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GuideBrisbane's Best New Restaurants of 2018
Honouring the very best new additions to Brisbane's restaurant scene this year.
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FeatureBest of 2018 Brisbane
These 30 outstanding Brisbane ventures have been handpicked by Concrete Playground for their combination of originality, innovation, creativity, approachability and sustainability.
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NewsEl Camino Cantina Is Bowen Hills' Colourful New Tex-Mex Joint from the Rockpool Dining Group
The 300-seat restaurant and bar will feature giant margaritas, jukeboxes and a slew of Tex-Mex dishes.
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NewsEurope's First Underwater Restaurant Is Now Taking Reservations
Eat seafood under the sea at Norway's marine-set and -themed eatery, Under.
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NewsHellenika Is Brisbane's New Pastel-Hued Poolside Greek Eatery
Located inside Brisbane's new hotel The Calile, you can enjoy spanakopita, seafood and Greek wines in smooth surrounds.
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NewsMercado Is Brisbane's Luxe New Food Market with a Personal Shopper Service
It's also decked out with a bar, restaurant and a dedicated oyster station.
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NewsThe Best Places in Brisbane to Treat Your Mum on Mother's Day (or Any Day)
Try harder than your favourite sticky dive bar — your mum deserves it, whether she's keen on a riverside Japanese feast, a gin brunch or a sky-high Spanish spread.
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NewsSix Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Brisbane
You're never too old for this Easter hunt, especially when there's chocolate hot cross cruffins, chocolate eggs melting into fondue and banoffee cocktails to track down and devour.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Ice Cream and Gelato in Brisbane
The temperature is rising and the gelato is freezing — cool down with Brisbane's top tier of iced confections this spring and summer.
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GuideOn the Way: Upcoming Brisbane Openings (and Around Queensland) to Put in Your Diary for 2025 and Beyond
The Sunshine State's drinking and dining scene is about to look a whole lot different — these are the newbies we're counting the days for.
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GuideThe Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Brisbane
Rooftop parties, riverside feasts, laneway celebrations and citywide festivals — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Brisbane.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Restaurants of 2024
Throughout 2024, you've been scoping out famous culinary names making the move to Brisbane, luxe steakhouses and woodfired Moroccan-inspired dishes.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Cafes of 2024
French bakeries, world-renowned croissanteries, beloved Brisbane coffee spots — they've been keeping you fed and caffeinated in 2024.
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GuideAll of the New Brisbane Openings That You Need to Add to Your Must-Visit List in 2024
Discover your next favourite dish or drink at one of these fresh Brisbane haunts.
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GuideThe Best Food and Drink Festivals to Look Forward to in and Around Brisbane in 2024
Add beer, pinot, rosé, whisky, Japanese, vegan, gluten-free and chilli festivals to your culinary plans for the rest of this year.
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GuideThe Best Places in Brisbane to Take the Dad in Your Life This Father's Day (or Any Day)
Whether your father figure loves hearty breakfasts, cold ones by the river, rooftop brews, top-notch steaks or flinging darts, Brisbane isn't short on places to go.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Releasing Another Trifle to Take Your Christmas Lunch to the Next Level
Tell your nan she doesn't need to make a trifle this year.
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NewsSweden's New Disgusting Food Museum Includes Aussie Favourites Like Vegemite and Musk Sticks
Jell-o salad, mouse wine and Sardinian maggot-infested cheese also rank among the museum's exhibits.
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NewsBetty's Burgers Is Opening Its Third Brisbane Store in Indooroopilly
It'll be slinging its stacked burgers, onion rings, chocolate peanut butter thickshakes and its signature frozen custard treats before Christmas.
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GuideNew Brisbane Openings You Should Visit This Month
Make a dinner date with your favourite foodie friends.
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NewsThese Striking 3D-Printed Chocolates Are Like Cadbury Roses for Millennials
Designed by Melbourne artist Ryan L Foote, the chocolates include flavours like smashed avo, egg tart, french toast and finger lime.
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NewsTaco Bell's Second Australian Store Is Opening on the Gold Coast Tomorrow
Slinging Tex-Mex meals, frozen margaritas and craft brews.
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RestaurantBirria Boy Taqueria
617 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba
Don't delay in getting a taste of these tacos, as this pop-up is only sticking around for a few months.
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RestaurantMeltemi Mediterrania
17 Albert Ave, Broachbeach, Gold Coast
This new diner brings the bold and diverse flavours of countries from Spain to Morocco and Sardinia to Lebanon all the way to the Gold Coast.
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RestaurantTABOO
20 Constance Street, Fortitude Valley
The monochrome pale-green, oasis, is set to become an all-day drinking and dining destination.
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RestaurantGrand View Hotel
49 North Street, Cleveland
The Grand View Hotel, overlooking North Stradbroke Island, enters a new era following a major refresh and upgrade.
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RestaurantMarlowe Restaurant
105 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane
This elegant Modern Australian bistro by the crew behind Central and Southside is set across nine rooms of a heritage-listed apartment building on Fish Lane.
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RestaurantBar Monte
17 Longland Street, Newstead
The Gold Coast fave has made the move to Newstead, bringing with it punchy Italian flavours and a wine list curated by one of the world's best sommeliers.
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RestaurantMamasan
3 Oracle Boulevard, Broadbeach
The extensive menu includes the likes of wagyu sandos, crab tortellini, kimchi fried rice and mango spring rolls.
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RestaurantMarguerite
18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore
Chef Patron Michael Wilson dismantles fine-dining stiffness with an open kitchen, playful “creative cuisine” and a smart temperance pairing — all set inside Singapore's Gardens by the Bay's lush ...
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RestaurantGolden Avenue
67 Edward Street, Brisbane
The Anyday group's seventh restaurant — and its first in the CBD — brings fire-kissed Levantine fare to a brutalist, light-filled Edward Street space.
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NewsMorningside's Southside Tea Room Is Shutting Its Doors Next Week
After six years filled with brews, bands and brisket, It'll close its doors on Sunday, November 4.
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NewsLa Macelleria Is Now Scooping Its Creamy Artisanal Gelato in Brisbane's East
The new Coorparoo location has the addition of gelato shakes — and is launching with $1 scoops.
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NewsI Like Ramen Is Now Serving Up Its Killer Vegan Ramen in Brisbane
After popping up at the pub earlier in the year, the Gold Coast-based vegan ramen joint has launched its first Brisbane outpost.
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NewsWest End's New Parkside Food Precinct and Public Garden Is Now Open
With Cheeky Poke Bar, Mr. Bunz and Salt Meats Cheese as its first tenants.
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NewsNigella Lawson Is Coming Back to Australia to Talk All Things Food
The celebrity chef will return in early 2019 for her new interactive conversation series, An Evening with Nigella Lawson.
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NewsThis Seaside Cafe on Victoria's Phillip Island Is Being Raffled Off
Buy a $15 chocolate bar, and you could own your own cafe — and the winner will receive $10,000 as well.
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
Fri, 10 Apr, 2026
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventGood Things
Sun, 7 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Tool headlining their first Australian festival in over a decade, Weezer, Garbage: they're all on the Good Things 2025 lineup.
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EventOprah in Conversation
Mon, 8 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Oprah Winfrey is getting chatting in Brisbane on her first Down Under tour in a decade.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
More than good enough: G Flip is playing Brisbane in February 2026 with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon in support.
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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NewsHarry's Pizza Is Welcome to Bowen Hills' New Permanent Eatery with a Pizza Happy Hour
It's slinging $5 pizzas five nights a week — and all day Friday.
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NewsSalt Meats Cheese Is Bringing Its Italian Feasts to Woolloongabba
The restaurant chain's third Brissie store is slated to open in 2019.
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NewsA Disney-Themed Bottomless Brunch Party Is Coming to Australia
A boozy sing-along brunch fit for a (Disney) prince or princess.
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Sweden Is Getting a Museum Dedicated to Disgusting Foods
Jell-o salad, mouse wine, Sardinian maggot-infested cheese and even Vegemite rank among the museum's exhibits.
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NewsFat Belly Jack's Is Petrie Terrace's New Home of Fried Chicken and Boilermakers
The new American-style joint comes from the folks behind Brisbane's recent lobster and Champagne pop-up.
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NewsTaco Bell Will Open 50 New Stores Across Australia in the Next Three Years
With new stores expected to open before the end of the year.
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NewsNew App EatClub Offers Last-Minute Discounts at Some of Brisbane's Best Restaurants
It allows restaurants to offer real-time discounts at specifically slow or off-peak periods.
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NewsThe Flying Cock Is Swapping Its Chicken-Focused Eatery for Brisbane's First I Like Ramen
After popping up at the pub earlier in the year, the Gold Coast-based vegan ramen joint will open up its first Brisbane outpost.
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NewsMatt Moran's Solotel Wants You to Buy an Empty Plate to Support Drought-Affected Farmers
And the hospitality group will match every dollar spent, with the proceeds going to Rural Aid.
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NewsThis Fried Chicken Coated in Barbecue Shapes Is the Ultimate After-School Snack
It's now being delivered in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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NewsHeritij Brings an Inventive Take on Indian Cuisine to the CBD's New Brisbane Quarter
The new restaurant is the first Brisbane venture from Michelin-starred chef Manjunath Mural.
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NewsA Luxe New Underground Bar and Chinese Fine Diner Have Opened in the Brisbane CBD
Meet the Boom Boom Room and Donna Chang.
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NewsYou Can Now Meditate to a Soothing Melody of Chicken Frying and Gravy Simmering Thanks to KFC
The fried chicken empire has launched a new 'mindfulness' website.
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NewsLe Fromage Yard Is Making Cheese Dreams Come True With Its Permanent Morningside Store
The popular market stall is now selling ruffle brie, whisky cheddar and all the accompaniments from a new bricks-and-mortar store.
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NewsEvery Seafood Dish You Should Eat When Travelling NZ's South Island
From highway-side cray to jetty-edge fresh fish.
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NewsFour Tips on Opening a Successful New Business from a Melburnian Hospo Mogul
Useful for all — from the first-time to the eleventh-time business owners.
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NewsBakery Lane's Nom Nom Korean Eatery Has Opened a New Bao Bar
And it's giving away 100 free bao to celebrate.
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NewsBen & Jerry's Is Calling for Action on Climate Change with New Limited-Edition Flavour
The ice cream giant is upping the pressure on the Australian government to commit to renewable energy.
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NewsFive Top-Notch Restaurants to Plan Your Trip to the South Island Around
Find your foodie mecca in Moeraki or your quintessential NZ meal in Queenstown.
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NewsBrisbane's New Pop-Up Dessert Museum Will Give You the Ultimate Sugar Rush
After giving Melbourne a sugar rush, the short-term exhibition is heading to Fortitude Valley.
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West End Is Getting a New Parkside Food Precinct, Public Garden and Italian Cooking School
It'll be the first stage to open at the new West Village development.
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GuideFive Lunch Spots to Hit This Hump Day
Make tracks to these bustling Brissie lunch spots for a mid-week treat to break up your nine-to-five.
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NewsHonto Is Fortitude Valley's Moody New Japanese Joint Serving Lobster Katsu and Prawn Doughnuts
It's the new venue from the Longtime team.
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NewsDoughnut Time Is Set to Make a Comeback Under New Ownership
Six new stores will open over the next few weeks.
