Spice Nightlife

Spice Nightlife is a glamorous subterranean restaurant bar and club - the go-to for exquisite food, cocktails and good times in the base of the old Sun Building in Fortitude Valley.

Head down the steps leading from the street entrance and to the left is a spacious colourful bar area with casual seating (including a couple of corner booths) and a dance floor and to the right is the stunning oriental den-style dining room.

A feature lit up red bar lines one wall and the rest of the space is taken up with a series of curved leather booths perfect for an intimate dining experience for couples or small groups of friends.

A match for the gorgeous decor is the food, which is up there with the best of Fortitiude Valley's restaurants, starting with snacks like Peking Duck & Davidson Plum spring rolls, Wagyu beef rendang curry puffs and heavenly Moreton Bay Bug and brioche toast.

Small plates are equally tempting and include tempura soft shell crab sliders with sesame miso mayo & Asian slaw; duck & heirloom tomato tomsum salad; and sashimi kingfish with red nam jim and young coconut crispy eschallot.

There's also a selection of delectable dumplings (Noosa garlic plack prawn, lemon grass pork shumai, truffle and mushroom, and Moreton Bay bug shumai).

Also worth trying are the skewers, with a choice of crispy glazed pork belly, chicken, Urban Valley wild mushroom, or MB9 King River Wagyu beef.

Large plates to share include Bannockburn chicken with Thai basil, ginger, coconut & red curry; short rib Massaman (400g MB5 dry aged sirloin); and aromatic geen curry with butternut, squash, chickpeas, tofu & Thai basil.

And for dessert there's a choice of mango sticky rice with burnt honey or pandan pannacotta with grilled lychee and coconut granita.

Spice Nightlife is also cocktail heaven, with a selection of the classics including some with a twist - think spicy coconut or lychee margarita and caramel espresso martini, as well as Asian delights like Japanese Slipper (midori, cointreau, lemon & cherry), Geisha Girl (midori, lychee, malibu & pineapple).

For a real treat, the signature Pagoda Pour Cocktails Teapots (deigned to be shared) are worth trying - Sakura Breeze (tropical peach & malibu blend with pineapple, cranberry, lime & coconut) or Kyoto Bloom (strawberry & elderflower liftes with aloe vera, apple & lemon).

Other drinks include Asahi and Great Northern on tap, a mix of standard and boutique spirits like pink dot vodka, benchmark bourbon and corazon tequila; as well as shots like apple crumble and jager bomb.

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