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Brisbane's Best Restaurants With A View

Updated: May 05, 2025

From rooftops to the riverside and the bay, Brisbane has no shortage of restaurants boasting stunning vistas. Here are 18 of the best:

Aloria

Brisbane's stunning sky high restaurant with jaw-dropping views has an exquisite new menu and is now open for snacks and drinks

Supernormal

A vision of exquisite grandeur on Brisbane City's riverfront, boasting stunning views and a delicious Asian-influenced menu

Stilts Dining

Stilts is Bribane's stunning overwater restaurant, perched 10m above the river at the city end of The Kangaroo Point Bridge

Patina

Patina is a splendid contemporary restaurant nestled within the historic surrounds of Brisbane’s iconic Customs House

Tillerman

A stunning tropical Queensland-themed restaurant with a seafood focus overlooking the Brisbane River and Story Bridge

La Belle Vie Bistro

A traditional slice of France can be found atop an inner westside hill with sweeping views and a menu of mouth-watering French classics

Opa Bar & Mezze

This stunning Greek restaurant and bar sits in prime position on the Brisbane River with stunning Story Bridge views

MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar

Occupying a prime rooftop location, with sweeping 270 degree views of the city, Story Bridge, Mt Coot-tha

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

Azteca

A stunning restaurant and bar where Latin America meets South East Asia on the Terrace (Level 4) of The Star Brisbane

Yoko Dining

Yoko Dining is Howard Smith Wharves' stunning waterfront Japanese restaurant and bar

OTTO Ristorante

Brisbane's go-to for exquisite Italian dining in a designer boat-house style pavilion on the riverfront

FOSH

A stunning Queenslander-style bar and seafood restaurant located in prime position on the riverfront at Hamilton

Babylon Brisbane

A stunning riverside dining oasis inspired by the once-thriving ancient metropolis of Babylon

Greca

Greca brings the best of Greek cuisine to Howard Smith Wharves, occupying an historic shed with jaw-dropping city views

Soko Rooftop

The Amazonian jungle-inspired rooftop bar and Peruvian-Japanese restaurant is perched atop the Jubilee Hotel

Persone

Persone is an upmarket Italian restaurant and bar in Brisbane Quarter, with stunning dress circle views of South Bank

Manly Boathouse

This stunning white seafront restaurant and bar features a chic beach resort-inspired interior with views of Manly harbour and the bay

Cucina Regina

Regina Cucina is an exquisite Italian restaurant offering a dining experience fit for royalty, located on The Terrace at The Star Brisbane.

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