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Taking over the prime corner location that once held Hatch & Co, this new garden-inspired restaurant and bar is surrounded by leafy garden beds and overlooking the green space in the centre of the iconic Gasworks ring. On the menu in this lush private oasis you’ll find a menu spanning weekend breakfasts, lunch and dinner, so you're sorted any time of day.

Just about unrecognisable from its former days as Bar Spritz, Kangaroo Point's clifftop cafe Joey’s has an airy, coastal vibe, with interiors inspired by European summers, complete with the striped umbrellas. Make sure you grab a table overlooking the city views—though the seating is entirely outside, it’s all well and truly covered so you can stay dry and shaded no matter the weather. 

Say good morning to the cutest new cafe in Bowen Hills. With a bright, refreshing interior dotted touches of greenery and a minimalist, Scandi aesthetic, Plant Vibes has created the perfect space for you and your friends to catch up over a coffee, breakfast or daytime dessert.

Any northsider who's driven over 20 minutes just to get their hands on some Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers takeaway (guilty) will be stoked to hear their future journeys just got shorter, with the purveyors of Brisbane's best gnocchi opening in James Street in New Farm. 

South siders, prepare to get the meat sweats, because a brand new Texas-style smokehouse has landed in Logan, and it's worth hitting the highway for. Opening in the upcoming new Distillery Road Market dining and shopping precinct in Eagleby, Sugar Creek Smokehouse is a shipping container eatery that's all about meat cooked low and slow, until it melts in your mouth, just like it should.

Fan of Lick! Ice Cream? Of course you are—their Ekka strawberry sundae ice cream is a Brisbane icon after all. Well now you can get yourself a scoop of their creamy frozen goodness from a third location, with Lick! landing in leafy Paddington. 

Healthy (not to mention gorgeous) poke joint Cheeky Poke Bar has landed in Garden City's outdoor dining precinct, bringing it's fresh poke bowls, poke tacos and bone broths to the south side. If you've not hit up this place at their Newstead or Greenslopes locations before, let us tell you that Cheeky Poke Bar will knock your socks off with their incredible flavours and new take on the poke experience.

Sunnyboy Street Deli in Woolloongabba is the ray-of-sunshine, cute-as-a-button Brisbane cafe where you can pair a bubble tea with a fresh wrap or sandwich while you enjoy some afternoon sunshine.

Right underneath luxe Chinese restaurant Donna Chang’s in the CBD, Boom Boom Room has taken the crown as one of our favourite underground venues in Brisbane. The dark, sumptuous venue housed in the heritage building’s original underground bank vault is now a Japanese-inspired restaurant and bar, with the bar seating swapped out for comfortable dining tables.

A split-level bistro inspired by the raucous energy of Tokyo's izakayas, music bars and pop-infused counter culture, Yoko Dining is an airy, light-filled venue that mixes pops of vibrant yellow tiling with polished concrete and blonde timber, juxtaposed against the heritage buildings original timber framework. Pink neons light the way up a staircase to the second-floor bar, while quirky Kaws and Miffy figurines peek out from the extensive sake wall and a row of Japanese whiskies above the retro-yet-futuristic bar. 

Newly landed in Sunnybank's Market Square, Bloom Patisserie is a wonderland of sweet treats and baked goods. Taking up residence on the second level, the dreamy, pastel cafe features floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the streets below, but you won't be looking outside—you'll be too busy staring wide-eyed at the desserts in front of you.

Being that we are huge fans of The Borrowed Nursery's Gold Coast store, we were pretty stoked to hear that they were opening a new location in Brisbane, and even more excited when we discovered it was going to be located in a rustic, industrial warehouse just as Instagrammable as their GC spot. Swapping the white and peach colour palette for a forest green shed, the new space has just opened in Windsor, the first tennant to hit the 'burbs boutique Colwill Place development. 

Opening at the end of September—stay tuned! 

The Maillard Project comes to us from Adam Wang, the coffee connoisseur behind Coffee Anthology, one of the city’s most popular cafes. There’s a distinctly different vibe here though, with a minimalist stone, concrete and timber interior in contrast to Coffee Anthology’s industrial style. The most impressive section of the venue though, is the roasting area, which is visible behind a wall of glass and is where you might catch The Maillard Project’s beans being roasted on the daily.

New Farm might be surrounded by water, but it's been lacking in somewhere to get a classic serving of fish and chips to eat by the river—until now. Landing in Methyr Village, Piranha Fish Cafe comes to us from the previous owners of the iconic Double Shot Espresso, who've ditched the brunch scene to embrace fresh seafood instead. 

Hustle and Grind represents everything good happening in Fortitude Valley right now.

Newstead has scored itself a new neighbourhood wine bar in the form of Commercial Road Public Bar. Taking up residence above a quiet side street just off Commercial Road, the new bar is inspired by the New York Fashion Week scene of the 1980s—and has the interiors and playlist to match. 

Studio 45 is the only fitness studio of its kind in Brisbane, specialising in Lagree Fitness. Straight from the USA, this program is basically 'pilates on steriods,' and counts Victoria Secret models amongst its celebrity fans. Using a machine similar to the ones used in Reformer Pilates, a Lagree session is all about giving you an intense workout without putting pressure on your joints. 

Ramen Danbo has come a long way from their origins in Chikushino, on one of Japan’s southern islands. After opening their first store in 2000, news of their supreme noodles spread to the rest of the island, then the entire country, and now Ramen Danbo has gone global. Their new CBD store is their third in Brisbane, with two others in South Brisbane and Sunnybank, and we're lucky to get them.

If you're a fan of West End's Cups On Melbourne and Salisbury's Cups And Wells, you'll be stoked to know that the crew behind the cosy coffee and brunch spots have just opened a third venue to add to their collection, this one in East Brisbane. Taking over a space on the corner of Wellington and Waterloo Street, the small but gorgeous cafe is everything us millenials want in a coffee spot—think coral pink walls, Moroccan-inspired patterned tiles and neon lights, plus a tasty breakfast menu too of course. 

Forget everything you know about Italian food, because Uh Oh Spaghettio is coming to throw it all out the window. Opening in Bakery Lane in the Valley, this neon-lit, late night pasta joint is going to be all about experimental pasta flavours, funky tunes and good vibes. 

The Prawnster is 50-foot vintage prawn trawler that has found a new lease on life as a floating restaurant, with a small kitchen and prep area in the bow, and the stern converted into an undercover seating area, with benches lining both the starboard and port side, and one large timber table down the middle. 

Coming out of a hole-in-the-wall spot in Mt Gravatt, Dough Ma doughnuts are some of the fluffiest, most cream-filled doughnuts you'll find in all of Brisbane, and they come in more flavours than you can imagine. Walk up to their counter and you'll be treated to the sight of an array of rainbow-coloured round doughnuts filled with sweet whipped cream in flavours like strawberry cheesecake, jam and cream, tiramisu, cookies and cream, iced coffee and pistachio—and that's just the beginning. 

If you’re a bubble tea addict, you might well recognise West End’s newest flower-covered cafe. Botanical Lab moved to its new home on Melbourne Street from a hole-in-the-wall spot in Fortitude Valley’s Bakery Lane, bringing it’s dreamy soft serve, sweet bubble teas and adorable interiors with it. 

We know how often you finish work, or have a busy weekend, and get home tired and hungry with absolutely no desire to cook. Well next time it happens, instead of reaching for your phone to order Uber Eats, make a quick trip to Good Lookin' Chook, where you'll find a wholesome, ready-to-eat feast awaiting you. 

There’s nothing we love more than pasta—except maybe pizza. And lucky for us, Italian favourite Persone is swinging their doors open again and dishing up both. 

Vicalates is the baby of Victoria Spiliopoulos (get the cute play on words?), who, after spending some time in the States, noticed a distinct lack of boutique gyms in Brisbane—so she decided to open her own. Combining her pilates training and studies in art history and design, Victoria has created a gorgeous pink and white ‘grammable space, with quirky art lining the walls, from retro magazine covers to watercolour paintings.

Taking over the former home of Sourced Grocer, Mexican joint La Patrona is almost unrecognizable from its former state, with recycled wood stairs leading up into a vibrant but relaxed dining space overlooked by a colourful mural depicting Day of the Dead-inspired figures and flowering cacti. On the menu, you’ll find a long list of dishes from Mexico’s Baijo region, including street food and family-style shared dishes.

Taking up residence on Hope Street, El Planta has finally opened its doors for dining in with a full menu of plant-based Mexican feeds. Though the venue is only small, more seating outside on the footpath ensures there’s plenty of room, while inside, the walls are lined with framed prints and cacti galore. 

Leafy Graceville is turning into quite the dining hub these days, with Plentiful the latest venue to join a growing list of foodie spots. The minimalist cafe opened back in March 2020, but promptly had to close it's doors again when the pandemic struck—but they're now back in action and dishing up delish breakfasts and lunches to hungry locals seven days a week. 

A cosy, relaxed venue in Mount Gravatt, The Gift Shop started out as a hole-in-the-wall spot for coffee and snacks, but has blossomed into a full-blown cafe where you can brunch on creative breakfasts that look as good as they taste. With both indoor and outdoor seating, there's room for you and your pooch, and a coffee hatch if you just want to grab and go. 

Hailed as Europe’s best escape rooms, Fox in a Box opened its first location in Vienna in 2013. Since then, Fox has opened over 30 locations in four different continents and set a universal standard for escape rooms as a concept, with high tech systems and brilliant puzzles. 

Home to disturbingly good burgers, their infamous Twisties-dusted loaded fries (if you haven’t tried these yet you’ve straight-up failed at life) and plenty of ice cold beer on tap, Fritzenberger is the place to go if you're look for a good pub feed in South Bank.

After a lengthy hiatus, Dalgety Public House in Teneriffe is back with a new look and a new menu, thanks to a new team. Returning as Dalgety 2.0, the gastro pub is once again the place to go for a delicious gastro pub-style feed and epic cocktails. Inside, the garden bar decor has been swapped out for a more industrial vibe, with a mix of bar and dining-style seating overlooking leafy Macquarie Street. More casual seating spills out onto the deck, meaning there's options galore depending on whether you just in for a few drinks or a hearty feed.

With an all American flair that manifests in the gooiest of cheese, and meatiest of burgers, Brooklyn Depot has long been one of our top picks for a cheat day feed—you might recognise their burgers that come complete with injectible sauce. And now we can indulge in their epic eats even more, with an express venue landing in Fortitude Valley.

Landing in the heart of Fortitude Valley on Thursday 30 July is Eterna, a late night Italian eatery dishing up Roman fare from the venue formerly occupied by Longtime—yep, that romantic, underground spot tucked down an alleyway just off Ann Street, left empty when Longtime migrated over to James Street and became Same Same. The new eatery comes to us from the team behind Salt Meats Cheese, so you know it's going to be one to head for as soon as you can get a booking. 

Isolation and working from home has taught us two important lessons—the value of a good coffee from your local cafe, and that there’s really no such thing as too many house plants. Green Space is here to serve not only your caffeine cravings but also your overwhelming desire to add to your indoor plant menagerie.

Any Brisbane barbecued meat lover worth their salt will know about Barbecue Mafia—this pop-up turned permanent dining spot opened up in Chelmer in 2019 and has been winning tastebuds with their signature low and slow cooked meat ever since. And now, east siders can get a piece of the meaty action with Barbecue Mafia's second location opening up in Coorparoo. 

Inspired by Mexico’s Riviera Maya, Maya has transformed the rooftop space that was once Eleven into a striking, destination eatery featuring a white and blue palette dotted with oversize stone and ceramic pots, as well as the obligatory desert cacti and greenery galore. In keeping with the decor, the dining menu here is all about polished Mexican street food, designed to be shared and devoured with a margarita in hand. 

Italian is known as the world’s most loved cuisine, and after a trip to Olive & Angelo, it’s easy to see why. Olive & Angelo offers Italian food at its finest, with traditional, homemade recipes that add a sense of authenticity to your meal. Bonus, you get to enjoy them in Olive & Angelo's greenery adorned outdoor courtyard, surrounded by the twinkling lights of the city.

Named after one of the Scenic Rim’s most treasured waterfalls, you’ll find Witches Falls Winery tucked away in the heart of Mt Tamborine. Wines are made on-site with fruit sourced from the Granite Belt, whose cool climate mirrors the growing conditions of the Northern Rhone in France. Fruit from the Granite Belt is known for producing world-class wines, so good luck putting down your glass. 

Riddle time! What has ten beach umbrellas, five bars, a laneway and its own pizza oven? After a Hollywood-esque makeover, West End’s oldest pub is looking fresh, fine, and ready for your dining pleasure. Whether you’re sinking those Sunday afternoon woes over a beer at the Public Bar or settling in with a rosé in the open-air Backyard, The Boundary Hotel has learned more than a few new tricks.

Now open in East Brisbane is Hey Joe, a sizable addition to the east side's brunch scene. Having taken over a corner spot in Lytton Road's local shopping precinct, this spacious cafe has room for plenty of local and non-local brunch seekers alike, with an industrial-inspired interior and lashings of light streaming in through the wide windows. 

Just one step into Olive Thyme will transport you across the globe to the ancient lands of Turkey, where you’ll be wowed by the time-honoured culinary traditions of the Mediterranean. The restaurant’s heritage-listed digs create an authentic ambience, and their leadlight glass trimmings, Turkish ceramics and colourful cushions only add to the appeal.

Get ready to carb-load, because Sprout Artisan Bakery has just opened the doors on their very first bricks and mortar venue. Now, the artisan bakery, whose delicious products are usually supplied to cafes across Brisbane or sold at local markets, have made it just that bit easier for you to get your weekly pastry fix, with a hole-in-the-wall spot in James Street.

Moonshine Coffee Roasters may have been born and bred in Byron Bay, but the crew have decided to extend their roots to follow the warmth of the Queensland sun. Their Brisbane venture opened its doors in early May, gracing the streets of Kangaroo Point with the delightful aroma of fresh single-origin batch brews straight from the hills of the Byron Bay Hinterland. 

After earning themselves a cult following of coffee connoisseurs, Only. Speciality Coffee have packed up their coffee beans in favour of a new home in Fortitude Valley’s TC Beirne Building. The heritage-listed digs offer a quiet space to enjoy your cup of joe away from the bustling city streets. Modern touches such as built-in charging ports seamlessly blend with the building’s old-school charm, giving off chic and sophisticated vibes sure to impress your Insta followers. 

Opening in King Street on Wednesday 1 July, Potato Boy is dedicated to all things deep-fried golden potato, and its perfect accompaniments. Because we all know that when it comes to fish and chips or a good burger, the perfect potato sides can make or break the meal. The sides here definitely achieve the latter, with perfectly crisp potato scallops and hand cut chips to pair with a beef or fried chicken burger, or crunchy serve of beer battered fish. 

Smoky Moo is an American barbecue restaurant dedicated to slow cooked smoked beef, and nothing else. With a fit out designed to appeal to the urban cowboy in all of us, Smokey Moo’s interior features just enough corrugated iron, unfinished timber, cowhide leather and desert cacti to give off a Wild West vibe, without making you feel like you should be wearing a Stetson. 

Offering up a mix of Jiu-Jitsu, yoga and pilates, as well as baked sourdough goods on the side, The Good Dose is a welcome antidote the chaos of Brisbane life, with their Wynnum-based studio providing welcome relief to all members, as well as a place to relax and unwind. 

Aussies have long loved Indian food, so it’s no surprise that when Zach Dexter travelled to Mohali in the country’s north, he became enraptured with the flavours of the city. Just one bite of the leavened flatbread dish known as kulcha was all it took to get Zach hooked. He knew he had to share these flavours with his friends back in Oz by bringing the taste of this crispy and delicious traditional Indian street food onto home soil. 

Blockhouse Eat + Drink is a Nundah favourite, bringing a whole lot of deliciousness to the north side suburb. By day, Blockhouse is the breakfast and brunching spot of your dreams, with a menu of inventive dishes like avocado on toast with miso butter and popcorn chicken. Yep, don't expect the same old bacon and eggs here. You can wake up as late as you like to too, because the AM menu runs until 2.30pm. Best of all, you can currently sip on 90 minutes worth of bottomless mimoses for just $25pp, with $5 going straight to the Nundah Community Centre to make someone's Christmas—how good is that? Lock in a brunch date and give Blockhouse a buzz to book a table for a boozy breakfast session.

Joining the stunning Ada Lane precinct in Fortitude Valley alongside The Calile Hotel, Edwards And Co's second Brisbane salon (you'll find the first inside W Brisbane) is founder Jaye Edwards' eighth Australia-wide. A quick browse of their Instagram page will tell you why the salon brand has developed enough of a cult following to expand so far, with a feed full of masterfully created sun-kissed highlights complimenting glossy loose waves. Is it the ultimate summer do? We say yes.

If the name Bao Bar doesn’t give you some kind of inclination as to what’s served here, then just imagine a fluffy cloud and fill it with crispy fried chicken, soft shell crab and beef ribs—basically heaven on a plate. After a brief pop-up at Hikari in Teneriffe earlier this year, Bao Bar finally has a venue to call their very own, opening a permanent spot on Edmonstone Street. If you managed to hit them up during their pop-up though, you’ll be happy to know that all the bao you know and love are on the menu here for good, with a few more to try and even a few extra sides and a short drinks list to pair them with. 

Call all your vegan friends, because we've got the news you've been craving—an all plant-based pizza and burger joint has landed in West End. Nonna's Nightmare, so called because their plant-based pizzas would give an Italian nonna nightmares, has opened for takeaway, with dining in to come when lockdown restrictions ease.

Taking over an old warehouse that’s been stripped back to bare bones and refitted, Agnes Restaurant is a moody, sophisticated venue that combines sleek black furnishings and hanging pendant lights with exposed brick and polished concrete. The centrepiece of the venue is the open kitchen and its glowing fires, where everything on the menu is cooked over coal, fire and smoke. 

West End's Mama Taco is an homage to authentic Mexican cuisine with contemporary touches—and an Instagrammable pastel pink aesthetic to boot. Featuring several wooden booths and high bar tables, adorned with hand-painted Mexican tiles, the cosy space is overlooked by a dreamy photo of the Baja Desert from above the bar, which may or may not make you even thirstier for the mezcal lining the shelves below.

Conveniently located across the road from the stunning New Farm Park, Joedy’s Cafe has one of the best seats in the house when it comes to New Farm cafes. The mastermind behind the cafe, Joedy Kyle, has his heart set on providing the community with as much locally sourced produce as possible for the body and soul to enjoy. Their all-day menu offers options for everyone, including Nanna's savoury mince, chilli scrambled eggs with smoked octopus and the seriously Instagrammable purple ube waffles with black sesame ice cream. 

Let’s be honest, nothing beats ordering every single kind of dumpling or steamed bun on a menu (they’re small so you’re allowed to), filling your very own dipping saucer with all the soya, vinegar and chilli oil you can handle, and stuffing your face. This is welcomed and encouraged at Mei Wei Dumplings, The Star Gold Coast's hawker-style Cantonese spot which is opening its its second location at Treasury Brisbane on Thursday 12 March. 

The Valley is home to several good Japanese eateries, all with impressive drinks menus, but the 14-seater Shishou Sake Bar & Eats is where to head if whisky and wine are sounding overdone, and you're ready to turn to top notch saké instead. Though small, the vibrant, mural adorned venue (painted by Drapl) is the perfect spot to nibble on izakaya style share plates, sip Japanese-inspired cocktails (or a wine, if you must) and watch the Valley goers stroll by.