Eating out
A pair of gun ex-Honto chefs are behind a head-turning new Newstead restaurant
A “modern Australian” menu features king prawns with XO sauce and pulled lamb with fried puff pastry. There’s also an Aussie-focused wine list with a clutch of Queensland drops.
- Matt Shea
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This Coorparoo bar that’s not a bar is one of summer’s most essential
There’s a slick wine list and panettone-infused Negronis. But you’re here for woodfired pizzette, a crumbed veal panino, and grilled Wagyu and tiger prawns.
- Matt Shea
A rare and precious cafe opens in a restored New Farm Queenslander
It’s serving fancy breakfasts such as ’nduja scramble, roasted forest-floor mushrooms, and a neat spin on eggs Benedict. Just be sure to arrive early.
- Matt Shea
The Gold Coast welcomes a new contender for Australia’s best beach bar
Hit this thrumming seaside spot for imaginative cocktails, a seafood-focused menu, and knockout views across the water of Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise.
- Matt Shea
The exciting new Brisbane restaurants and bars to look for in 2024
Fast-paced, Asian inspired seafood from an ex-Same Same chef, the Happy Boy crew’s new French spot, a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired brewpub – and much more.
- Matt Shea
Star Hellenika owner launches a fancy (but affordable) vegan butter
Bu Deli looks like cow’s butter and is packaged like cow’s butter, and is hitting stores as you read this.
- Matt Shea
The tiny, hidden Valley restaurant where the chef is legally blind
At Perspective Dining, award-winning chef Andrew McCrea leans into his disability to serve up produce-driven dishes with a focus on texture.
- Matt Shea and Kristen Camp
The $110 wine glass you need at home, according to a top Australian sommelier
Want something that’s just as good for riesling, pinot, shiraz and champagne? Consider this elegant Austrian-made glass. Wineism’s Ian Trinkle tells us why.
- Matt Shea
Opa team to unveil fast-paced, pan-Asian Longwang in one-of-a-kind CBD spot
One of Brisbane’s buzziest restaurant groups is teaming with a star former Same Same, Donna Chang and Spice Temple chef. It’s set to be one of the year’s biggest openings.
- Matt Shea
Where to find Brisbane’s best brewpubs
From heaving riverside establishments to hidden boltholes in farflung suburbs, here’s where you should be sipping a frothy this summer.
- Matt Shea
Brisbane’s best bar openings of 2023
From a Japanese-inspired vinyl listening spot to a rambunctious rock ‘n’ roller hidden in a CBD laneway, here are the spots to tick off this summer.
- Matt Shea
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