12 splurge places in Brisbane, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Brisbane. All Brisbane food.
Agnes ★ 4.8
22 Agnes Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Agnes on Agnes Street, Fortitude Valley cooks every plate over Queensland wood. No gas, no electricity in the kitchen; ironbark, apple wood, cherry, olive.
Joy ★ 4.8
Shop 7, 694 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
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
63 Skyring Terrace, Newstead QLD 4006
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.
Fumiki's Sushi Kappo ★ 4.7
Shop 6, 17 Barrett Street, Robertson QLD 4109
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.
Restaurant Dan Arnold ★ 4.6
10/959 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
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
5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Stanley two-level Cantonese banquet hall at Howard Smith Wharves. Head chef Louis Tikaram runs Peking duck carved tableside, abalone and Cantonese seafood.
Hellenika ★ 4.6
48 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
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.
Donna Chang ★ 4.5
171 George Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Donna Chang Cantonese-Sichuan banquet sits inside the 1914 heritage Government Savings Bank on George Street, Brisbane CBD. Set menus, yum cha service.
SK Steak & Oyster ★ 4.5
G.12/48 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
SK Steak & Oyster sits beneath The Calile Hotel on James Street in Fortitude Valley. Dry-aged beef, Coffin Bay oysters, deep international wine list.
SK Steak & Oyster ★ 4.4
fortitude-valley · G.12/48 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
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.
OTTO Ristorante ★ 4.4
3 Sidon Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101
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
123 Eagle Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Blackbird occupies the riverside level of the Riverside Centre on Eagle Street, Brisbane CBD. Dry-aged steaks, Queensland seafood, Story Bridge views.