Nightfall & Neon

The riverside bar on Eagle Street is getting a six-week neon makeover with glowing cocktails and live performances to brighten up winter.
Sarah Ward
June 05, 2023

Overview

When Riverbar and Kitchen on Eagle Street reopened its doors in October 2022 following an eight-month closure due to Brisbane's most recent floods, things started looking brighter for the Solotel and Matt Moran co-owned venue. Expect the radiance to ramp up a few notches this winter, however, when the waterfront watering hole gives itself a temporary neon-hued revamp. There'll be entrancing lights, live performances from 7pm every Friday and Saturday night, and also glowing cocktails.

When dusk hits this stretch of the Brisbane River, the bars along its banks bask in the glow of the Story Bridge, of course. But, from Friday, June 23–Sunday, June 30, Riverbar's Nightfall & Neon will give the River City's famous structure a run for its luminous money. Live tunes will also provide a soundtrack as Oscar Production Company's talents bust out their best — and the venue's bartenders freshen your drinks.

Entertainment-wise, there'll be neon hula hoopers, mirrored men and fluoro feathered dancers — and that's just the beginning. The lineup will rotate across the six-week season, so you'll never know what might greet you in advance.

On the menu: lit-up sips, such as the Light Me Up Gin & Tonic, Electric Dream (made with Bombay Sapphire, blue curaçao, lemon, sugar and soda), Pretty in Purple (Bombay Bramble, lemon juice, sugar and soda), Citrus Moonrise (Bombay Citron Pressè, lemon, sugar and soda) and Parlez Vous Francais (Bombay Premier Cru Murcian Lemon Gin, fresh lemon juice, Leftbank Brut and sugar syrup).

The food range will be all about warming bites, too, including pizzas.

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