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Brisbane's Best German Restaurants & Bars

Updated: Aug 09, 2026

Why wait for Oktoberfest when you can enjoy authentic German fare and beer all year round in Brisbane at these Bavarian beer gardens, restaurants and cafes:

German BierGarten

People at long tables in Chill Biergarten Wooloowin

German Biergarten is a traditional German restaurant and beer garden in the suburbs

Putzig Cafe

A quaint Queensland cafe serving traditional German baked treats from the legends behind Baked Poetry Café

Mini-Fritz

Enjoy a German BBQ at this pop-up BierGarten on Saturday afternoons from 3pm, with BYO beer & wine

The German Club

For a rollickin' good night in an old-fashioned community setting, The German Club, is one of Brisbane’s best-kept secrets

Bavarian Sizzle

A cool contemporary cafe restaurant bringing an authentic taste of Germany to the eastern Brisbane suburb

K & K Austrian Coffee House

Grostl (a mishmash of pan-fried ingredients such as bacon, egg and knodel or dumplings) in a frying pan with an accompanying salad at K & K Austrian Coffee House Sinnamon Park

The rustic alpine cafe/bakery comes as a highly pleasant surprise for those who stumble upon it

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