Features
Chew the Fat with Great Desert Cooks
Spend an hour in the kitchen with five extraordinary home cooks of Central Australia. By Betty Sweetlove Brand new via 8CCC Community Radio this summer is Great Cooks of the...
Off The Leash Cocktail
We've teamed up with Dom's Bar & Lounge on a special Off The Leash cocktail to celebrate 2023, which features on their Cocktail of the Month menu throughout December. Curated...
That's the Spirit
The Top End’s hospo scene has gone gangbusters over the past few years, with bespoke bars and restaurants popping up from the CBD to the ‘burbs. And although options to...
Porkin' Good
Coming together for a good feed with great wine in a relaxed setting was the inspo behind one of Nightcliff’s rising stars of the hospo scene. Co-owners Ryan Hamilton, a...
For the Love of Laksa
The Darwin International Laksa Festival returns this month, brought forward from its usual November appearance to delight tastebuds and celebrate the Territory’s "unofficial official dish." By Kate Conway Ah, the...
Pink Chopstix
When it comes to cuisine, we’re pretty spoilt for choice at Darwin Waterfront. No matter the fare you're on the fang for, there’s a restaurant for that, with everything from...
Le Petit Chef
Don’t you just love being wined and dined, sharing a meal with special ones over a few drinks? How would you feel about being wined and dined by a six-centimetre...
Maho-ho, it's Magic!
What do you get when you take a group of Japan’s leading close-up magicians and sleight-of-hand specialists, and a world-class flare bartender, and place them all in a neon-lit pop-up...
Beach, Bevs & Beats
If spending a breezy Sunday by the beach, sipping on cocktails and feasting on food from pop-up restaurants sounds like your bag, you’re in for a treat this month. Add...
The Southeast of the North
The Territory is celebrated as a melting pot of culture, brimming with diverse flavours thanks to our vibrant multicultural community. We’ve benefited from our proximity to Southeast Asia for centuries...
Max Relaxo at Yaye's
Housed in the Araluen Cultural Precinct, in the former Connellan Airways mess house, is Yaye’s Café, offering coffee and light refreshments daily to the Precinct’s many welcome visitors. Yaye’s, pronounced...
Eat, Drink & Be Merry
'Tis the season for celebrating, so here's a few festive treats to sink your teeth into! FESTIVE FEASTS Festive Piper-Heidsieck High Tea A classic champagne high tea with a festive...
Get Zen
There's nothing quite like kicking back with a cold one in the tropical Top End, the reliably warm weather beckoning us to enjoy a chilled tipple. But with some of...
Wonders of Winnellie
The industrial ‘burb of Winnellie has become somewhat of a hip and happening place, with exciting and enticing foodie haunts dotted throughout. From eggs and coffee for brekkie, to beer...
Foraged Feasts
As The Moon casts its beams over Kakadu, immerse yourself in culture with the DIRD Kakadu Full Moon Feasts. Timed around the full moon comes this unique monthly dining experience...
Tantalising Territory
It’s no secret Territorians love their laksa. This month, we celebrate the dish that’s stolen our hearts at the fourth Darwin International Laksa Festival, with a month-long food tour across...
Desert Delish
Bush foods may be a quintessentially Australian symbol, but how many people truly interact with them in a meaningful way? Outside those with cultural knowledge or high-end culinary experience, most...
Loco for Poco
For 19 years, Gertrude Knight and Marc Wagnon have delighted diners in their Spanish inspired restaurant Moorish, with tantalising tapas and sweet sangria on the menu, a favourite for locals...
Life's a Beach
Hello sunshine, beach, delicious grub and cheeky cocktails! Darwin’s very own beach club has returned this Dry, offering relaxation hunters, food fans and cocktail enthusiasts the ultimate summer vibe. By...
Cocktails, Cabanas and Cuisine
Picture this. You're relaxing on a daybed, the sun is shining and vibrant, percussive reggae beats float on the breeze. Flavours of sweet, tart pineapple and creamy coconut delicately laced...
