Eating out
One of Woolloongabba’s top eateries launches upscale sandwich joint
The Clarence team is slapping together venison Reubens, blood pudding and fried egg rolls, and a roasted pumpkin sando crammed full of stracciatella and pesto.
- Matt Shea
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Naim team opens a beautiful bar in a heritage Paddington shopfront
The Hamsa Room might look fancy, but the owner of this cosy 27-seat Naim offshoot says anyone is welcome – even those in flip-flops.
- Matt Shea
The Copacabana Club, a beer garden in the shadow of the Gabba
It’s serving European beers and wines, plus imaginative cocktails, alongside deli-style sangas and deep-dish pizza.
- Matt Shea
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- West End
Elevated Sardinian food finds a Brisbane home at delightful Pilloni
In a one-of-a-kind dining room it’s serving rustic, woodfired mains and lick- the-plate pasta, accompanied by a killer wine list.
- Matt Shea
Settimo is Guy Grossi’s soulful love letter to the Amalfi Coast
In a playful Brisbane dining room it’s serving pasta al limone, and hand-cut seafood scialatielli all’amalfitana served with traditional anchovy sauce.
- Matt Shea
Slick vinyl listening bar Ruby, My Dear to hit the platter in Newstead
The 80-seater will offer a tight selection of cocktails and Japanese-inspired snacks, served to tunes from fancy speakers hand-built in Tasmania.
- Matt Shea
Brisbane’s dining scene: Post-COVID, pre-Olympics, where to from here
It seems like more venues than ever are opening – but then others are closing. Some wonder if this is the end of the good times, or the beginning.
- Matt Shea
The Nixon Room: the Essa team’s precedent in precision
In a plush former storeroom, it’s serving a tight cocktail list and elevated snacks such as tuna tartare, chicken wings and coral trout fish-finger sandwiches.
- Matt Shea
10 of the best places to eat on the Gold Coast right now
There's more to the Gold Coast food scene than booming Burleigh Heads. Cast a wider net and you'll reel in a haul of exceptional eating and drinking experiences.
- Fiona Donnelly
A food lover's guide to Burleigh Heads, Queensland
This surfer's paradise boasts sparkling seas and a vibrant restaurant scene.
- Janne Apelgren
The best new places to eat and drink in Brisbane
Brisbane's dining scene is booming and, according to our resident restaurant critic, has never been hotter.
- Fiona Donnelly