of the 80s and 90s, bringing metal mayhem to the CBD.

“What’s the deal with tiny cabins, anyway?”

Just one year shy of its 100th birthday, the Denmark Hotel is in the best shape of its life. Standing on the corner directly opposite the Denmark River since 1926, it’s back open and pouring pints after a four-month-long transformation that’s got the approval of locals. 

Erin is a relaxed wine bar and restaurant inside Gelato Messina's GQ in Marrickville.

To celebrate tall things Aperol (and the la dolce vita that comes with it), Subiaco will once again transform into a Euro-inspired playground with the return of Subi Spritz, the 10-day festival bringing spritz-fuelled fun to Subi. 

To celebrate International Women's Day 2025, and all the incredible women in hospitality who keep the Perth scene turning, we asking a local chef, bar owner and marketing manager just how they'd like to see action accelerated for women in the industry.

Ahead of International Women's Day on Saturday 8 March, we chatted with the powerhouse trio of ladies leading one of Australia's hottest restaurants right now.

Rotto's new family-friendly retreat, The Lodge Wadjemup, is now open on the island, where considered design and elevated hospitality take centre stage, and winter getaways are equally appealing as the warm weather ones. 

Here’s the top shelf Brisbane openings we’re most looking forward to checking out this year (so far).

It’s the most colourful event on Sydney’s cultural calendar—here's what's on for Mardi Gras 2025.

Sydney fashion brand Double Rainbouu has collaborated with Tinder on a limited-edition, three-piece collection celebrating love and individuality—just in time for Sydney Mardi Gras.

The EVE Hotel Sydney is the luxury boutique hotel completing Redfern's Wunderlich Lane precinct.

From saucy salsa lessons to divine degustations, here are the best things to do this Valentine's Day in Perth if you're really keen to impress someone.

It’s time to get down and dirty, because brat weekend is finally here. Okay, technically it's Laneway weekend, but really it’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re all just living it. We know Charli will be hungry for a feed after her set, so here’s all the brattiest food around Perth we’d recommend to her.

Bringing a bold new take on modern Mexican, the pop up bar is an electric pink paraiso of ostentatious decor and tequila-based cocktails. This is Mexicana glamour, a taqueria by way of the pastel pink lined street of Palm Strings and the glowing neon strips of Miami, a venue that invites you to sip on margaritas til the early hours.

Babe, wake up—a new luxury eco-resort is set to drop in 2027. After a ten-year hiatus, Hook Island is making its return thanks to Epochal Hotels’ CEO Glenn Piper. 

Cibaria is Manly’s new Italian restaurant, cafe and gelateria by the busy Sydney chef.

A little older, a little wiser, a little more worldly, Lil’s Rooftop Bar has landed on the west end of Murray Street.

Step into the Year of the Snake, a time for wisdom, transformation and new beginnings - the exact inspiration we need as we delve our way into 2025.

An early look at Lupe’s Cerveceria, a discotheque-meets-taqueria ode to the faded cantinas of Guadalajara, Jalisco and Santiago de Tequila.

Here's what's open on the 27 January public holiday in Brisbane. 

Urban List Guest Editor Sianna Catullo, a Narungga woman, on amplifying First Nations voices and allyship ahead of 26 January, 2025.

Cafe Freda’s was set to close in Darlinghurst on Saturday 1 March—but they’re reopening in April inside Chippendale pub The Abercrombie.

Melbourne. We’re a city of laneway cafes, late-night restaurants and bustling basement bars—and arguably the world’s best food scene. And behind the scenes are some very talented women. But it’s not always roses for them. They’ve breached an industry that has a shockingly low rate of participation from women—in some areas of hospitality under 15 percent of the workforce is female.

A 130-year-old building in the city will soon be home to a four-level dining destination.

We all have memories of traversing the empty foyer of South Yarra's Jam Factory to head to the cinema, but no more. The iconic precinct has officially closed to make way for a $2.75 billion redevelopment which will see it become a massive shopping and dining hub that will land somewhere between Collins Street in the CBD, and Chadstone Shopping Centre—bougie.

Your guide to what's going on around the grounds in Sydney, covering new developments, urban agendas, and any newsworthy city talk. 

We spoke to Lune Croissanterie founder Kate Reid on bringing Lune to Sydney, and her favourite sweet treats in town.

Beginning in December, legendary tattooer Andrew Mcleod from Chapel Tattoo and his team will be tattooing individuals as part of an activation by not-for-profit organisation In Pieces to raise awareness around suicide and provide free mental health training.

Set in the stunning Southern Alps, Rhythm and Alps has got to be one of the best festivals around. This year’s festival comes with an insane lineup including powerhouse Becky Hill, Andy C, and Shapeshifter, who will be celebrating their 25th anniversary. 

Brunch has finally grown up and taken over where dinner is failing us. 

A four-day feast with some of the country’s best winemakers and chefs is pouring, playing, popping and cooking its way into our cals this November. 

The International is a three-part dining destination opening in Martin Place in November 2024.

Once upon a time, dinner was enough. You came, you saw, you ate, you drank. Now? Well, it’s an endless adventure with wild possibilities.

So what is it about these little shops—some of which have been operating longer than most readers have been buying mortadella—that are so very captivating?

If you've been looking for an excuse to book your next holiday, here it is. 

Fine dining meets Euro-inspired party vibes at the sprawling split-level hospitality venue.

Say hello to the big cheese. Seriously, that’s not an exaggeration—remember Burrata Bar from the Subi Night Markets? Well, now you can get your hands on the good stuff seven days a week, because they’ve just set up shop permanently in Northbridge.

If you thought the spectacular scenery of K’gari (Fraser Island) couldn’t get any better, you’re in for a pleasant surprise, because paradise has just leveled up. 

Brisbane and SE Queensland is set to get a serious glow-up, with a whole bunch of incredible projects in the pipeline. 

What if we told you that you could fulfill that pipe dream of being a homeowner without cutting back on your smashed avo? 

As Neil Perry prepares to open another two venues in this once-sleepy, always-fancy suburb, we check in to see what's new and why foodies are flocking to Double Bay. 

Created with the laidback Mermaid Beach lifestyle in mind, Moustache effortlessly merges the laidback vibes of an espresso joint with the elegance of a wine bar. 

Calling all snow homies, holiday heroes, music-mad, and just plain festy frothers—epic destination festival, Snow Machine is next week. And. You. Don’t. Want. To. Miss. Out. 

The perfect Sunday includes a few sun-soaked cocktails, an allure of smoked meats, and something to keep the kids entertained. 

The humble south-eastern suburb of Dingley Village will soon be home to a state-of-the-art wave park. The project, pending State Government approval, has since been given the green light after a five-year wait when it was initially pitched in 2019.

Fly home for zero dollars.

Hello, holidays.

“We need to dramatically pick up the pace and get global emissions plummeting this decade.”

As much as we love to travel, we all need to do our bit to help reduce our footprint, be it here at home or on the beaches of Croatia. While it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of planning your next sojourn, we all need to be conscious that the jet fuel, the plethora of packaging we take with us, the disruption to nature and the over-use of energy all add up. To help you become a more sustainable traveller, here are eight environmentally-friendly travel tips you should implement on your next holiday.