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Best Things to do in Graceville

Updated: Oct 23, 2024

The charming leafy inner westside suburb of Graceville is like a gracious time capsule of a bygone era, from its tree-lined avenues and streets of beautifully restored Queenslanders, to its heritage-listed train station and picture theatre, parks, river walk and the historic line-up of boutiques, top notch restaurants, bar and cafes.

Here are 25+ of the best places to eat and drink and things to see and do in Graceville, which is a suburb well worth visiting:

Goodness Gracious Cafe

Goodness Gracious Cafe Graceville

Originally a corner store, this chic little cafe in Brisbane's west boasts a fabulous menu and serves up great specialty coffee

Botellon Tapas & Wine Bar

Botellon Graceville

Botellon is a gorgeous Spanish tapas and wine bar in an historic corner store

Forget Me Not Cafe

Forget Me Not Cafe, Graceville

Forget Me Not Cafe is a charming cafe in Graceville that is renowned for its traditional, decadent high tea

Hunter & Scout Graceville

Hunter & Scout is Graceville’s gorgeous go-to for excellent coffee and top-notch foodie fare, on a leafy corner

Regal Twin Cinema

Regal Twin Cinema Graceville

This, the last of Brisbane’s twin cinemas, occupies the site of the original open air theatre called Graceville Picture Gardens

Entry to Noodle Craft Graceville

A unique little noodle house in Graceville, specializing in Chinese dishes featuring authentic knife-cut noodles handmade on site

Ananas Espresso

Ananas Espresso Graceville

Graceville locals will be pleased to know that the cafe formerly known as Careful My Tummy – now Ananas Espresso – is in good hands; with one of their own.

Graceville Memorial Park

Grand stand inside Graceville Memorial Park

As one of few surviving recreational grounds from the 1880s, this park began and grew with the suburb of Graceville

Food counter inside Fraiche Deli cafe

From its site buried deep in the heart of Graceville, Fraiche Deli Cafe peddles both goods to cook with and fabulous cafe fare

Three Girls Skipping

Food counter

Although more of a corner coffee and cake nook than a fully fledged cafe, this whimsically named food stop has all the right ingredients

Graceville River Walk

Brisbane river and gum trees Graceville

Following a scenic river gum-shaded path of around 2 km return, this peaceful walk has a playground at each end as well as a quirky role in Brisbane’s convict history

Playground equipment and fort inside Faulkner Park Graceville

Nestled in the depths of Graceville and catching the river breezes on one side, shady Faulkner Park is a good all rounder

Lick! Ice-cream

This charming artisan ice cream and dessert bar is the flagship store of boutique Brisbane based ice-cream makers Lick

Ananas Espresso

Ananas Espresso Graceville

Graceville locals will be pleased to know that the cafe formerly known as Careful My Tummy – now Ananas Espresso – is in good hands; with one of their own.

Kafe Meze, Graceville

This hidden gem of an authentic taverna in Graceville, blends Greek tradition and family legacy with a modern twist

Plentiful Cafe, Graceville

Plentiful is a fab foodie cafe in Graceville serving delicious all-day breakfast & lunch including Pretty Great Pancakes

Large art mural at Little Aladdin Graceville

A colourful and cosy Turkish restaurant and bar serving up authentic Turkish cuisine and cocktails on Graceville's main dining precinct

Simpsons Playground

Ship playground theme inside Simpsons Playground in Graceville

On the cusp of Oxley Creek and Brisbane River is this secluded picturesque little playground with views to Indooroopilly Island

Arte & Gusto is serving up all day breakfast and delectable tapas dishes to Graceville’s locals and visitors.

Boucher Bistro

Entry and tables on street, Boucher, Graceville

This cosy and classic little French bistro tucked away on Honour Avenue is one of Brisbane's best, serving traditioanl French cuisine

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Graceville Uniting Church

Graceville Uniting Church building in full sun light.

Walter Taylor, the builder and architect of the live-in Walter Taylor Bridge, was also responsible for this unique interwar gothic church and its connecting buildings.

Graceville Railway Station

Graceville Railway Station building and platform next to train tracks.

A rare example of a post war station fitted out between 1952 and 1959 in the new age of Modernist design which was a deliberate move away from the traditional railway station.

Graceville is also home to two Japanese eateries, both popular with locals: Haruya Izakaya and Miku Japanese Restaurant.

Looking to discover more hidden gems of Brisbane, check out our Guide to Brisbane Suburbs HERE! Happy exploring!

Image credits: courtesy of Little Aladdin & Boucher

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