Matt Okine and Dan Wilson at their newly opened LPO wine store in Tarragindi.

Comedian Matt Okine opens a cosy wine spot in Brisbane’s south

Locals are flocking to this former post office for rare – but affordably priced – bottles from Australia,France,the Czech Republic,Canada and beyond.

  • Matt Shea
Shane Delia’s newly opened Layla in West End.

Shane Delia’s Layla wows with a new take on Middle Eastern food

In a heritage-listed West End spot it’s serving Moroccan-spiced butter chicken,Turkish dumplings with mushroom XO,along with seasonal cocktails and 150 wines.

  • Matt Shea
Za Za Ta served its last diners on Sunday night.

Brisbane restaurant favoured by Billie Eilish closes after six years

But its operators have big plans for a funky Fortitude Valley rooftop bar,to open later this year.

  • Matt Shea
Shane Delia outside the Thomas Dixon Centre in West End.

Shane Delia’s Layla will be Middle Eastern,but not as you know it

The star chef’s first Brisbane eatery will be influenced by the cuisine’s trade routes and backed by 140 wines plus a “Single Bottle Club” reserve list.

  • Matt Shea
Baja Modern Mexican owner Dan Quinn

Brisbane restaurants becalmed post-Alfred

One owner reckons he’s lost close to two weeks’ worth of revenue. It’s a potentially huge blow in an industry with notoriously tight margins.

  • Matt Shea
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Newstead Brewing Co in Milton.

Craft beer icon Newstead Brewing Co closes permanently

The hugely influential brewpub blamed the 2022 floods,but its demise reflects a once-booming industry now facing tough headwinds.

  • Matt Shea
Tassis Group’s newly opened Mulga Bill’s has been temporarily shuttered in preparation for Cyclone Alfred’s landfall.

‘Nerve-racking’:Brisbane’s riverside restaurants stare down Alfred

Owners of some of the Queensland capital’s most popular restaurants are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst in the face of another natural disaster.

  • Matt Shea
Stilts opened last week on Kangaroo Point Bridge.

Kangaroo Point Bridge’s crown jewel is a restaurant fit for Brisbane

It’s the second venue for the bridge this month. Expect plenty of steak,live lobster,bugs and oysters from the tank,and of course,those one-of-a-kind views.

  • Matt Shea
Goros in Fortitude Valley.

The Valley welcomes a freewheeling 500-person izakaya and karaoke bar

Come for surprisingly delicious food from a gun Sydney chef,stay for the cocktails,dancing,karaoke and ping pong tournaments. Here’s what else is in store.

  • Matt Shea
DAP&Co’s regular collaborator has given the restaurant a sumptuous modern design.

The Fifty Six is an early chance for 2025’s best restaurant opening

Heritage digs,a star chef,an opulent design and a menu that creatively updates Cantonese food make this CBD diner a must-visit.

  • Matt Shea