Overview
When the end of October rolls around, Woolloongabba will become the centre of Australian sport — for one big night, when the Brisbane Cricket Ground, aka the Gabba, hosts the first-ever AFL grand final to be held outside of Melbourne. But that won't be the only thing motivating Brisbanites to head to the area in the coming weeks, with the inner-city suburb also welcoming two new eateries in the Trafalgar Lane precinct.
Running off Stanley Street directly across from the Gabba, the laneway will soon be home to La Stazione Pizzeria and Bar and Sichuan Tiger, which'll serve up Italian and south-west Chinese cuisine, respectively. Opening at yet-to-be-revealed dates in early October, the former marks a second location for the existing Milton pizza joint, while the latter is the second venue from the folks behind Everton Park's Sichuan Papa.
At La Stazione, pizza lovers will be able to grab a slice in a 140-square-metre space, including in an outdoor area. If the chain's Milton menu is any guide, diners can expect authentic favourites (such as margherita, parma and capricciosa pizzas) alongside Aussie staples (meat lovers, barbecue chicken and marinara, for example). La Stazione also dishes up multiple types of pasta, as well as other Italian faves like bruschetta, arancini and veal scalopppini — and hosts different nights for $15 pizzas and $15 pastas.
Over at Sichuan Tiger, it'll showcase dishes by head chef Tiger Zhang, with a focus on small plates and share plates. Start off with bao, dumplings, buns or roasted duck pancakes, then tuck into poached fish, crispy chilli chicken, double-cooked pork belly, either Sichuan or Shanghai-style mud crab or spicy crayfish, plus honey king prawns, sweet and sour pork, and duck fried rice. Size-wise, Sichuan Tiger will nestle into a 161-square-metre space.
La Stazione Pizzeria and Bar and Sichuan Tiger are set to open in early October in Trafalgar Lane, 855 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.