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Layla restaurant in Brisbane.

Layla

Shane Delia’s first Brisbane venture inside the Thomas Dixon Centre.

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Hervey Bay half-shell scallops steamed with XO sauce.

The Fifty Six

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Venner opened last week in the old West End timber shopfront previously occupied by Gum Bistro.

Find one of 2026’s most ambitious openings in this old West End shop

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Bar Cooper’s opened late February in Coorparoo.

Young-gun chefs finally complete trio of venues in Coorparoo

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Sunnyside Sliced owner Ali Cengiz.

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