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The Sound Garden

Fortitude Valley

Updated: Jul 31, 2026

THE SOUND GARDEN HAS CLOSED.

The Sound Garden is a stunning, mammoth 2-storey atrium bar in the heart of Fortitude Valley, right next door to the Fortitude Music Hall.

Featuring soaring ceilings with skylights, a striking 7m tall tree strung with 100 UV light bulbs, and grand designer staircase in its midst, The Sound Garden is like a massive indoor beer garden with cosy booths and couches around the outside on each level.

The Sound Garden Fortitude Valley

Open 7 days a week and serving brunch on weekends, The Sound Garden also hosts live bands every night from 5.30pm, making the perfect spot for a post work drink and casual bite to eat or a pre-or-post Fortitude Music Hall concert hangout.

The Sound Garden Fortitude Valley

In keeping with the music themes, both the food menu and drinks menu are repurposed 33" vinyl records whilst the brunch menu on a 45", all of which can be found at the tables. Small bites include snapper and prawn spring rolls, popcorn pork, buffalo chicken wings, flash fried calamari and potato wedges, whilst for something more substantial there's a selection of burgers and pizzas with toppings including margherita, capricciosa, reef & beef and southwest chicken. 

The Sound Garden Fortitude Valley interior

For drinks, there's a decent selection of beers and wines both on tap and by the glass or bottle and a cocktail list that includes house signatures like the Ginny Hendrix or Smells Like Martini Spirit and classics such as Cosmopolitan, Aperol Spritz, Negroni, Passionfruit Mojito and Espresso Martini.

The Sound Garden Fortitude Valley interior

On Saturday and Sunday punters can drop in for brunch from 9am, with the likes of farmhouse bagels, breakfast gnocchi, fruit toast, wood-fired haloumi, grilled prawn tostada or steak'n'eggs on the menu.

The Sound Garden Fortitude Valley exterior

Good to know - Live bands play music of all genres from jazz and blues to rock'n'roll.

Need to know - This all ages venue has a capacity of up to 770 patrons.

The menu may have changed since our visit.

Check out our guide to all of the best bars in Fortitude Valley.

Still thirsty for more suggestions on where to grab a drink in Brisbane, head to our comprehensive Eat & Drink section HERE! Cheers!

The Sound Garden

312-318 Brunswick St

Fortitude Valley

Opening hours

3333 5545

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