Where To Eat & Drink In Brisbane

Discover the best places to eat and drink in Brisbane—restaurants, bars, coffee joints and gig venues, curated by Urban List.

Highlights

Rest Of The Best

Restaurants

Perreo

Get your hands on Colombian sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs at Fortitude Valley's new late-night eatery. 

Restaurants

Danbo Labo

South Brisbane's new experimental ramen spot is cooking up new and innovative flavours on the regular. 

Cafes

Figtree Social

Yeerongpilly's latest cafe blends brekky classics with native ingredients to create a truly contemporary Australian flavour.

Restaurants

Merge

This pan-Asian yakitori bar in Wilston Village is dishing up smoky charcoal-grilled skewers, flavour-packed street food and house-made mocktails.

Cafes

RAISE Rooftop

The CBD has levelled up with a New York-style rooftop cafe serving specialty coffee, pastries and epic views.  

Cafes

Tom’s Kitchen

Nestled in the heart of Queensland Ballet, this seasonal cafe is an ode to local produce and laid-back dining. 

Restaurants

Aunty

Tassis Group is adding to their all-star line-up with a new modern Asian restaurant in an iconic Fortitude Valley location.

Cafes

Josie North

Toowong's cosy go-to cafe has new ownership and a new menu full of signature dishes and specialty drinks. 

Design

Glo House

Brisbane’s first and only fully transparent event space is coming to Roma Street Parkland this year. 

Restaurants

SUUM

The CBD’s upcoming Korean omakase restaurant blends traditional and contemporary cuisine in an intimate 16-seat experience. 

Bars & Pubs

Hotel HQ

Underwood’s go-to local has hit refresh with a new alfresco dining area and dedicated kids' zones. 

Restaurants

Ēthos

Set across 30 acres, check out this stunning farm-to-plate experience in a new Mediterranean-inspired restaurant.

Bars & Pubs

Birdees

Brisbane’s most iconic late-night rendezvous is reopening after a multi-million dollar makeover.

Cafes

FORM

This CBD wellness cafe has a nutritionist in the kitchen and wholefoods on the menu.

Restaurants

Olivera

The bayside has scored a new home for refined coastal dining in this elegant Mediterranean restaurant.

Restaurants

Sushi Room

Simon Gloftis' fine dining Japanese spot is expanding with an elegant bar and new alfresco dining space. 

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Layla

Bold and moody, Shane Delia's first Queensland restaurant packs a spice-filled punch. 

Nightlife

Palais

Brisbane’s nightlife enters a dazzling new era with its latest glitzy spot.

Food & Drink

Puck

Puck is Newstead’s new dog-friendly bar and cafe for seasonal tapas and wine by the riverwalk.

Restaurants

Coming Soon: TABOO

Massaman curry and cocktails on a rooftop? We’re intrigued—and that’s what’s coming to the Valley soon with the arrival of TABOO. 

Restaurants

Stilts

It was only a matter of time before we got our first restaurant on a bridge, and with the opening of Stilts, the new green bridge from Kangaroo Point to the city features just that.

Restaurants

Donana Mini Hotpot

At Kelvin Grove’s new hotpot spot, your soup pot is brought to you by robot train and you grab fresh ingredients from a conveyor belt. 

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Mulga Bill’s

City commuters, say hello to your new morning go-to, with Mulga Bill’s opening on the CBD side of the Kangaroo Point Bridge. 

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The Fifty Six

Joining the Naldham House line up is The Fifty Six, a vibrant new Cantonese restaurant led by chef Gerald Ong. 

Restaurants

Acciuga

This family-owned modern Italian restaurant hidden away in sleepy Sandgate is set to be a destination eatery. 

Cafes

Bubbleboy

Newstead’s latest arrival is an organic juice and smoothie bar blitzing up colourful drinks to rival LA's Erewhon. 

Restaurants

Wang Chung

Lobster sandos and wasabi margaritas by the water await at Manly’s newest arrival, a breezy, oceanside pan-Asian spot. 

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Bars & Pubs

Goros

Start warming up your vocal chords, because a vibrant, multi-level Japanese izakaya and karaoke bar has opened in the Valley

Bars & Pubs

The Newmarket Hotel

The Newmarket Hotel (a self-proclaimed “local, for the locals”) has revealed a new look after undergoing a remarkable transformation.

Homewares

Epilo

This warehouse-style plant shop combines greenery and coffee to create the perfect weekend hangout. 

Cafes

C’sis Espresso

New Thai-inspired cafe C’sis Espresso has just landed in Bowen Hills, bringing both decadent pancake stacks and hearty lunchtime curries to a cosy cottage on Brookes Street.

Cafes

Yozo

This dreamy cafe is situated in the heart of Kelvin Grove and is here to mix things up—literally—in the froyo world. 

Restaurants

The 203

The Valley is undergoing a serious makeover at the moment, with stellar food and drink venues opening on almost every corner, and many more to come. One such arrival is The 203 at 6 Marshall Street—a space that has seen a revolving door of nightclubs but is now an elevated spot for dry-aged steaks and Italian pastas. 
Restaurants

Hideki

Step through the huge black door that marks Hideki's entrance and you’ll find a stunning, atmospheric Japanese restaurant inside.

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HUA Restaurant

Yet another restaurant has been added to the now extensive Queen’s Wharf line up, with Cantonese-inspired HUA landing on The Terrace.

Food & Drink

Pompette

Not content with opening just one new venue at Queen’s Wharf, the Tassis Group is opening two, with French-inspired Pompette joining Dark Shepherd on The Terrace.

Restaurants

Dark Shepherd

Tassis Group have just opened the doors to Dark Shepherd, a lamb-focused Mediterranean restaurant on The Terrace at Queen's Wharf.

Bars & Pubs

+81 Aizome Bar

Inside what will soon be +81, a luxe Japanese kappo-style restaurant set to open in February, Aizome Bar features just 10 seats arranged around a large curved bar.

Restaurants

Fat Noodle Brisbane

Luke Nguyen's famed South-East Asian eatery has a new look and a new location, with Fat Noodle having made the move over to The Star Brisbane with the opening of Queen's Wharf. 

Restaurants

August

You won’t find a dining spot more unique than this historic church turned elegant diner. 

Bars & Pubs

BY.ARTISANS

Hitting Jane Street, BY.ARTISANS will be home to tasting rooms, a bar, a café, event spaces and retail.

Restaurants

Aloria

There’s no doubt that Queen's Wharf's Sky Deck is swiftly becoming our city’s most captivating rooftop destination–and it just got better. Aloria, the signature venue completing The Star Brisbane's rooftop trio, has officially opened and promises a luxe dining experience that ignites all the senses.
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Warisan

Warisan has opened its doors in Fortitude Valley to give us a little slice of Indonesia.