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A curated guide to the best restaurants and places to dine on all budgets around Brisbane’s inner city, including Newstead, New Farm, South Bank, Petrie Terrace, Fortitude Valley, Spring Hill and South Brisbane 

Exterior of Naga Thai
South Bank
Naga Thai
Naga Thai, one of Brisbane's best Thai restaurants, can be found in a stunning riverside location at South Bank
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Exterior of Winnifred's Bar & Bistro
Fortitude Valley
Winnifred's
Winnifred's is an exquisite multi-level champagne house and French bistro that's like finding a little slice of France in Fortitude Valley
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Exterior view of Marlowe on edge of Fish Lane
South Brisbane
Marlowe
A heritage-listed 1930's apartment block has been transformed into Marlowe, a stunning multi-level bistro and bar on the corner of Fish lane
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Interior Tellus Bar Dining
Petrie Terrace
Tellus Bar Dining
Tellus Bar Dining is a chic contemporary Latin-American inspired restaurant and bar at The Barracks, Petrie Terrace
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Interior of Mista Boo Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills
Mista Boo
MistaBoo is a cool little Japanese restaurant, dishing up an all-you-can-eat dine in menu by night and à la carte takeaway by day
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People seated at tables outside Evra Newstead
Newstead
Evra Restaurant & Bar
Evra is a stylish and convivial farm-to-table restaurant and bar in Newstead, with a rooftop farm and lush garden style interior
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Laneway at Italia Lane
Fortitude Valley
Italia Lane
Italia Lane is a charming garden oasis of an Italian restaurant and pizzeria tucked away in a laneway next to a church yard 
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Donnie's at Woolstore by night
Teneriffe
Donnie's Brisbane
Donnie's is a cool pizzeria and bar serving up delicious New York style pizzas and cocktails on the terrace of its home in Teneriffe
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Arbour Southbank
South Bank
Arbour
Dine among lush South Bank greenery with city views at Arbour, nestled away in the heart of South Bank.
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Two hands grabbing pieces of crab at Krabby’s Crab Boil, The Barracks, Petrie Terrace
The Barracks, Petrie Terrace
Krabby’s Crab Boil
Krabby’s Crab Boil has brought its one-of-a-kind Louisiana-style seafood boils to Brisbane for the very first time
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Exterior of Penelope Bistro & Bar
Fortitude Valley
Penelope Bistro + Bar
Penelope Bistro & Bar is a glamorous dining, drinking and dancing den which is reminiscent of a chic European supper club
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Hotel Terminus exterior
South Brisbane
Hotel Terminus
The iconic hotel at Fish Lane in South Brisbane reopens with its original name as a world-class, multi-level dining, events and entertainment precinct
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Exterior of Cartel Del Taco New Farm
New Farm
Cartel Del Taco
Cartel Del Taco is an 1980s inspired taqueria and bar bringing an authentic taste of Mexican street food and cocktails to New Farm
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Terrace bar outside Aunty
Fortitude Valley
Aunty
Aunty is a stunning moodily lit Pan Asian restaurant and bar tucked away in an ex-warehouse space on Fortitude Valley
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Bar inside Henleys Bar Teneriffe
Teneriffe
Henley's Cocktail Bar & Kitchen
Henley's Cocktail Bar & Kitchen is a whimsical Wes Anderson-inspired cocktail bar and Pan Asian eatery in Teneriffe
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Exterior of Warisan Indonesian Restaurant Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Warisan
Warisan is a funky Indonesian hawker style eatery and bar located off the beaten track down a Fortitude Valley side street.
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