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James St, Fortitude Valley

Brisbane's Best Eat Streets

Updated: Jun 30, 2025

One of Brisbane's best and most elegant eat streets, James Street, Fortitude Valley is home to some of Brisbane's finest and most renowned restaurants (including Greek, Thai, Middle Eastern, Italian, steak and seafood) and bars, as well as top notch casual eats. Here's the pick of where to drink and dine:

The top-tier steak and seafood restaurant brings a world of sophistication, timeless glamour and exemplary service
A chic resort-style Mexican restaurant and boutique tequila bar located on James Street
An exquisite 2-storey restaurant and bar housed in a stunning heritage-listed Queenslander
sAme sAme is a stunning contemporary 2-level Thai restaurant and bar in the Valley's chic Ada Lane
Mad Men meets James Bond at Ada Lane's stunning world class restaurant and bar
Penelope Bistro & Bar is a glamorous dining, drinking and dancing den which is reminiscent of a chic European supper club
This slick contemporary Italian dining oasis brings delectable Italian cuisine to a prominent Valley corner
Hideki Izakaya is a chic al fresco Japanese restaurant occupying a covered pavilion-style terrace with a stunning lit up cherry tree
Sunshine is a unique vegetarian Mediterranean eatery with the option to dine in or take away
Since the day it first drew open its sheer curtains, Cru Bar and Cellar has been a magnet for drinkers of all ages
At Sixes and Sevens is a gorgeous public house come gastro pub inhabiting one of the area's oldest surviving buildings
A Middle Eastern inspired urban oasis serving breakfast and lunch daily from its leafy plant-filled home
This upmarket bistro in a cool summerhouse style setting has become something of a James Street institution
ēmmē is a stunning light-filled diner dishing up an ever-evolving menu, breathtaking interiors and exceptional brews on James Street
ESSA has opened its doors to a luxe new level of bespoke dining

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