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What’s Open This Ekka Public Holiday 2023 In Brisbane

By Sophia McMeekin
14th Aug 2023

Whether you're heading to the Ekka or not this year, we're guessing you might be free as a bird on the Ekka public holiday—because no one wants to deal with those Wednesday crowds. If not, well, we've got your pre-Ekka caffiene hit sorted below with what's open on the Ekka public holiday on 16 August this year.

For those who are making the most of the day off though, we've rounded up everything staying open for the day, so you can eat and drink to your hearts content. Even a hangover from partying all night on Ekka eve is no excuse not to get out of bed—there's many a cafe (or some hair of the dog) ready to sort you right out with a greasy plate of bacon and eggs. 

Here's our guide to what's open this Ekka public holiday in Brisbane. And of course, Logan's, Morteon Bay's and Redlands' public holiday being on Monday, they'll be wide open on Wednesday, so you can always use this as an excuse to check out Wynnum and Manly's best restaurants, or maybe the best cafes in Redcliffe.

Cafes 

  • Alphabet Cafe, West End | 8am-12pm
  • Agnes Bakery, Fortitude Valley | 7am-3pm 
  • Apricot Coffee, Wavell Heights | 7am-12.30pm
  • Batch Cookie Bar x Lunar Pies, Brisbane City | 8am-5.30pm
  • Bellissimo Coffee, Bulimba and Fortitude Valley | 6am-5pm
  • Bellissimo Coffee, Coorparoo | 6am-2pm
  • Blackout, Paddington | 5.30am-1pm
  • Brooki Bakehouse, Fortitude Valley | 8am-2pm
  • Bunker Coffee, Milton | 6am-2pm
  • Cafe O-Mai, Annerley | 7am-2pm
  • Church Mouse Cheese, South Brisbane | 10am-8pm
  • Cinnamon and Co., West End | 8am-2pm
  • Colin’s Specialty Coffee, Fortitude Valley | 7.30am-1pm
  • Cups And Wells, Salisbury | 7.30am-12pm 
  • Darvella Patisserie, Bulimba | 7am-12.30pm
  • Farmhouse, Kedron | 8am-2pm
  • Felix For Goodness, Brisbane CBD 8am-1pm 
  • Flour Leopard, Kangaroo Point | 6.15am-1.30pm 
  • Fonzie Abbott Fox Street, Albion | 7am-3pm
  • Grown, West End | 7am-3pm
  • Hawthorne Coffee, Hawthorne | 6am-2pm
  • Hey Mr, New Farm | 6.30am-2.30pm
  • If You Say So, St. Lucia | 5.30am-1pm
  • Industry Beans, Newstead | 8am-3.30pm
  • Lune Croissanterie, Brisbane City and South Brisbane | 8am-3pm
  • Method To The Madness Cafe, Kenmore | 6.30am-1pm
  • Milo And Maisie Coffee Co, Paddington | 6am-11pm 
  • Miss Sophia’s Gelateria, Stafford | 2pm–9pm
  • Morning After, West End | 7am-2pm
  • Nodo, Newstead, South Bank and West End | 7am-3pm
  • Paddington Social, Paddington | 6.30am-2pm
  • Pancha Cafe, Ascot | 7am-2pm 
  • Pawpaw Cafe, Woolloongabba | 8am-2.30pm 
  • Peach & Billy, Chapel Hill | 7am-1pm
  • Plant Vibes, Bowen Hills | 8.30am-1.30pm
  • Priorities, Alderley | 6am-1pm
  • St Coco Cafe, Daisy Hill | 7am-2.30pm
  • To Be Or Not To Be, Westlake | 6.30am-1pm
  • Wild Canary Bistro, Brookfield | 8.30am-2pm
  • Willow Cafe, Balmoral | 7am-2pm 
  • Yolk, Newstead | 7am-3pm

Restaurants 

  • Ahmets Turkish Restaurant, South Bank | 11.30am-9pm
  • Black Fire Restaurant, Brisbane City | 7.30am-9.30pm
  • Botany, Newstead | 11.30am-10pm
  • Botellon, Chelmer | From 4pm 
  • Comuna Cantina, Brisbane City and Everton Park | 11.30 am-9 pm
  • Downtown Istanbul, Hawthorne | 11am-9pm
  • Mai Gai, Everton Park | 12pm–9pm
  • Maru Grill House, Brisbane City and Cannon Hill | 11.30am-3 pm, 5pm-9 pm
  • Massimo Restaurant & Bar, Brisbane City | 11am-9pm
  • Mons Ban Sabai, Camp Hill | 5.30pm-8.30pm
  • Mr Wabi, Brisbane City | 5pm–10pm
  • Mucho Mexicano, South Bank and Hawthorne | 11.30am-9pm 
  • Oh Boy Bok Choy, Stafford | 5pm–9pm
  • Ole, South Bank | 11.30pm-9pm 
  • Opa Bar + Mezze, Brisbane City | 11am-10pm
  • OTTO Brisbane, South Brisbane | 5pm-late
  • Pilloni, West End | 5pm–10pm
  • Ping Pong, Newstead | 11am-3pm, 5–9.30pm
  • Popolo, South Brisbane | 12–3pm, 5pm-late
  • Seoul Bistro, Sunnybank | 11am-10.30pm
  • Tatsu Ramen Gyoza Bar, Fortitude Valley | 11.30am-2.30pm, 5pm–9pm
  • The Jetty, South Brisbane | 11.30am-10pm
  • The Prawnster, Kangaroo Point | 12pm–9pm
  • Toscano Bar & Kitchen, Brisbane City | 4–9pm
  • Vici, South Bank | 7am-9pm 
  • Walter’s Steakhouse, Brisbane City | 12–3pm, 5pm-late
  • Yamas Greek & Drink, West End | 11am-10pm
  • Victory Lane, Ascot | 11.30am-10pm
  • Viva La Cali, Fortitude Valley | 5pm-late 

Bars

  • Adela Wine Bar, Albion | 5pm–9.30pm
  • Arcade Wine, Ashgrove | 3pm-late
  • Archer Brewing, Newmarket | 4pm–10pm
  • Bar 1603, Brisbane City | 10.30am-10pm 
  • Bar Kazba, Fortitude Valley | 12pm-late
  • BrewDog, Fortitude Valley and Murrarie | 11am-late
  • City Winery, Fortitude Valley | 3pm–10pm
  • D.Vino Bistro & Vinoteca, Woolloongabba | 5.30pm-late
  • Easy Times Brewing Co, Woolloongabba | 11am-11pm
  • Hellbound, New Farm | 5pm-12am
  • Mrs Brown’s Bar & Kitchen, Newstead | 11.30am-late
  • Samies Seafood, Hamilton | 10am-6pm
  • Seoul Bistro, Sunnybank | 11am-10.30pm
  • Shady Palms Cafe & Bar, Stones Corner | 1pm-9pm
  • Tetto Rooftop Bar, Everton Park | 5pm–9.30 pm
  • The Charming Squire, South Brisbane | 11am-10pm
  • The Inchcolm Bar, Spring Hill | 5pm-9pm 

See what else you can do this weekend here

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