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Best Restaurants in Paddington

The charming inner western suburb of Paddington has a wide variety of restaurants for all budgets, with cuisines from around the world, including Nepalese, Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Middle Eastern and Italian. Here's an up-to-the-minute curated guide to the best restaurants in Paddington:

Fratelli

Fratelli is an authentic and chic Italian restaurant and bar serving top-notch pasta and pizza

The chic Euro-style wine bar and restaurant occupies an historic Paddington building

This next level contemporary Asian restaurant is by lauded Masterchef contestant Emily Yeoh

This chic contemporary Italian eatery and bar serves up some of the best pasta and pizzas in Brisbane.

NGON is a funky cool Vietnamese restaurant that draws a crowd in Paddington

A slick, contemporary Italian eatery in the heart of Paddington that is renowned for its traditional pizzas

King Tea is a gorgeous rustic Chinese eatery and bar that's made its home in an historic Paddington snack bar

An old worker's cottage has been converted into this cosy rustic Italian trattoria

A bright contemporary restaurant serving traditional and authentic Vietnamese cuisine

La Pinsa is cooking up delicious, authentic Roman ‘pinsa’ (pizza) in the backs streets of historic Paddington

This authentic Indian restaurant exudes the charm of a time when exquisite banquets were cooked for royalty

Yavanna is a super cool vegan restaurant and bar in Paddington where classic meat dishes rule

Paddington’s chic garden themed foodie oasis, comprising a sleek modern open plan restaurant and bar

Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers, Australia’s very first dedicated Italian gnoccheria, can be found on Paddington’s Given Terrace

Naim brings the exquisite taste of modern Middle East-inspired cuisine to a quaint corner shop on a Paddington hilltop

Hai Hai Ramen is a tiny Japanese ramen bar found in a black worker’s cottage on Paddington’s Latrobe Tce.

Enjoy local cuisine from the Swiss Italian region at this chic trattoria in Paddington's bustling dining precinct

ROSALIE VILLAGE

Old Monk

The chic contemporary Indian restaurant brings traditional Indian cuisine with a modern creative twist to the heart of Rosalie

Uncle Don is a hidden gem of a Japanese restaurant specialising in donburi (Japanese rice bowls)

An authentic and delectable Indian street food diner, unlike anything to be found elsewhere in Brisbane

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

Mother's Day Brunch at Vertigo

A thrilling one-of-a-kind brunch experience

May 12

Mother's Day at Old Government House

Treat Mum to High Tea at heritage-listed Old Government House

May 12

Mother's Day at Walkabout Creek

Treat Mum to a delicious buffet breakfast or lunch in beautiful bush surrounds

May 12

Joyce Yang

Grammy-nominated Korean pianist Joyce Yang returns to Brisbane

May 12

Living Room Bar, W Brisbane Mother's Day High Tea

Mother's Day at Brisbane Quarter

Treat Mum like the queen she is at Brisbane Quarter

May 12

Veuve Clicquot Chalet

Brisbane's must-visit European chalet-inspired pop-up bar is back for winter

From May 14

Audra McDonald

Broadway legend Audra McDonald is coming to QPAC

May 15

Blue

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May 16-Jun 1

Brookfield Show 2024

The biggest little country show in Brisbane

May 17-19

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MUST DO

Mother's Day Dining

Celebrate Mother's Day at one of these top restaurants, open from 11am 'til late for a la carte dining

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Top Things to Do May 10-12

From National Photographic Portrait Prize and the story of the aeroplane black box on stage to Mother's Day celebrations & just-opened restaurants and cafes

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