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Sweet dessert pizza with berries and mascarpone, Beccofino, Teneriffe
FORTITUDE VALLEY: NEW FARM: Majo’s $$ SOUTH BRISBANE: GOMA
Chouquette $ Italian Restaurant $$
Café/French 695 Brunswick St, QLD 4005 Modern Australian
19 Barker St, QLD 4005 Tel (07) 3254 0275 Stanley St, QLD 4101
Tel (07) 3358 6336 Closed Mon & Tue Family-friendly restaurant serving Tel (07) 3842 9916 Closed Mon &
Friendly, French-speaking staff some of the best pizzas in Tue; dinner (except Fri)
are on hand to serve café crème Brisbane, plus an assortment of Sophisticated alfresco seating
and scrumptious gâteau in this delicious home-style Italian makes this an elegant spot for
authentic boulangerie (bakery). dishes to choose from. Good list lunch before, after or during a
of Italian wines and beers. visit to Brisbane’s world-class
FORTITUDE VALLEY: GOMA complex.
Gerard’s Bar Charcuterie $$ NEW FARM:
Tapas New Farm Deli & Café $$ TENERIFFE: Beccofino $$
13a, 22 St James St, QLD 4006 Italian Italian
Tel (07) 3252 2606 Closed Mon–Thu 900 Brunswick St, QLD 4005 10 Vernon Terrace, QLD 4005
lunch Tel (07) 3358 2634 Tel (07) 3666 0207 Closed Mon;
Tucked down a lane, away from A Brisbane institution for four Tue & Wed lunch
the hustle and bustle, Gerard’s decades, this busy Italian deli Enjoy excellent food in a
serves Spanish-inspired morsels serves great coffee, gourmet contemporary café-restaurant.
and a wide selection of drinks. treats and a wonderful selection The scarlet signage and seating
of meats, cheeses and pasta. make it impossible to miss.
FORTITUDE VALLEY: Pizzas are the speciality here.
Pig ‘n’ Whistle $$ NEW FARM:
Pub The Purple Olive $$ TOOWONG: 85 Miskin St $$$
446 Brunswick St, QLD 4006 Modern Australian Modern Australian
Tel (07) 3852 6420 79 James St, QLD 4005 85 Miskin St, QLD 4066
Steak, seafood and British pub Tel (07) 3254 0097 Closed Mon Tel (07) 3371 4558 Closed Mon;
classics such as beef and This popular spot is styled like Tue lunch
Guinness pie and Lincolnshire a classic European restaurant. Housed in an old cottage with
sausage to be washed down Authentic Mediterranean minimalist interiors. Serves
with craft beers. Dozens of TVs flavours are adapted to innovative contemporary cuisine
to watch live sports while dining. modern Australian tastes. in a relaxed atmosphere.
FORTITUDE VALLEY: Tartufo $$ PADDINGTON: WEST END: The Gunshop Café $
Italian Montrachet $$$ Café/Modern Australian
1000 Ann St, QLD 4006 French 53 Mollison St, QLD 4101
Tel (07) 3852 1500 224 Given Terrace, QLD 4064 Tel (07) 3844 2241 Closed Sun–
This stylish place serves classic Tel (07) 3367 0030 Closed Sat & Sun Thu dinner
Italian dishes inspired by the Waving the flag for traditional This delightful, award-winning
chef’s home town of Naples. It French cuisine, this delightful, spot, dotted with quirky artworks,
also has a pizzeria and a wine bar intimate restaurant is the is always buzzing. They also
with a good menu of bar snacks. creation of French-Australian serve superbly flavoursome
chef Thierry Galichet. main meals.
FORTITUDE VALLEY: Wagaya $$
Japanese SOUTH BRISBANE: WEST END: Little Greek Taverna $
Level 1, TCB Centre, 315 Brusnwick St, Bamboo Basket $ Greek
QLD 4006 Chinese Shop 5, 1 Browning St, QLD 4101
Tel (07) 3252 8888 Shop 1003-4, 199 Grey St, QLD 4101 Tel (07) 3255 2215 Closed Mon
Fun bistro with accessible Tel (07) 3844 0088 Family-run restaurant with a
izakaya-style dining, the Japanese Succulent noodles and fresh xiao bright, airy feel. Offers scrump-
answer to tapas. A menu highlight long baos (steamed dumplings, tious Greek salads with fat olives
is the pork gyoza with hints of literally “little dragon buns”) are and tasty dips, plus classics such
ginger and herbs. the best things at this busy eatery. as souvlaki skewers.souvlaki skewers.souvlaki
For more information on types of restaurants see page 498