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Openings to get Excited For

2025 & 2026

The Fox Hotel

Updated: Oct 21, 2025

The coming year will see a host of exciting openings in Brisbane, including one of Queensland's oldest hotels reopening after a makeover, a new northside pub from the owners of a famous historic pub on the southside and the addition of another new immersive adult playground-style venue and laneway precinct. Here's what to look out for:

Bracken Ridge Tavern Unveils $10M Transformation
External render of entrance of Bracken Ridge Tavern Transformation
Bracken Ridge Tavern is set to unveil a $10 million transformation, heralding a new era for Brisbane’s northside hospitality
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Town Centre Precinct
Public-Realm Town Centre Precinct
Occupying a 1.72-hectare site in North Lakes, the Town Centre - dubbed a “mini-James Street” - will combine lifestyle, leisure and hospitality experiences
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Norman Northside
Artist impression of Norman Northside Enoggera
Historic Brisbane pub the Norman Hotel, which touts itself as Brisbane's 'worst vegetarian restaurant' is set to open a second hotel
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Fox Hotel to reopen
Ghame group outside Fox Hotel
The iconic Fox Hotel at Fish Lane in South Brisbane is set to reopen as a world-class, multi-level dining, events and entertainment precinct
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Warner Lane
Artist impression of entry to Warner Lane
Warner Lane is an exciting new entertainment and dining precinct coming to a secret Fortitude Valley laneway
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Ballers Clubhouse
Ballers Clubhouse Fortitude Valley
A dazzling fun and games-filled adult playground and bar opening in late 2024 on the edge of Chinatown Mall
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