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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 14, 2024.

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.

Brisbane CBD

Alice - 195 Elizabeth St Brisbane 5pm-3am

Antico - 48 Burnett Lane - 4pm-1am

Club Felix - 33 Felix St Brisbane 4pm-12am

Donna Chang - 171 George St, Brisbane 12pm-10.30pm

Felix for Goodness - Burnett lane, Brisbane 8am-1pm

Felons Barrel Hall - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 11am-late

Felons Brewing Co - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 11am-late

Frog's Hollow Saloon - 26 Charlotte St Brisbane 12pm-1am

Greca - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 11.30am-late

Goldfinch - Ann St cnr Roma St Brisbane 7am-9pm

Longwang - 144 Edward St Brisbane 11.30am-late

Maru Grill House - 73 Mary St Brisbane 11.30am-2.30pm; 5-10pm

Massimo - 123 Eagle St Brisbane 11am-late

Naldham House Brasserie & Terrace - 33 Felix St Brisbane 4-11.30pm

Mr Percival's - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 11am-1am

Mr Wabi - Burnett Lane Brisbane 12-9.30pm

Opa Bar & Mezze - 123 Eagle St Brisbane 11am-late 

Stanley - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane 12-10pm

The Prawnster - 147 Alice St, City Botanic Gardens 12-9pm

Tillerman - 71 Eagle St Brisbane 12-2.30pm; 5-9pm

Walter's Steakhouse - 219 Alice St Brisbane 5pm-late

Yoko Dining - Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St Brisbane 12pm-late

Inner City

1st Edition Bar - 356 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley 5.30pm-late

Bar Kazba - The Emporium 1000 Ann St Fortitude Valley 12pm-late

Ben's Burgers - Winn Lane, off Winn St Fortitude Valley 11am-9pm

Bisou Bisou - 458 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley 6.30am-10.30pm 

Botany - Newstead - 1/76 Skyring Tce Newstead - 11.30am-9pm

Buttery Boy - 31 Duncan St Fortitude Valley 8am-2pm

Dicki's - 893 Brunswick St New Farm 7am-1pm 

DUCKFAT - 3b/63 Skyring Tce Newstead 12-2.30pm; 5-9.30pm 

Dutch Courage Officer's Mess - 51 Alfred St Fortitude Valley 1-9pm

Fatcow on James St - 2/10 James St Fortitude Valley 11.30am-late

Ēmmē - 3/22 James St Fortitude Valley 6.30am-4.30pm

Fat Dumpling - 370 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley 11.30-3pm; 5.30-9pm

Firma Italian - 267 Grey St Fortitude Valley 5.30-9pm

Hey Mr. Cafe - 76 Moray St New Farm 6.30am-2.30pm 

Honto - 23 Alden St, Fortitude Valley 5.30-late

Illusion by no.5 - 713 Ann St Fortitude Valley 8am-2pm

Justin Lane - 132 Constance St Fortitude Valley 12pm-late

Les Bubbles - 144 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley 5-8.30pm

Libertine Restaurant - The Barracks, 61 Petrie Tce Petrie Terrace 5-9pm  

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 11-3pm; 5-9pm

Mr Duncan's - 31 Duncan St Fortitude Valley 9am-2pm

Mrs Brown's Kitchen & Bar - 32 Commercial Rd, Newstead 11.30am-10pm

Mylk & Co - 1/148 Merthyr Rd New Farm 7am-12pm

No. 5 Cafe - 5L Winn lane (off Winn St) Fortitude Valley 8am-2pm

OTTO Ristorante - Sidon St South Bank 5.30-9pm

Ping Pong - 76 Skyring Tce Newstead - 11am-2.30pm; 5 - 9pm

Rosmarino -  6 McLachlan St Fortitude Valley 6-8.30pm

Savile Row - 667 Ann St Fortitude Valley 6pm-late

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 5-7.30pm

Streetcorner Jimmy - 38 Vernon Tce Teneriffe 12pm -late

Tarbouche Mezze Bar - 56 Boundary St South Brisbane 3-10pm

The Alliance Hotel - 320 Boundary St Spring Hill 12-10pm

The Jetty - River Quay, South Bank 11.30am-9pm

The New Black - 694 Ann St Brisbane 8am-1pm

Tai Tai - 114 Grey St South Brisbane 11am-3pm; 5-9pm 

Yolk - 76 Skyring Tce Newstead 7am-3pm

Za Za Ta - Emporium 1000 Ann St Fortitude Valley 5.30pm-late

North

All Inn Brewing Co - 189 Elliott Rd Banyo 12-7pm 

Allora Gelato + Coffee - 132/400 Newmarket Rd Newmarket 8am-9pm

Apricot Coffee - 6/52 Jeffcott St Wavell Heights 7am-12.30pm

Artie & Mai - 340 Sandgate Rd Albion 8am-1pm 

Blockhouse - 130 Ryans Rd Nundah 8-11am

Butter Cafe - 5/395 Samford Rd Gaythorne 6.30am-2pm

Dicki's - 161B Racecourse Rd Ascot 7am-1pm 

Fonzie Abbott Roastery, Brewery & Distillery - 40 Fox St Albion 6am-3pm

FOSH - Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules St Hamilton 11am-late

Fox Coffee - 3 Ellison Rd, Geebung 7am-12pm

Fritzenberger - 99 Kedron brook Rd Wilston 11.30am-8pm

Huskk Cafe - 8 Days Rd, Grange 6.30am-1pm

Ion Cafe & Bar - 5 Irvine St, Mitchelton  7am-1.30pm 

Let Minnow Cafe - 57 Park Ave Clayfield 6.30am-2pm

Little Corner Cafe - 86 Dickson St Wooloowin 7am-12pm 

Mai Gai - Everton Plaza, Everton Park 12-9pm

Mitch & Antler - 62 Suez St Mitchelton 6.30am-2pm

Nundah Corner Cafe & Bistro - 1208 Sandgate Rd Nundah 8am-2pm 

Oh Boy Bok Choy - 264 Stafford Rd Stafford 5-9pm

Pancha Cafe - 6/33 Racecourse Rd Hendra 6am-3pm (licensed from 10am)

Priorities - 2/95 Samford Rd Alderley 8am-1pm

Tetto Rooftop Bar - Everton Plaza, Stafford Rd Everton Park 12-9pm

The Brickhouse Cafe - 277 Nudgee Rd Hendra 7am-2pm

Uncle Wang - Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules St Hamilton 5.30-8pm

Victory Lane - 150 Racecourse rd Ascot 11.30am-9pm

White Horse Ranch - 31-33 Ferguson St Albany Creek 6am-3pm

South

Billykart Kitchen - 1 Eric Cres, Annerley 7am-2pm

Cafe O-Mai - 15 Cracknell Rd Annerley 7am-2pm

Canvas Club - 16B Logan Rd Woolloongabba 5-10pm

Deedot Coffee House - 1/973 Logan Rd Holland Park  7am-1pm 

Deli Dakota - 30 Badminton St Mt Gravatt East 7am-12pm

Dijon - 48 Esher St Tarragindi 8.30am-1pm

D. Vino Bistro & Enoteca - 77 Jurgens St Woolloongabba 5-9pm

Electric Avenue - 23 Logan Rd Woolloongabba 5-10pm

Frydays Bar & Kitchen - 123 Boundary St West End 12pm-late

Grown - 21 Buchanan St West End 7am-2.30pm

Morning After - Cambridge St cnr Vulture St West End 7am-2.30pm

Mr Badgers - 24 Logan Rd Woolloongabba 10am-1.30pm; 4-7.30pm 

Natura Cafe - 51 Mccarthy Rd Salisbury 7am-2pm

Never Been - 298 Logan Rd Underwood 7am-2pm

Ole - ShopB 12 Little Stanley St South Bank 11.30am-9pm

Pawpaw Cafe - 898 Stanley St E. East Brisbane 8am-2pm

Rich & Rare - West Village, 97 Boundary St West End 11am-late

Seoul Bistro -2/152 Turton St, Sunnybank 11am-10.30pm

Shady Palms - 427 Logan Rd Stones Corner 2-9pm

Stone's Throw - 1/371 Logan Rd Stones Corner 8am-1pm

Supernumerary Coffee - 655 Toohey Rd Salisbury 7am-12pm

The Jam Pantry - 2/575 Logan Rd Greenslopes 7.30am-1.30pm

Umu Kitchen - 8 Denham Tce Tarragindi 5.30am-2pm

Yamas Greek & Drink- West Village, 45 Mollison St West End 11am-late

East

Banter Coffee House - 1/190 Radford Rd Manly 7-11.30am 

Bellissimo Coffee - 35 Oxford St Bulimba 6am-5pm

Bellissimo Coffee HQ - 12 Cavendish Rd Coorparoo 7am-1.30pm

Beyond the Pale - 3/300 Old Cleveland Rd Coorparoo 6.30am-10.30pm

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 -12pm 

Dovetail on Overend - 85 Overend St Norman Park 7am-1pm

Downtown Istanbul - 276 Hawthorne Rd Hawthorne 7.30am-10pm

Fish Boy - 48 Orchard St Hawthorne 11am-8pm

Il Molo - 1B Oxford St Bulimba - 11.30am-5pm

Manly Boathouse - 4 Trafalgar St Manly 11.30am-10pm

Revel Brewing Co - 41 Oxford St Bulimba 12pm-late

Sarmic Cafe - 639 Wynnum Rd Morningside 7am-1pm

Sea Legs Brewing Co - 89 Main St, Kangaroo Point 12- 11pm 

Sister Cafe - 2/273 Hawthorne Rd Hawthorne 7am-2pm 

Snug - 3/321 Chatsworth Rd Coorparoo 7am-2pm

Sweet Tooth Gelato & Desserts - Hawthorne 11am-10pm

The Lighthouse Cafe - 237 Shore St North Cleveland 7am-8pm

The Mailman - 2 Bluebell St Alexandra Hills 6am-2pm

Tide on the Jetty - William Gunn Jetty, 1 Wyvernleigh Cl Manly 8am-5pm 

West

Arte & Gusto - 5/409 Honour Ave Graceville 6am-2pm

Botellon - 1/327 Honour Ave Graceville 4-9.30pm

Blind Tiger Bar - 34/992 Waterworks Rd The Gap 4-9.30pm 

Bunker Coffee - 21 Railway Tce, Milton 6am-2pm

Chapter IV - 180 Latrobe Tce Paddington 8am-3pm

Corner Store - 113 Sylvan Rd Toowong 7am-2.30pm

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

Hunter and Scout - 7/327 Honour Ave Graceville 7am-2.30pm

If You Say So - 88 Gailey Rd St Lucia 6.30am-1pm 

Little Beirut - 14A Lambert Rd Indooroopilly 5-10pm

Method to the Madness - 3/9 Marshall Lane Kenmore 6.30am-1pm

One Eighty Six Espresso Bar - 186 Arthur St Red Hill 6am-12pm

Paddington Social - 167 Given Tce Paddington 6.30am-1.30pm

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

Sorelle Eatery - 242 Hawken Dr, St Lucia 7am-3pm

Suburban Social - 1 Moordale St Chapel Hill 3-9.30pm

Tapri (Indian street food) - 151 Baroona Rd Rosalie 11am-10pm

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