What's Open on Ekka Public Holiday

Here's a selection of the best cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants open around Brisbane this Ekka public holiday, Wednesday, August 13, 2025.

Note that times and openings are subject to change, so always check with the business's Instagram/Facebook/website before visiting. A public holiday surcharge may apply.

Antico - 48 Burnett Lane - 4pm-1am

Babylon Brisbane - 145 Eagle St Brisbane 11am-10pm 

Bar Miette - 443 Queen St Brisbane 11.30am-10pm

Dark Shepherd - The Star Brisbane 22 William St Brisbane 11am-late

Donna Chang - 171 George St, Brisbane 10am-10pm

Felix for Goodness - Burnett lane, Brisbane 8am-1pm

Felons Barrel Hall - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 11am-late

Felons Brewing Co - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 11am-late

Frog's Hollow Saloon - 26 Charlotte St Brisbane 12pm-1am

Goldfinch - Ann St Cnr Roma St Brisbane 6-10.30am; 12-5pm; 5-9pm

Greca - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 11.30am-late

Longwang - 144 Edward St Brisbane 11.30am-late

Massimo - 123 Eagle St Brisbane 11am-late

Milquetoast - Laneway/199 Elizabeth St Brisbane

Mr Percival's - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 11am-1am

Mr Wabi - Burnett Lane Brisbane 12-9.30pm

Mulga Bill's - 155 Alice St Brisbane 6am-late

Naldham House Brasserie & Terrace - 33 Felix St Brisbane 11.30am-2.30pm; 5.30pm-late

Opa Bar & Mezze - 123 Eagle St Brisbane 11am-late 

Pompette - The Star Brisbane 33 William St Brisbane 11am-late

Stanley - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 12-10pm

Stilts Dining - 147A Alice St Brisbane 11am-late

Supernormal - 443 Queen St Brisbane 11.30am-10pm 

The Fifty-Six - 33 Felix St Brisbane 12-2.30pm; 5pm-late

The Prawnster - 147 Alice St, City Botanic Gardens 12-9pm

Tillerman - 71 Eagle St Brisbane 12-2.30pm; 5-9pm

Walter's Steakhouse - 219 Alice St Brisbane 5pm-late

Yoko Dining - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 12pm-late

Arbour - 114 Grey St South Bank 7am-8pm

Bar Kazba - The Emporium 1000 Ann St Fortitude Valley 12pm-late

Ben's Burgers - Winn Lane, off Winn St Fortitude Valley 11am-9pm

Bisou Bisou - 458 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley 7am-10pm 

Blue Bear Coffeehouse - 92 James St New Farm 7am-1pm

Botany -1/76 Skyring Tce Newstead - 11.30am-9pm

Chu the Phat - 111 Melbourne St South Brisbane 12-3pm; 5-9pm

Donnie's Brisbane - 36F Vernon Tce Teneriffe 3pm-late

DUCKFAT - 3b/63 Skyring Tce Newstead 12-2pm 

Ēmmē - 3/22 James St Fortitude Valley 7am-3.30pm

Fatcow on James St - 2/10 James St Fortitude Valley 11am-late

Fat Dumpling - 370 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley 11.30-3pm; 5.30-9pm

Firma Italian - 267 Grey St Fortitude Valley 5.30-9pm

Hey Mr. Cafe - 76 Moray St New Farm 6.30am-2.30pm

Honto - 23 Alden St, Fortitude Valley 5.30-late

Iris Rooftop - 458 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley 11.30am-late

Les Bubbles - 144 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley 5-8.30pm

Lune Croissanterie - 15 Manning St South Brisbane 8am-3pm

Ma Pa Me - 6C Little Stanley St South Bank 11.30am-2.30pm; 4-8pm 

Mrs Brown's Kitchen & Bar - 32 Commercial Rd, Newstead 11.30am-10pm

Mylk & Co - 1/148 Merthyr Rd New Farm 7.30am-11.30pm

Ole - Shop B 12 Little Stanley St South Bank 11.30am-9pm

OTTO Ristorante - Sidon St South Bank 12-2.30 pm; 5.30-9pm

Ping Pong - 76 Skyring Tce Newstead - 12-2pm; 5 - 8pm

Popolo - 3 Sidon St South Bank 12-2.30pm; 5pm-late

Scout Cafe - 190 Petrie Tce, Petrie Terrace 6.30am-2pm

Soapbox Beer - Fortitude Valley 89/101 Gipps St Fortitude Valley 12pm-9.30pm

Southside - Fish Lane, South Brisbane 5-10pm

Streetcorner Jimmy - 38 Vernon Tce Teneriffe 12pm -late

The Alligator Club - Warner Lane, off Warner St Fortitude Valley 5pm-3am

The Balfour Kitchen & Bar (Ekka Special) - 37 Balfour St New Farm

The 203 - 6 Marshall St Fortitude Valley 5.30-10pm

The New Black - 694 Ann St Brisbane 8am-12pm

Tai Tai - 114 Grey St South Brisbane 11am-3pm; 5-9pm 

Tarbouche Mezze Bar - 56 Boundary St South Brisbane 5-10pm

Vega Cafe - 1/448 Boundary St Spring Hill 8am-2pm

Yolk - 76 Skyring Tce Newstead 7am-3pm

All Inn Brewing Co - 189 Elliott Rd Banyo 12-7pm 

Allora Gelato + Coffee - 132/400 Newmarket Rd Newmarket 8am-9pm

Apricot Coffee - 6/52 Jeffcott St Wavell Heights 7-11am

Artie & Mai - 340 Sandgate Rd Albion 8am-1pm

Blockhouse - 130 Ryans Rd Nundah 7.30-11am

Butter Cafe - 5/395 Samford Rd Gaythorne 7am-2pm

Dicki's - 161B Racecourse Rd Ascot 6am-2pm 

Farm House - 9 Somerset Rd Kedron 8am-2pm

Fonzie Abbott Roastery, Brewery & Distillery - 40 Fox St Albion 7am-3pm

FOSH - Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules St Hamilton 11am-late

Goldie Espresso - 97 Thistle St Gordon Park 6.30am-2pm

Happy Valley Brewing Co - 34 Wolverhampton St Stafford 12-7pm

Huskk Cafe - 8 Days Rd, Grange 7am-2pm

Ion Cafe & Bar - 5 Irvine St, Mitchelton  7am-1.30pm

Let Minnow Cafe - 57 Park Ave Clayfield 6.30am-2.30pm

Little Corner Cafe -  86 Dickson St Wooloowin 7am-12pm 

Mai Gai - Everton Plaza, Everton Park 12-9pm

Mitch & Antler - 62 Suez St Mitchelton 6.30am-1pm

Nundah Corner Cafe & Bistro - 1208 Sandgate Rd Nundah 8am-1pm 

Oh Boy, Bok Choy! - 264 Stafford Rd Stafford 5-8pm

Ollie's Espresso Bar - 26 Station St Nundah 6-10am

Pawpaw Cafe - 898 Stanley St E. East Brisbane 8.30am-2.30pm

Project Salubrious - 143 Rowley Rd Burpengary 7am-2.30pm

Shady Palms - 427 Logan Rd Stones Corner 12-9pm

Sunnyside Sandwiches - Shop 203, Homezone, 142 Newmarket Rd Windsor  8am-2.30pm

Tetto Rooftop Bar - Everton Plaza, Stafford Rd Everton Park 5-9pm

The Brickhouse Cafe - 277 Nudgee Rd Hendra 7am-12pm

White Horse Ranch - 31-33 Ferguson St Albany Creek 6am-3pm

Black Lab Coffee - 6/11 Kuring Gai Ave Tarragindi 7am-12pm

Cafe O-Mai - 15 Cracknell Rd Annerley 7am-2pm

Canvas Club - 16B Logan Rd Woolloongabba 5.30-10pm

Deedot Coffee House - 1/973 Logan Rd Holland Park  7am-1pm 

Dijon - 48 Esher St Tarragindi 8am-1pm

D. Vino Bistro & Enoteca - 77 Jurgens St Woolloongabba 5.30-9.30pm

GoodGood - 2/24 Beesley St West End 7-11am

Morning After - Cambridge St cnr Vulture St West End 7am-2pm

Mountain River Patisserie - 84 Mango St Runcorn 8am-3pm

Mourning Roast - 377 Logan Rd Stones Corner 4am-3pm

Mr Badgers - 24 Logan Rd Woolloongabba 11am-9pm 

Never Been - 298 Logan Rd Underwood 7am-1pm

Rich & Rare - West Village, 97 Boundary St West End 11am-late

Seoul Bistro -2/152 Turton St, Sunnybank 11am-10.30pm

The Jam Pantry - 2/575 Logan Rd Greenslopes 7.30am-2pm

Umu Kitchen - 8 Denham Tce Tarragindi 5am-2pm

Vela Kinn - West Village, Boundary St West End 11.30am-3pm; 5-9pm

Yamas Greek & Drink- West Village, 45 Mollison St West End 11am-late

Banter Coffee House - 1/190 Radford Rd Manly 7am-2pm 

Bellissimo Coffee - 35 Oxford St Bulimba 6am-4pm

Bellissimo Coffee HQ - 12 Cavendish Rd Coorparoo 7am-1pm

Beyond the Pale - 3/300 Old Cleveland Rd Coorparoo 6.30am-10.30pm

Citron Bayside - 354 Main Rd Welllington Point 7am-3pm

Clancy's Espresso - 1/198 Wynnum Rd Norman Park 7am-12pm

Darvella Patisserie - 1/37 Oxford St Bulimba  7am -12pm

Dovetail on Overend - 85 Overend St Norman Park 7am-1pm

Downtown Istanbul - 276 Hawthorne Rd Hawthorne 11am-10pm

Fish Boy - 48 Orchard St Hawthorne 10.30am-8pm

Fuel Brewing Co - 41 Oxford St Bulimba 4-9pm 

Hey Joe Coffee & Co - Shop 6a/33 Lytton Rd East Brisbane 7am-3pm

Il Molo - 1B Oxford St Bulimba - 12-5pm

Mad Mile - 94 Tingal Rd Wynnum 6am-12pm

Manly Boathouse - 4 Trafalgar St Manly 11.30am-10pm

Rabbit Hole Cafe - 399 Tingal Rd Wynnum 7am-1pm

Sarmic Cafe - 639 Wynnum Rd Morningside 7am-1pm

Sea Legs Brewing Co - 89 Main St, Kangaroo Point 12-8pm 

Snug - 3/321 Chatsworth Rd Coorparoo 7am-2pm

Sweet Tooth Gelato & Desserts - Hawthorne 10.30am-10pm

The Lighthouse Cafe - 237 Shore St North Cleveland 7am-8pm

Willow Cafe - 216 Riding Rd Balmoral 7am-2pm

Blind Tiger Bar - 34/992 Waterworks Rd The Gap 4-9.30pm 

Bunker Coffee - 21 Railway Tce, Milton 6am-2pm

Chapter IV - 180 Latrobe Tce Paddington 8am-2.3pm

Corner Store - 113 Sylvan Rd Toowong 7am-2.30pm

Frank's Social Club - 153 Latrobe Tce Paddington 11am-9pm

Goodfolk Cafe - 58 Rainworth Rd Bardon 7.30am-12pm

Gramps Cafe - 110 Windsor Rd Red Hill 7am-12.30pm 

Hope & Anchor - 267 Given Tce Paddington 5.30am-10pm

Hunter and Scout - 7/327 Honour Ave Graceville 7am-3pm

If You Say So - 88 Gailey Rd St Lucia 6am-1pm 

Kimino - 71 Wardell St Ashgrove 7am-1pm

La Belle Vie - 1/60 MacGregor Tce Bardon 12-2.30pm

Method to the Madness - 3/9 Marshall Lane Kenmore 7am-1pm

Paddington Social - 167 Given Tce Paddington 6.30am-1.30pm

Patio - 146 Baroona Rd Rosalie 12-10pm

Peach & Billy - 3 Moordale St Chapel Hill 7am-1pm

Peach Cafe - 97 Haig Rd Auchenflower 7am-2pm

Salud - 109 Haig Rd Auchenflower 6.30am-12.30pm

Smoked Paprika - 2/5 Nash St Rosalie 7am-2pm

Sorelle Eatery - 242 Hawken Dr, St Lucia 7am-3pm

Suburban Social - 1 Moordale St Chapel Hill 5-10pm

Tapri (Indian street food) - 151 Baroona Rd Rosalie 11am-10pm