These Are the Brisbane Restaurants and Cafes Reopening for Dine-In Service from May 16
Pints and parmas are back on the table.
From 11.59pm on Friday, May 15, Queensland will ease a number of coronavirus-related restrictions. A selection of normal, everyday activities that have been off the cards since March will be permissible once again — including, excitedly, dining in at restaurants and cafes. Since late March, hospitality venues have only been allowed to open for takeaway and delivery, but from this weekend they'll be allowed up to ten customers inside at any one time, with a maximum of one person per four square metres. You'll need to keep 1.5 metres between yourself and other guests and regularly wash your hands, too. At this point pubs and bars cannot reopen.
When reopening for just ten customers isn't financially viable for all eateries, some have decided to take the plunge. So we've rounded up a list of our favourite spots re-opening for dine-in service — from Saturday, May 16 in most instances.
For more information about social distancing guidelines and the status of COVID-19, head to Queensland's COVID-19 website.
Image: Donna Chang
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BarBrewDog DogTap Brisbane
77 Metroplex Avenue, Brisbane
Open since 2019, the Scottish brewery's first Aussie outpost has arcade games, brunch fare and a bottle shop.
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RestaurantDonna Chang
171 George Street, Brisbane City
A luxe Chinese fine diner in Brisbane's CBD.
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RestaurantNota
224 Given Terrace, Paddington
A fancy, yet affordable eatery in the former Montrachet site serving snacks from $5.
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CafeBillykart West End - CLOSED
2 Edmonston St, West End
Two cafes run by a celebrity chef are better than one.
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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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RestaurantBaja Brisbane
211 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
SoCal-style Mexican meals in Fortitude Valley.
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BarHello Gorgeous Bar
32A Chester Street, Newstead
Pay a visit to Newstead's cocktail bar with tropical vibes and neon.
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BarSoapbox Beer
101 Gipps Street, Fortitude Valley
Brewing up chocolatey dark ales and citrus-heavy pale ales alongside brisket burgers and beer-battered fish and chips.
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CafeThe Golden Pig Restaurant & Cooking School
38 Ross Street , Newstead
The Newstead cooking school has added a pan-Asian restaurant to its warehouse building.
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RestaurantKaiKai Chicken
225 Hawken Drive, Saint Lucia
All-you-can-eat fried chicken and bottomless drinks.
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RestaurantPawpaw Asian Kitchen
Shop 6, 1534 Wynnum Road, Tingalpa
Woolloongabba's Asian cafe has come to Tingalpa.
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RestaurantIl Verde
2 King Street, Bowen Hills
All pasta everywhere should be dunked in a gigantic wheel of cheese.
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CafeThe Smug Fig Cafe
999 Stanley Street East, East Brisbane
Here, it's the taste — not the size — that matters.
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CafeLittle Loco - CLOSED
121 Merthyr Road, New Farm
It's farewell to Raw Pawpaw and hello to a new health-conscious cafe following in its footsteps.
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BarRogue Bistro
14 Austin Street, Newstead
A sincere passion for the trade shines through in every meal plated by the kitchen, establishing an air of fine dining without the fuss.
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BarBelvedere Bar N Grill - CLOSED
39 Hercules St, Hamilton
The soft belly with crispy skin is set on a pea puree and topped with scallops - everyone knows scallops make everything better.
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RestaurantDeer Duck Bistro
396 Milton Road, Auchenflower
The final course features seven textures of chocolate with orange marshmallow and is an appropriately sinful finish to a decadent meal.
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CafePawpaw Cafe
Corner Of Potts Street And Stanley Street, Woolloongabba
Whether you only drink barista made coffee, need a hangover pick-me-up or follow a Sunday morning tradition, Pawpaw is there.
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RestaurantModa
12 Edward Street, Brisbane
Moda is elevated by a level of savoir-faire and excellence in service that never comes across as posh.
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CafePearl Cafe - CLOSED
28 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
A trendy eatery bursting at the seams with genuine old world charm.
