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Hardgrave Rd West End

Brisbane's Best Eat Streets

Updated: Nov 17, 2024

Known for its great value multicultural restaurants, the eclectic eat street atop a hill in West End encompasses the pastel coloured shell of the 1920s Rialto Theatre and is abuzz any night of the week. Here you'll find one of Brisbane's best Mexican taquerias, longtime Chinese and Vietnamese eateries, an all-you can-eat Japanese restaurant, funky dumpling bar and vegan cafes:

Pilloni

A stunning Sardinian restaurant and bar perched on a hill and serving exquisite regional food

Okami Japanese Restaurant

A budget-friendly Japanese restaurant with an all-you-can eat a la carte menu and table service

Mama Taco

Mama Taco is a cool, contemporary Mexican Taqueria & Mezcaleria nestled in the historic Rialto Theatre

Little Red Dumpling

Little Red Dumpling bar is a mod funky little Chinese eatery serving delicious dumplings and spicy street food

Cafe Disco

Cafe Disco in West End is a charming little bar and eatery, with a divine Bangladeshi-flavoured menu and a boutique wine list

Trang

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

Lefkas Taverna

The quintessential Greek taverna, perched high on a hill in the original heartland of Brisbane's Greek community

The bright cheery burger bar is the local go-to for delectable Korean style burgers and fried chicken

For more than 20 years this West End eatery has been serving up traditional Chinese, Malaysian and Vietnamese dishes to locals

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