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Caxton St Petrie Terrace

Brisbane's Best Eat Streets

Updated: Apr 07, 2025

From craft beer and American whisky bars, upmarket seafood & steak restaurants, historic pubs and secret rum bar to Spanish, Chinese, Mexican, French-Vietnamese & steakouses, the iconic street is one of Brisbane's best inner city dining precincts:

Caxton Street Brewing Co

A new microbrewery has opened its doors on Brisbane's iconic Caxton Street, brewing fresh beer & slinging burgers

Black Hide Steakhouse

Multi-award-winning Blackhide Steakhouse is where diners can enjoy cuts of beef from Australia’s leading producer

La Carmela Mexican Cantina

A colourful Mexican cantina and beer garden occupying a grand heritage-listed building

Lefty's Music Hall

Seating booths, bar and hall inside Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall bar

Lefty's Music Hall is like a lavish honky tonk saloon meets bordello beamed up from the deep south of 19th century America

The Lord Alfred Hotel

The Lord Alfred Hotel, one of Brisbane’s grandest old pubs circa 1868, has been given a stunning makeover

Velveteen Rabbit

A whimsical old world restaurant and bar unlike anything else in Brisbane, with a two-hatted chef in the kitchen and a storybook-themed food and drinks menu

The Mermaid Lounge

The Mermaid Lounge is a little grotto of sea-faring fantasy tucked away in an upstairs gallery of Lefty’s Music Hall

One of Brisbane's oldest licensed premises, The Caxton serves up top notch pub grub from its Char Grill Restaurant and casual meals from its Street Cafe

The Barracks

Caxton Street is book-ended at the intersection of Petrie Terrace by The Barracks, an oasis of quality dining including the following restaurants:

Moda Tapas Brasa Bar

Moda Tapas Brase Bar is one of Brisbane’s best tapas bar/eatery, occupying the stunning heritage-listed police stables

Libertine

Nestled in the heritage-listed Barracks building on Petrie Terrace, Libertine is resemblant of a dining room in an Oriental palace

Ichiban Sushi

Carefully crafted and sourced ethically; Ichiban Sushi is a must-do restaurant for a delicious lunch or quick bite to eat.

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