King Street Après Ski

Overview

If your ideal winter involves sipping warmed-up wine and getting cheesy in the tastiest possible way, then it probably also includes pretending that you're somewhere far frostier than Brisbane. Both are easy on King Street this June and July, with the Bowen Hills precinct serving up wintry dishes and taking its cues from the French Alps. All that's left is to dress as cosily as the River City's weather calls for at any given moment.

This two-month-long excuse to embrace the season has been dubbed Après Ski — what else? — and it's all about bites and sips to suit the occasion. Head to King Street Bakery for a croque monsieur, then hit Il Verde for some mulled wine. There's also pork wonton noodle soup at Fat Dumpling and jalapeño cheese bites at Xin Chao.

The menu features gravy-slathered black angus steaks at Winghaus as well, plus lamb ragu stirred through gnocchi at Kuhl-Cher.

Whatever you decide to tuck into, and wherever, expect to find fur cushions and warm blankets to really lean into the European skiing-holiday vibes.