[ NEW ] A TURKISH WELLNESS CAFE IS PACKING PROTEIN INTO EVERYTHING, RIGHT DOWN TO THE COLD FOAM ON YOUR COFFEE 💪🏻 Süreyya Kahve has just opened inside Function Well’s new West End flagship, and its menu quietly works more protein and less sugar into food that still tastes like a proper treat. It

[ EVENT ] A GLOBAL DANCE ACT IS HEADLINING A HUGE ALL DAY RACEDAY PARTY AT DOOMBEN THIS AUGUST The Suntory -196 Mekka Raceday returns to Doomben Racecourse on Saturday 22 August 2026, built around one big Saturday of live racing and non stop music. British artist Example, the chart topping name

[ MUST TRY ] GET JAPANESE DEEP FRIED DESSERT SANDOS IN BRISBANE IN THREE FLAVOURS 🍦 Harajuku Gyoza has expanded its limited time sando range with three dessert sandos, and these are not the cold supermarket versions filling your feed. Thick Japanese shokupan is fried until crisp, then filled and

[ THINGS TO DO ] BRISBANE HAS A PASTEL PINK LANEWAY STYLED LIKE 1960S CALIFORNIA 🌴 California Lane is a pocket sized laneway in Fortitude Valley done up like a slice of retro California, all palm trees, pastel walls, neon signs and pink flamingos. It sits behind the Brunswick Street mall as an e

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[ MUST TRY ] THIS BRISBANE ITALIAN BAR IS SERVING A GIANT CANNOLI CAKE ON THE RIVER Bar Pacino sits above the Riverside boardwalk on Eagle Street with a straight shot view of the Story Bridge, and it is quietly serving one of the most dramatic celebration cakes in the city. Picture a giant canno

[ EVENT ] AUSTRALIA’S TOUGHEST BULL RIDING TOUR IS CHARGING INTO CABOOLTURE The PBR Australia Monster Energy Tour is heading to QSEC Arena on Saturday 29 August, bringing the country’s top cowboys and rankest bulls to Caboolture for one night only. This is professional bull riding at its best—f

[ THINGS TO DO ] ONE OF SEQ’S TALLEST SINGLE DROP WATERFALLS Purling Brook Falls is one of the tallest single drop waterfalls in South East Queensland, and you do not need to do the full hike to see it. From the Gwongorella Picnic Ground on the Springbrook plateau, two lookouts sit just a short

[ MUST TRY ] THIS SOUTHSIDE PIZZA SHOP IS PUTTING TANDOORI PANEER ON PIZZA PASTA AND GARLIC BREAD 😱 Indian Italian is not a fusion you see written on many Brisbane menus, but Domenico’s Pizza Pasta Ribs has leaned all the way in. Alongside the usual margheritas and meat lovers sits a full paneer

[ MUST TRY ] THIS SOUTH BANK STEAKHOUSE IS FIRING A 900 GRAM TOMAHAWK FOR $99 AND HALF PRICE RIBS EVERY WEEK Smokehouse Meat & Co Grill & Bar is an open flame steakhouse in the middle of South Bank, and the weeknight specials are the reason to book in. Every Tuesday the kitchen fires a 900 gram

[ THINGS TO DO ] THE TINY BRISBANE MEMORIAL MARKING WHERE A BELOVED BALLROOM WAS SECRETLY BULLDOZED OVERNIGHT The Cloudland Memorial Arch sits on a small patch of green in Bowen Hills, overlooking Newstead, and it marks the spot where one of Brisbane's most loved buildings once stood. Cloudland

[ THINGS TO DO ] AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST CAMEL FARM IS JUST AN HOUR FROM BRISBANE AND IS HOME TO 600+ CAMELS Summer Land Camels sits on a working dairy in the Scenic Rim, about an hour from the city, and it’s billed as Australia’s largest camel dairy. Entry is free, the camels are friendly enough t

[ MUST TRY ] THE SAN FRANCISCO STYLE SANDWICH SHOP STACKING SOME OF THE BIGGEST SANDOS IN THE INNER CITY PepperJack Sandwiches started as a ghost kitchen run by a founder who walked away from a finance career to chase one idea: San Francisco style sandwiches done properly in Brisbane. The meats

[ EVENT ] EKKA-THEMED SHOW DAY HITS KANGAROO POINT: 30M MEGA SLIDE, PONY RIDES, PETTING ZOO, BOAT RIDES, CIRCUS PERFORMERS + MORE Joey’s Fun Fair lands on the Kangaroo Point clifftop this Sunday 9 August, 9am to 12pm, on the opening weekend of the Ekka’s 150th year. A short walk from the CBD, an

[ THINGS TO DO ] THE BRISBANE CBD BUILDING THAT WAS THE CITY’S CATHEDRAL FOR SIX YEARS IS NOW A 24 HOUR PANCAKE RESTAURANT Most people walk past 18 Charlotte Street without knowing what it is. The Church of England bought the site in 1903, and by 1904 St Luke’s was standing, designed by John Smi

[ EVENT ] A MASSIVE EKKA THEMED SHOW DAY IS COMING TO KANGAROO POINT WITH A 30 METRE MEGA SLIDE, CIRCUS PERFORMERS, BOAT RIDES, SHOW BAGS & A PETTING ZOO + MORE Joey’s Fun Fair lands on the Kangaroo Point clifftop this Sunday 9 August, running 9am to 12pm on the opening weekend of the Ekka’s 150

[ THINGS TO DO ] A 16 HECTARE SUBTROPICAL GARDEN IN THE HEART OF BRISBANE THAT IS FREE TO VISIT EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR Roma Street Parkland is 16 hectares of subtropical gardens, sprawling lawns and lakes sitting right in the middle of the city, and it is free to visit every single day of the yea

[ THINGS TO DO ] A REAL VIETNAM WAR BOMBER IS MOUNTED ON POLES BESIDE A QUEENSLAND HIGHWAY AND IT IS FREE TO VISIT Drive west out of Brisbane on the Cunningham Highway and a full sized jet bomber appears above the fence line at Willowbank. It is a Canberra, serial A84-238, built in Australia in

[ THINGS TO DO ] A SECRET FAIRY VILLAGE IS HIDDEN INSIDE THIS FREE BUSHLAND SANCTUARY 30 MINUTES NORTH OF BRISBANE Kumbartcho Sanctuary in Eatons Hill is one of the easiest free family days out on Brisbane's northern edge, and the best part is the secret. At the end of a short bush trail, behind

[ THINGS TO DO ] YOUR FULL GUIDE TO WHAT IS ON IN BRISBANE & BETOND THIS AUGUST The Royal Queensland Show hits its 150th year from 8 to 16 August, and it anchors one of the busiest months on the calendar. Around it you have got a free after dark food festival at the Powerhouse, an airshow over S