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inner city restaurants

A curated guide to the best restaurants and places to dine on all budgets around Brisbane’s inner city, including Newstead, New Farm, South Bank, Petrie Terrace, Fortitude Valley, Spring Hill and South Brisbane 

Rosmarino Ristorante & Wine Bar Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Rosmarino Ristorante & Wine Bar
This stunning split-level Italian bar and restaurant occupies the refurbished 1890's Hemmant Merchants building
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Botany Newstead
Newstead
Botany
A cool open-sided restaurant bar right next to the historic gas ring in Gasworks Plaza, serving top notch classic dishes
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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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Teneriffe
La Patrona Mexican Cuisine
La Patrona takes Mexican dining in Brisbane to a whole new level
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MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar
Fortitude Valley
MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar
Occupying a prime rooftop location, with sweeping 270 degree views of the city, Story Bridge, Mt Coot-tha
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Vie of dining room from top floor at SK Steak & Oyster
Fortitude Valley
SK Steak and Oyster
Mad Men meets James Bond at Ada Lane's stunning world class restaurant and bar
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Baja Brisbane Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Baja
A little slice of Baja California has come to the Valley with this cool subterranean Mexican bar eatery
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Hikari Japanese Teneriffe
Teneriffe
Hikari
Hikari is a charming izakaya - a casual Japanese eatery and bar in Teneriffe
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Mary Mae's New Farm
New Farm
Mary Mae's
Mary Mae's is a sprawling New Orleans-inspired riverside bar restaurant on the ground floor of the Brisbane Powerhouse
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Hellenika James St Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Hellenika
Hellenika is a glamorous Greek taverna sitting poolside on the first level of James St’s boutique Fortitude Valley hotel The Calile
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Moda Tapas Brase Bar Petrie Terrace
Petrie Terrace
Moda Tapas Brasa Bar
Moda Tapas Brase Bar is one of Brisbane’s best tapas bar/eatery, occupying the stunning heritage-listed police stables
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Nostimo Greek Restaurant Greek Club South Brisbane
South Brisbane
Nostimo Greek Restaurant
A visit to Nostimo Greek Restaurant at the Greek Club, South Brisbane, is the next best thing to visiting Greece
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Honto Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Honto
Honto is a stunning dark moodily lit Japanese restaurant and bar hidden away in a Fortitude Valley back street
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The Golden Pig, Newstead
Newstead
The Golden Pig
The Golden Pig is Brisbane’s holy grail of Pan Asian cuisine, hidden away in a stunning, converted Newstead warehouse
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Le Cache a Vin Spring Hill
Spring Hill
La Cache A Vin
La Cache a Vin is the jewel in the crown of Brisbane’s French restaurants, found tucked away in a Spring Hill laneway basement
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South Brisbane
Barbossa Bar & Bottleshop
Barbossa Bar & Bottle Shop is shaking up Caribbean-inspired cocktails and cooking up island-vibed tapas
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