BRISBANE CITY GUIDE
WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE NEXT BIG THING? YOU CAN BET IT’LL BE IN THE QUEENSLAND CAPITAL.
OUT & ABOUT
Brisbane whirs to life with bike riders and downward dogs at sunrise, enjoys third-wave coffee, a hefty dose of culture, shopping and al fresco eats throughout the day, and winds down somewhere with a view of the BRISBANE RIVER. A barbecue atop the KANGAROO POINT at sunset is an CLIFFS iconic Brisbane experience.
EAT STREETS
Make your way to FISH LANE in South Brisbane. It’s where you’ll find GAUGE (gaugebrisbane.com.au), heralded by The New York Times as one of the most creative members of Australia’s new culinary scene. Nearby are pan-Asian eats at CHU THE PHAT (chuthephat.com.au), tucked-away whisky bar MAKER, and the Aussie phenomenon that is GELATO MESSINA (gelatomessina.com). On the other side of the river, book or arrive early to score a seat at one of FORTITUDE VALLEY’s most coveted tables: HONTO (honto.com.au), LONGTIME (longtime.com.au) or GERARD’S BISTRO (gerardsbistro.com.au), which all sit within a few blocks.
STAY & PLAY
Affordable
With a rooftop pool, NEXT HOTEL is luxe for less in the city center. nexthotels.com
Moderate
Miami meets Queensland at THE CALILE. thecalilehotel.com
Luxe
OVOLO INCHCOLM does a sophisticated take on quirky. ovolohotels.com.au
INSIDER’S SECRET
Start Sundays like the locals do and walk along BANK, SOUTH dipping your toes into the world’s only man-made city-center beach and stopping for a picnic on the lawn at RIVER QUAY; POPOLO (popolodining.com) does great Italian picnics to order, and free live music provides the soundtrack.