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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:

A new microbrewery has opened its doors on Brisbane's iconic Caxton Street, brewing fresh beer & slinging burgers
Multi-award-winning Blackhide Steakhouse is where diners can enjoy cuts of beef from Australia’s leading producer
A colourful Mexican cantina and beer garden occupying a grand heritage-listed building
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, one of Brisbane’s grandest old pubs circa 1868, has been given a stunning makeover
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 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 Brase Bar is one of Brisbane’s best tapas bar/eatery, occupying the stunning heritage-listed police stables
Nestled in the heritage-listed Barracks building on Petrie Terrace, Libertine is resemblant of a dining room in an Oriental palace
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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