Brisbane's Most Popular Restaurants of 2019
Whether you're craving a Japanese fine dining in the Valley, a Greek feast by the river or a damn fine grilled cheese, Brisbane has just what you're looking for. From old favourites to new hotspots, this fair city of ours knows how to cater to your stomach's every whim.
That's what you went searching for in 2019, and these are the results. Our most-viewed restaurants and cafes of the year provide a snapshot of your recent faves and a roadmap of places to visit (either for the first time or the fifth). Mosey along to one, head back to your pick of the bunch and say cheers to Brisbane's most popular dining dens as chosen by your busy clicking fingers. Use this list to plan your first 2020 meals.
Image: Greca by Nikki To
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RestaurantEl Camino Cantina Bowen Hills
45 King Street, Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills' bright Tex-Mex eatery with tacos and two-litre margaritas.
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CafePerch'd - CLOSED
252 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo
Tuck into fish, chip burgers and battered pineapple in an old Queenslander.
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CafeKenilworth Country Bakery
8 Elizabeth Street, Kenilworth
This Sunshine Coast bakery is a must-visit for doughnut lovers.
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RestaurantKaiKai Chicken
225 Hawken Drive, Saint Lucia
All-you-can-eat fried chicken and bottomless drinks.
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CafeGotcha Fresh Tea Pinelands Plaza
663 Beenleigh Road, Sunnybank Hills
A luxe bubble tea chain serving up teas with everything from charcoal and cumquat to collagen and even cheese foam.
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RestaurantJoy
694 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
This cosy Bakery Lane restaurant only seats ten at the chef's table.
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CafeHappy Pops Brisbane
Shop 30, 153 Stanley Street Plaza, South Brisbane
Noosa's beloved gelato-on-a-stick joint has set up shop at South Bank.
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RestaurantIl Gancio - CLOSED
1015 Sandgate Road, Toombul
This Italian spot is serving up cheese wheel pasta and other Italian favourites in Brisbane's north.
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CafeGoodtimes Gelateria
5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City
A colourful gelateria scooping up 22 different flavours at Howard Smith Wharves.
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RestaurantSalt Meats Cheese South Bank - CLOSED
161 Grey Street, South Brisbane
The chain's third Brisbane store is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner — and will provide 24-hour food for Mantra Hotel guests.
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RestaurantGreca
Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane
A Greek taverna from restaurateur Jonathan Barthelmess at Brisbane's Howard Smith Wharves precinct.
