What's Open on Ekka Public Holiday
Here's a selection of the best cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants open around Brisbane this Ekka public holiday, Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
Note that times and openings are subject to change so always check with the business's Facebook page/website before visiting. A public holiday surcharge may apply.
Antico - 48 Burnett Lane - 4pm-1am
Black Fire Restaurant - 80 Albert St Brisbane 7.30am-9.30pm
Corbett & Claude - 283 Elizabeth St Brisbane 11.30am-9.30pm
Donna Chang - 171 George St, Brisbane 12pm-late
Felons Barrel Hall - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 11am-late
Felons Brewing Co - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 11am-late
Greca - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 11.30am-late
Maru Grill House - 73 Mary St Brisbane 11.30am-2.30pm; 5-10pm
Mr Percival's - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 11am-1am
Mr Wabi - Burnett Lane Brisbane 5-10pm
Opa Bar & Mezze - 123 Eagle St Brisbane 11am-10pm
Sendok Garpu - 6/97 Elizabeth St Brisbane 11.30am-8pm
Stanley - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 5-10pm
Toscano Bar & Kitchen - 2 Edward St, Brisbane 4-9pm
Tillerman - 71 Eagle St Brisbane 12-2.30pm; 5-9pm
Walter's Steakhouse - 219 Alice St Brisbane 12-3pm; 5pm-late
Yoko Dining - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 5pm-late
Bar Kazba - The Emporium 1000 Ann St Fortitude Valley 12pm-late
Bisou Bisou - 458 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley 6.30am-late
Botany - Newstead - 1/76 Skyring Tce Newstead - 11.30am-10pm
BrewDog - 235 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley - 11am-late
Brewski - 22 Caxton St Petrie Terrace 12-9pm
Chu the Phat - 111 Melbourne St, South Brisbane 12-10pm
City Winery - 11 Wandoo St, Fortitude Valley 3-10pm
Creole Soul Kitchen - 448 Boundary Rd Spring Hill 5-10pm
Dicki's - 893 Brunswick St New Farm 7am-1pm
Green Beacon Brewing Co - 26 Helen St Teneriffe 12pm-late
Hellbound - 697 Brunswick St New Farm - 5pm-12am
Hey Mr. Cafe - 76 Moray St New Farm 6.30am-2.30pm
Honto - 23 Alden St, Fortitude Valley 5-10.30pm
Industry Beans - 18 Proe St, Newstead 8am-3.30pm
La de Lah - Little Stanley St South Bank 11.30am-4pm; 5pm-late
Les Bubbles - 144 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley 5-8.30pm
Libertine Restaurant - The Barracks, 61 Petrie Tce Petrie Terrace 5-9pm (no surcharge)
Ling Lings - 11/351 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley 6pm-late
Lune Croissanterie - 15 Manning St South Brisbane 8am-3pm
Ma Pa Me - 6C Little Stanley St South Bank 11.30am-2.30pm; 4-8pm
Mecca Bah - 76 Skyring Tce Newstead 11.30am-8.30pm
Mrs Brown's Kitchen & Bar - 32 Commercial Rd, Newstead 11.30am-late
Nodo - 1 Ella St Newstead 7am-3pm
OTTO Ristorante - Sidon St South Bank 5pm-late
Ping Pong - 76 Skyring Tce Newstead - 11.30am-3pm; 5pm - 9.30pm
Rogue Bistro - 14 Austin St, Newstead 5.30-10pm
Rosmarino - 6 McLachlan St Fortitude Valley 5.30-9.30pm
Scout Cafe - 190 Petrie Tce, Petrie Terrace 7am-2pm
Smokey Moo - 68 Longland St, Newstead 12pm-9pm
Soapbox Beer - Fortitude Valley 89/101 Gipps St Fortitude Valley 12pm-late
Southside - Fish Lane, South Brisbane 5-8pm
Streetcorner Jimmy - 38 Vernon Tce Teneriffe 12-10pm
The Inchcolm Bar - 73 Wickham Tce, Spring Hill 5-9pm
The Jetty - River Quay, South Bank 11.30am-10pm
Tai Tai - 114 Grey St South Brisbane 11am-3pm; 5-9pm
Viva La Cali - 22 MacLachlan St Fortitude Valley 5pm-late
Yolk - 76 Skyring Tce Newstead 7am-3pm
Adela Wine Bar - 281 Sandgate Rd Albion 5-9.30pm
All Inn Brewing Co - 189 Elliott Rd Banyo 12-7pm
Apricot Coffee - 6/52 Jeffcott St Wavell Heights 7am-12.30pm
Archer Brewing - 1/278 Newmarket Rd Wilston 4-10pm
Big Bad Wolff Espresso Bar - 140 Gerler Rd Hendra 7-11am
Blockhouse Bar - 10/130 Ryans Rd Nundah 7.30am-2.30pm
Brewtide - 31 Collingwood St Albion 11.30am- 9pm
Byblos Bar & Restaurant - Portside Wharf, Hamilton 12-9pm
Collingwood Espresso Bar - 35 Collingwood St Albion 6am-3pm
Dicki's - 161B Racecourse Rd Ascot 7am-1pm
Farmhouse - 9 Somerset Rd Kedron 8am-2pm
Fonzie Abbott Roastery, Brewery & Distillery - 40 Fox St Albion 7am-3pm
Fox Coffee - 3 Ellison Rd, Geebung 7am-12pm
Huskk Cafe - 8 Days Rd, Grange 7am-12pm
Ion Cafe & Bar - 5 Irvine St, Mitchelton 7am-2pm
Let Minnow Cafe - 57 Park Ave Clayfield 7am-1.30pm
Little Corner Cafe - 86 Dickson St Wooloowin 7am-1pm
Mai Gai - Everton Plaza, Everton Park 12-9pm
Miss Sophia's Gelateria - 240 Stafford Rd Stafford 2-9pm
Nundah Corner Cafe & Bistro - 1208 Sandgate Rd Nundah 7am-12pm
Oh Boy Bok Choy - 264 Stafford Rd Stafford 5-9pm
Priorities - 2/95 Samford Rd Alderley 6am-1pm
Soul Revolver - 1/36 Cole St Alderley 5.30-11am
Tetto Rooftop Bar - Everton Plaza, Stafford Rd Everton Park 5-9.30pm
The Brickhouse Cafe - 277 Nudgee Rd Hendra 7am-12pm
The Village Social - 1188 Sandgate Rd Nundah 3-10pm
To Die For Espresso Bar & Clothing - 1319 Gympie Rd Aspley 3am-2pm
Veganyumm Dessert Bakehouse - 487 South Pine Rd Everton Park 8am-4pm
Victory Lane - 150 Racecourse rd Ascot 11.30am-10pm
Billykart Kitchen - 1 Eric Cres, Annerley 7am-2pm
Cafe O-Mai - 15 Cracknell Rd Annerley 7am-2pm
Cinnamon & Co - 65 Hardgrave Rd West End 8am-2pm
Clove n'Honey - 25/405 Logan Rd Stones Corner 6.45am-3pm
Deedot Coffee House - 1/973 Logan Rd Holland Park 7am-1pm
D. Vino Bistro & Enoteca - 77 Jurgens St Woolloongabba 5.30pm-late
Grown - 21 Buchanan St West End 7am-3pm
Hedge Espresso - 94-96 Lillian Ave Salisbury 6.30am-2pm
Jugar Eat Play Drink - 71 Jane St West End 11am-3pm
Morning After - Cambridge St cnr Vulture St West End 7am-2pm
Mr Badgers - 24 Logan Rd Woolloongabba 7am-2.30pm
Paper Moon Vegan Coffee House - 257 Annerley Rd Annerley 8am-2pm
Pilloni - 166 Hardgrave Rd West End 5-10pm
Seoul Bistro -2/152 Turton St, Sunnybank 11am-10.30pm
Shady Palms - 427 Logan Rd Stones Corner 1-9pm
Stone & Brew - 36 Gladstone Rd, Highgate Hill 4-9pm
Stone's Throw - 1/371 Logan Rd Stones Corner 8am-1pm
Supernumerary Coffee - 655 Toohey Rd, Salisbury 7am-12pm
Yamas Greek & Drink- West Village, 45 Mollison St West End 11am-10pm
Zazu Dining & Bar - West Village 49 Mollison St West End 11.30am-late
Banter Coffee House - 1/190 Radford Rd Manly 7.30am-12.30pm
Bellissimo Coffee - 35 Oxford St Bulimba 6am-5pm
Bellissimo Coffee HQ - 12 Cavendish Rd Coorparoo 6am-2pm
Beyond the Pale - 3/300 Old Cleveland Rd Coorparoo 6.30am-midnight
Brewdog - 77 Metroplex Ave Murarrie 11am-late
Cafe La Mer - 570 Royal Esplanade Manly 7am-3pm
Cartel Del Taco - 290 Hawthorne Rd Hawthorne 12-8pm
Citron Bayside - 354 Main Rd Welllington Point 7am-3pm
Clancy's Espresso - 1/198 Wynnum Rd Norman Park 7am-12pm
Darvella Patisserie - 1/37 Oxford St Bulimba 7am -12.30pm
Dovetail on Overend - 85 Overend St Norman Park 7am-1pm
Manly Boathouse - 4 Trafalgar St Manly 11.30am-10pm
Monocle Coffee - 188 Thynne Rd Morningside 8am-12pm
Revel Brewing Co - 41 Oxford St Bulimba 12pm-late
Revel Riverside - 82 Colmslie St Morningside 11am-late
Sea Legs Brewing Co - 89 Main St, Kangaroo Point 12- 11pm
Sister Cafe - 2/273 Hawthorne Rd Hawthorne 7am-2pm
The Arsonist - 457 Esplanade Manly 5-10pm
The Lighthouse Cafe - 237 Shore St North Cleveland 7am-8pm
The Mailman - 2 Bluebell St Alexandra Hills 6am-2pm
The Prawnster - Dockside Marina, 44 Ferry St Kangaroo Point 12-9pm
Tide on the Jetty - William Gunn Jetty, 1 Wyvernleigh Cl Manly 8am-5pm
Willow Cafe - 216 Riding Rd Balmoral 7am-2pm
Anouk Cafe - 212 Given Tce, Paddington 7am-3pm
Arcade Wine - Waterworks Rd Ashgrove 3-9pm
Arte & Gusto - 5/409 Honour Ave Graceville 6am-12pm
Blackout Coffee - 173 Latrobe Tce Paddington 5.30am-1pm
Blind Tiger Bar - 34/992 Waterworks Rd The Gap 11am - 9.30pm
Botellon - 1/327 Honour Ave Graceville 4-9pm
Bunker Coffee - 21 Railway Tce, Milton 6am-2pm
Chapter IV - 180 Latrobe Tce Paddington 9am-2pm
Goodfolk Cafe - 58 Rainworth Rd Bardon 7.30am-12.30pm
Gramps Cafe - 110 Windsor Rd Red Hill 7.30am-12.30pm
Hope & Anchor - 267 Given Tce Paddington 5.30am-10pm (no surcharge)
If You Say So - 88 Gailey Rd St Lucia 5.30am-1pm
Junk Bar - 215 Waterworks Rd Ashgrove 7-10pm
Macchiato Me - 71 Wardell St Ashgrove 6-11am
Noir - 26 Given Tce Paddington 2-8pm
One Eighty Six Espresso Bar - 186 Arthur St Red Hill 6am-12pm
Paddington Social - 167 Given Tce Paddington 6.30am-2pm
Patio - 146 Baroona Rd Rosalie 12-10pm
Peach Cafe - 97 Haig Rd Auchenflower 7am-2pm
Peach & Billy - 3 Moordale St Chapel Hill 7am-1pm
Smoked Paprika - 2/5 Nash St Rosalie 7am-2pm
The Rice Hut - 5/2045 Moggill Rd Kenmore 11am-2pm
Three Girls Skipping - 365 Honour Ave Graceville 6am-2pm
To Be or Not To Be Cafe - 180 Westlake Dr Westlake 6.30am-1pm
