Coming Soon: NYC-Style Sandwich Joint Joe's Deli Is Opening an 80-Seater Diner and Bar in Albert Street
Another Gold Coast favourite is heading north, this time slinging sangas, hot dogs, beers and organic wines to 90s hip hop.
The right bite can transport your tastebuds far away. At Joe's Deli, that destination is New York. The Italian American-style street-food diner has been whisking Gold Coasters off to the Big Apple sans airfare one sandwich at a time, serving up meatball subs, cubans, hoagies, southern fried chook, tempura prawn po' boys and Italian flatbreads — plus pickles and chips as sides. Come mid-August, it's Brisbane's turn to dig in.
The Broadbeach favourite is spreading not just sandwich fillings, but its footprint, announcing its first River City outpost. Before winter is out, Joe's Deli will set up shop in Albert Street in the Brisbane CBD, in welcome news for the weekday lunch crowd. That said, this won't just be a midday haunt.
All those sandos — and Joe's Deli's 90's hip hop playlist and NY-inspired booth seating — will grace an 80-seat eatery that's also a bar, boasting an extended booze offering. Accordingly, along with the chain's newest meat slicer getting to work, the venue will go big on beers and ciders from local breweries, plus organic wines, seltzers and Soda& mixers.
Helping with the vibes to celebrate Joe's Deli's Brisbane arrival: DJs hitting the decks every Thursday in September.
The Albert Street store will also feature laneway dining, as well as the brand's newest merchandise and clothing range. Fancy a Joe's Deli t-shirt, hat, bag or beer mug? That's the current line, and it's getting a boost.
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Food-wise, the menu is also receiving a revamp, reportedly complete with hot dogs sticking around permanently.
Whether you now know where you'll be spending your lunch breaks or you have a new after-work go-to in mind, here's hoping that the current dessert lineup with cookie sandwiches and two-tone, liquid Nutella and brûlée marshmallow cheesecakes hits Brisbane.
And yes, Gold Coast joints heading north is a trend right now, following the already-open Rosé Gelateria and the soon-to-launch Rise Bakery, both at Portside Wharf.
Find Joe's Deli at Shop 7, 123 Albert Street, Brisbane CBD, from mid-August — we'll update you with an exact launch date when one is announced.
