1970s prices in 2025? While the cost of living is on the rise, everything on The Heart of Carlton menu can be paid for with a $5 bill. Owner Michael says the cheap prices are key to keeping community spaces alive.

A local couple has built a sanctuary in Strathnairn in Café Stepping Stone, and it should be number one on your weekend list.

If, like me, you’ve been experiencing a hankering for authentic Indonesian food in Canberra, look no further than the latest addition to Verity Lane Market, Rasa Rosa.

‘Rasa’ means flavour in Indonesian, but also ‘sense’ or ‘feeling’. Native speakers describe the word as a blank canvas on which you paint what you feel.

Rasa Rosa was similarly born when the empty space left by previous tenant, Ramen Daddy, was brought to life by 63-year-old Rosa Djapa’s long and profound journey with food.

“So

If you’ve watched Midnight Diner on Netflix, chances are you have also longed for your own nocturnal cafe to curl up in with some good food, in a space that is both cosy and liminal.

In Canberra, that space is easy to find. Simply ask the nearest hospo worker, emergency services operator, or insomniac, and they will point you towards Kita Café in Narrabundah.

The constants of the café include mismatched flooring reminiscent of Indonesian Warung, eclectic décor that shouldn’t go together, but j

Canberra boys, Reuben Styles and Adam Hyde, are encouraging Aussies to get on the non-alcs in time for summer, protecting their physical and mental health by breaking bad pandemic drinking habits.

Non-alcoholic beverages may seem like an unusual choice for the electronic music sensation, who have most certainly been the soundtrack to big boozy nights across the continent. Even more so when considering these hometown rockers happen to own a block of the Melbourne bar scene.

When it comes to Canberra culinary experiences, there’s a growing gastronomic repertoire to choose from. You can dine in a dome, on a truffle farm, and now, in a real Mongolian yurt.

Last March, restaurateur Mukhbilguun ‘Mugi’ Khishigbayar built a traditional yurt, or ger, for the first time – not in his home country, but out front of Naadam Restaurant in Phillip.