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Wood-fired restaurants, Italian pasta, Thai shared plates and river-facing dining in Brisbane, with branch-specific hours and practical booking details.

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Best Restaurants in Brisbane

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Brisbane’s dining ranges from Agnes’s fire kitchen and Essa’s farm-led cooking to Italian pasta, Ada Lane Thai food and Queen Street river views. These ten restaurants make different cases for a full meal, with the actual service windows kept beside each venue.

  • AgnesAgnes cooks over fire in a converted brick warehouse, letting smoke, char and seasonal produce carry the meal. Friday and Saturday lunch opens up a room otherwise devoted to dinner; the restaurant has announced a dinner closure on 22 October 2026.
  • EssaEssa builds its menu around growers, seasonal produce and wood-fired cooking on Robertson Street. The farm-led approach rewards a full meal rather than a single signature dish, with lunch offered on Friday and Sunday and dinner from Tuesday to Saturday.
  • Golden AvenueGolden Avenue serves mezze, clay-pot dishes and wood-fired bread around a palm-filled courtyard in the CBD. Coals and shared plates give the food substance beyond the garden setting; weekday lunch and dinner are separate services.
  • hôntôhôntô brings Japanese raw and cooked dishes into a dark warehouse off Alden Street, with sake and whisky giving the bar equal weight. Dinner is the only service, and the discreet side-street entrance matters more than a conventional street frontage.
  • BiàncaBiànca cooks Italian pasta and seasonal plates in a warm terrazzo room on Ada Lane. Shared dishes make sense here, especially when ordering across the pasta menu; lunch begins on Friday, with longer continuous service over the weekend.
  • sAme sAmesAme sAme uses the wok, charcoal and Thai-influenced curries to fill the table with heat, herbs and contrasting textures. The open Ada Lane dining room suits shared orders, while Friday lunch and weekend daytime service give alternatives to dinner.
  • The French ExitThe French Exit serves steak frites, escargots and duck à l’orange in a Mary Street bistro with a substantial wine list. The cooking and banquette seating favour a proper sit-down meal; Le Royale upstairs is a separate bar.
  • 1889 Enoteca1889 Enoteca serves Roman cooking, handmade pasta and Italian natural wines inside Woolloongabba’s former Moreton Rubber building. The heritage room gives the meal a sense of occasion, but the pasta and wine are the reasons to book; Monday is closed.
  • Julius PizzeriaJulius fires pizzas and cooks duck-ragù pappardelle at the Grey Street end of Fish Lane. Italian wine, pasta and antipasti make a full meal as credible as a pizza order, and the compact dining room fills quickly at dinner.
  • SupernormalSupernormal brings Andrew McConnell’s Asian-influenced seafood and shared plates to a Queen Street dining room overlooking the river and Story Bridge. Continuous service from late morning makes an afternoon meal possible; neighbouring Bar Miette has its own menu and identity.
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