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Brisbane's Top Secret Dining Spots

Updated: Jul 20, 2025

From pocket-sized traditional Japanese eateries, quaint suburban bistros and warehouse restaurants in industrial side streets, 15 of Brisbane's best dining spots, some of which even the locals don't know about:

Perspective Dining

The historic TC Beirne building is home to a secret 12-seater chef's table dining room, serving Michelin-worthy degustations

Hideki

Hideki is an exquisite Japanese restaurant specializing in yakitori, hidden away behind a lit-up cherry blossom tree in Burnett Lane

Mosconi

An old war igloo in a Valley side street has been converted into a chic 2 level European wine bar and restaurant

The Golden Pig

The Golden Pig is Brisbane’s holy grail of Pan Asian cuisine, hidden away in a stunning, converted Newstead warehouse

Layla

Layla is an exquisite Middle Eastern inspired restaurant nestled wihin the heritage-listed brick walls of the Thomas Dixon Centre

D.Vino Bistro & Enoteca

A classy, intimate European restaurant and bar, found tucked away in an old warehouse in an industrial side street

Velveteen Rabbit

A whimsical old world restaurant and bar unlike anything else in Brisbane, with a two-hatted chef in the kitchen and a storybook-themed food and drinks menu

August

August is quietly and understatedly one of the best restaurants in Brisbane, located in a heritage-listed church on a corner in West End

Bosco

One of Brisbane's most moodily striking restaurants, fire-powered and found off the beaten track in a warehouse

Shunsai

Shunsai is a real slice of Japan in Brisbane - a pocket-sized upmarket Japanese restaurant and bar found tucked away

Komeyui

A stunning, minimalist chic Japanese restaurant offering a superb dining experience like its renowned Melbourne sibling

Honto

Honto is a stunning dark moodily lit Japanese restaurant and bar hidden away in a Fortitude Valley back street

Herve's Restaurant and Bar

A stunning loft-style French restaurant and bar occupying the top floor of an old dance studio

Ach Wine Bar Bistro

A chic modern wine bar and bistro serving exquisite Levantine-inspired cuisine that is worth travelling for

The Eucalyptus Room

Brisbane's first dessert degustation destination is this tiny ten-seater dining room in a heritage-listed building

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