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Brisbane's Best Chinese Restaurants

Looking for the best Chinese restaurants in Brisbane without having to go to Sunnybank? Then check out these 10 cool contemporary eateries and dumpling bars that have brought a whole new wave of delectable and fiery regional Chinese cuisine to inner city Brisbane:

Donna Chang

Donna Chang is a stunning fine dining Chinese restaurant inside one of Brisbane’s most magnificent heritage buildings

Happy Boy

Happy Boy is Fortitude Valley’s cool contemporary go-to for some of the best, most authentic Chinese food in Brisbane

Madame Wu

In Brisbane there are Chinese restaurants and then there is Madame Wu – a world of sensational food, spectacular views

Stanley

Stanley is a magnificent riverfront 2-level Cantonese restaurant in the heritage-listed former headquarters of Brisbane's water police

Emily Yeoh

This next level contemporary Asian restaurant is by lauded Masterchef contestant Emily Yeoh

Bamboo Basket

Chinese chef in kitchen seen through window on the street

It may be a little far from the South Bank action but Bamboo Basket offers its own flurry of activity

Little Red Dumpling

Little Red Dumpling bar is a mod funky little Chinese eatery serving delicious dumplings and spicy street food

King Tea

King Tea is a gorgeous rustic Chinese eatery and bar that's made its home in an historic Paddington snack bar

Fat Dumpling

The funky dim-lit Oriental den in Brunswick St is the Valley's go-to for authentic handmade dumplings

Magnolia Restaurant

Brisbane's first fine dining Chinese degustation restaurant serves exquisite creative cuisine unlike anything else

Sister Act

The most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act, will debut in Brisbane

From Feb 8

The Wharf Revue: The End of the Wharf as We Know It

The Wharf Revue is returning to QPAC's Playhouse for its last show – ever!

Feb 11-16

Sacred Sonic: Live Music & Lighting

String quartet, Angel Strings, lights up St Stephen's Cathedral

Feb 14

An Evening With Joseph Keckler

Joseph Keckler returns to Australia to perform a new selection of songs

Feb 14 & 15

Waitangi Day

Celebrate Waitangi Day at The Handmade Expo Market

Feb 15

Élan by AVID Builder Expo

Dreaming of a new home?

Feb 15

The Rite of Spring

It caused cultural shockwaves when it opened in Paris in 1913

Feb 20-22

Three girls standing at BRC Girls Day Out

Roku Gin Girls Day Out

The ultimate Girls Day Out returns to Eagle Farm Racecoure

Mar 1

Co.As.It International Women's Day Lunch

Celebrate community at Co.As.It. International Women's Day Lunch

Mar 1

Drummers performing at BrisAsia Festival

BrisAsia Festival 2025

Celebrate the Lunar New Year as Brisbane's biggest cultural festival returns for 10 spectacular days with 25 free and affordable activities & events

BrisAsia Festival 2025

MUST DO

Brisbane Bel Canto Festival

Opera Queensland's festival for the stage returns for its 2nd year, covering music from the beginnings of operatic song in Italy to a song cycle composed in Australia

Brisbane Bel Canto Festival

View of Neville Bonner Bridge from South Bank

THIS WEEKEND

Top Things to Do Jan 31-Feb 2

From Penn & Teller at QPAC, Stage Door Sessions at RPAC & Queens Wharf art tours to a new gin distillery and Sri Lankan restaurant, the top things to do this weekend in and around Brisbane:

This Weekend Jan 31 - Feb 2

WIN A TRIP TO JAPAN!

To Celebrate the Opening of Goros Brisbane

On the night of Goros Brisbane's grand opening party, one lucky winner will win a 7-day trip to the neon-lit streets of Tokyo and the culture of Kyoto

Goros Japan trip

Performers on stage at BrisAsia Festival

COMING UP

What's on in February in Brisbane

From Sister Act the musical, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, BrisAsia Festival & the end of The Wharf Review to Penn & Teller live, the top things to do in Brisbane

What's On in February 2024 around Brisbane

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