Southport, get excited – there’s a new rooftop bar in your hood that is guaranteed to become your new favourite spot for after-work drinks and sunset cocktails. Aviary is perched on the top of the new six-storey Mantra at Sharks hotel and from the moment you step out of the lift, you are greeted with a stylish-yet-playful space that offers multiple seating areas and a seriously top-notch selection of swill. If the sun is shining (or the heaters are cranking), pull up a stool outside in The Nest and take in the sweeping views of the iconic Surfers Paradise skyline in one direction and the Gold Coast Hinterland in the other or venture inside and find a nook with your name on it. Aviary dishes up a refined menu of authentic woodfired pizza and modern share food, alongside a very respectable cocktail offering and cellar list. There are even plans to incorporate an indoor cinema – yes, cocktail-fuelled movie nights are in the pipeline!