Posted: September 15, 2021
Featuring: Noir, Green Space, Timmy Kemp’s Chow House... WHILE the high street of Paddington, in Brisbane’s inner west, has a moody new bar called Noir, it’s all sunshine and greenery on the other side of town. Two vibrant new venues,...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine September October 2021 / 12 View / September 15, 2021
Posted: May 5, 2021
Featuring: Mama Taco, Mario’s, Ngon... BACK in the day, a trip along West End’s Hardgrave Road offered up a variety of old-fashioned blocks of flats, houses with grapevines and veg-laden front yards and a sprinkling of second-hand bookstores and thrift...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine May June 2021 / 19 View / May 5, 2021
Posted: March 4, 2021
Featuring: Siffredi’s Spaghetti Bar, Stokehouse Q, Haig Street Bistro... LAST year as Brisbane diners watched restaurant doors temporarily close from the safety of their lockdown bunkers, pining for the day life would return to some form of normality, some of...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine March April 2021 / 61 View / March 4, 2021
Posted: January 19, 2021
Featuring: Naga, Mr Percival’s, The Prawnster... FOR chef and business owner Andrew Baturo and his wife Jaimee, Thai cuisine has always been a favourite. Their first holiday together was to Thailand and their chef at their French-Vietnamese inspired restaurant, Libertine...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine December 2020 / 40 View / January 19, 2021
Posted: October 1, 2020
Featuring: Maya, Stokehouse Q, Flora by Greenhouse Canteen... ITS location, perched over a wide reach of the snaky Brisbane River, overlooking the City and the Kangaroo Point cliffs became as Queensland quintessential as its striking open-plan architecture. Stokehouse Q, sister...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine October 2020 / 60 View / October 1, 2020
Posted: August 12, 2020
Featuring: Rico Dining, Agnes, Howard Smith Wharves... THE Queensland dining scene ended in February just as suddenly as the rest of the country. The behemoth entertainment complex Howard Smith Wharves, sprawling over acres of the CBD riverbank, shut dozens of...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine August 2020 / 33 View / August 12, 2020
Posted: March 3, 2020
Featuring: SK Steak & Oyster, Hellenika, Ehden... RESTAURATEUR, Simon Gloftis has had a seriously busy couple of years. The brains behind the Gold Coast seafood powerhouse, The Fish House at Burleigh, multi-awarded, lauded and universally loved even by non-seafood eaters,...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine March April 2020 / 43 View / March 3, 2020
Posted: January 8, 2020
Featuring: Stanley, Beaux Rumble, Sally Taylor of s.t.udio ... IN terms of hospitality precincts, Howard Smith Wharves, under the famous Story Bridge and overlooking the CBD is a behemoth. Relative to the population, it delivers more dining options and watering holes...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine Annual 2020 / 29 View / January 8, 2020
Posted: November 28, 2019
Featuring: Fredericks, The Port Office, Ciao Papi... THE ever-evolving West Village super-site in the heart of West End in Brisbane’s inner south has a new wine bar with a pretty serious pedigree. Named Fredericks after Frederick Peters, founder of the...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine November December 2019 / 31 View / November 28, 2019
Posted: September 5, 2019
Featuring: Husk Distillers, Madam Fu, Paddington Social... Just a stone’s throw over the Queensland border, Paul Messenger, of Husk Distillers, produced the first bottle of rum from a small green shed on the family sugarcane farm in the lush surrounds...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine September October 2019 / 37 View / September 5, 2019
Posted: July 1, 2019
Featuring: Corella, Le Bon Bar, Unwined Bar & Kitchen... WHEN chef/restaurateur Paul McGivern opens a venue Brisbane diners expect delicious simplicity on their plates. They also expect red-hot service, some of the best in town, and an inspired wine list...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine July August 2019 / 121 View / July 1, 2019
Posted: May 2, 2019
Featuring: One Fish, Two Fish, Mercado, Duck Room... THE Sunshine State is known for a few things - sunshine being one of them, and abundant fish and crustaceans being another. The north of the state yields ocean icons like red...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine May June 2019 / 70 View / May 2, 2019
Posted: March 1, 2019
Featuring: Howard Smith Wharves, Mr Percival’s, Greca, Calile Hotel... BRISBANITES not buzzing about Howard Smith Wharves development, a 3.2ha (when complete), riverfront development in the CBD over the Christmas were thin on the ground. The mammoth restoration and redevelopment of...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine March April 2019 / 35 View / March 1, 2019
Posted: January 10, 2019
Featuring: The Calile Hotel, Hellenika, Moda Tapas Brasa Bar... JAMES Street in Brisbane’s iconic Fortitude Valley has become a mecca for fashionistas, with national and global brands choosing the leafy locale to hang their shingles. There’s a mini David Jones,...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine Annual 2019 / 65 View / January 10, 2019
Posted: November 2, 2018
Featuring: The Golden Pig, Alex Perry Hotel, Patina... A COUPLE of decades ago young chef Katrina Ryan left Sydney, where she had owned her own restaurants and held posts like head chef of Rockpool, with her husband Mark (also a...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine November – December 2018 / 34 View / November 2, 2018
Posted: September 1, 2018
Featuring: Blackhide, Gambaro, Stavros the Greek, Rick Shores... THINGS are certainly good at the top end of town. Treasury Casino which is housed across two beautiful heritage listed buildings at the top end of the Brisbane CBD and just a...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine September – October 2018 / 51 View / September 1, 2018
Posted: July 1, 2018
Featuring: Short Order, Jocelyn’s Provisions, Salon de Co... FOR over a decade the talented team at Jocelyn’s Provisions has cornered the market in irresistible baked goods. Growing out of a humble little kitchen and shop in James St to a...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine July – August 2018 / 49 View / July 1, 2018
Posted: May 1, 2018
Featuring: Drum Dining, Three Blue Ducks, W Hotel ... THE first couple of months of 2018 saw the demise of several iconic names in the Queensland restaurant scene. Survey Co, a much loved bar and restaurant in Burnett Lane in...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine May – June 2018 / 173 View / May 1, 2018
Posted: March 1, 2018
Featuring: Montrachet, Little Big House, Margo... THE hilly and charming inner city suburb of Paddington, just west of the Brisbane CBD, lost the jewel in its culinary crown in late 2017 with the departure of Montrachet, a quintessential French bistro...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine March – April 2018 / 51 View / March 1, 2018
Posted: January 6, 2018
Featuring: E’cco, Salt Meat Cheese, Madame Rouge... “IF nothing changes, nothing changes.” These are the wise words of veteran chef and restaurateur Philip Johnson after declaring he was moving his stalwart CBD fringe bistro to greener pastures after 22 years...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine Annual 2018 / 37 View / January 6, 2018
Posted: September 1, 2017
Featuring: Johnny’s Pizza, The Apo, Italian Street Kitchen, Betty’s Burgers, Salt Meats Cheese... DON’T be fooled by the name - King Tea is not the place to go if you’re looking for a nice, strong cuppa. Paddington, in Brisbane’s inner...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine September – October 2017 / 58 View / September 1, 2017
Posted: June 27, 2017
Featuring: The Wolfe, La Lune Wine Co., Fromage The Cow, Sage Hotel, Botanical Bar & Kitchen... CHEF and restaurateur Paul McGivern knows a thing or two about wine. And food. And restaurants. And now wine bars, happily very good wine...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine July – August 2017 / 48 View / June 27, 2017
Posted: April 11, 2017
Featuring: Vaquero, Albion Provisions, Rockpool Dining Group, The Burger Project... THERE’S PLENTY happening at Albion, a previously unsung suburb in the inner north of the city. The high street has always been home to cheap and cheerful Thai and Indian...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine May – June 2017 / 67 View / April 11, 2017
Posted: February 22, 2017
Featuring: Baguette, Fratelli Famous, Rockpool Dining Group, Detour... FOR two and a half decades Brisbane’s iconic Baguette restaurant reigned supreme over the long, leafy Racecourse Rd in Brisbane’s affluent Ascot. Owner’s Francis and Marilyn Domenech won multiple awards for its...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine March – April 2017 / 219 View / February 22, 2017
Posted: February 22, 2017
Featuring: Winner Winner, Happy Boy, Greenglass, Luigi’s Italian, Madame Rouge... BRISBANE is in the grip of a great culinary casualisation. And where once this might have also meant a culinary decline, nowadays it heralds in the exact opposite. Former chef...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine Annual 2017 / 74 View / February 22, 2017
Posted: February 22, 2017
Featuring: River Quay, River Quay Fish, Chingon, Ben’s Burgers, Eat Street Markets, Greenhill Bar... THE River Quay development at the southern end of Brisbane’s iconic Southbank Parklands is easily the most attractive outdoor space with an award-winning riverfront outdoor space...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine Special Edition 2016 / 62 View / February 22, 2017
Posted: November 1, 2016
Featuring: George Bar & Bistro, Fat Dumpling, e’cco Bistro, Philip Johnson Catering, Downtown Istanbul... IF you know Brisbane then you know the “Ekka”. It’s the annual agricultural show complete with fashion shows, livestock in the main arena, the all important...Comments Off on Brisbane Grapevine November – December 2016 / 86 View / November 1, 2016
Posted: August 19, 2016
Featuring: OTTO, Ristorante La Famiglia, Casa Nostra… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: July 1, 2016
Featuring: Nickel Kitchen & Bar, NKB Express, Jocelyn’s Provisions, Sichaun Bang Bang… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: May 1, 2016
Featuring: The Apo, Atalanta, Portside Wharf, The Wolfe… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: March 1, 2016
Featuring: Mamasan, Billycart Kitchen, Catchment Brewing Co… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: January 15, 2016
Featuring: Esquire, Paper Daisy, Madame Hedges, The Boatshed… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: December 1, 2015
Featuring: Sin Vida, Papa Jack’s, Izakaya Goku, St Baxter… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: November 1, 2015
Featuring: Eleven, Too Zero, The Stores, The Source Bulk Foods… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: September 1, 2015
Featuring: Montrachet, Sourced Grocer, Gauge… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: July 1, 2015
Featuring: Spaghetti House, Communal Dining, Beccofino… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: May 1, 2015
Featuring: The Bounty, Gianni’s Kitchen, Cayenne Kitchen, Julius Pizzeria… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: March 1, 2015
Featuring: Che Asada, Happy Boy, Longtime Thai… To read the full article click here.
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Posted: January 1, 2015
Featuring: Shouk Cafe, Lennon’s, Paddington Epicerie and Deli, Fillo & Co… To read the full article click here.
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