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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

The brains behind one of the CBD’s best bars have joined forces with a star of regional cooking to create this unique 60-seat suburban diner.

  • Matt Shea
Bar Cooper’s opened late February in Coorparoo.

Young-gun chefs finally complete trio of venues in Coorparoo

They’ve dusted off a 35-year-old woodfired oven to cook oysters, a wagyu burger and garlic butter pipis, helped down by European wines and signature cocktails.

  • Matt Shea
Uncle Don’s katsu sando.

Find the ideal sando in this unfussy South Brisbane restaurant

Want to be transported to back to the streets of Tokyo? Step this way, please.

  • Matt Shea
The Catchment Brewing Co, in West End.

Brewpub closure to leave hole in heart of West End pub scene

The 11-year-old inner-city haunt has joined a lineup of local brewpubs closing amid rising operational costs.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Adam Wolfers and Benji Terkalas at Kosta’s Takeaway in Gasworks Plaza.

Adam Wolfers out at Anyday, in at Kosta’s Takeaway

After being made redundant from the city’s hottest restaurant group, a star chef returns in style with a viral Sydney import.

  • Matt Shea
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Gerties owners want to crowdfund the bar into a new location.

Gerties crowdfunding won’t keep it in classic New Farm premises

Its long-term owner is determined to reopen the bar in a new location.

  • Matt Shea
Otto’s longstanding head chef Will Cowper will leave the restaurant at the end of March.

‘There’s always a time limit’: Otto Brisbane to lose star chef

The upmarket riverside restaurant will lose the only head chef it has ever had. But Fink Group isn’t in retreat, with a former Sydney mentor stepping in to take the reins.

  • Matt Shea
Guy Grossi pictured at The Westin Brisbane.

Celebrity chef Guy Grossi to close Brisbane restaurant

Diners only have a few days to experience its Amalfi-inspired cooking.

  • Matt Shea
Brisbane food lovers will be able to try El Vilsito’s tacos in March.

A Michelin-worthy Mexico City taco icon is coming to Brisbane

El Vilsito, the world’s most famous “auto-repair” taqueria, is heading to Brisbane this March.

  • Matt Shea
La Bodega’s beef birria tacos have become a minor Instagram sensation.

La Bodega brings Insta-worthy birria tacos to a Spanish Mission space

Wickham Street’s old service station is now a vibrant Mexican hub – and while the dip-worthy specials lead the menu, just wait until you see the courtyard.

  • Matt Shea