Brisbane Restaurants

The city’s cultural diversity has given birth to a more assimilated food style and an authentic sense of the geography and culture. Fresh local produce, seafood and steak, produced with international flavours and Australian influence, ensure there is a huge choice of cuisine, style and ambience available. The rich waters of Moreton Bay create a heaven for seafood lovers.

Local cuisine

Always fresh and often organic, the relaxed, local cuisine makes the most of the produce that is grown in the green fields beyond the city and caught fresh from local rivers and the surrounding ocean. Chefs use a stunning assortment of in-season local produce including seafood, venison, duck and freshwater crayfish to goat’s cheese, figs, pineapples, bananas, Asian greens, asparagus, ginger and bamboo shoots. Visitors can peruse the famous Eumundi Market or Noosa Farmers Market for the best of seasonal produce.

Where to eat

Stylish bistros and cafés abound in Merthyr Street in New Farm; Paddington is home to many charming cafés; Asian eateries can be found around the intersection of Vulture and Boundary Streets in West End; and in Fortitude Valley, you’ll find Chinatown. Upscale but relaxed restaurants, many with a Mediterranean flavour, can be found on Park Road in Milton, and in the city centre, you can find slick riverfront restaurants at Eagle Street Pier and Riverside.