Grab your stretchy pants, all-you-can-eat bao and a weekly dumpling night is hitting Geelong’s waterfront

Graze your way through a free-flowing feed of their forever loved Bao Buns and unlimited glasses of sparkling wine.

A ‘dining in the dark’ experience is coming to Victoria

Across multiple nights in March and Apri;, a venue in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD will turn off the lights…

An internationally renowned chef is dishing up some of the best butter chicken in Geelong and we’re here for it

Whether you’ve got a mid-week hankering for some butter chicken, beef vindaloo and lamb curry, or the Geelong weather warrants…

PSA: Doughnut Time is heading to Geelong this weekend

It’s always a good time with Doughnut Time, the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne doughnut company that’s been brewing up a…

A basketball-themed burger bar has opened in Geelong

Geelong burger fans, lend me your ears, ‘cause we’ve just been blessed with a brand new spot to wrap your…

This much-loved local venue has just dropped a delicious summer menu you need to try before it goes

When it comes to our weekly dining indulgence, there’s one establishment that keeps cropping up on our must-eat lists, time…

Apollo Bay Seafood Festival are sending out an SOS, and you don’t want to miss this one

After the crazy year of 2020, it’s only fair that you get to enjoy some of the best that the…

Drink the night away at Geelong’s newest gin bar, Black Sheep

Ah gin. It’s the magical spirit that’s certainly having a moment in recent times. Whether you like it with tonic,…

Neko is Geelong’s newest Japanese cafe

A popular coffee shop on Ryrie Street has undergone a rebranding for 2021. John Doe Specialty Coffee has become Neko,…

A new pop-up dessert bar is coming to Newtown

UPDATE: Sweet Adeline Desserts will open on Valentine’s Day for takeaway desserts, coffee, milkshakes and cold drinks from 1pm to…

You can now explore the Geelong region with an epic mystery picnic

After the few years that we’ve had, many of us are diving headfirst into summer with a desire to get…

This cupcakery is continuing its ‘pay it forward’ movement in 2021, delivering free cupcakes to locals each week

Many of you may have seen the movie ‘Pay It Forward’ or have read the novel of the same name…

Six To Try: The Surf Coast’s best openings of 2020

Starting a new business can be extremely hard at the best of times, it’s even tougher when you’re doing so…

Café Bear and Scoobs’ new location is a lively, well-needed expansion

Following a recent move to a location in the old Target headquarters, barely 200 metres from the old their old…

The Subtle Art of Steak Searing; What You Need To Know This Summer

Whether you’re someone who is well acquainted with the tongs, or just known for trying, we’re here to unveil a…

Geelong’s best café, restaurant and bar openings of 2020

Starting a new business can be extremely hard at the best of times, it’s even tougher when you’re doing so…

Bells Beach Brewing and The Gypsy’s Lunchbox have teamed up for burgers and beers

When the pandemic took our hospitality industry hostage, among those worst affected were bars, especially those that couldn’t transition to…

The newly revamped Lord of the Isles, now St. Lords, has officially opened

Situated on the corner of Latrobe Terrace and West Fyans Street in Newtown, just a stones throw away from Kardinia…

Start drooling, an authentic creperie and bar has just opened on the Surf Coast

From macarons and éclairs to brûlées and soufflés, if there’s one thing we really love about the French it’s the…

That Place Patisserie & Cafe is Geelong’s little slice of Paris

What once started as a friendly neighborhood café is quickly becoming Geelong’s top destination for classically produced French pastries and…

A new outdoor Mexican pop-up has landed on the Bellarine

While we can’t take that much-needed trip to Mexico this year, Queenscliff has you sorted with a new outdoor Mexican…

18th Amendment Bar and Armageddon Cake unite for an epic afternoon of specially paired cocktails and desserts

In good news for your Monday arvo, the esteemed mixologist’s at Geelong’s 18th Amendment Bar have teamed up with our…

PSA: A Cannoli Bar has just opened on the Surf Coast

There’s just something about cannoli. If you’ve never had them, cannoli (or cannolo, singular, meaning “little tube” in Italian) are…

Vibe out at this stunning container café and bar that’s popping up in the region tomorrow

If you’re looking for a silver lining in the state’s precarious restrictions, it has to be the various outdoor bars…

 

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