A Beech oven stands sentry like a giant industrial sculpture in the heart of James St laneway eatery and wine bar Tinderbox Kitchen.

The coolest whistle stop on the Ferny Grove railway line is this quirky recycled coffee house in a shipping container

Bird’s Nest Yakitori and Bar, a rare bird in Brisbane, is derived from hundreds of traditional yakitori restaurants that can be found lining the streets of Japan.

The Gabba’s cool breakfast spot and bakery, The Baker’s Arms, oozes all the charm of an English country pub

Il Locale (our Italian Table) brings an authentic and simply delicious taste of Italy to Rosalie

Chop Chop Chang’s is a bustling market place style bar eatery serving up delectable Pan Asian food, luscious cocktails, tea and traditional Vietnamese coffee from within the vintage brick walls of a 1950’s West End bank.

Merriweather is a joint venture between Josh Russell (Cup Specialty Coffee) and Mairi MacKinnon. Situated on the corner of Russell and Cordelia Streets in South Brisbane, overlooking Musgrave Park, Merriweather serves single origins as well as a special house blend created by Cup (of course).

This corner cafe serves carefully brewed coffee using fresh milk from a local dairy in the Scenic Rim

Mitoki is an absolute gem of a Japanese tapas restaurant that can be found tucked alongside the Story Bridge

U & I Espresso is one of those convivial cafes in Brisbane that manage to combine the retro homey lounge vibe whilst serving coffee and eats that are a notch above.

Hercule Poirot would be right at home in this gloriously opulent five storey hilltop Victorian villa with its four private guestrooms.

This is less a shop and more a delightful nostalgic world of exquisite handcrafted toys.

On Saturdays 4 times a year the Rumpus Room becomes packed to the beanbags with vintage.

Little retro gem of a shop with its stash of comics from the ’40s on as well as classic cars, games and action figure dolls.

Hidden away in a vast dimly lit room, upstairs in an Adelaide St building lies the largest collection of vinyl records

Commercial radio refugees and those who despair at the quality of downloads might want to hoof it to this fabulous little record and CD shop.