Guidebook for South Brisbane
Food Scene
The Gunshop Cafe
53 Mollison StYou can't beat Gunshop Cafe for a fancy breakfast.
Suburban does an affordable and delicious all-day breakfast and is right underneath the building.
Suburban West End
220 Melbourne StSuburban does an affordable and delicious all-day breakfast and is right underneath the building.
Delicious upmarket Spanish tapas and several different varieties of sangria.
Melbourne Street Wine and Tapas Bar
154 Melbourne StDelicious upmarket Spanish tapas and several different varieties of sangria.
West End was originally a Greek community, and this is (arguably) the best of the several Greek restaurants in the area. It's BYO alcohol and can be hard to get a table, so it's not a bad idea to book
33 locals recommend
Little Greek Taverna
1 Browning StWest End was originally a Greek community, and this is (arguably) the best of the several Greek restaurants in the area. It's BYO alcohol and can be hard to get a table, so it's not a bad idea to book
Amazing coffee, which people come from miles around to sample. (That's all they have, though--no food.)
14 locals recommend
Ugees West End
80 Boundary StAmazing coffee, which people come from miles around to sample. (That's all they have, though--no food.)
Chop Chop Chang's
185 Boundary StModern Vietnamese street food. Yum!
Hands down the best food I have ever eaten in my life (and I've travelled extensively). Make sure you try the buttery, garlicky snails (only available at dinnertime) and excellent French wine.
French Martini
Hands down the best food I have ever eaten in my life (and I've travelled extensively). Make sure you try the buttery, garlicky snails (only available at dinnertime) and excellent French wine.
Top-notch, fancy fare with a stunning view of the river if you get the right table. Stokehouse is an *experience*, not just a restaurant.
26 locals recommend
Stokehouse Q
Sidon StreetTop-notch, fancy fare with a stunning view of the river if you get the right table. Stokehouse is an *experience*, not just a restaurant.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a tiny, hip, relatively new bar on the former site of an iconic video store that is part of the fabric of West End's identity.
40 locals recommend
The End Bar
73 Vulture StThis is a tiny, hip, relatively new bar on the former site of an iconic video store that is part of the fabric of West End's identity.
A truly impressive array of 'mixology' cocktails. If you are here on a Monday, make sure to pop in to Sling Lounge for Margarita Monday--$10 margaritas all day.
7 locals recommend
Sling Lounge
153 Boundary StA truly impressive array of 'mixology' cocktails. If you are here on a Monday, make sure to pop in to Sling Lounge for Margarita Monday--$10 margaritas all day.