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Inside the heritage-listed John Reid & Nephews building on Charlotte Street, you'll find a 12-metre whiskey bar known as Frog’s Hollow Saloon. Though the fit-out here gives off serious country vibes, featuring exposed ceiling rafters, fairy lights and whiskey barrel bar tables, this watering hole is no run down honkey tonk—though the music definitely leans towards country and blues. 

Looking to turn up the heat and sweat out those nasty party toxins? Well, Pilgrim Hot Yoga is where it’s at. Located on bustling Fish Lane in South Brisbane, Pilgrim is dedicated to making you sweat, sweat, sweat.

Sister venue to Gemelli Italian right next door, Bar Tano is an opulent aperitivo bar decked out in green marble polished concrete and shiny mirrors. The bar is the perfect spot for pre-dinner Aperol spritz before heading to Gemelli for an Italian feast, but if you get too comfortable to move, you can just settle in for the night with plates of salumi and a journey through the lengthy wine list.

We've got three words for you: Unlimited. Fried. Chicken. If that sounds like your idea of heaven, you'll want to check out Underwood's new Bufwin, which is dishing up 90 minutes of exactly that for $23.90pp. This futuristic-looking new eatery has been gaining fans at a lightning speed since it opened a few months ago, thanks to their uber crispy boneless chicken wings, colourful drinks and sleek, no-frills interiors.

Hidden down a laneway in the Valley is Italia Lane, a casual spot for pizzas, pastas and fruity spritzes. Coming to us from the team behind Dalgety 2.0 Public House, the eatery serves up everything from early morning breakfasts and business lunches to shared evening feeds with a side of live music.

Calling all athletes, gym junkies and anyone in need of a good self-care session—TH7 has brought brought elite performance and recovery wellness to Brisbane. Landing in West End, this recovery and wellness centre is giving everyone access to the same cutting-edge knowledge, techniques, and equipment that professional athletes use to recover faster—whether you're a dedicated athlete or not.

Calling all wine connoisseurs, you’re in for a treat. The latest venue from the team behind Sasso, Casa Chow and Purple Palm, South City Wine has landed in Woolloongabba to bring you a classic European wine bar with a modern twist. Pouring an extensive list of organic and natural wines from renowned vineyards across the globe, you'll feel like you're living our your Euro-summer fantasies seated outside the moody venue, which features dark timber shelving lined with wine bottles, black and white tiling, and a selection of charcuterie visible through a window in the dark green facade.

Yet another stunning venue from the team behind Woolloongabba’s Sasso Italiano and Casa Chow, Purple Palm is a Palm Springs-inspired gin bar and garden where you can sip cocktails under waving palms. An open-air oasis located in the centre of the buzzing South City Square precinct, the bar features a jaw-dropping 10-foot high curved wall of gin, surrounded by a smattering of white tables and chairs where you can enjoy a G&T or a creative cocktail. 

We're not really sure what to label Winn Lane's new tennant. Created by The Zoo crew, Booze is part bottle shop, part coffee spot, part viny and merch store and part takeaway pizza joint—see why we're at a loss? This shop slash cafe (nope, still doesn't cover it) is the place to find Australian natural and organic wines, beers, artisanal spirits, pizza from Zoopreme Pizza, and lots of 'cool shit,' as the team describe it. 

Rosmarino was one of our favourite new openings of 2021, so we are mighty excited for the arrival of its sister venue, Etna, which just opened right around the corner in the Stewart & Hemmant building. But while Rosmarino focuses on refined Italian cuisine, Etna is a little more casual and all about the pizza, with plenty of wine to pair with them. 

Coming to us from the team behind Dirty Sultan and Rose Room is Mr Vain, a sultry new restaurant taking over the laneway space where Longtime used to reside in the Valley. Opening this Friday 21 October, Mr Vain is all about elegant, Euro-inspired dining, and their sleek interiors certainly reflect that—think moody lighting, exposed brick walls and leather banquette seating. 

There's no doubt we love an aesthetic bakery, and Mis.Spelt ticks all the boxes for 'grammability and then some. A new purveyor of baked goods from the team behind Blackout right next door, this pastel pastry palace has made its home in a hole-in-the-wall spot on the corner of Latrobe Terrace and Collingwood Street.

Brisbane’s shoe lovers have had their prayers answered, with Bared Footwear finally landing in the city for IRL shopping, opening their first Queensland store in the luxe James Street precinct. Known for having the most comfortable shoes around (we’re not biased or anything), this Australian-born and raised brand has only gone up in popularity since it began. Not only that but Bared Footwear is Australia’s first B-Corp certified footwear brand that, up until now, was strictly based in Melbourne. 

Get excited wine connoisseurs, this cosy, ambient bar and bottle shop has just opened in Ashgrove, bringing a vast selection of vinos (and knowledge from owner Danilo Duseli) to the 'burb.  Walk in and you'll be overwhelmed by wall filled with  incredible Italian wines sourced from Tuscany, Sicily, Puglia, and plenty more, with around 160 labels to order by the bottle, and another 57 you can sample by the glass.

A Brisbane dining institution and all out local fave, Riverbar & Kitchen is a riverside gem on Eagle St Pier—and after a six-month absence which has left us bereft, they're finally back with a whole new look. After going underwater earlier in 2022, the iconic bar has had a massive refresh, returning with a new fit out somewhere between Miami beach shack and sleek modern restaurant, featuring bright pops of colour, plenty of whitewashed wood and modern furnishings. 

Bobbie Charles is all about high quality skin treatments from a highly trained team. From the moment you walk into the beautiful West End clinic, you'll feel about 200% more relaxed, and confident that you're in good hands, with specifically designed treatment rooms for their range of services, which include facials, peels, injectibles, cosmetic tattoos, brow sculpting, lash extensions and more. 

With a signature class and programming style created by founder Kirsten King, Fluidform pilates is known in NSW for its highly personalised and specialised offering—and we now have a location in Brisbane. Offering small group classes and individual sessions in an intimate but stylish studio, Fluidform covers everything from Reformer, Barre and Mat to Pre and Postnatal sessions and even mums and bubs classes.

While casual, no-need-to-dress up restaurants are a dime a dozen in Sunnybank and surrounds (not that that makes them any less delicious), more sophisticated eateries are rare—a hole which Juju Bar & Dining is here to fill.  Bringing refined vibes to Sunnybank Hills, this stunning restaurant and bar is the kind of spot you'll want to get a little fancy for.

Just when you thought sushi couldn’t get any better, Mista Boo has gone and blessed us something even better: drive-through sushi. No longer do we have to darken the windows of you-know-which burger chain, beccause this fast and easy sushi spot has now landed in Logan Central, meaning you don't have to get out of the car next time you're craving a tuna roll. 

With a range of craft gins inspired by a cult-classic movie adaptation of the novel Dracula, Nsoferatu has landed in a back street in Bowen Hills, serving up coffee and snacks by day and boozy sips by night. After migrating up from Melbourne, Nosferatu’s range of gins are now made right there in the warehouse space. Adorned in hanging greenery and fairy lights with one entire wall covered in antique ladders, the bar’s real eye candy is the vintage-style caravan, which is lined with Nosferatu gins, other spirits, wines and beers, in order to function as a very aesthetic bar. 

Taking over the basement level of the CBD’s heritage-listed St. Francis House, Before + After is the kind of place you’ll only find if you know it’s there. Why else would you wander down a dingy-looking alleyway and through an unmarked door to a subterranean bolthole if you didn’t know there were cocktails awaiting you inside? Make the effort to seek it out though, and you’ll be rewarded with a dimly-lit after work spot for drinks and snacks headed up by Agnes allum, George Curtis. 

A glamorous riverside restaurant overlooking the Story Bridge, Tillerman is a relaxed, yet opulent love letter to Queensland’s spectacular produce, climate and water views. Designed by Hogg & Lamb, the venue features a mix of banquet, booth and round table seating, with rattan chairs, botanical cushions and mustard yellow leather benches. Best of all, you can catch a glimpse of river views from every seat in the house. 

The crew behind Lina’s Rooftop have brought yet another rooftop destination to Brisbane’s inner city with Soko Rooftop. Taking over the very top level of Jubilee Place, the stunning glass building that has risen up above the Jubilee Hotel on St Paul’s Terrace, Soko is a lavish, greenery-adorned space full of unexpected surprises.

If the name hasn’t already given it away, this contemporary Japanese restaurant specialises in all things katsu. Made fresh in house, the delish Japanese dish consists of a breaded and deep-fried cut of meat or seafood served in a signature set with katsu sauce, rice, salad and miso soup—is your mouth watering yet? 

A cosy neighbourhood trattoria is always a vibe, and Coorparoo’s new Ramona Trattoria is no different. The passion project of European-Australian chef Ashley-Maree Kent, this 48-seat Italian spot is dishing up elevated casual dining in the 'burbs.

You've never seen doughnuts like the ones Underwood's Bake It is serving up. This Korean cafe and bakery's signature item is their soft, fluffy doughnuts filled with sky high levels of cream, in flavours like tiramisu, earl grey, Oreo, strawberry and Nutella. There's savoury goodies too, which you choose for yourself from the glass cabinets and take to the counter to pay for on silver trays.

Inspired by the story of legendary mythical character the Monkey King, Wu Kong takes its cues from the classic 16th-century novel Journey to the West. With interiors themed after the waterfall cave and magic stones that appear in the epic tale, you’ll dine in plush blue booths under twinkling filament lights and glowing glass lanterns, a one-of-a-kind setting for a meal if we ever saw one. 

City workers who like to start their morning with a coffee and a pastry rejoice—iconic croissanterie Lune has opened a second Brisbane location in the CBD. While the new bakery in Burnett Lane is smaller than their OG South Brisbane spot, it’s still dishing up the same flaky goodness you know and love. 

Secreted away inside Brisbane city's new Hotel Indigo is Izakaya Publico, a stunning, street art-adorned Japanese restaurant accessed via speakeasy-inspired bar 1603. Once you've made it up the elevator, across the hotel lobby and through the bar (with a stop for a sake cocktail along the way), head down the stairs to find a cavernous space with high ceeilings, cosy brown leather booth seating and striking murals on the walls. 

A creative addition to the Howard Smith Wharves precinct, Mews is serving up a playful culinary experience for breakfast and dinner in a street art gallery setting with works by local artists including Mr.Sor2, JORDACHE and James Ellis.

From the team behind the city’s riverside Opa Bar + Mezze comes Yamas Greek, another stunning Greek restaurant dishing up hearty Agean fare. Joining the ever expanding foodie offering at West Village, Yamas Greek has followed in its older siblings footsteps with a glam space featuring circular booths under striped umbrellas around the venue’s edge. The similarities end there however, as while Opa takes its cue from the stonewashed towns of the Greek Islands, Yamas has a warmer, more rustic palette, featuring terrazzo tables, rust-coloured seating and rose marble benches. 

New Burpengary cafe Project Salubrious is worth a trip north, especially for gluten and dairy-free foodies. Head chef and owner Kurtis Lovell, who has previously worked in European Michelin Star restaurants as well as several iconic Queensland venues, is a follower of the paleo diet, free from gluten, grains, dairy and refined sugar, and wanted to create a venue that aligned with his own food philosophy. 

Casa Chow comes to us from the duo behind Sasso Italiano and South City Wine, fellow residents of foodie precinct, South City Square. Pegged as a high energy bar and restaurant, Casa Chow is as much about the drinks as it is the food, with a DJ booth to provide a backdrop of Latin beats as you wine and dine on their unique fusion of Chinese and Peruvian fare, also known as Chifa.

Tucked away one street over from Fish Lane in the bottom of the South Bank Novotel, sits Spice Central Kitchen & Bar, one of Brisbane's best-kept secrets.  A central show kitchen is the hub of this polished to perfection fine dining experience where you can watch the world-class chefs at work.  Park up at the bar and get a cocktail from their expertly curated menu (the chilli coconut margarita is honestly God tier) and attempt the impossible feat of narrowing down your choice of main. 

Exhibition provides an alluring dining experience hidden in the basement level of the Metro Arts Theatre. An immersive, sensory experience with handmade cutlery, custom ceramics and cooking utensils, and seats for just 24 guests, it is certainly a night you won’t forget. 

We’re not ones to shy away from inhaling our entire day’s worth of calories in one sitting, and when it comes to Treats And Co’s decadent cookie pie slices, we could probably be convinced to go for two day’s worth. After roaming around town with a pop-up trailer for a while, the dessert slingers have finally opened a bricks and mortar spot in Wellington Point, sending the Bayside’s weekly calorie intake soaring. 

Situated inside Craft’d Grounds, Albion’s new foodie precinct, Doughcraft is hard to miss thanks to the aroma of freshly baked goods wafting from their doors. As well as getting your mouth salivating, Doughcraft is a visual delight as well, thanks to glass walls which allow you to see into the preparation area. 

Butler Wine Bar is the newest addition to the bustling Fish Lane dining precinct. The venue comes to us from the team behind Lune Croissanterie who, for their first nightlife concept, have utilised a minimalist approach with a modern edge to create a 35-seat space fitted with a long bar and a relaxed outdoor seating area. 

Fish and chippie lovers, listen up. Brisbane's bayside has gained a new go-to for fresh seafood and local sips in Thorneside. Overlooking Beth Boyd Park and Waterloo Bay, Pippy Fish Cafe is a pescatarian’s delight, offering everything from a classic fish cornetto to fresh-flavoured feasts for your whole crew. 

Summa House provides a relaxing, beachy vibe great for socialising with friends. Offering light snacks, pub classics and weekend share menus for grazing over with your crew, it's a central option for kicking back over a lazy lunch, or grabbing drinks and partying to DJ tunes into the evening.

Ditch the table manners, along with the cutlery, and get ready to rip in at the recently opened Kickin’Inn in Spring Hill. The first Queensland location of this mega-popular seafood joint, this new spiced seafood destination is bringing plenty of Cajun spice and hands-on dining to the City's edge.

Hoping to shine a light on Brisbane's already established James Street dining precinct, accomplished restaurateur Simon Gloftis has created Sunshine, a third sibling to Hellenika and SK Steak & Oyster.

If you haven't heard of Lisboa Caffe, you're clearly not as addicted to Portuguese custard tarts as we are.

Drift into relaxation aboard Queensland’s first luxury floating hotel, Drift Flotel. Step aboard the luxurious three-storey, 12 metre vessel and you’ll soon feel like you’re floating away on some far tropical nirvana. The grandly furnished space features everything you’d expect from a fully self-contained luxury house, with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an expansive kitchen and lounge room, a wraparound deck and stunning rooftop terrace, which is perfect for downing a few cocktails while watching the sunset.

The newest addition to the developing Hawthorne Road precinct, Cartel Del Taco is the passion project of owners Marco Ramirez and Erick Martinez, both Mexican ex-pats.

By the team behind the beloved Mrs Brown's Bar & Kitchen, Stratton is a restaurant and bar built for locals to eat, drink, and celebrate in.

For all the footy and foodie fanatics out there, the Brisbane Broncos are giving us all the more reason to support our local team, thanks to their new game day Tex-Mex venture, Sonny's Rooftop Bar. Located on the rooftop of Suncorp Stadium and exclusively open two hours before and until one hour after Broncos home games, stand out from the crowd (literally) and enjoy a margarita supplied by locals Margarita Margarita before or after kick-off. 

Specialising in a unique range of historically refined gins, rums, vodkas, and liqueurs located in an original 1920s stillhouse at Morningside is the authentic small-batch spirits maker, Bavay Distillery.  

Patina at Alumni Court, located in the heart of the University of Queensland Campus, is a contemporary paddock-to-plate restaurant flaunting luxe interiors with copper finishes and large windows. 

One bite of 5 Boroughs burgs and you’ll be transported to the streets of New York, braving the subway as you bounce between Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Make the most of your metaphorical overseas adventure by feasting on the venue’s cross-cultural menu. Steamed buns, gyoza, and fish tacos are just some of the selections that stray from your typical American fast-food offering. 

With sweeping views out over the ocean, it’s no surprise Palm Beach Surf Club has earned a place as one of our fave venues on the Gold Coast. The relaxed, laid-back vibes wafting from the restaurant instantly make guests feel welcome, enabling them to easily set their worries aside for as long as they choose to dine. Better still, the beachfront bar and restaurant boasts a keen emphasis on local, sustainable produce, so you can enjoy your meal without the added serve of guilt. We’re talking carbon-neutral beef suppliers, meat-free burger alternatives, and produce sourced from only the best local farmers. 

If you love deep-fried potato just as much as we do, you’ll want to swing by Mr Potato on our next trip down the coast. The venue offers a modern spin on your traditional baked potato, prepared with only the freshest ingredients from their famous pre-loaded menu. 

If there’s one thing we can't get enough of it’s a crisp glass of vino. And if said vino comes from a gram-worthy vineyard nestled in the heart of the countryside, well, we’re packing our bags and making tracks there stat! Which is why we’re just a little bit obsessed with Ravenscroft Vineyard, Stanthorpe’s coolest boutique vineyard.

From a pizza oven on the wheels of an iconic VW Kombi, to a permanent pizzeria in Casa Italia New Farm, the minds behind Pizzantica have answered the prayers of Brisbanites and opened up a flagship restaurant in Wilston.

Here in Brisbane we love a good tipple, even more so when we can have a sip and then stock up on the good stuff—all in the one spot. Which is why we’re big fans of Wineism, a wine venue and merchant that is sure to become one of your faves. Housed in a cool and modern converted industrial building in the heart of Albion, Wineism is not a typical bar, nor is it an average bottle shop. Here you’ll find wines from around the world, handpicked for Brisbane’s wine appreciators and available for online purchase, home delivery, curbside pick-up and sipping, and purchase in-store.

You might think you have to traverse continents to find the world's best croissants, but actually you'll find Lune Croissanterie serving up just that (well, according to the New York Times, anyway) in South Brisbane. 

Longtime is a far more sophisticated eatery than your usual yum cha spot. With space for 200 odd diners, the venue is decked out in a myriad of textures in muted tones, from aqua green tiling and polished concrete columns to glowing hanging globe lights and cherry blossom-patterned seating. 

With their Yeerongpilly and Yeronga locations packing out every weekend with southsiders, Andonis Cafe & Bar has now opened a Fortitude Valley cafe for inner city locals. If you’re not familiar with OG venues, this popular cafe offers a lengthy selection of modern Australian cuisine with a Greek twist, from breakfasts to cocktails and everything in between. A word of warning—the portion sizes are not to be underestimated, so come prepared as Andonis serve up enough food to feed a small village. 

It’s a big call we know, but Sunny Side may just be dishing up the best breakfast sando in all of Brisbane. This bright and cheery sandwich spot just landed in Windsor with a vibrant, fun-loving fit out courtesy of the ever creative folks at Derlot, combining neon yellow metal stools and tables with cork tiling linging the walls and floors. There’s tables and benches aplenty if you want to eat in, but takeaway is also an option, with the location handy for those making a quick pit stop on the way to work. 

Hospitality veteran Ben Russell (who you might recognise as the ex-head chef at Aria) has just opened his own venue, teaming up with Dan Clark from Woolloongabba’s 1889 Enoteca to open Rothwell’s Bar & Grill, a sophisticated bar and restaurant in the city.