Must Do Brisbane is the guide for the discerning Brisbane resident or visitor who thinks that life's too short to eat bad food, drink bad coffee, shop exclusively in malls, watch endless TV or waste time trawling the web for what the alternatives might be.
Be it where to eat and drink, take a walk, a bike ride, see a show, shop, visit a gallery or a market, take in some history, entertain the children or roam with the dog, we have Brisbane covered, with over 40,000 pages of unique, great and latest things to do and see, many of all tried and tested independently. And plenty of what you’ll find here you won’t find anywhere else.
Know where to find the Cypriot cheesemaker who sells from a factory in his house, the drive-in you can take the dog to or the coffee lounge in an air raid shelter, or the museum where you can ride Brisbane vintage trams? How about the newest laneway wine bars, underground dumpling house or the BYO food beer den? Or fifty great budget places to eat out with children that don't start with Mc or Hungry, the best 15 family bike rides and the city's only Polish market? We do and they're all on the site along with plenty more gems where they came from.
How
Every week, rain, hail or humidity we trawl the streets of inner and outer Brisbane, on foot, bike, public transport and car, leaving no stone unturned and no tunnel un-burrowed to find the great stuff we know is out there, before reviewing and categorizing it so it's all only 2 clicks away. For the easily bored, this means new things are added to the site all the time.
Why
As a totally independent, non-government, tried and road tested website MDB is a bit unusual (and possibly a bit troppo) but what motivates us is a love for Brisbane and an unwavering keenness to share all of the great things we know are out there. All of our reviews are the real deal, with most venues visited anonymously and paid for by us (unless otherwise labelled) so as to get the genuine user experience. Occasionally you'll find a venue sponsoring a post, but we still have to love it - we can't be bought!
When
Must Do Brisbane was officially launched at the end of 2010 and has since attracted an ever increasing posse of followers to become the undisputed number one lifestyle website in Brisbane with a monthly reach of up to 5 million people! Our audience's enthusiasm can also be seen on our Facebook and Instagram with a very high level of engagement among our 464,000+ combined followers where we routinely attract over 20 million views a month! We also have 89,000 subscribers to our weekly e-newsletter with open rates hovering around 32% which is extremely high for that number of subscribers.
Who
Jodi Panayotov is the creator and Editor of Must Do Brisbane. Michael Schwartz is our co-founder and director. Bryanna Rossow is our talented Content and Reels Producer. Grace Ryan is our Reports Manager & Editorial Assistant producing the best post campaign reports in the industry.
Partners
Lexus Brisbane and The Star Brisbane are our main site partners. Our other partners include QPAC, Brisbane Powerhouse, QAGOMA, La Boite, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Opera Queensland, Museum of Brisbane and Victoria Park.
