Agnes ★ 4.8
Agnes on Agnes Street, Fortitude Valley cooks every plate over Queensland wood. No gas, no electricity in the kitchen; ironbark, apple wood, cherry, olive.
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Joy ★ 4.8
Joy is the 10-seat counter on Ann Street in Fortitude Valley. Sarah Scott runs short and long tasting menus with Japanese cadence, two seatings only.
e'cco bistro ★ 4.7
Philip Johnson e'cco bistro has run since 1995, now at Haven in Newstead since 2018. Modern Australian with Queensland seafood and wood-fired technique.
Restaurant Dan Arnold ★ 4.6
Restaurant Dan Arnold is the chef's eponymous Fortitude Valley fine-dining room with French-technique tasting menus over Queensland produce.
Stanley Restaurant ★ 4.6
Stanley two-level Cantonese banquet hall at Howard Smith Wharves. Head chef Louis Tikaram runs Peking duck carved tableside, abalone and Cantonese seafood.
Fumiki's Sushi Kappo ★ 4.7
Fumiki's is an eight-seat counter on Barrett Street in Robertson, Brisbane south. Chef Fumiki Hayashi runs 18-course omakase, Edomae sushi and Kyoto kaiseki.
Donna Chang ★ 4.5
Donna Chang Cantonese-Sichuan banquet sits inside the 1914 heritage Government Savings Bank on George Street, Brisbane CBD. Set menus, yum cha service.
Hellenika ★ 4.6
Hellenika perches poolside on the first floor of The Calile on James Street. Owner Simon Gloftis runs Brisbane's most-celebrated Greek room, opened 2018.
SK Steak & Oyster ★ 4.5
SK Steak & Oyster sits beneath The Calile Hotel on James Street in Fortitude Valley. Dry-aged beef, Coffin Bay oysters, deep international wine list.
OTTO Ristorante ★ 4.4
OTTO Ristorante runs the riverfront at South Bank in South Brisbane. Hand-rolled pasta, regional Italian wine list, river views back across to the CBD.
Blackbird Bar & Grill ★ 4.4
Blackbird occupies the riverside level of the Riverside Centre on Eagle Street, Brisbane CBD. Dry-aged steaks, Queensland seafood, Story Bridge views.
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Editor picks in Brisbane include Agnes, Joy, e'cco bistro, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.