Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in Brisbane

OpenTable

Updated March 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in Brisbane? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Deer Duck Bistro - Brisbane

4.8

4.8 (539)

$101 and over

Modern European

Auchenflower

About the restaurant

Combining various textures and flavours in pure, refined, exhilarating culinary delights, Deer Duck Bistro invites you to a journey of innovative and deeply satisfying culinary adventure. Hidden away in a little suburb known as Auchenflower, Deer Duck Bistro brings a unique fine dining and degustation experience, serving up degustation menus in a quirky and artistic environment, thoughtfully decorated with French Renaissance furniture, old silver cutlery, crystal whiskey decanters and antique paintings.

For those with pure food indulgence in mind, come next door and sate your desires with our classic, Modern Australian and European cuisine. You are welcome to a Brisbane’s unique fine dining experience with a tailor-made degustation menu which is a spectacular five to nine-course meal, paired with the finest selection of wines. A delectable a la carte menu is also available for your eating pleasure! We love food, lots of different food, just like you.

Top review

Lynne

Dined on Mar 1, 2025

Another fabulous night at Deer Duck. The food is superb and the waitstaff are exceptional. Thank you for another memorable evening.

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Experience

5 Course Degustation

Experience

Long Course Degustation

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Short Course Degustation

Hikari

4.8

4.8 (454)

$41 to $100

Japanese

Teneriffe

About the restaurant

HIKARI, the MOONLIGHT
Hikari’s menu is inspired from “izakaya”, the traditional Japanese pub. We put a twist on izakaya dishes so be enjoyed not only with Japanese Sake but with great Australian wines as well. All Hikari dishes are designed to be shared or be enjoyed individually.

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Susan

Dined on Feb 25, 2025

Delicious food and cocktails, pleasant service, and a good atmosphere. The soft shell crab was fresh, generous and cooked perfectly. We will definitely return.

Detour

4.7

4.7 (952)

$40 and under

Modern Australian

Woolloongabba

About the restaurant

We serve contemporary share plates with a focus on sustainability and dietary requirements. Our menu is split between omnivore and herbivore dishes that are predominantly gluten free and with numerous plant-based options. We have a full service bar. We have a focus on small Australian natural wine producers that use bio-dynamic and organic practices.

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Craig

Dined on Mar 1, 2025

This is just simply amazing food - every dish was a wonder - great service and great value - overall one of the best restaurant night outs my wife and I have had in a long time.

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Popular dish

Cauliflower Cashew Nut Curry

4.8

4.8 (1436)

$41 to $100

Modern Australian

Manly

About the restaurant

A restaurant experience the Bayside has never seen before. A luxe dining and specialty bar, where fire is the hero.

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Anelle

Dined on Mar 2, 2025

Food was out of this world delish! Staff super friendly and attentive and ambiance complimenting the great food and professional service. Oh and the cocktails a must! Sooo good!

Adelita Wine Bar

4.9

4.9 (118)

$41 to $100

Wine Bar

Wynnum

About the restaurant

Restaurant / Wine Bar - Modern Australian with a European influence

Top review

Deb

Dined 2 days ago

Chris and his team have created a relaxed, welcoming and modern dining/wine bar experience that I thoroughly recommend. His menu and wine list are well thought out and he has great knowledge of what he is serving his customers. The Steak and Frites are a must! It is the best steak in Brisbane and rivals the high-end city restaurants. Wynumm is lucky to have this gem!

Kent Road Bistro

4.9

4.9 (24)

$40 and under

Australian

Wooloowin

About the restaurant

Opening in the most extraordinary of times, Kent Rd Bistro was founded in June 2020 and has already become a local favourite. In true bistro tradition, the food is French and Italian inspired, modern Australian.

Owned and run by husband and wife team, Tim and Victoria Michels, Kent Rd Bistro offers guests a relaxed and inviting place to come and enjoy delicious fare in the beautiful surroundings of the two dining rooms.

A BYO restaurant, the menu changes regularly offering the best of in season produce with a classic, modern and warm dining experience. Chef Tim Michels has over 25 years’ experience as head chef at haute cuisine restaurants in Sydney, Hunter Valley and Brisbane. Together with maitre’d Victoria Michels who delivers the finest hospitality, the couple make a formidable team.

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Richard

Dined on Feb 13, 2025

Absolutley excellent as usual, we will be back again to enjoy for great Cuisine.

The Green

4.6

4.6 (415)

$40 and under

Middle Eastern

Fortitude Valley

About the restaurant

Modern Middle Eastern Mediterranean Restaurant with exceptional selection of salads and charcoal grilled selection of meats. We offer dine in option as well as take home meals. The Green specializes in A'la Carte restaurant up to 60 seats, take home meal as well as Private Parties, Corporate and Press Events, Weddings and other celebrations for groups from 5 to 150. We feature beautiful private event spaces perfect for any occasion, as well as the option to book the entire restaurant. Menus range from passed hors d'oeuvres and cocktails to our diverse shared menus for seated dinner.

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Fiona

Dined on Feb 18, 2025

Excellent delicious and we'll presented food!! Highly recommended! We'll be back.

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Chicken and Toum

Acciuga

4.8

4.8 (24)

$41 to $100

Contemporary Italian

Sandgate

About the restaurant

Acciuga is a contemporary Italian restaurant, mainly focused on seafood. We also have a selection of meat, vegan and vegetarian options. We believe in using simple ingredients to create expensive taste.

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JeanneC

Dined on Mar 1, 2025

An absolute gem of an Italian restaurant with authentic food and an interesting wine list. Wonderful staff. Sandgate is extremely fortunate to have this amazing restaurant to dine at.

Black Hide Steak & Seafood Caxton Street

4.7

4.7 (909)

$41 to $100

Steakhouse

Brisbane CBD

About the restaurant

A showcase of the very best in fresh local produce, Black Hide Steakhouse Brisbane is the only restaurant in Queensland to provide an exclusive selection of world-class steak cuts from Stanbroke Beef, Australia’s most esteemed beef breeder & producer. With one of the most extensive selections of prime Angus, Wagyu and Organic steak cuts, and a mesmerising selection of share plates, Black Hide offers steak fans a truly unique dining experience.

Top review

Rebecca

Dined on Mar 1, 2025

Absolutely incredible wagyu, service was excellent and atmosphere was great. A great date night location.

Nonbei Sake Bar & BBQ

4.7

4.7 (118)

$41 to $100

Japanese

Fortitude Valley

About the restaurant

Japanese BBQ & Izakaya style restaurant, all-you-can-eat BBQ Buffet is available!!