Melbourne Favourite Belles Hot Chicken Is Coming to Brisbane

When Welcome to Bowen Hills gifted Brisbane a new permanent food truck hangout, it borrowed its successful concept from Melbourne's Welcome to Thornbury — and that's not the only Victorian culinary wonder it's bringing up north. If you're a fan not only of chicken, but of "really fucking hot" chicken, then start rejoicing, because Belles Hot Chicken is finally coming to town.

It's handy the chain has its own food truck, which is a regular at Welcome to Thornbury. In its meals-on-wheels guise, the east coast favourite will make its first Brissie appearance at Welcome to Bowen Hills, with exact dates to be announced. We do know that it's been named as part of the Gregory Terrace precinct's latest niche food fest — that'd be the upcoming Chicken Nugget Festival — so it'll be in place and serving up tasty nuggs by May 26 at least.

For those new to Belles, the chain operates three spots in Melbourne and three in Sydney, serving up southern-inspired poultry and natural wine. Menu highlights include chicken sandwiches, chicken sliders, chicken and waffles, and chicken pieces served at five different levels of spiciness. Down south, they've also just launched bottomless brunches.

Find Belles Hot Chicken at Welcome to Bowen Hills from May, with dates to be confirmed. Keep an eye on the Belles Hot Chicken and Welcome to Bowen Hills Facebook pages for further details.