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The Golden Pig Newstead

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The Golden Pig

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

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

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Beirne Lane Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

Beirne Lane

Beirne Lane is the jewel in the crown of Fortitude Valley’s Brunswick St Mall – a stunning old world-meets new 24/7 bar and eatery

Proud Mary New Farm

Proud Mary

Proud Mary is a sprawling New Orleans-inspired riverside bar restaurant on the ground floor of the Brisbane Powerhouse

Kimchi Cheese Smile East Brisbane

Kimchi Cheese Smile

Kimchi Cheese Smile is an absolute hidden gem of a Korean restaurant occupying an historic shop in East Brisbane

Teriyaki Tokyo Rochedale South

Rochedale South

Teriyaki Tokyo

Teriyaki Tokyo is a hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant specializing in flame-grilled teriyaki

Kookaburra Café Rosalie

Kookaburra Cafe

Kookaburra Café is a convivial family-friendly pizza and board games bar in Rosalie Village for an affordable night out

Vito's Cucina & Bar Ascot

Vito's Cucina & Bar

Vito's Cucina & Bar is an alfresco breakfast, lunch and dinner venue filled with greenery and a cheerful vibe, serving modern Italian cuisine

Atelier Brasserie King St Bowen Hills

Atelier Brasserie

Atelier Brasserie is a contemporary Euro-chic restaurant and wine bar located within the old Brisbane Showgrounds precinct

I Like Ramen Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

I Like Ramen

I Like Ramen in Fortitude Valley is Brisbane’s first and only vegan ramen bar, dishing up big bowls of bone-free broth

Florentine Italian Grill & Wine Room

Florentine Italian Grill & Wine Room is a charming little piece of Italian carnivore heaven tucked away in a narrow side street of Newstead

Gabba + Co Kitchen and Bar Woolloongabba

Gabba + Co

Gabba and Co Kitchen and Bar is a casual, chic eatery in Woolloongabba serving Australian classics with a twist

Luigi's Italian West End

Luigi's Italian

Luigi’s Italian is more than a restaurant, it’s an artful wining and dining experience by a small posse of creatives

French Martini South Bank

French Martini

French Martini is South Bank’s convivial French restaurant and bar, like a rustic slice of France in the line-up of eateries

Memories Of India Ipswich

Memories Of India

Memories Of India is an elegant Indian restaurant housed in the heritage listed Ulster Hotel (1910) in Ipswich

Toraya Japanese Clayfield

Toraya Japanese

Toraya Japanese restaurant and bar is like finding a little slice of Tokyo tucked away in Clayfield

Hellenika James St Fortitude Valley

Fortitude Valley

Hellenika

Hellenika is a glamorous Greek taverna sitting poolside on the first level of James St’s boutique Fortitude Valley hotel The Calile

Moda Tapas Brase Bar Petrie Terrace

Moda Tapas Brasa Bar

Moda Tapas Brase Bar in Petrie Terrace is Brisbane’s best tapas bar and eatery, occupying the stunning heritage-listed police stables at The Barracks

Top Things To Do In Brisbane This Week

Newstead House Wedding Showcase

Wedding Showcase

Historic Newstead House, is hosting a twilight Wedding Showcase

Brisbane Comedy Festival 2019, Various Venues

Brisbane Comedy Festival 2019

Brisbane Comedy Festival returns in 2019 with an all-star line-up of Australian and international comedians

Feb 22 - Mar 24

Girls Day Out

Girls' Day Out

Girls' Day Out returns to heritage-listed Eagle Farm Racecourse on Sat Feb 23

Bollinger Ball, QC Club, champagne

Black & Gold Bollinger Ball

Pop the Bolly at Queensland Cricketers Club’s inaugural Black & Gold Bollinger Ball

Dave Thornton

Dave Thornton - Lean Into It

Dave Thornton is a phenomenal stand-up comedian and he's coming to Brisbane

Sunset Cinema

Sunset Cinema

Sunset Cinema returns to Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens for 2019

Two, QUT Gardens Theatre

Two

Real life married couple, Brian Meegan and Kate Raison, star in the comedy Two

Tattersalls RnB Race Day

Tattersall's R'n'B Race Day

Celebrate the start of racing season at Tattersall’s RNB Race Day

New World. Old Friends, Brisbane City Hall, classical music concert

New World. Old Friends

Brisbane Symphony Orchestra will perform two of the greatest works of the late 19th century in March