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Best BYO Restaurants

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Exterior of Kent Road Bistro

Updated: Oct 19, 2025

Out and about and looking to bring your own drinks to a restaurant? Check out this list, from a chic suburban French bistro to no-frills local secrets - it has got you covered with 30+ of Brisbane's best dining venues that are BYO, or allow you to BYO wine for a small charge.

Kent Road Bistro

Green front door entrance to Kent Road Bistro, Wooloowin

Kent Road Bistro offers an affordable fine dining experience with Mod Oz cuisine influenced by French and Italian fare

KatsuCo Japanese Restaurant

Katsu being picked up by chopsticks at Katsuco Sherwood

This Japanese restaurant specialises in katsu - panko-crumbed, deep fried, premium cuts of meat and seafood

New Farm Curry House

Interior seating at New Farm Curry House

Be transported through India and Nepal at New Farm Curry House, offering authentic cuisine from curries to momos

Bowl of pho at Phat Pho Newstead

Phat Pho is a bustling Vietnamese street food eatery that inhabits a landmark 1920s shop on the border of Newstead and Teneriffe

Entrance to Ichiban Sushi, West Village

One of a kind, Ichiban Sushi is a cool Japanese eatery with a huge variety of meals and drinks, that is also BYO

Sing's Asian Kitchen

Seating at Sing's Asian Kitchen

Sing’s Asian Kitchen at Rosalie is one of the inner west’s long-lasting gems

Kathmandu Newa Chhe'n

Interior of Kathmandu Newa Chhe'n

This colourful flag-trimmed cottage in Paddington provides authentic Nepalese cuisine

Bare Knuckles BBQ

Entrance to Bare Knuckles BBQ, Salisbury

This American-style smokehouse on Brisbane's southside dishes up traditional, low and slow barbecued meats

Female staff member in traditional dress roasting Ethiopian coffee beans over a little stove outside Mu'ooz African Eritrean Restaurant

Mu’ooz, the long-time fave Eritrean restaurant of Moorooka, has upped roots and moved into a quaint Queenslander in West End

Exterior of Caravanserai West End

This hilltop cottage lit by colourful Turkish lights and candles is an enduring Brisbane favourite

Arhibu Ethiopian Restaurant

Bowl of popcorn in a dish at Arhibu Ethiopian Restaurant Moorooka

An authentic Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant found in an arcade in the heart of Brisbane's Little Africa

Sichuan Bang Bang

Plate of spicy chicken inside Sichuan Bang Bang Restaurant

Those in search of some authentic spicy Sichuan cuisine in a funky oriental setting should make a beeline for this little gem

Ethiopian Village

Platter of Ethiopian food at Ethiopian Village Moorooka

Ethiopian Village is a traditional Ethiopian eatery tucked away in the rear of a retro shopping arcade in multicultural Moorooka

Sunny Doll Japanese Restaurant

Entrance to Sunny Doll Japanese Restaurant, Hamilton

This hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant in Hamilton offers diners an exquisite range of Japanese cuisine

Exterior of Vietnam House Milton showing outside seating

A sibling for the popular restaurant of the same name in the Valley has a second casual eatery tucked away in a Milton lane

Mural on wall in front of table and chair inside Asian Kitchen Tingalpa

Asian Kitchen is an exotic, modern Asian fusion restaurant located in the quiet eastern suburb of Tingalpa

Bamiyan Afghan Restaurant

Plate of traditional Afghani food at Bamiyan Afghan Restaurant Coorparoo

Traditional Afghan restaurant Bamiyan is an unexpected find in a little strip of shops and eateries in suburban Coorparoo

Verandah at Latin Manna West End

This quirky colourful Colombian restaurant is located in an old West End cottage

Little Hoi An Vietnamese Restaurant

Pushbike on wall and seating inside Little Hoi An Vietnamese Restaurant

Little Hoi An Vietnamese Cafe brings all the fresh flavors of Vietnam to an unassuming venue

Taste of Saffron

Exterior of Taste of Saffron

Taste of Saffron is a Persian and Mediterranean restaurant serving authentic cuisine in Stones Corner

Authentic Char Grill & Kebab

Exterior of Authentic CharGrill & Kebab Turkish Bardon

The quaint hilltop eatery is serving up the best Turkish street food to be found in Brisbane

A Night in India

Woman sitting at table next to fairy-lit tree outside A Night in India Milton

Longtime Brisbane dining institution A Night in India moved to Milton's Park Road

Pizza on a tray outside wood-fired pizza oven at Pizzeria 1760 Yeronga

Pizzeria 1760 is Yeronga’s go-to for authentic Neapolitan wood-fired pizza and traditional Italian pasta

Diners sitting outside Trang Vietnamese restaurant in West End in what used to be the old entrance to the rialto Theatre with the Rialto red neon sign still flashing

Trang Restaurant, housed in the mint green shell of the 1920s Rialto Theatre, is popular for Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine

Dami Japanese Restaurant

Japanese croquettes with sauce

You've probably driven past it and not noticed the unassuming Japanese restaurant on Logan Road surrounded by car yards

Pho Inn Camp Hill's bowl of pho on table

Tucked in the corner of Camp Hill’s Samuel Village, Pho Inn is where the locals get their fill of authentic Vietnamese cuisine

Thai Smile Cooking

Seating inside Thai Smile Cooking Mt Gravatt

Bringing a taste of Thailand from the streets of Bangkok to Mt Gravatt with delicious street food and more

Vietnamese Avachat Café

Inside Vietnamese Avachat Café Restaurant in Brisbane's Michelton

Mitchelton locals have been frequenting Vietnamese Avachat Café for years whilst keeping it close to their chests

Mamak Malaysian Roti & Satay

People dining inside Mamak Malaysian Roti & Satay Brisbane CBD

Bringing the authentic tastes of Kuala Lumpur's Indian-Malay street stalls to Brisbane CBD

Satay Ria Malaysian

Plate of Malasian food inside Satay Ria restaurant in Cannon Hill

Satay Ria, one of the best Malaysian restaurants in Brisbane, is an unlikely suburban find in Cannon Hill's drive in shopping centre

Giardinetto Restaurant

People dining on footpath outside Giardinetto Restaurant Fortitude Valley

A Valley dining institution of 40+ years continues to attract a crowd in search of home-cooked Italian fare

Wall of retro Thai movie posters at Banana Leaf East Brisbane

Banana Leaf in East Brisbane dishes up top-notch Thai fare in a funky setting

Okuman Karaage & Ramen Bar

Bento box at Okuman Karaage & Ramen Bar West End

Izakana-ya Okuman is a lively little bar eatery and slice of real Japan nestled on busy Melbourne St

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