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Benny Lam, David Flynn and Maui Manu inside Central, which will open in October.

Southside team to open Hong Kong-inspired dumpling spot in heart of CBD

In a subterranean brisbane space, expect drunken chicken, roasted half duck and stacks of dim sum, along with up to 30 wines by the glass and half-bottle.

  • Matt Shea
When it comes to must-have kitchen items, a weighted press mightn’t be high on your list. But Oscar Solomon is here to change your mind.

The $165 utensil you need in your kitchen, according to this top chef

He reckons it will make everything you cook, from fish, chicken and beef to vegetables (and even toast) better. “If people want to steal [it], that’s a good sign.”

  • Matt Shea
Mooloolaba king prawn and mascarpone cappelletti with a bisque sauce, buffalo stracciatella and basil oil.

First look: Paddington welcomes a cosy, Michelin-inspired Italian fine diner

A former Rosmarino chef is doing a la carte during the week and degustations on weekends, with anywhere up to 18 plates. Take a peek inside.

  • Matt Shea
North Queensland tropical painted lobster at Tillerman.

Where to find Brisbane’s best seafood restaurants

What’s served from the sea in this city has improved out of sight over the past decade. From the fancy to the casual, here’s where to discover it for yourself.

  • Matt Shea
Bamiyan serves generously portioned plates of dumplings, fried eggplant and seekh kebabs, and enormous naan breads.

Bamiyan, the southside Afghan restaurant that’s become a Brisbane icon

In the 10 years since it opened, the eatery has won hearts with its fragrant curries, seekh kebabs, dumplings and enormous naan breads.

  • Matt Shea
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Matilda Riek and Brad Cooper inside the 19th-century church that will become August in November.

One of city’s best young chefs to open restaurant in heritage church

Former Bar Francine chef Brad Cooper is teaming up with his partner to create August, an intimate, Euro-focused diner on a leafy West End terrace.

  • Matt Shea
Star Brisbane chef Kym Machin has made a long-awaited return to restaurant dining in the CBD with The Wolf.

‘I needed to do good food again’: Star chef (finally) returns to CBD

It’s been 12 years since hatted Brisbane chef Kym Machin left fine diner Urbane. Now he’s back, taking on a very different dining scene. Here’s what to expect.

  • Matt Shea
Supernormal’s dining room is starkly different from the Melbourne original.

Long-awaited Supernormal finally opens in Brisbane, but not as you know it

A plush, light-filled dining room, a completely different menu (from a hatted chef). So what is it that makes Supernormal Brisbane, Supernormal?

  • Matt Shea
Buttery Boy’s pancake menu has been drawing diners from across Brisbane.

Brisbane’s most exciting cafe openings of 2024 (so far)

From a fabulous full-service New Farm cafe and sando-slinging Japanese spot, to an Italian bakery in a classic heritage precinct, here’s what to check out.

  • Matt Shea
The Alliance in Spring Hill has been given a new lease on life by one of Brisbane’s best bar groups.

Brisbane’s most exciting bar openings of 2024 (so far)

From a wine spot hidden in a CBD garage to a British-inspired gastropub and the return of a classic Spring Hill boozer, here’s what’s caught our eye so far.

  • Matt Shea