When November hits in Brisbane, the weather likes to leap into the future. It isn't officially summer yet, but try telling that to the temperature. So, at Brisbane Quarter, the CBD precinct is embracing that idea. It's still spring, but the venue is dedicating three Thursday nights in November — November 11, 18 and 25 — to a pop-up it's dubbed Summer Nights at BQ.
The big drawcard: a gin bar serving up cocktails, supplying white rattan pod chairs for you to kick back in and also offering up DJ sets with a firmly summery vibe. Head by between 5.30–7pm and that's how you can shake off your work day.
Afterwards, Brisbane Quarter's eateries will doing summer-themed dishes, including Persone, Tenya, Phat Boy and Phoenix — plus the Wet Deck, Living Room Bar and Three Blue Ducks at W Brisbane. Obviously, no matter what's on the pop-up's menu, mango pancakes at Phoenix are always a fine choice.
Images: Claudia Baxter.