14 restaurants in Brisbane, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Brisbane.
Stanley Restaurant ★ 4.8
howard-smith-wharves · 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-15:00, 17:30-22:00; Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00
Stanley is a two-level waterfront Cantonese room at Howard Smith Wharves. Yum cha at lunch, Peking duck carved tableside, river-side tables to book.
Hellenika ★ 4.8
fortitude-valley · 48 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Daily 12:00-22:30
Hellenika sits poolside on the first floor of the Calile on James Street. Owner Simon Gloftis runs Brisbane's celebrated Greek room since 2018.
Donna Chang ★ 4.7
cbd · 171 George Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-21:00
Donna Chang sits inside the heritage 1914 Government Savings Bank on George Street. Cantonese-Sichuan banquet, marble columns, gilded ceiling.
Hôntô ★ 4.7
fortitude-valley · 23 Alden Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:30-late, Fri-Sun 17:00-late
Hôntô hides through a black door on Alden Street in Fortitude Valley. Moody basement izakaya, Same Same crew project, sake list to match small plates.
Greca ★ 4.6
howard-smith-wharves · 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Hours: Daily 11:30-22:00
Greca is a 210-seat Greek taverna at Howard Smith Wharves under the Story Bridge in Brisbane. Jonathan Barthelmess of The Apollo (Sydney) runs the room.
Gerard's Bistro ★ 4.6
fortitude-valley · 14/15 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:30-late, Fri-Sat 12:00-15:00
Gerard's Bistro is the long-running modern Middle Eastern room tucked into the James Street arcade. Sharing plates, wood-fired flatbreads, deep wine list.
Biànca ★ 4.6
fortitude-valley · Shop AM5 Ada Lane, 46 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Mon-Fri 17:00-late, Sat-Sun 11:30-late
Biànca pulls modern Italian into Ada Lane off James Street. Same Same crew (Tyron Simon, Bianca Marchi, Frank Li); hand-cut pasta and wood-fired pies.
Same Same ★ 4.5
fortitude-valley · Shop AM3 Ada Lane, 46 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Mon-Wed 17:00-22:00, Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri 11:30-23:00, Sat 11:30-23:00, Sun 11:30-22:00
Same Same opened on Ada Lane off James Street in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane in 2022. Tyron Simon and Bianca Marchi's modern Southeast Asian charcoal kitchen.
Sushi Room ★ 4.5
fortitude-valley · 48 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:30-late, Fri-Sun 12:00-late
Yōkoso Sushi Room sits inside The Calile Hotel at 48 James Street. Head chef Shimpei Raikuni runs an a la carte sushi list plus dedicated omakase.
Blackbird Bar & Grill ★ 4.4
cbd · 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:30-late
Blackbird occupies the riverfront level of the Riverside Centre at 123 Eagle Street. Dry-aged steaks, Queensland seafood, sweeping Story Bridge views.
SK Steak & Oyster ★ 4.4
fortitude-valley · G.12/48 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Mon-Wed 17:30-late, Thu-Sun 12:00-late
SK Steak & Oyster sits beneath the Calile on James Street, the steakhouse to Hellenika upstairs in Gloftis's St Albans group. Coffin Bay oysters, dry-aged.
Ciao Papi ★ 4.2
howard-smith-wharves · 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Hours: Daily 12:00-late
Ciao Papi sits on the Rivershed deck at the New Farm end of Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane. Italian wood-fired pizzas, house-made pasta, river views.
Sunshine ★ 4.1
fortitude-valley · 39 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Hours: Daily 11:00-20:00
Sunshine on James Street is the Hellenika and SK Steak crew all-vegetarian Mediterranean room. Customise-your-plate format and daily seasonal salads.
Felons Brewing Co. ★ 4.0
howard-smith-wharves · 5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Hours: Daily 11:00-late
Felons Brewing Co. is the working brewery and pub at Howard Smith Wharves under the Story Bridge in Brisbane. Pizzas, burgers, beer made on site by the river.