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Fortitude Valley

Biang Biang Fresh Noodle's cult noodles have a new home in Fortitude Valley.

These unbelievably thick, luscious cult Chinese noodles have a new Valley home

Made to order and dripping with chilli oil, order them with a flaky ‘Chinese burger’ and mouth-numbing chilli pork wontons.

  • Matt Shea
Dirty Soda fans were queueing down the block for the What’s Poppin’ grand opening.

Dirty soda lands a permanent Aussie home in the Valley

The Mormon-driven craze has arrived in Brisbane, with people queueing down the block to try it.

  • Neesha Sinnya
Atmosphere is always on the menu at Agnes.

Agnes

Flame-licked dining in a former dairy co-op.

  • Matt Shea
Iris' menu leans Spanish.

Iris Rooftop

One of Brisbane’s best rooftops for cocktails and Spanish-inspired snacks.

  • Matt Shea
The 1862-built Apothecaries Hall has been given a new lease on life by The Zoo owners Tyla Dombroski and Trad Nathan.

1862-built apothecary transforms into late-night restaurant and wine bar

An ex-203 chef is cooking European and Argentinian-inspired share plates, backed by a star barkeep’s cocktails and a sharp Franco-Australian wine list.

  • Matt Shea
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Confit duck with potato mash and a duck jus, and grass-fed eye fillet with pepper cognac sauce and French fries.

Petite

French bistro by the Happy Boy and Snack Man team.

  • Matt Shea
Snack Man matches brilliant dim sum to a lengthy wine list of European small producer drops.
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The Happy Boy team’s best restaurant isn’t Happy Boy

One of the city’s best dim sum menus shares equal billing with one of its very best wine cellars. There’s little not to love at this perfectly pitched Valley spot.

  • Matt Shea
A dedicated martini menu is available.

Penelope

Clever bistro with the feel of a 1960s or ’70s European supper club.

  • Matt Shea
Barry Parade Public House was a welcome new presence on Brisbane’s bar scene in late 2024.

This brilliant new Brisbane bar is closing permanently

Its owners are blaming its demise on rising costs (taxes in particular) and inconsistent patronage. You have just over a week to see what made it so special.

  • Matt Shea
For food, Dark Blue serves snacks such as tinned sardines and octopus, duck cherry pate, and terrine.

Dark Blue

The follow-up to Hannah Wagner’s popular Dark Red wine bar.

  • Matt Shea