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…

Beach Club Sundays is Geelong’s newest Sunday session worth the hangover

Is there any better way to welcome in a new week than with a sneaky Sunday sesh? Whether you’re seeking…

Get hyped: The Ballarat Beer Festival forges ahead, splitting the event into two sessions

It’s almost impossible to pass up a beer festival at the best of times, but when there’s one only an…

There’s a beer festival happening in Geelong this weekend

If you’re still nursing that broken heart from the news that Geelong’s Great Australian Beer Festival was cancelled for 2021,…

Pop the champagne, Doni Bar opens on Pakington Street this week

Doni Bar will see Sodi transform into a relaxed spot for a weekend drink once the sun goes down, slinging a number of expertly-crafted cocktails, beers and wines.

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…

Raise your glasses, the Geelong Wine Walk is set to return in 2021

Sounds like a perfect Saturday.

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…

Say cheers to Christmas with KAIJU!

If you’re looking for a fail-safe gift for the beer-lover in your life this Christmas, the legends over at KAIJU!…

Bottoms up, a cocktail box delivery service and mobile bar has rolled into Geelong

These days you can order just about anything to your front door in Geelong, from delicious Boss Burger, candles from…

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…

Cure your Sunday blues with this new Sunday Session hitting Geelong’s waterfront

Is there any better way to welcome in a new week than with a sneaky Sunday sesh? Whether you’re seeking…

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…

This local coffee caravan is slinging free coffee for one day only

Saturday morning just got a whole lot more epic. Mount Duneed cafe/Kombi Cups Canteen is celebrating the Christmas and the…

Sou’West Brewery is the latest destination for hop-heads opening in Torquay

In an area of the world that is quickly becoming known for delicious craft beers, experienced brewer Luke Scott is…

This Lorne café not only makes a mean coffee but also has surfboards and bodyboards for hire

Nothing says summer on the coast more than rounding up your best mates for some caffeine and hanging ten at…

Family Pho is finally opening in Waurn Ponds this weekend

If there’s one country that’s absolute heaven for food lovers, it’s Vietnam. With French influence in many of the dishes…

 

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