Your Guide to Dining Out in Brisbane on Christmas Day

The festive Brisbane restaurants doing lunch on Christmas Day.

Sarah Ward
December 20, 2016

Christmas is a time for giving and eating — and sometimes, the best gift you can offer someone is a great meal in a nice restaurant. Thankfully, plenty of places around Brisbane are helping make those festive food dreams come true. From beer cafes to fancy eateries, here's the best places to dine out on Christmas Day.

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Bavarian Bier Cafe

45 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Weissbier, weiner schnitzel and wonderful views over the river.

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Vintaged Bar + Grill

Level 6, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane

You don't have to be rich and famous to dine at Vintaged - you only need to love fine food.

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Popolo

3 Sidon Street, Southbank

Located in the new Sidon Street/River Quay precinct on the riverfront at South Bank, Popolo has refined the art of river-watching and wine drinking.

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Restaurant
Deer Duck Bistro

396 Milton Road, Auchenflower

The final course features seven textures of chocolate with orange marshmallow and is an appropriately sinful finish to a decadent meal.

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Restaurant
Asana by Pete Evans - CLOSED

80 Albert Street, Brisbane

You don't have to be a convert to try a spot of paleo at Pete Evans' new restaurant.

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The Lab Bar and Restaurant

Treasury Casino And Hotel, Top Of The Queens Street Mall, Brisbane

Molecular gastronomy will surprise and delight at the lab bar + restaurant.

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Lutece

1/60 Macgregor Terrace, Bardon

In a dining world of charcuterie boards, micro herbs and croquettes, sometimes it is refreshing to find a restaurant not swaying to trends.

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Regatta Hotel

543 Coronation Drive, Toowong

Drink riverside at this Brisbane institution with a jam-packed history.

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Libertine

No. 5, The Barracks, 61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane

Not sparse or minimalist in the way of many Brisbane restaurants - Libertine is done up in self-proclaimed ‘French-colonial bordello style’.

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Bar
Belvedere Bar N Grill - CLOSED

39 Hercules St, Hamilton

The soft belly with crispy skin is set on a pea puree and topped with scallops - everyone knows scallops make everything better.

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Sake Restaurant and Bar - CLOSED

Level 1, 45 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Dining at Saké is all about choice. Where to sit? How to order? What to eat? What to drink? Choice is usually a good a thing, it means you don’t have to settle.

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The Treasury

Queen Street, Brisbane

If choice is what you're after, then you can't do much better than the good old Treasury Casino.

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