Start from 89 curated places around Brisbane, AU, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Agnes
An ember-only restaurant in Fortitude Valley — every dish cooked on wood fire, no gas, no induction, from oysters to bread to dessert. The Tyron Simon group's flagship, three hats and the booking the city's chefs nominate as their own night off.
Honto
A tucked-away contemporary Japanese izakaya on Alden Street, Fortitude Valley — set behind a discreet door, with a tight menu of shared small plates from chef Christopher Wright. The local industry pick for after-work yakitori and natural sake.
Trails & outdoors
Mt Coot-tha Summit Track via JC Slaughter Falls
A 5.6km grade-2 return hike from the JC Slaughter Falls picnic area to the Mt Coot-tha summit — eucalyptus forest, a creek crossing, and the city panorama as the reward. The most-walked single trail in Brisbane and the locals' Saturday hill-fitness.
Kangaroo Point Cliffs Riverwalk Loop
A 7km flat loop combining the cliff-top walk, the famous Kangaroo Point steps down, the riverwalk under the cliffs, and the elevated 2024 Kangaroo Point Bridge — the locals' inner-city circuit ticking off climbers, river views and the city skyline.
Things to do
Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)
Two connected riverside galleries on South Bank's Stanley Place — QAG for historic and modern, GOMA for contemporary Asia-Pacific work. Free general entry, a Children's Art Centre, a film cinematheque, and the country's best regular-rotation contemporary program.
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)
South Bank's main stage complex — three theatres, a concert hall and the home of Queensland Ballet, Opera Queensland, and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Books touring West End and Broadway productions, with a year-round schedule of dance, theatre and music.
Landmarks & sights
South Bank Parklands
17 hectares of free riverfront parkland directly across from the CBD — palm-lined promenades, the Streets Beach lagoon, the Nepalese Peace Pagoda, and the weekend Collective Markets. The piece of Brisbane Expo '88 the city kept and turned into its outdoor living room.
Story Bridge
The 1940 steel cantilever crossing the river from Kangaroo Point to Fortitude Valley — Brisbane's coathanger, walkable on both footpaths and climbable via the bridge-climb tour from the southern abutment. The orientation landmark every first-time visitor lines up in their first photo.