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Boo's Kitchen

Boo's Kitchen brings the fresh flavours of northern Thailand to the Gabba

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Boo's Kitchen brings the fresh flavours of northern Thailand to the Gabba

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Amongst the myriad of budget  restaurants in Brisbane, there are plenty of places serving up great budget bites if you know where to look.  From the little ethnic hole in the wall in an outer suburb to the hidden gems of Brisbane’s inner city, we have them covered here.

Okami Japanese Restaurant West End
West End
Okami Japanese Restaurant
A budget-friendly Japanese restaurant with an all-you-can eat a la carte menu and table service
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Mista Boo
Logan Central
Mista Boo Drive Thru
Mista Boo is Queensland's first drive-thru sushi restaurant, offering fresh sushi rolls, rice bowls, karaage chicken & more
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Authentic CharGrill & Kebab Turkish Bardon
Bardon
Authentic Char Grill & Kebab
The quaint hilltop eatery is serving up the best Turkish street food to be found in Brisbane
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Plate of nnodles, Bang Bang Fresh Noodle Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Bang Bang Fresh Noodle
This little noodle bar in the Valley dishes up the fattest and freshest, authentic Chinese biang biang noodles in town
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Mamak Malaysian Brisbane CBD
Brisbane CBD
Mamak
Bringing the authentic tastes of Kuala Lumpur's Indian-Malay street stalls to Brisbane CBD
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Vietnamese Mint Bulimba
Bulimba
Vietnamese Mint
Vietnamese Mint brings the fresh flavours of Vietnam to Bulimba with a mouth-watering menu of authentic fare
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Newstead
Ruean Phae Thai Restaurant
Ruean Phae Thai Restaurant is a tiny authentic piece of Thailand found in a quaint old garage workshop
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Two burgers and chips at Nandos Westfield Carindale
Carindale
Nandos
If you're a fan of grilled chicken with a fiery twist, Nando’s is the perfect place to indulge in the legendary PERi-PERi flavour
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Posadas Mexican
Eagleby
Posadas
Get your fill of tasty tacos and frozen margaritas at this Mexican taqueria and cantina south of Brisbane
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Banh Mi Factory, Newstead
Newstead
Banh Mi Factory
One of Brisbane's fave Vietnamese street food eateries is this hole-in-wall one in Newstead, serving banh mi, rice paper rolls and
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Doorway entrance to Little Red Dumpling Brisbane CBD
Brisbane CBD
Little Red Dumpling
In the basement of this heritage-listed city church there's a secret dumpling bar
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Latin Manna West End
West End
Latin Manna
This quirky colourful Colombian restaurant is located in an old West End cottage
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Frydays Bar & Kitchen West End
West End
Frydays Bar & Kitchen
Frydays is a casual late night Korean diner and bar in the middle of the action on Boundary St
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Broken Hearts Burger Club, Morningside
Morningside
Broken Hearts Burger Club
The highly-anticipated Broken Hearts Burger Club has opened in Morningside, slinging homemade smashed burgers
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Sugar Creek Smokehouse, Eagleby
Eagleby
Sugar Creek Smokehouse
Sugar Creek Smokehouse on Brisbane's southside is serving up authentic Texas-style smoked meat and craft beer
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Gung Ho Dumpling, Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Gung Ho Dumpling
Gung Ho Dumpling is a cute little dumpling and ramen bar tucked away in Bakery Lane
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