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Brisbane's Best Restaurants

Looking for the best restaurants in Brisbane? Here's 12 you need to try, from waterfront Chinese, laneway Italian and steakhouses to Japanese basements:

Herve's Restaurant and Bar

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

ESSA has opened its doors to a luxe new level of bespoke dining

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

An exquisite 2-storey restaurant and bar housed in a stunning heritage-listed Queenslander

Mad Men meets James Bond at Ada Lane's stunning world class restaurant and bar

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

Detour is one of Brisbane’s most outstanding dining destinations - a stunning restaurant and bar

A heritage-listed bank basement has been converted into a stunning Japanese restaurant and bar

Moda Tapas Brase Bar is Brisbane’s best tapas bar/eatery, occupying the stunning heritage-listed police stables

La Cache a Vin is the jewel in the crown of Brisbane’s French restaurants, found tucked away in a Spring Hill laneway basement

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

Still hungry for more suggestions on where to eat out in Brisbane, head to our comprehensive Eat & Drink section HERE! Happy grazing!

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Celebrate Mother's Day at one of these top restaurants, open from 11am 'til late for a la carte dining

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