Cafes

Sustainable living starts with small, impactful changes, so who better to inspire us than our fave eco-friendly cafes leading the charge? 

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

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.

To help you order right, we’ve compiled a must-eat guide for Singapore's best street food.

Though long viewed as a luxury destination—cue over indulgence and splashing of cash—Waiheke is literally awash in great options to have you out and about and enjoying the land in many different ways, all without breaking the bank.

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

We had a yarn with Gareth Whitton about the top Aussie dessert businesses and pop-ups that he believes are redefining the world of all things sweet.

Robots delivering dishes, lab-grown meat and 3D-printed veggies—imaginations run wild when thinking about the future of food.

Go behind the scenes of LA's biggest icons to explore the other side of the city of angels.

Plus, win an adventurous Aussie holiday worth up to $3.5K.

If you haven't ventured into the world of dry aged meat, you're missing out on one of the culinary world's best-kept secrets. 

Bagels are a classic Big Apple staple. While you can probably find a bagel on the menu of every corner deli, here are our top favourite bagel joints in the city that are guaranteed to satisfy your tastebuds.

Ah, France, the nation of l’amour, exceptional fromage and striped bretons; it’s the world’s most travelled to destination for good reason.

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

Experience the ultimate 24-hour staycation in Perth at The Westin. 

 From fresh to fried for the gods. Whatever you're in the mood for, Fiji's got you.

Making coffee at home? Let these top-tier machines do the hard work for you—or inspire your passion for amazing coffee even more. 

From Melbourne’s bustling cafes to Sydney’s vibrant brunch spots, all the way to Brisbane’s innovative morning eats and Perth’s beachside beauties, we’ve curated the ultimate guide to breakfast across Australia.

London is a veritable revolving door of imaginative restaurateurs with deep pockets.

Nestled within the Gold Coast’s pristine hinterland, here you’ll find a foodie wonderland of breakfast nooks, coffee hot spots, top-notch restaurants and after-dark eateries.

Fire up the group chat, here’s your action-packed hit list of everything you need to do at The Star.

Situated past the windy bends of the Great Ocean Road is Lorne, a tree-clad enclave and coastal town characterised by its thriving surf culture, shopping prospects, multicultural culinary scene and parks that edge onto the white-sand beach. With its easy access to the Otways and close proximity to the adored Erskine Falls, Lorne attracts a throng of Great Ocean Road locals as well as Melbourne city dwellers.

Us South East Coast dwellers have two refreshed beachside watering holes to visit, so you can go from sea-salty to sipping spicy mango margaritas in no time.

If you’re after for a stay that’s as eclectic and exciting as the city you’re in, Hotel Indigo’s latest instalment in Brisbane’s North Quay is the perfect basecamp for exploring the best of the city. 

In a city that’s buzzing with bars, boutiques, galleries, theatres and high-end restaurants, you need a high-end hotel to match. Enter Hotel Indigo, Melbourne’s new laneway hotel smack bang in the middle of the action on the iconic Flinders Lane. 

Looking for the coolest cafes across Melbourne to fill up at? We’ve sussed the ultimate hit list for you below—happy sipping. 

The culinary legend shares where to go for a no-fuss feed, the spots his kids would love to visit, and hidden gems for flaky pastries and cardamon buns.

If you’re craving la dolce vita but couldn’t afford Euro summer this year, we’re bringing the sunshine your way instead. We’ve teamed up with Peroni to bring you a slice of the good life from the best Amalfi-inspired spots all over the Mornington Peninsula.

You're probably well aware that the Swan Valley is big on wineries and breweries, but did you know the Valley kills the breakfast game too? Yep, only a 30 minute drive from the city, this delicious pocket of Perth has a lot to offer in the am, including some of the best pancakes, avo smashes and lattes in the west.

Dust off your passport—Urban List Vacays has arrived. 

We want to help you live the dream in WA, so we asked the passionate locals who call it home to share all their must-visit experiences across this stunning state. Dive into our guides to the best places to play, eat and stay, steeped with local knowledge and all the tools you need to plan the trip of a lifetime.

From the finest Japanese sashimi to seafood feasts that will live rent-free in your mind forever, book a table at these unmissable RWS restaurants. 

See Whats On In Your State This Summer

Saturday, October 15 is National Mushroom Day, reminding us to pay homage to the mighty mushrooms in our lives. Whether you’re a mushroom farmer, cafe owner, or simply a humble mushy admirer, Saturday is the day to shout your love of mushrooms to the rooftops and celebrate everything about them—from their mind-boggling health benefits to that unparalleled taste.

From a Gelato tour to taking it slow with your fave hobbies, there are plenty of options to leave the hangover at the pub. 

Nestled in the beating heart of Surfers Paradise, we’ve found the perfect place for the ultimate fun day out. Think: epic games, live sport and a total foodie nirvana. So where can you find this awesome spot? Perched on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Cavill Mall, boasting a 100-metre frontage opposite the world-famous Surfers Paradise Beach, is Paradise Centre. Home to over 90 stores, an alfresco dining precinct and a buzzing entertainment hub, gather your crew and make tracks here stat.

Head to Mackay this winter to cure your cool-weather blues and check out the huge range of events and destinations this east coast gem has to offer. 

Tick-off your restaurant wish list in a way that’s a little more wallet-friendly. 

It’s no question sandwiches are having somewhat of a renaissance at the moment, and there are some damn good options out there. Try to recreate that magic at home, however, and one quickly realises there’s a little more two it than just slapping three fillings between some bread.

There are more than 100 to choose from. 

What happens when you pair a Sydney dining favourite with gourmet ice cream heavyweights Connoisseur? Well, that’s when the magic happens and we have the delicious scoop on where you can sink your teeth into their new, limited-edition foodie collab. 

In celebration of Connoisseur’s new plant based ice cream range, they’ve teamed up with Pawpaw Cafe in Woolloongabba to plate up a dreamy ice cream creation to cool you off this summer. 

What happens when you pair a Melbourne dining favourite with gourmet ice cream heavyweights Connoisseur? Well, that’s when the magic happens and we have the delicious scoop on where you can sink your teeth into their new, limited-edition foodie collab. 

In celebration of Connoisseur’s new plant based ice cream range, they’ve teamed up with The Little Bay to plate up a dreamy ice cream creation to cool you off this summer.

Matinee might be the most Marrickville café around town, and we mean that as the biggest possible compliment. And currently, it’s also the home to one of our favourite feel-good vegan sweet treat collaborations.

A match made in luxe heaven, we’ve partnered with Pure Origin, the handcrafted Tasmanian vodka made from the purest water on earth, to compile a guide to the best, bougie weekends away that are right on your doorstep. Because come on, you deserve it.

It goes without saying, the food and beverage industry has been through the wringer in 2020, and while it may seem like we’ve come out the other end, many establishments will feel the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic for many months to come.

It turns out that most Australian state and territory health departments have confirmed there’s no benefit in switching to single use items, but we understand baristas might be concerned about accepting reusable cups from hundreds of people each week. Enter, the contactless coffee method being used by over 5,000 responsible cafes around Australia.

We've all heard the word "pivot" thrown around during this period of isolation around Australia. But how do you pivot when the Instagram account you run relies on eating chips in an array of cafes and restaurants around Melbourne? 

Easter is just days away and for the sweet tooths among us, this is egg-citing news. After all, what other holiday is celebrated by stuffing your face with as much chocolate (and other sugary goodies) as humanly possible?

New Plymouth’s cafe scene has exploded in the last few years so we’ve sorted the best from the rest, so there’s no need to waste your time on sub-par eggs benny or a burnt cup of coffee.

Next time you’re in the mood for some gazing and grazing, make sure both your eyes and your stomach are equally satisfied. Here are some of the best museum cafes in Australia.

Satisfy your dessert cravings at Industry Beans with this exclusive dessert. 

Let’s chat about breaking a dirty, little habit. No, we don’t mean your daily 3pm chocolate binge, we’re talking about using and abusing plastic for just about everything. The time has come to give it all up. 

When it comes to 2018’s hospitality scene, it was the year of new openings. Urban List’s cities were graced with countless new restaurants and cafes serving mouth-watering fare in equally stunning venues. To celebrate the best of the best, we’ve rounded up our favourite new eateries across each city. And trust us: you’re going to want to eat your way through them all.

Your fave cafe will be shakin' in their boots.

Marco Pierre White has co-founded a pretty game-changing app called EatClub. It’s currently revolutionized the Melbourne and Sydney dining scenes, and, like all good things, it’s finally come to Brisbane after all of our patient waiting.

Will travel for good coffee.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but it shouldn’t.

We asked the hard questions and you answered—who does the best burger, coffee, breakfast and everything in between on the Gold Coast! It’s like chosing between your children, but you did it! We’ve trawled through all your votes for your fave hot spots in the Gold Coast and without further ado, here they are:

Bet you can’t scroll through your Insta feed without seeing a perfectly styled apartment featuring a giant Monstera, Pilea or Fiddle Leaf Fig (so 2014). Our thumbs get greener every year and 2018 is set to see trends move on from your average garden variety greenery. Here’s what we’re digging...

If you’re all about living the high life, Marrakech is the place for you.

We’re literally weeks away from welcoming an upmarket, cruelty-free marketplace—the first of its kind in Australia no less!—and we’re seriously bursting with anticipation. 

In case some of life’s key milestones (read: completely unimportant but nevertheless celebrated in dramatic fashion) have a habit of passing you by, we’re here to remind you that World Nutella Day is just around the corner. (Literally, it’s next Monday people!)

In case some of life’s key milestones (read: completely unimportant but nevertheless celebrated in dramatic fashion) have a habit of passing you by, we’re here to remind you that World Nutella Day is just around the corner. (Literally, it’s next Monday people!)

Gone are the days when your stock standard bento box was what you craved on the weekend, those need to step aside for the moment because local baker extraordinaire Proof Is In The Pudding has just released a brownie batter version and we need it in our face ASAP.

By now, no doubt, you’re well aware of the wide array of delicious sweet treats that Ladurée are putting out there. From their massive range of perfect macarons to their delicate pastries, you know you’re going to have your sugar levels looked after upon visiting your local Ladurée.

Live your best Aussie life and take a restaurant roadtrip in 2018.

If there are two things that’ll make us get out of bed on any given morning, it’s coffee and doughnuts. 

These mythical creatures have given humans the warm fuzzies since time began.*

Honestly, you and your feed are not even ready for this level of extra.

ICYMI: This is the best mac ‘n’ cheese croissant in Australia. 

Three-cheese croque madame, anyone?

We’ll put money on this getting avo-control

Is there anything better than meatballs? Maybe just meatballs that are baked in green pesto. Ummm amazing! Make this recipe from The Wandering Matilda and win at life.

Picture this: a quaint, sleepy country town filled with adorable cafes, laneway bars, picturesque scenery, Op Shops filled with amazing vintage finds, and a slew of luxe resorts. Sounds heavenly, right?

We’re always down for a ‘national’ food day, but when we’re talking about giving thanks for the genius creation that is an ice cream sandwich, you bet your bottom dollar we’ll be celebrating (and by celebrating, we clearly mean eating. Everything).

Whether you're the kind of person who spends half their weekly pay on coffee—and makes absolutely zero apologies for it—or you treat yourself once a week and savour every sip, we've got some news that is going to make you feel a whole lot better about throwing your cash down on Friday 4 August.

In what is undoubtedly the most exciting news in the history of the world, the first ever Nutella cafe is opening this month! Unfortunately for us folk down under, it’s opening in Chicago, so I guess you’ll want to start planning your next US holiday now.

You knead Australia’s best doughnuts in your life and your belly.

Avocados make just about anything better, from salads to veggie-packed salsas to smoothies.

Food is such an important part of your holiday and is often not given the proper respect it deserves. For some, meal times are nothing more than an afterthought, a way to fuel the body, but for us food is the deciding factor between a good holiday and a terrible one.  Dramatic food snobs? Us? Never. 

Friends will be asking you to bring your ‘famous cannoli dish’ to barbecues in no time is you give this recipe a spin. 

From cereal killer cocktails made with Fruit Loop milk, vodka and Aperol to homemade cocoa pops and sticky date pudding espresso martinis, it seems 2016 was a year for cereal and dessert cocktails in Australia and New Zealand! But we also had loads of goodies from the French, Asian, Italian, Lebanese and American persuasions, as well as some top notch beer.

There’s no doubt that Italians are the kings of cheese. Here are four reasons why.

We thought it would only be fair to step things up a notch and impart our ultimate favourites: we’ve gone national and found the absolute best burgers in Australia.

First it was puppies, then it was gelato, now UberEATS are creeping it real this Halloween and have buddied up with M&M’s so that the people of Australia can trick or treat themselves. What a time to be alive!

Every year, horse racing brings together an eclectic range of our state’s most colourful people. Keep your eye out for these bloody idiots.

It’s not quite the tourist trap it used to be.

Here’s 19 of our fave healthy hot spots for next time you visit the Island of Gods, plus the best places to stay to enjoy them. Now put down those Pringles…

Come for Vivid Sydney, then stay for everything else Sydney has to offer.

Everything you need to know about these pretty pink bowls.

Giving an outfit a fierce, laidback look is as easy as throwing on a pair of jeans. Ripped jeans, that is. 

The best, sauciest, most soul-satisfying ribs are just under your nose.

Here it is. All of Gelato Messina’s flavours, ranked.

Coordinate dressing is a must this season and we’re crushing hard on the mix and match options currently available.

At The Urban List we’re all about makeup being fun. Thanks to these seriously adorbs offerings from a host of Korean brands makeup can be just that: super flippin’ fun. 

If making a date with your dermatologist has been on your to-do list for the past six months and still doesn’t look like it’s going to get locked in anytime soon, we may just have the solution for you: Skincare via Skype with The Cosmeceutical Curator.

You could have forgiven Olympic swimmer Eamon Sullivan for wanting to take it easy when he retired from professional swimming two years ago, but turns out he is way too talented and competitive for that! Now at the helm of three of Perth’s most popular eateries—Louis Baxters, Bib & Tucker and May Street Larder—the self-confessed foodie is also planning his upcoming wedding, as well as keeping an ever watchful eye on his two adorable French bulldogs, Duke and Baxter.

Wouldn’t life be grand if you could jet off every time you felt a Francophilic whim for the wines, cheeses, clothes and culture of France: the fabled land of baguettes and Breton stripes?

When you’re staring down the barrel of a hangover from hell, don’t, under any circumstances, reach for the take out menu—you won’t find anything good for your bod there.

While no one can dispute the effervescent joys awaiting a Queensland holiday on the Gold Coast, we’re here to represent the flourishing Sunshine Coast and all it has to offer. Check out this handy roadmap of things to do in Noosa and embark on a jaunt into the sprawling, salty wilderness of the Sunshine Coast and beyond.

Pintxos, tapas, raciones, charcuterie, sangria, vino; whatever it is, if it’s about food, drink and the good times, you can guarantee, the Spanish have it locked down.

The home of pasta. The birth place of pizza. Only in Italy can you indulge in regular carb binges and still feel classy.

Pizza is a fine art: Burn the crust and you’re going to raise a few eyebrows, an under-cooked base and you’ve got a full-blown food disaster on your hands. When it comes to finding the best pizza in Australia, we tracked down the man behind a restaurant that’s become synonymous with the most authentic oven-cooked delights in the country.

We caught up with Group Content Director for The Urban List, Kim Barnard over one busy weekend in Melbourne town as she educates us on the etiquette of track-side meat pies, getting fatter at Fatto, and the best Rueben, ever.

A fireman by trade, Russell Ord's journey into photography started 15 years ago when he injured his knee surfing. Instead of sitting on the couch for three months, he picked up a camera and spent his days shooting friends in the waves. Fast forward 15 years and Russell is now known internationally for his beautiful and bewitching photography, has a huge global social media following, a raft of magazine covers and a bunch of incredible international awards.

It’s the ultimate Food & Wine Festival in Australia: feasting in the forest, beachside drinks and seafood so fresh you basically eat it out of the water.

Waiter, there’s a doughnut in my milkshake!

http://www.theurbanlist.com/sydney/search/eyJyZXN1bHRfcGFnZSI6Ilwvc3lkbmV5XC9zZWFyY2giLCJrZXl3b3JkcyI6Imx1eGUiLCJkaXN0YW5jZTpmcm9tIjoiLTI3LjQyOHwxNTIuOTkwNCJ9When bread is quite literally the bread and butter of your business, you’d expect nothing less than the owner to know their way around a satisfying brunch on a Saturday morning. This is most definitely  the case for Jono Harvey, the creative brains behind one of Sydney’s most successful café and bakery chains, Luxe.

Here are 10 things us foodies need to stop doing and saying right now.

We took two minutes to chat with Tom Davidson from Patch Cafe in Melbourne, while he whipped up the most epic sandwich ever for us.

We catch up with the gorgeous Sarah Todd (of Masterchef fame) for a quick chat as she whips through the her best waffles recipe.

We’ve scoured the entire, swirling maelstrom of the food blogging world and from it we have fossicked these beautiful six whose lives we would steal in a heartbeat.

It may be something you do with hardly a second thought, but the way you order your coffee gives an astonishing insight into who you are as a human being. You might think you ask for a flat white or a macchiato because you like the way it tastes. False. As your friendly barista knows perfectly well, the choice you make at the café in the morning reveals everything about who you are, where you have been and what is running through your head. Here is what your coffee order says about you.

We’ve hunted down three of the very best smoothie and acai bowl recipes—all are a cinch to make, totally #foodporn worthy, are packed full of good-for-you ingredients, and taste downright delicious!

So you think you can food?

Move over quinoa, step down kale, and lest we forget our dear friend, the cronut: Here are our predictions of the food trends that will be on your plate, and in your belly, in 2015.

With the pun stakes high, your wit can take the main stage because your Facebook check-ins just got a whole lot more hilarious.