Bicycle Revolution | West End, Brisbane
Brisbane is infamous for its hilly terrain. In fact, many of its suburbs are perched on slopes so brutally steep, a short uphill walk will build enough lactic acid in your glutes to burn right through your shorts. With a reputation like that, a lot of people stay away from biking around town, but really, there’s no reason to be afraid.
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Chinese Noodle House | Haymarket, Sydney
Do you remember the Seinfeld ‘Soup Nazi’ episode? The one where hungry patrons queued up willingly to be abused by a shop owner, just so they could get a bowl of mouth-watering soup? Well, diners can now experience this bittersweet thrill firsthand at Sydney’s Chinese Noodle House.
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Yong Green Food | Fitzroy Victoria
In a modest restaurant on Brunswick Street there lives a dragon. In one hand it wields a spoon of diced vegetables. In another a fork-impaled block of tofu. In yet another (dragons have many limbs), a bowl of noodles and peas.
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McIlwraith Croquet Club | Auchenflower, Brisbane
Forget Wii. Grab your parasol and step through the historic white gates of McIlwraith Croquet Club. Once considered a game for ‘oldies’, croquet is making a comeback in much the same way as lawn bowls. And why wouldn’t it? Nothing beats an afternoon on the grassy expanse, either playing with friends or sitting under a flower-garlanded shelter watching your wiley challengers.
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Grub Food Van and Grub Hole | Fitzroy, Melbourne
Like a serve of junkyard kitsch with your latte? There’s an Airstream caravan parked on an old lot a short walk off Brunswick Street that aims to give you just that.
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Clovelly Bowling Club | Clovelly, Sydney
Lawn bowls is a cult pastime in Sydney. But while the older set might still wear whites and bowling shoes, the younger generation has eschewed the rules and regulations, and replaced them with beers and boardies.
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Norita Cafe & Board Games | Sydney
The atmosphere is charged with tension and my next move is crucial. As I bite the bullet and slowly ease a block loose I get an attack of ham-fisted butterfingers and the entire Jenga tower comes crashing down to the delight of my companions. A sore loser, I refuse to play again and instead opt to choose another of the 70-odd games available.
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Avid Reader | Brisbane
A good librarian is a special thing, dispensing sound advice and scholarly insight. A good bookseller is no different. For this reason, Avid Reader is often regarded as Brisbane’s bookseller of choice.
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Bicycle Revolution | West End, Brisbane
Brisbane is infamous for its hilly terrain. In fact, many of its suburbs are perched on slopes so brutally steep, a short uphill walk will build enough lactic acid in your glutes to burn right through your shorts. With a reputation like that, a lot of people stay away from biking around town, but really, there’s no reason to be afraid.
Chinese Noodle House | Haymarket, Sydney
Do you remember the Seinfeld ‘Soup Nazi’ episode? The one where hungry patrons queued up willingly to be abused by a shop owner, just so they could get a bowl of mouth-watering soup? Well, diners can now experience this bittersweet thrill firsthand at Sydney’s Chinese Noodle House.
Yong Green Food | Fitzroy Victoria
In a modest restaurant on Brunswick Street there lives a dragon. In one hand it wields a spoon of diced vegetables. In another a fork-impaled block of tofu. In yet another (dragons have many limbs), a bowl of noodles and peas.
McIlwraith Croquet Club | Auchenflower, Brisbane
Forget Wii. Grab your parasol and step through the historic white gates of McIlwraith Croquet Club. Once considered a game for ‘oldies’, croquet is making a comeback in much the same way as lawn bowls. And why wouldn’t it? Nothing beats an afternoon on the grassy expanse, either playing with friends or sitting under a flower-garlanded shelter watching your wiley challengers.
Luncheonette | Kensington, Melbourne
No doubt you’ve heard of New York’s SoHo, Greenwich Village and Lower East Side. Well now Melbourne can join in with the groovy neighbourhood names: welcome to the Inner West Side, home to the New York–inspired Luncheonette in Kensington.
