Best Quick Eats In Brisbane's Cbd
Looking for the best restaurants and eateries in Brisbane’s CBD for a quick and tasty meal or bite to eat that won’t break the budget? We’ve trawled the streets of Brisbane city to find the best casual spots for lunch or dinner, with a variety of international cuisines – from delicious dumplings to laksa and noodles, Moroccan pizzas to Vietnamese street food, Mod Oz share plates to Japanese ramen, Italian classics to Korean BBQ. And some are open late at night, with several licensed to enjoy an accompanying beer, wine or cocktail.
Dumpling Republic is a bustling modern noodle house upstairs in the Wintergarden, open for lunch and dinner in the heart of the Brisbane CBD action. Boasting a Singaporean chef who honed his dumpling-making skills for 15 years to become a master, along with its baskets of delicious steamed and fried dumplings, Dumpling Republic offers a range of fast south East Asian favourites like stir fries, noodles, rice dishes and hot or cold street-food style snacks, along with beer, wine and cocktails...more
Situated in a corner of the heritage-listed Treasury Casino, famed chef Luke Nguyen’s Fat Noodle Brisbane outlet features a ceiling decorated with 3000 hanging chopsticks and is the place to pop in for a great range of Pan Asian dishes including pork congee, Singapore Laksa and the signature Fat Pho Noodles. Open from lunch to midnight Sunday to Thursday, it’s one of the few places in the city that you’ll find a decent feed from midnight till 3am Friday and Saturday...more
Tucked away in the base of the Boeing building in Adelaide St, Taro’s Ramen Café may be no-frills in appearance but city workers-in-the-know file in daily for a glimpse of the Story Bridge and a hearty lunch that also happens fit the bill as some of the best ramen to be found anywhere in Brisbane. In addition, gyoza, chicken karaage and croquettes are on the menu whilst in the evening shabu shabu (traditional Japanese hotpot) is also available...more
In the brick-walled basement of the historic Metro Arts building, Verve is a cosy ambient New York style Italian restaurant and cider bar, open for lunch and dinner until late on weekdays and dinner till late on Saturdays. Generously portioned dishes include a great range of well-priced pastas, risottos, pizzas and salads and for groups of 8 or more there’s an express banquet. Takeaway is also available...more
On the first floor of the 400 George building is this unlikely but welcome find – a chic garden style bar eatery where the cutting edge menu revolves around tapas and share plates, (with wine and artisan cocktails), available for lunch until late weekdays and on Saturday evenings. Signature here is the Kentucky Fried Duck, which comes served in a paper bag and desserts are also a must try...more
Down a modern alleyway off Albert St, Little Saigon Alley is a gem of a Vietnamese eatery serving up a selection of classic street food and traditional favourites for lunch through the week and until 10 on Friday nights. The menu is divided into ‘stalls’ and ‘carts’, with all dishes prepared fresh on site. Diners can pull up a seat at one of the tables in the lane or opt for takeaway...more
A little piece of North Africa that found its way into the law court precinct, Ben’s Alibi is an exotic little café featuring mosaic tiles and earthenware dishes, and a menu that features tajine pies, Moroccan pizzas, salads and burgers, mezze or tasting plates, and, for early birds, a range of breakfasts from Midle Eastern croissants to the special Royal Moroccan. On Friday evenings Ben’s Alibi opens late for mezze and drinks to call in the weekend...more
Fans of budget bites and Korean cuisine can experience both in this great value eatery tucked upstairs in Elizabeth Street. Madtongsan II is open daily from 10 until 11 at night for a quick meal of Spicy Beef Soup, Kim Chi Stew or signature Korean dish Bibimpap in a bustling no-frills dining room filled with Korean diners...more
