Brisbane, Queensland — Food and Dining
Restaurants in Brisbane, Queensland
Restaurants
Recommended restaurants
Breakfast Creek Hotel
The 'Brekky Creek' is something of a Brisbane (and Queensland) institution. Renowned for its huge, tasty, no-nonsense steaks and beer served out of wooden casks, it's a hugely popular spot, particularly on sunny weekends in the beer garden.
2 Kingsford Smith Drive, Breakfast Creek
Tel: (07) 3262 5988.
Website: www.breakfastcreekhotel.com
Price: $$
E'cco
Award-winning E'cco is one of the finest restaurants in Queensland. Chef Philip Johnson sources local ingredients for his modern rendition of French bistro food, and the result is never short of wonderful. Closed Sunday and Monday. Booking essential.
100 Boundary Street (corner Adelaide Street)
Tel: (07) 3831 8344.
Website: www.eccobistro.com
Price: $$$$
The Gunshop Café
You'll find one of Brisbane's best breakfast venues in this lovely heritage building. But don't limit yourself to the morning menus; lunch and dinner at this cool eatery are equally good. Reservations are a must on weekends.
53 Mollison Street, West End
Tel: (07) 3844 2241.
Website: www.thegunshopcafe.com
Price: $$-$$$
Mondo Organics
This effortlessly elegant restaurant is also one of Brisbane's best. The design is sleek and understated while the menu boasts only organic, sustainable produce. Fish are wild, line caught, vegetables are sourced from local growers and coffee is fair trade. Even better, the food is absolutely stunning.
166 Hardgrave Road, West End
Tel: (07) 3844 1132.
Website: www.mondo-organics.com.au
Price: $$-$$$
Mondo Organics
Located in the trendy neighborhood of West End, Mondo Organics is a stylish restaurant, but it's the gorgeously wholesome food that keeps regulars coming back for more.
166 Hardgrave Road, West End
Tel: (07) 3844 1132.
Website: www.mondo-organics.com.au
Price: $$-$$$
Tukka Restaurant
Located in the heart of Brisbane's trendy West End, Tukka prides itself on being the country's leading native Australian restaurant. Almost every ingredient is Australian grown and the four seasonal menus a year feature everything from cured Queensland crocodile and confit of Tasmanian possum to lilly pilly salads and tonka bean poached pears.
145b Boundary Street, West End
Tel: (07) 3846 6333.
Website: www.tukkarestaurant.com.au
Price: $$$
Nightlife
Cool clubs, chic bars and an excellent live music scene make Brisbane's nightlife hard to beat. Most clubs, bars and live music venues are centerd around Fortitude Valley but the West End is also making a name for itself for great nights out.
Bars: In the city center, The Belgian Beer Café Brussels, corner of Edward and Mary Streets (www.belgianbeercafebrussels.com.au), serves over 30 different beers. The Story Bridge Hotel, 196 Main Street, Kangaroo Point (www.storybridgehotel.com.au), is a well-loved local and a good place for a pint and a bite to eat. In Fortitude Valley, the Bowery, 676 Ann Street (www.thebowery.com.au), is reportedly the best cocktail bar in town and features live jazz during the week. Dress up for a drink at the well-heeled Lychee Lounge, 2/94 Boundary Street (www.lycheelounge.com.au), in the West End.
Clubs: Brisbane's newest superclub, Cloudland, 641 Ann Street (www.cloudland.tv), stands tall in Fortitude Valley and offers four levels of cutting-edge design including a retractable glass roof and waterfall. Still drawing huge weekend crowds, Family, 8 McLachlan Street (www.thefamily.com.au), regularly features prominent national and international DJs.
Live Music: Try The Zoo, 711 Ann Street (www.thezoo.com.au), an icon of the local indie music scene, and the place to go for good, brash Australian music. If you fancy something a bit softer, The Troubadour, Brunswick Street Mall (www.thetroubadour.com.au), also has good Australian music, but of a mellower kind. Jazz aficionados should head for the Brisbane Jazz Club, 1 Annie Street (www.brisbanejazzclub.com.au), in Kangaroo Point.
