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Freshies: Exciting and Vibrant New Brisbane Openings to Add to Your Must-Visit List in 2023

Discover your next favourite dish or drink at one of these fresh Brisbane haunts.
By Sarah Ward
May 15, 2023
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By Sarah Ward
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  • Food & Drink

    Sorelle Eatery

    The Tognini's team has launched a new Italian-inspired cafe and homewares shop in St Lucia.

  • Food & Drink

    Isla Cantina

    This waterfront Southern California-meets-Mexican bar and eatery is now serving crab tostadas and margaritas on the Isle of Capri

  • Food & Drink

    SuperFly Studios

    This Fortitude Valley newcomer has ditched disco to turn into Brisbane's newest live music venue.

  • Food & Drink

    Ippin Japanese Dining

    This new 140-seat Japanese restaurant pairs popcorn lobster, 24-piece sashimi sets and yuzu panna cotta with sake and Matcha-gronis.

  • Food & Drink

    The Wickham

    This Valley favourite is welcoming Brisbanites back in after a $3.1-million makeover.

  • Food & Drink

    Hijinx Hotel Chermside

    This OTT challenge room bar chain has finally launched its first Brisbane location, joining Holey Moley at Chermside.

  • Food & Drink

    The Victory Hotel

    This 168-year-old Edward Street pub has reopened under new management ahead of a big revamp.

  • Food & Drink

    Los Felix

    Woolloongabba's new hole-in-the-wall taqueria serves up Southern California-style Mexican bites over mezcal, tequila and margaritas.

  • Food & Drink

    Lait Noir

    This Edward Street newcomer is adding Parisian vibes to Brisbane's cafe scene.

  • Food & Drink

    Ardo's

    The City Winery team has opened a new neighbourhood wine bar and bottle shop in Newstead.

  • Food & Drink

    Babylon Garden

    Eagle Street is now home to a two-tier waterfront bar cascading down to the river, and serving up Middle Eastern and East Mediterranean bites and cocktails.

  • Food & Drink

    Settimo by Guy Grossi

    This Amalfi Coast-inspired newcomer is star chef Guy Grossi's first Brisbane restaurant.

  • Food & Drink

    Da Biuso

    Brisbane's first fine-diner on a bus seats 12 and serves up Mediterranean-inspired six-course degustations.

  • Food & Drink

    Future Magic Brewing Co

    This old warehouse on Manilla Street is now home a brewery pouring its own tipples, slinging pizzas made in-house and showing nearby beermakers some love.

  • Food & Drink

    La Boca Bar and Grill Brisbane

    Stamford Plaza Brisbane is now home to an Argentinian bar and grill by the river.

  • Food & Drink

    Melt Brothers Chermside

    Melt Brothers has expanded its cheese toastie empire to Brisbane's north.

  • Food & Drink

    Babylon Brisbane

    Sydney's Babylon has launched a 120-seat Brisbane restaurant by the river on Eagle Street.

  • Food & Drink

    Archer Brewing

    This new brewpub from aviation-inspired brewery Archer has landed in an old WWII hangar in Wilston.

  • Food & Drink

    Hijinx Hotel Surfers Paradise

    This Gold Coast bar from the Holey Moley team pairs challenges with cocktails — and plenty of nostalgia.

  • Food & Drink

    BOS

    Chef Adrian Richardson has opened a new meat-heavy Brisbane restaurant on Queen Street with riverside views.

  • Food & Drink

    Hervé's Restaurant and Bar

    Restaurateur and entrepreneur Hervé Dudognon is serving up French-inspired dishes and wine in Albion's revamped timber mill.

  • Food & Drink

    SOKO Rooftop

    Towering above the Jubilee Hotel, this luxe new 14th-floor restaurant and bar serves up Peruvian and Japanese cuisine.

  • Food & Drink

    South City Wine

    Woolloongabba has a new go-to for wines from around the world, French-inspired cocktails, steak frites, escargot, and lemon lime and bitter oysters.

  • Food & Drink

    BrewDog Fortitude Valley

    Not content with one Brisbane venue, BrewDog has opened a second River City location — a three-level Fortitude Valley beer bar on Brunswick Street.

  • Food & Drink

    La Luna Beach Club

    The Gold Coast is now home to Australia's first European-inspired floating beach club.

  • Food & Drink

    Holey Moley Golf Club Chermside

    You can now drink cocktails and play putt-putt at Chermside Shopping Centre, with Holey Moley opening its third Brisbane location.

  • Food & Drink

    Comiskey Distillery

    Eatons Hill just scored a new vodka, gin, rum, bourbon and whisky-making distillery — and it hosts workshops.

  • Food & Drink

    TGI Fridays Surfers Paradise

    Surfers Paradise is now home to the American bar and grill chain's first-ever beachside venue.

  • Food & Drink

    Purple Palm

    This Palm Springs-inspired garden bar in Woolloongabba features a ten-foot wall of gin.

  • Food & Drink

    Maggie May

    This Newstead supper club is Brisbane's gloriously 70s-inspired new go-to for cocktails and all-day bites.

  • Food & Drink

    Wahlburgers Surfers Paradise

    Mark Wahlberg's fast-food chain has finally brought its burgers — and Sunkist — to southeast Queensland.

  • Food & Drink

    Riverbar & Kitchen

    Watch the boats slink down the river with an ice-cold cocktail in hand.

  • Food & Drink

    Allonda

    This 90-seater laneway restaurant with a burrata bar hails from the Nota crew.

  • Food & Drink

    La Luna Dining

    Cider mussels, lobster rolls and pineapple margaritas are on the menu at this Seaworld Drive restaurant, which is part of La Luna Beach Club.

  • Food & Drink

    Booze

    The Zoo crew has opened a bottle shop, takeaway pizza joint and coffee spot in Tym Guitars' old digs.

  • Food & Drink

    Nosferatu Bar + Cafe

    Nosferatu has opened a dog-friendly gin distillery, bar and cafe in a leafy Bowen Hills warehouse.

  • Food & Drink

    Tillerman

    Eagle Street boasts a holiday-style seafood restaurant and bar with killer river views from the Naga Thai team.

  • Food & Drink

    El Camino Cantina Surfers Paradise

    The Tex Mex chain's 250-seat Surfers Paradise joint is its first with beach views — and a breakfast menu.

  • Food & Drink

    Ramona Trattoria

    Coorparoo's new casual Italian eatery features a menu that changes monthly.

  • Food & Drink

    Maniax Gold Coast

    The Viking-themed axe-throwing chain has opened its second Queensland venue on the Gold Coast.

  • Food & Drink

    Yamas Greek & Drink

    Oysters with ouzo, lobster from the tank and cotton candy-topped spritzes are all on the menu at this new West End eatery.

  • Food & Drink

    Lune Croissanterie Brisbane CBD

    What's better than one Lune Croissanterie in Brisbane? Two, including a CBD outpost in Burnett Lane.

  • Food & Drink

    T'ang Court

    Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant T'ang Court has opened an Australian outpost on the Gold Coast.

  • Food & Drink

    Mews

    Howard Smith Wharves' resident hotel is now home to a new street art-filled restaurant.

  • Food & Drink

    Coast Beach Bar & Kitchen

    Surfers Paradise just scored a glam new dining spot with uninterrupted ocean views.

  • Food & Drink

    Casa Chow

    This new pastel-hued Woolloongabba eatery serves up Chinese Peruvian dishes, and hails from the Sasso Italiano crew.

  • Food & Drink

    Besitos

    When night falls each Thursday, Friday and Saturday, this Bulimba restaurant takes over Bellissimo's Oxford Street digs.

  • Food & Drink

    Summa House

    This boozy garden hangout has taken over X Cargo's old Fortitude Valley digs.

  • Food & Drink

    Doughcraft

    Albion is now home to a new European-style bakery serving up Nutella-filled cruffins and raclette.

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