Wine bars
These newly opened bars are perfect for low-fuss catch-ups this Christmas
Nail the group get-together with these five easygoing yet elegant bars, from an Amalfi-inspired rooftop in the ’burbs to a slinky underground spot.
- Emma Breheny
Why 2025 is already looking up for new bars and restaurants in Victoria
It’s about to become a lot simpler for hospitality operators to seek permission to sell alcohol.
- Emma Breheny
A new Flinders Lane venue channels what’s hot right now in France
This new spot spanning restaurant, cellar door and wine bar promises to be more French than most of our French bistros. And there’s a bargain lunch menu.
- Emma Breheny
The finalists for the three biggest awards at The Age Good Food Guide Awards, revealed
Ahead of The Age Good Food Guide awards on Monday night, these are the finalists for the biggest awards. You can be guaranteed they will be great.
- Emma Breheny and Good Food Guide reviewers
Box Hill, Frankston and Eltham have been thirsty for good new bars, and now they have them
The much-needed newcomers include a big boozer channelling ’80s Miami and a second bar for two seasoned operators in the north-east.
- Tomas Telegramma
From nursing to bar tsar: The ambitious restaurateur taking over Sydney’s food scene
Ibby Moubadder opened Newtown cafe Cookoo Callay just over a decade ago. Now his hospitality group operates several hatted restaurants and a new rooftop bar.
- Scott Bolles
France-Soir’s ‘splendid’ bar is here at last. But you have to do something unusual to get inside
South Yarra’s iconic French restaurant has expanded next door to open one of the most anticipated bars of the year.
- Tomas Telegramma
‘Like a mini Versailles’: There’s nothing understated about Entrecote’s new bar, Gigi
The French brasserie’s new sibling, Gigi, is just across the street, with eccentric style and late-night snacks.
- Tomas Telegramma
Good Food’s great regional wine bar road-trip (plus great places to stay)
Small towns across NSW are increasingly becoming better places to eat and drink thanks to a proliferation of new wine bars run by young, ambitious teams.
- Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers
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- Coming soon
Sydney’s top bar stars join forces to launch pop-up and reopen pioneering venue Re
Bartender Matt Whiley of pioneering bar Re and the team behind the award-winning Maybe Sammy cocktail bar will open Little Cooler on Clarence Street.
- Scott Bolles
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