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Discover restaurants, events and things to do in Brisbane – curated and rated by the Time Out community

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What's happening in Brisbane

Best things to do in Brisbane

Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Brisbane Entertainment Centre

The BEC draws massive crowds for Queensland's biggest Australian and international rock, pop, comedy and stadium acts. We're talking Madonna, Black Sabbath,...

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Where to eat in Brisbane

Howard Smith Wharves

Howard Smith Wharves

The heritage-listed buildings are home to some of Brisbane’s hottest tables, including Greca, Yoko, Stanley and Ciao Papi 

Eat Street Northshore

Eat Street Northshore

Eat Street Northshore is a feast for all the senses, with food vendors operating out of converted shipping containers

Agnes

Agnes

One of the city's very best restaurants shuns electricity in favour of an open woodfired kitchen

Joy

Joy

Watch the delightful owner-chef Sarah working her magic before your very eyes

Where to drink in Brisbane

Pumpyard Bar and Brewery
5 out of 5 stars

This Ipswich micro-brewery is winning hearts with beer lovers, foodies and historians alike

Gerard's Bar

Gerard's Bar

5 out of 5 stars

The cool crowd at Gerard's Bar are enjoying a trip to Spain, stopping over at Hong Kong, without leaving home

The End

The End

4 out of 5 stars

West End offers Brisbane’s answer to a Brooklyn speakeasy

Super Whatnot

Super Whatnot

4 out of 5 stars

One of Brisbane’s venerable bars offers up a short, sharp list of tasty cocktails, great tunes and good vibes

Greaser

Greaser

4 out of 5 stars

A basement dive bar brings street cred to the sleazy end of Brunswick Street, with Picklebacks, Daiquiris and superior American eats

Prohibition

Prohibition

4 out of 5 stars

A former subterranean pool parlour in Fortitude Valley is puttin’ on the Ritz in a cavernous underground bar setting reminiscent of a 1920s speakeasy

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Latest film reviews

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Bodies Bodies Bodies

4 out of 5 stars

Agatha Christie meets TikTok in this razor-sharp Gen Z whodunnit

Moja Vesna

Moja Vesna

4 out of 5 stars

Expanding on Sara Kern’s award-winning short Vesna Goodbye, this Melbourne-set melancholia is worth the watch

Petrol

Petrol

3 out of 5 stars

Petrol reminds us that Lodkina is clearly a talented filmmaker to watch, with big ideas and plenty more left in the tank

Sick of Myself

Sick of Myself

5 out of 5 stars

A whip-smart black comedy out of Norway that shines a damning light on society's self-obsession

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Sixty years of Grinders Coffee

Sixty years of Grinders Coffee

Giancarlo Giusti has a perhaps controversial opinion about coffee. “I think Australians know more about coffee now than Italians do,” he...

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