Reader-voted · Updated June 2026

The Best Restaurants in Brisbane

The places Brisbane locals love most — chosen by Morning Post readers, refreshed every month.

Ranked from the favourites named by 60+ Brisbane readers. No critics, no paid placements, no algorithms — just where locals actually eat.

Top of the list

The three Brisbanites named most

1

1889 Enoteca

Italian · Woolloongabba

2 readers named it

Picked by Tracey — and 1 more. They looked after 36 guests magnificently.

2

Cinco

Bistro · Camp Hill

2 readers named it

Picked by Ronda — and 1 more.

3

Stilts

Riverside dining · Brisbane City

2 readers named it

Picked by Jane, Fiona. “Great views across the river to Kangaroo Point.” — Fiona

Close behind

1 more named by two readers or more

Vela

West Village

2 mentions

Everyone else

The single-mention favourites

Readers also named these 62 Brisbane restaurants and cafes — one mention each so far.

  • Ahmet's South Brisbane
  • Albion Hotel
  • Antica
  • August
  • Birra Boy
  • Boucher Graceville
  • Breakfast Creek Hotel
  • Byblos
  • Caio HSW
  • Cru James St
  • Deer Duck Bistro
  • Deery's Story Bridge
  • EJ Station House Clayfield
  • Fat Cow James St
  • Fifty-Six Naldham House
  • Finn's Seafood Wynnum
  • Gemelli Italian
  • Gerard's Bistro
  • Golden Avenue
  • Goukai Sunnybank
  • Gusto da Gianni Portside
  • Happy Boy
  • Hustl N Grind
  • Indian Aroma Ferny Hills
  • Kafenio West End
  • Kin Thai
  • Kova
  • La Vue Boardwalk
  • Maeve
  • Mama Taco West End
  • Marinara Hawthorne
  • May's Thai Manly West
  • Melin Capalaba
  • Naim Paddington
  • Night Market Brunswick Street
  • No No's
  • Norman Hotel
  • Oh Boi Bok Choi
  • Ole South Bank
  • Opa Riverside
  • Osteria Epoca Yeronga
  • Piccolo Italian Restaurant Northgate
  • Picnic West Village, West End
  • Ping Pong Newstead
  • Popolo
  • Range Brewing Newstead
  • Restaurant Dan Arnold
  • Rose & Crown
  • Roti Place
  • Short Grain by Martin Boetz
  • Sing's Cavendish Road
  • Superbowl
  • Thai Malila Oxley
  • The Birds Nest
  • The Frescos
  • The Gibson Stafford
  • The Manly Boathouse
  • Thistle
  • Tillerman
  • Viet De Lites
  • Wellington Road Bistro
  • Working Title

Why you can trust this list

Morning Post is a free daily newsletter read by Brisbanites across Brisbane. This guide is built from the places our readers — locals who actually live and eat here — tell us are their favourites, counted by hand and refreshed every month.

No restaurant can pay to appear. No critics, no sponsors, no algorithms — just the spots Brisbane readers name most often.

Updated June 2026.

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