Food & Drink

After night after night of extensive research (what can we say, we’re selfless like that), we’ve curated a list of the top wine bars in Brisbane

From snack-sized stocking fillers to show-stopping kitchen essentials, here's our list of gifts sure to please the discerning foodie in your life.

If you’re looking to up the class level of your next cuppa or tap into your inner princess a la Meghan Markle, here’s our list of Brisbane’s best high teas that make the grade.

We've rounded up the new openings that were the most-clicked, liked, shared and commented on Urban List this year.

From beachside dining to flavours from around the globe and even underwater spectacles to enjoy during your meal, there’s truly something for all tastes at these Sentosa restaurants.

We sent Lucky Dragon Supper Club’s Stephanie Feher on her first trip to Singapore—to pick up top tips and tricks for navigating the bustling hawker scene. 

We had to ask Tanuki's general manager Joong Charpentier the secret to his success—and the answer might surprise you.

Authentic (and not-so-authentic, but just as delicious) Chinese restaurants are popping up all over the city, so you no longer have to trek to the southside for a decent feed.

From thrilling theme parks and a captivating entertainment calendar to world-class dining and a choice of six luxury hotels, Resorts World Sentosa has it all.

These are the best places to book your Christmas Day lunch in Brisbane.

It’s almost impossible to keep up to date on all of Brisbane's foodie news, so to make it easy, we've rounded up all the updates you need to know.

All you need are some wheels, good mates, and one unlucky designated driver.

Make tracks to Victoria Park to try their brand newly refreshed Toptracer Driving Range, where you can swing a golf club and then sip a cocktail or three. 

Clear your social cals, here’s everything you need to know about your new and improved local.

Here’s where you’ll find destination dining experiences that we guarantee will make you feel like you’re a world away.  

Hosting the perfect get-together needn't be a stressful gig

A storybook-themed venue with an Alice In Wonderland-inspired hidden bar on Caxton Street might not be where you’d expect to find some of the most elevated bar food and cocktails in Brisbane, but that’s just what Velveteen Rabbit is dishing up thanks to an uber talented team and reams of creativity. This unassuming Petrie Terrace spot (which has taken over where Brewski used to reside) is going right to the top of our ‘recommend’ list—and here’s why. 

With so many restaurants to choose from, here are six to tick off in and around the precinct. 

We’ve sussed out some seriously tasty (and super easy) prawn recipes that will have your mates mistaking you for a Masterchef contestant with your epic skills in the kitchen.

When it comes to getting rowdy, Brisbane City's best bars have us covered for most occasions and impulses. 

We’re delving into the buttery world of French dining to bring you your definitive guide to Brisbane’s best French restaurants.

Ah, Roma, who can resist the everlasting charm of the Eternal City? It’s a place where you’ll find old-world beauty at every turn, endless museums to explore, so many spirits to be sipped and cacio e pepe is always on the menu.

Achingly cool, the world’s fashion capital Milano, is a nonnegotiable stop when planning your next European getaway.

Brisbane's burger joints really stack up.

Find out how to score a trip to Italy, valued at $8K.

We had a yarn with Gareth Whitton about the top Aussie dessert businesses and pop-ups that he believes are redefining the world of all things sweet.

Robots delivering dishes, lab-grown meat and 3D-printed veggies—imaginations run wild when thinking about the future of food.

It’s easy to overlook Brisbane's incredible CBD restaurants when you’re planning a dinner out.

From raging rooftops to intimate wine bars, gin joints and whisky dens, here are some of Brisbane’s best bars that you really should have had a drink in by now. 

Cue the hunger pangs, here are our top picks for Fortitude Valley restaurants. 

Swap out your party heels and scroll on for our round-up of the best cafes in Fortitude Valley.

Put down the Doritos and step away from the 'medium' intensity salsa, gringo—we're going to do this the right way at the best Mexican restaurants Brisbane has to offer.

Obviously, we jump at the chance to combine brunch and cocktails, which is why we’ve decided to share this round up of the best bottomless brunch spots in Brisbane, so you can join in on the fun.

Wes Anderson's colourful, symmetrical and whimsical aesthetic is the inspiration behind Henley’s, a charming cocktail bar and eatery in Teneriffe. 

Once upon a time, dinner was enough. You came, you saw, you ate, you drank. Now? Well, it’s an endless adventure with wild possibilities.

Go behind the scenes of LA's biggest icons to explore the other side of the city of angels.

Enrichen your culinary experiences with this definitive guide to the best restaurants in Sunnybank and beyond. 

We will be the ones to say it—while the seaside town of Redcliffe may be somewhat sleepy in its chilled beachside atmosphere, its stunning location and food scene are rather slept on. 

We’ve rounded up the best sandwiches in Brisbane, for all your carb-hunting pleasure. 

While Melbourne might be best known for its laneway bar culture, in Los Angeles some of the coolest hangouts are hidden sky high.

Here’s where to find the best restaurants in Ipswich—better wear loose pants.

It’s been a good year here in Brisbane/Meanjin, with one incredible new venue after another hitting the city, all of them sending our taste buds into overdrive. 

Browse the best spots for an elite lunch Brisbane CBD-style. 

Plant-based and filling, ethical and fresh, vegan and vegetarian eats excite the tastebuds and look after our planet.

This Brisbane cake shops have a wealth of experience (and creativity to boot!), all of whom are more than happy to save you from last-minute decorating disasters or unexpected office birthdays. 

We’ve taken it upon ourselves to uncover the best restaurants Cairns has on offer.

Let’s be real, it’s never not a perfect time to sink a tinny. But with all the glorious taphouses in our sun-soaked city, we’re hardly going to settle for a subpar brew.

Here are the best James Street restaurants to add to your hit list. 

These Brisbane restaurants are the must-dos, the have-to-tries, the places you would tell visiting friends to dine at, and the bucket-list special treats to book when you want to splash out.

Plus, win an adventurous Aussie holiday worth up to $3.5K.

Pick up your pint glass, saddle those schnitty cravings, and settle in for the history lesson your teachers never wanted you to learn. 

‘All I want for Christmas is’…permission to shop. Well, you’re in luck, because we hereby grant you permission to spend your Christmas bonus (and let’s be real, your ‘savings’) on homemade local goodies under the Brisbane sun and stars. And what better way to do that than hit up all the Christmas markets Brisbane has to offer?

With the first stage of Queen's Wharf set to open later this year, we’re slowly starting to get more information on what we can expect from the precinct.

Whether you’re after a killer coffee, a full on breakfast feast, or a lazy brunch, these local gems have got you covered.

Brisbane-bred, globally prolific production house, Strut & Fret have opened a permanent new Brisbane theatre in West End.

We’ve put together a list of the best New Year’s Eve parties in Brisbane so you can dance your way into 2025 in style.

Experience a taste of Roma in Brisbane with Pilloni’s limited edition coffee-infused cocktail, crafted in collaboration with Lavazza. Pair it with authentic Italian dishes for an unforgettable dining experience.

If you’re a Southsider, we’ve got pretty big news for you.

Being the active lot that we are, there isn’t much more that we’d rather being doing on a day off work than celebrating the King’s birthday in true style with good food and a drink in hand.

Brisbane's best Italian restaurants come steeped in tradition and are fuelled by a fiery passion to bring the power and glory of the land of Botticelli to your waiting gums.

Whether hot or cold, clean or dirty, hearty or sweet, Japanese is unique in its ability to fit every occasion with the all-encompassing power to keep things fresh, vibrant, and interesting while respecting tradition.

The South Bank restaurant scene is officially hot stuff. 

Some of the best eateries in Brisbane hold some pretty sweet riverside real estate, and on a balmy Brisbane summer’s day we think there is nothing better than bringing together your most favourite people, and having a looong afternoon/evening of great food and drink by the river. To help you make it happen, here are the best Brisbane river restaurants to book yourself a table at.

With entrances behind fridge doors and Narnia-esque wardrobe cupboards, here are the best hidden bars Brisbane has to offer.

Prefer sinking skee balls to dropping it on the dance floor? Read on. No playing around: we’re here to give your nights out an official level up.

Going out for drinks with friends when you're in your mid-twenties can sometimes get a bit monotonous.

Degustation dining is the absolute peak of eating out. Nothing conjures the same luxurious, almost Roman opulence like a meal that comes in seven stages. And if you really want to indulge, get the matching wines. 

Level up your Halloween movie marathon this year with an inflatable pool recliner in W Brisbane’s pool.

Fish and chips is a classic in Aussie cuisine—classic, unadulterated comfort food.

If you know your fattoush from your fatayer and your lokma from your lokum, then this list of Brisbane’s best Middle Eastern restaurants is for you.

Nope, that’s not a typo.

Brisbane's best rooftop bars are the perfect spots to hang this summer. 

Brisbane Powerhouse is already a giant in Brisbane’s entertainment scene, but it’s about to get even better with the news that the culture and events centre is about to score some seriously cool additions. 

Get your best (most glamorous) entertaining outfit on and prepare to host the party of the century, with the help of course of the best catering in Brisbane, which you'll find in the list below.

Experience Brisbane’s ultimate bottomless feasts this winter with stunning alfresco dining options. 

Skip the green smoothie today, go full cream, double chocolate with extra sprinkles and live a little, one scoop at a time with Brisbane’s best gelato and ice cream.  

Take some of the pressure off and outsource the particulars of your seasonal knees-up to one of Brisbane’s best party venues. This year, we’ve done the hard yards for you and found 15 Christmas party venues in Brisbane that don’t suck.

Thirsty Thursdays just got a whole lot tastier with a slew of freaking delicious cocktails on offer this month—even better, we’ve got the inside scoop on how you can score a tipple on the house.

The vibes in Noosa are immaculate and the dishes are bucket list-worthy.

Here’s the top shelf Brisbane openings we’re most looking forward to checking out this year (so far).

To avoid your disappointment at a soggy sausage roll, a stale loaf or an underwhelming éclair, we’ve brought you the best thing since sliced bread—a bible of Brisbane’s best bakeries.

Time to break out the florals and welcome in spring with a spritz, because the crew at Customs House are back with their seasonal spring rosé pop-up bar.

DARKFIELD’s spooky shipping container experiences, SÉANCE and FLIGHT, are making their long awaited return to Brisbane alongside the incredible Japanese immersive magic show MAHO MAGIC BAR.

We’ve rounded up the best venues designed for you and your pooch. 

Chances are, you’ve had a late night in the Valley once or twice. But with a host of new spots opening over the last couple of years, we felt it necessary to nail down our no-fail favourites. Here are our picks for the best bars in the Valley. Bottom’s up.

From Melbourne’s bustling cafes to Sydney’s vibrant brunch spots, all the way to Brisbane’s innovative morning eats and Perth’s beachside beauties, we’ve curated the ultimate guide to breakfast across Australia.

Delete that socks purchase from your cart and treat Dad to some quality time instead of a lame gift this Father’s Day.

If you're as addicted to the bean juice as we are here at Urban List, here’s where to find the best specialty coffee in Brisbane. 

Yup, the frosty mornings and dark afternoons are back for another season, and the comfort of a warm bed feels far more appealing than venturing out into the chilly air.

Roses are red. Violets are blue. If you love food, then here are Brisbane’s most romantic restaurants for you. 

Cheese lovers, get excited because MOULD: A Cheese Festival is returning to Brisbane for three days of cheese, wine and food in 2024.

Lasso the gang together and practice your Southern drawl, these are the best American barbecue joints in Brisbane.

Nothing is more liberating than belting out a 90s banger or 80s power ballard and knowing that everyone has to listen to you strive to hit those high notes.

If you don’t like pizza, you’re not human. For something made of so few ingredients, you’d think it would be easy to nail, right? Bad pizza has no place in this world or in our mouths, and we’ll be damned if we waste another calorie on a sub-par crust or shoddy tom to cheese ratio.

While just about every Brisbane restaurant and bar worth its salt has steak of some description on the menu, for some it is something of an afterthought, while others treat it as an art form.

South Brisbane is home to all sorts of weird and wonderful cuisines worthy of wearing your stretchy pants for. So fire up the group chat, and sort out your schedule—it’s time to book a table at one of the 13 best restaurants in South Brisbane.

Deer Duck Bistro is one of Brisbane's best kept secrets that you definitely need to check out—and preferably soon, so you can sample their brand new spring-inspired menu. 

We know that money is tight right now for a lot of us, but that doesn’t have to impact your social life or love of dining out.

The results are in and here is your definitive guide to Brisbane's best restaurants in West End. 

What do a perfumery, pawn shop and cocktail bar have in common? Well, you’ll find a version of them all inside Pawn & Co, the wild and wacky new bar coming to Brisbane on soon. 

We're confident in saying the bustling zone around the Gabba is one of the tastiest areas of Brisbane. If you need further proof, just eat your way through the best restaurants in Woolloongabba.

Nuzzled amongst the sunniest Australian coast, just over an hour's roady from Brisbane, it is not hard to see why Maroochydore is Queensland’s current lifestyle hotspot.

Restored to its former glory but with even more grandeur, this heritage-listed building has been transformed into a social club with three distinct venues inside.

Supper clubs have been taking over our feeds and flooding our inboxes recently and frankly, we can’t get enough.

A quick trip to Redland’s Coast is never a bad idea.

We’ve rounded up the Brisbane banquets that come in at under $70pp, for when you’re indecisive, but also on a budget.

There's no better way to spend a sun-soaked arvo in Brissy than with your favorite drop and a smorgasbord of treats—so don’t sleep on this year’s return of Providore Park to Roma Street Parkland.

We’ve scoured our pantries, consulted our nonnas and partnered with Sandhurst Fine Foods to bring a touch of the Euro summer to your dinner parties this year. 

Whether you dig on granola or the greasy fry-up, these are 50 of the best Brisbane cafes (in no particular order) you can depend on—consider it your 2024 to-do list.

Sometimes the only thing you want from a night out is good ol' boogie to some of your favourite tunes. Here is a list of Brisbane 12 best nightclubs for when you want to hit the dancefloor.

Going all-you-can-eat on the Brisbane buffet dining scene will take you everywhere from Mexican mouthfuls to the Korean coal pits and even a Brazilian bacchanalia.

From walks and hikes to tasty eats and the Sunshine Coast’s most scenic mountain view, here are all the best things to do in Maleny and Montville. 

Bakeries and baked goods have taken hold—but how did this mass-appeal genre of sugary, flaky, delectable sweetness rise to the top?

Is there anything more indulgent than a long lunch? When you’ve got good food and drink, great company and the whole afternoon to knock yourself into a food coma it makes any other daytime activity seem pretty drab.

We're frothing at the ultimate opportunity to scoff delicious eats in the open air at this year’s James Street Food & Wine Trail.

From weekend produce markets to late night artisan pop-ups, here are all the best Brisbane markets that are worth visiting.

Most Brisbane pubs will have a few decent whiskies on the top shelf, but one bottle of Johnny Walker Black does not a whisky bar make.

If you’ve got a head swimming with (seemingly) useless facts, trust us—Brisbane's best trivia nights are your time to shine. 

Japanese listening bar x vinyl-spinning setting x DJ hot spot now banquet dining sensation, what else can Ruby, My Dear do?

With some of Brisbane City's best restaurants, bars, and eateries joining forces for the entire month of June, we’ve rounded up the events that are topping our 2024 Dine BNE City hit list.