Family lunches with your aunt’s potato salad and your gran’s mince pies are all well and good, but these spots have got a yummy Christmas on the menu for you and yours to enjoy all holiday season long.
SIP ON SOMETHING NAUGHTY AT MIDTOWN BAR
Following last year’s merrily delicious martinis, Fish Lane hotspot Midtown Bar have mixed up a special trio that’s sure to get you on Santa’s naughty list in no time. Think a Summertime Snowball straight off the Christmas tree filled with White Mozart, Skyy Vodka and crème de menthe, or a Christmas Sleigh with Four Pillars Shiraz Gin, antica formula, bitters and Christmas spices. Snag a martini for $24 each, or feel free to get all three for $36 — check it out here.
GIN-GLE ALL THE WAY INTO RIVERBAR & KITCHEN
Gin-gle Bar at Riverbar & Kitchen has officially revolutionised how we’re channelling the holiday spirit — with boozy treats and with a spotlight on all things Bombay Sapphire Gin. Think twists on Aussie classics like a Christmas Pavlova turned Soft Serve; that’s Bombay Sapphire, limoncello, passionfruit, and fluffy meringue — a Christmas dessert and cocktail in one! Find out more here.
TREAT YOURSELF AT NOOSA CHOCOLATE FACTORY’S NEW BRISBANE ARCADE STORE
Celebrate death by chocolate and stuff those stockings with Noosa Chocolate Factory’s Christmas goodies from their new Brisbane Arcade store. Think Santa, baubles, reindeer and snowmen in chocolate form as well as hampers full of festive and specialty chocolates both great and small — any chocaholic’s dream come true.
INDULGE IN SOME OF FRANCE’S FINEST THIS FESTIVE SEASON
There’s really no better place to channel your inner Frenchie than at Belle Époque’s Christmas High Tea, or at least with some of the goodies from their Christmas Market. Orders for your very own (and very tasty) gingerbread house, yule logs, mince pies and more wrap up on the 20th of December, but get into the details before it’s too late right here.
HAVE A CLASSY CHRISTMAS WITH W BRISBANE’S HIGH TEA
W Brisbane has gone all-out this silly season to make Christmas a classy affair for the whole family at the Living Room Bar. The menus will be full of Christmas cheer and some naughty cocktails if you’re game, as well as live music, drinks packages, and so much more. Great food and a smashing Christmas are on the cards here, so make your list and check it twice for all the information here.
TRY YO-CHI’S NEW CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD CRUMBLE
Australia’s favourite froyo hotspot just got a little more festive with the arrival of their new limited-time-only gingerbread crumble. Chi lovers rejoice, because it pairs perfectly with the signature tart, vanilla & butterscotch frozen yogurt flavours. Satisfy those post-dinner cravings with some of the best frozen goodness Brisbane has to offer.
COZY UP WITH SUBWAY’S LIMITED-EDITION CHOC ORANGE COOKIE
Everyone loves a foot-long, but this new Choc Orange Christmas cookie from Subway really takes the cake with it’s citrusy zing that’ll remind you of sunsets and old St Nick. Get amongst the goodness right here.
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QT GOLD COAST’S GINGERLAND IS THE WONDERLAND WORTH DRIVING AN HOUR FOR
With over 900 handmade gingerbread bricks, over 300kgs of royal icing and hundreds of colourful candies adorning their gorgeous gingerbread houses, the genius QT Gold Coast chefs are locked and loaded with plenty to satisfy any sweet tooth this Christmas. Indulge in all the information right here.
We don’t know about you, but all this food has us feeling more festive than an Elf on the Shelf listening to Mariah Carey.
