Guidebook for West End

Debra
Guidebook for West End

Food Scene

Beautiful furnishings and nice and close.
28 locals recommend
Morning After.
Cambridge Street
28 locals recommend
Beautiful furnishings and nice and close.
A fabulous den for chats - best chai tea in Brisbane and cakes to die for!
41 locals recommend
The Three Monkeys Coffee & Tea House
58 Mollison Street
41 locals recommend
A fabulous den for chats - best chai tea in Brisbane and cakes to die for!
Cheap eats - great Pho!
29 locals recommend
Quan Thanh
75 Hardgrave Rd
29 locals recommend
Cheap eats - great Pho!
Best blend of Thai and Vietnamese - something for everyone plus excellent service.
Huong's BYO Restaurant
83A Vulture St
Best blend of Thai and Vietnamese - something for everyone plus excellent service.
Calm and peaceful - my favourite place after yoga to meet friends - after 2 pm food is half price.
14 locals recommend
Govinda's pure vegetarian cafe
82 Vulture St
14 locals recommend
Calm and peaceful - my favourite place after yoga to meet friends - after 2 pm food is half price.
Fabulous breakfasts.
19 locals recommend
Plenty West End
284 Montague Rd
19 locals recommend
Fabulous breakfasts.
Check out the vertical gardens out the back - a lovely setting to relax in.
13 locals recommend
MISS BLISS WHOLEFOODS KITCHEN
13 locals recommend
Check out the vertical gardens out the back - a lovely setting to relax in.
Can't fault the service and food quality and value for money - the inside is deceptively large with lots of atmosphere.
Kafe Meze
56 Mollison St
Can't fault the service and food quality and value for money - the inside is deceptively large with lots of atmosphere.
Vintage Clothing, live music and yummy food on a Friday and Saturday night - make the most of it before the developers take over the site.
35 locals recommend
Boundary Street Markets at West End
56 Russell Street
35 locals recommend
Vintage Clothing, live music and yummy food on a Friday and Saturday night - make the most of it before the developers take over the site.
It's a not for profit social enterprise run by Eritrean women sharing platters and banquets.
Mu'ooz Restaurant & Catering
54 Mollison St
It's a not for profit social enterprise run by Eritrean women sharing platters and banquets.

Essentials

Katerina and her staff make you feel very special.
Mosaic Hair Body Skin Make-Up
Katerina and her staff make you feel very special.
Parking is free for the first couple of hours and is available underneath the building for hot or rainy days.
122 locals recommend
Coles West End
Boundary Street
122 locals recommend
Parking is free for the first couple of hours and is available underneath the building for hot or rainy days.
Doesn't have a big range of items but cheaper than Coles for essentials and there are often weekly specials that you wouldn't expect to find in a grocery store!
71 locals recommend
ALDI
335 Montague Rd
71 locals recommend
Doesn't have a big range of items but cheaper than Coles for essentials and there are often weekly specials that you wouldn't expect to find in a grocery store!
For when you get caught in a massive storm just when you are about to leave!!
Snap Laundromat - West End
85 Hardgrave Rd
For when you get caught in a massive storm just when you are about to leave!!
For when you have forgotten that something important!...
Nibbles Convenience Store
83 Hardgrave Rd
For when you have forgotten that something important!...

Shopping

An Aladdin's Cave of nuts, seeds and dried fruits.
15 locals recommend
Mick's Nut Shop
31 Hardgrave Rd
15 locals recommend
An Aladdin's Cave of nuts, seeds and dried fruits.

Everything Else

Unexpectedly lovely range of funky, casual and formal menswear.
Michael Innis Menswear
183 Boundary St
Unexpectedly lovely range of funky, casual and formal menswear.
Amazing bread - coffee great too.
19 locals recommend
Sol Breads
27 Vulture St
19 locals recommend
Amazing bread - coffee great too.
An amazing selection of books and a cafe to hang out in.
40 locals recommend
Avid Reader Bookshop
193 Boundary St
40 locals recommend
An amazing selection of books and a cafe to hang out in.
Loved the Medieval Exhibition that started in 2016.
265 locals recommend
Queensland Museum
Melbourne Street
265 locals recommend
Loved the Medieval Exhibition that started in 2016.
Home to the West End Markets on a Saturday morning 6 a.m. to noon. I have bought all of my produce and gifts here for years. Great live music.
95 locals recommend
The Davies Park Market
Jane Street
95 locals recommend
Home to the West End Markets on a Saturday morning 6 a.m. to noon. I have bought all of my produce and gifts here for years. Great live music.
Very up market market for fine foods and surrounded by more finery!
70 locals recommend
James Street Market
22 James St
70 locals recommend
Very up market market for fine foods and surrounded by more finery!
Beautifully restored and an interesting tea shop downstairs in the basement.
9 locals recommend
Brisbane Arcade
160 Queen St
9 locals recommend
Beautifully restored and an interesting tea shop downstairs in the basement.

Sightseeing

Best view over Brisbane - worth the effort.
238 locals recommend
Brisbane Lookout Mount Coot-tha
1012 Sir Samuel Griffith Dr
238 locals recommend
Best view over Brisbane - worth the effort.
Beautiful rainforests to drive through en route. Sunshine coast hinterland is gorgeous. Very interesting sessions e.g. meditation for depression. Wholesome foods on sale as well as an interesting shop on all things wellbeing.
22 locals recommend
Chenrezig Institute
33 Johnsons Rd
22 locals recommend
Beautiful rainforests to drive through en route. Sunshine coast hinterland is gorgeous. Very interesting sessions e.g. meditation for depression. Wholesome foods on sale as well as an interesting shop on all things wellbeing.

Arts & Culture

Wonderful exhibitions - particularly love the Asia-Pacific Contemporary Art.
704 locals recommend
Gallery of Modern Art
Stanley Place
704 locals recommend
Wonderful exhibitions - particularly love the Asia-Pacific Contemporary Art.
Interesting venue and great way to see Brisbane - Ferry there and bus (199) back or vice versa - the park is lovely for a picnic too.
259 locals recommend
Brisbane Powerhouse
259 locals recommend
Interesting venue and great way to see Brisbane - Ferry there and bus (199) back or vice versa - the park is lovely for a picnic too.

Parks & Nature

A lovely setting for recuperating kangaroos and koalas. Worth a trip on the river to get there.
339 locals recommend
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
708 Jesmond Rd
339 locals recommend
A lovely setting for recuperating kangaroos and koalas. Worth a trip on the river to get there.
It is a great spot for picnicking next to the river with plenty of trees for shade. Close to the ferry so you can explore too.
28 locals recommend
Orleigh Park
68 Hill End Terrace
28 locals recommend
It is a great spot for picnicking next to the river with plenty of trees for shade. Close to the ferry so you can explore too.
It has stunning views of the Scenic Rim of extinct volcanos on the one side and the high rise developments of the Gold Coast on the other. Beautiful walks in rainforests.
564 locals recommend
Tamborine Mountain
564 locals recommend
It has stunning views of the Scenic Rim of extinct volcanos on the one side and the high rise developments of the Gold Coast on the other. Beautiful walks in rainforests.