Hellenika ★ 4.6
Hellenika sits poolside on the first floor of the Calile on James Street. Owner Simon Gloftis runs Brisbane's celebrated Greek room since 2018.
Signature: Whole grilled snapper, Lamb on the spit, Saganaki
SK Steak & Oyster is a steakhouse restaurant in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
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.
Signature dishes: Dry-aged steak, Coffin Bay oysters, Wagyu rump cap
Address: G.12/48 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Brisbane
Hellenika sits poolside on the first floor of the Calile on James Street. Owner Simon Gloftis runs Brisbane's celebrated Greek room since 2018.
Signature: Whole grilled snapper, Lamb on the spit, Saganaki
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.
Signature: Lamb shoulder, Fatteh, Wood-fired flatbreads
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.
Signature: Hand-cut pasta, Wood-fired pizza, Seasonal antipasti
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.
Signature: Peking duck, Yum cha, Mud crab Cantonese-style
Donna Chang sits inside the heritage 1914 Government Savings Bank on George Street. Cantonese-Sichuan banquet, marble columns, gilded ceiling.
Signature: Cantonese-Sichuan banquet, Yum cha, Peking duck
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.
Signature: Saganaki, Spit-roasted lamb, Whole grilled fish
Hellenika sits poolside on the first floor of the Calile on James Street. Owner Simon Gloftis runs Brisbane's celebrated Greek room since 2018.
Signature: Whole grilled snapper, Lamb on the spit, Saganaki
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.
Signature: Lamb shoulder, Fatteh, Wood-fired flatbreads
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.
Signature: Hand-cut pasta, Wood-fired pizza, Seasonal antipasti