Best Things to do in Milton

Three breweries, 4 cool bars including a Cuban and a Thai garden bar, 3 markets, one of Brisbane's best parks, fantastic restaurants, a Polish club, a continental deli cafe and a heritage trail are just some of the best things to do in this inner city suburb that is a walk to the CBD and acccessed by rail and ferry.

The Malecon Cuban Rum Bar

The Malecon Cuban Rum Bar Milton

The Malecon Bar is Milton’s best kept secret – a gorgeous vintage Cuban cocktail bar and craft rum distillery with no signage

Tuk Tuk Bar

Tuk Tuk Bar Milton

Tuk Tuk Bar is a secret Thai garden bar that looks like a piece of Koh Samui transplanted in a side street off Milton’s Park Road.

Aether Brewing

Aether Brewing Milton

Aether Brewing is Milton’s own craft brewery – an industrial chic beer headquarters where punters can sit alongside the giant copper vats

Milton Markets

Milton Markets

Milton Markets are a fantastic inner city Sunday market held in the leafy grounds of the old Royal Thai Orchid restaurant in Milton's commercial village.

Polish Club

Bar area inside Polish Club in Milton

Club Polonia is never going to win a decor award but it is these very features that make it both endearing and child friendly.

Frew Park

Playground Equipment

Frew Park stands on the hallowed grounds of the iconic Milton Tennis Centre, where everyone from Australian tennis greats to international rock stars and boxers once held court.

Yuzu & Co

Yuzu & Co Milton

Yuzu & Co is a modern Japanese restaurant in Milton serving contemporary and classic Japanese cuisine

Bunker

Entrance to air raid shelter turned into Bunker coffee in Brisbane's Milton.

An enterprising coffee aficionado has converted an old World War II bunker into the area’s best and most unique coffee outlet.

Mongrel Bar & Kitchen

Mongrel Bar & Kitchen Milton

Mongrel Bar & Kitchen is a funky dive bar with a 1970s rumpus room vibe and a Peruvian-flavoured menu on a prime corner of Milton’s Park Road

Newstead Brewing Co

Newstead Brewing Co in Milton is a stunning and sizable addition to Brisbane’s unofficial beer heartland

Kabul Charcoal Restaurant

Kabul Charcoal Restaurant Milton

Kabul Charcoal Restaurant is a hidden gem that brings traditional Afghani cuisine to a busy Milton intersection

Mrs Luu's

Bowl of take awya Vietnamese food

This fresh bright no-frills eatery from the ex-owners of Trang's is the local Milton go-to for fantastic budget Vietnamese.

Milton Heritage Trail

Milton Heritage Trail Bishopbourne

Historic suburb Milton may have lost much of its early character but there’s still a fascinating stash of secret historical landmark buildings worth discovering as well as a rare insight into its past on this plaque-indicated heritage trail.

Two Wheels And A Handlebar

An Italian chef, a sunny deck and the best budget breakfast and lunch in Brisbane are found at Milton gem Two Wheels and a Handlebar.

The Scratch Bar

Large gramaphone speaker on wall with people sipping beer inside The Scratch Bar in Brisbane'sMilton

Those seeking beer and refuge from the razzle dazzle of Park Road will have their prayers answered at this ambient dive bar skulking at the railway bridge end of the strip.

Cribb Street Social

Cribb Street Social

Cribb Street Social is a convivial neighbourhood eatery and bar tucked away in the midst of Milton’s business precinct.

Togninis Deli Cafe

Providores on shelves and counter with smallgoods

The décor may be no frills but the food is anything but at this little cafe deli tucked away in the middle of a drive-in shopping centre

La Stazione Pizzeria And Bar

La Stazione is cooking up an assortment of bona fide Italian food to the lucky locals of Milton, with a significant focus on share plates.

Whisk And Ladle

Whisk and Ladle Cafe Milton

Whisk and Ladle café is a hidden gem of a slick modern all day breakfast and lunch café tucked away in a Milton side street

Polish Markets

Polish pierogi stall holder serving woman some bread inside the Polish Markets in Brisbane's Milton

Brisbane only traditional Polish market is held at The Polish Club in Milton on Saturday once a month

Soul Bistro

People sitting outside Soul Bistro in Milton

This little gem of a bistro/cafe somehow miraculously sprung to life in the most unlikely venue for an eatery let alone one of this quality.

Christ Church

Christ Church Milton bell tower and jacaranda tree

Prolific Anglican church architect JH Buckeridge designed this simple Arts and Crafts inspired structure with a shingle roof that was built in 1891.

Milton Railway Playground

Railway Playground Milton

Railway Playground is just the place to take children who love trains. They can imagine themselves as a train driver for hours, with

Heimish Bleu Cafe

Heimish Bleu Cafe Milton

Heimish Bleu is a petite French cafe overlooking a French provincial courtyard in the commercial heart of Milton

Kenchington Patisserie & Fine Tea

Mini tarts and pastries inside Kenchington Patisserie & Tea in Milton

A modest little tea house and patisserie that manages to escape the glitz of the Euro wannabes up the hill

Milton Mini Market

Milton’s best kept secret is this tiny multicultural street food market which pops up on Thursdays in the car park at Milton Green

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The Music of James Bond, QPAC

The Music of James Bond

Celebrate The Music of James Bond at QPAC

Brisbane Vegan Expo

Brisbane Vegan Expo

Queensland’s largest vegan event is coming to the Brisbane Showgrounds

Three Amigos QPAC

Three Amigos

Queensland’s Three Tenors join the iconic Queensland Pops Orchestra

Spring Racing Carnival BRC

Spring Racing Carnival

Eagle Farm Racecourse is the place to be this spring racing season

Workshops Rail Museum Open Day

Open Day & Laneway Market

The Workshops Rail Museum is hosting its Open Day with FREE entry

Jarjum Stories SLQ

Jarjum Stories

A celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s books

YOT Club

The YOT Club Spring Fashion Parade

Step aboard The YOT Club super yacht for 90 minutes of high fashion on the high seas

Open Homes la Boite

Open Homes

Open Homes is theatre in a stranger's living room

Brisbane Fright market

Brisbane Fright Market

Enjoy a ghoulishly fun night with the family this Halloween

Melbourne Cup

Celebrate Melbourne Cup in style at the stunning, heritage-listed Treasury Hotel with a package featuring 5 individually-themed rooms

Melbourne Cup Treasury Hotel

Win a double pass to Daniel Tosh at QPAC

Win a double pass to Love Actually in Concert