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30+ Best Restaurants

From budget to upmarket, Fortitude Valley is a mecca of dining as well as entertainment and is home to 30+ of Brisbane's best restaurants

Read On 30+ Best Restaurants

From budget to upmarket, Fortitude Valley is a mecca of dining as well as entertainment and is home to 30+ of Brisbane's best restaurants

Read On 30+ Best Restaurants

Looking for the best restaurants in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley? Check out our comprehensive guide to the best restaurants in the lively inner city neighbourhood. While known for its nightlife, Fortitude Valley is something of a culinary destination, home to many of the best restaurants in Brisbane, from budget to fine dining. 

James Street is where you'll find a swathe of upmarket restsurants by some of Brisbane's best restaurateurs, while Brunswick St also holds its own, with some surprising and worthwhile finds, including one of Brisbane's oldest restaurants Giardinetto, which opened in 1967. And McLachlan St is fast becoming a must-visit dining hub, with restaurants like Short Grain, Rosmarino and Establishment 203 drawing a foodie crowd.

Plus there are some hidden and unique treasures that are well worth seeking out, like secret dining room Perspective Dining and Chinese fine dining restaurant Magnolia - see our pages below for these and more!

Exterior of Short Grain Restaurant in Fortitude Valley in the evening

Best Restaurants in Fortitude Valley

Renowned as a late night entertainment precinct, the Valley is also home to some of Brisbane's best restaurants
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Rosmarino Ristorante & Wine Bar Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Rosmarino Ristorante & Wine Bar
This stunning split-level Italian bar and restaurant occupies the refurbished 1890's Hemmant Merchants building
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Bisou Bisou Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Bisou Bisou
This stunning contemporary Mediterranean brasserie and bar is found in the base of the glamorous X-Hotel
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La Costa Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
La Costa
A glamorous Italian Riviera-inspired restaurant and bar behind the heritage facade of the Valley's first picture theatre
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Gung Ho Dumpling, Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Gung Ho Dumpling
Gung Ho Dumpling is a cute little dumpling and ramen bar tucked away in Bakery Lane
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People sitting at rooftop bar at MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar
Fortitude Valley
MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar
Occupying a prime rooftop location, with sweeping 270 degree views of the city and Mt Coot-tha is MAYA Mexican Restaurant & Bar
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Vie of dining room from top floor at SK Steak & Oyster
Fortitude Valley
SK Steak and Oyster
Mad Men meets James Bond at Ada Lane's stunning world-class restaurant and bar
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People dining inside sAme sAme Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
sAme sAme
sAme sAme is a stunning contemporary 2-level Thai restaurant and bar in the Valley's chic Ada Lane
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Bars and tables with staff inside Baja Brisbane Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Baja
A little slice of Baja California has come to the Valley with this cool subterranean Mexican bar eatery
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Mosconi Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Mosconi
An old war igloo in a Valley side street has been converted into a chic 2 level European wine bar and restaurant
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Mr Mista Fortitude Valley bar interior
Fortitude Valley
Mr Mista
Mr Mista is Fortitude Valley’s glamorous Hollywood-inspired bar eatery featuring sunken jade green velvet lounges
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People dining side Hellenika James St Fortitude Valley at night
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
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hôntô Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
hôntô
hôntô is a stunning dark moodily-lit Japanese restaurant and bar hidden away in a Fortitude Valley back street
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Happy Boy Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Happy Boy
Happy Boy is Fortitude Valley’s cool contemporary go-to for some of the best, most authentic Chinese food in Brisbane
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Bird’s Nest Yakitori Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Bird's Nest Yakitori
Bird’s Nest Yakitori is a funky little slice of Japan in Fortitude Valley – a lively bar eatery that is a go-to for delectable yakitori and bar nibbles
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Les Bubbles Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Les Bubbles
Les Bubbles is the steakhouse brasserie reincarnation of one of the Fitzgerald enquiry’s most notorious Fortitude Valley venues
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