Australian_Traveller-May.June.July_2019

Brisbaneletsyoufeelthepaceofthebigtime–

whilestillenjoyingalittleLAID-BACKmetime.

Findmoreinformationforyournextadventure

atvisitbrisbane.com.au

YOU’VEPROBABLYheardthe
rumblingsaboutBrisbane.Therivercity
hasbeenenergisedbyaraftofglittering
newhotels,restaurantsandevents.But
it’sBrisbane’swayoflifethatmakesitso
special.Anurbanemetropolissettothe
paceofthetropics,thisisacitywhere
there’stimetodrinkyourlattefromaglass,
andtheclimatetodineunderthestars.
Ofallthenewdevelopments,Howard
SmithWharvesisthemosttalkedabout

• andrightlyso.TuckedbeneathThe
  StoryBridge,aseriesofdisusedstorage
  shedshavebeengivenanewleaseon
  life,transformedintoaboardwalkof
  restaurants,abreweryandahotelthat
  hugsthecontoursofthecliffs.Anditall
  integratesseamlesslywithleafyNewFarm
  Park,EagleStreet’sparadeoffinedining
  andtheValley’spost-midnighthangouts.

Brisbaneever-evolvingarrayof

restaurantshaveseenlocalproduceembrace

newplacesandflavours.TheWHotel’s

newcomerHeritijtransformsIndianfare

fromtakeawaytofine-dining.CityWinery

bringsthevineyardtotheValleywiththe

opportunitytosipwinestraightoffthe

wood.Hellenika’smouth-wateringGreek

faregoespoolsideinJamesStreet’sThe

Calile,aresort-stylehotelinspiredbyPalm

Springs.WhileHonto,anultra-modern

Japaneserestaurantandbar,hidesbehindan

unmarkeddoorattheendofadarkalley.

Oneofthebestwaystoexperience

thecityisaboardaferry.Winddownthe

magnificentriver,hoppingofftoexplore

neighbourhoodsthatspanfrombohemiato

Europeanvillage.Continuetheadventure

withastopatthecity’sbelovedmodernart

gallery,GOMA,featuringmind-bending

In partnership with the City of Brisbane

CLOCKWISEFROMTOP:

ThenewHowardSmith

Wharves;Takeadipatthe

PalmSprings-inspiredCalile;

Scratchthatculturalitchat

world-famousGOMA.

worksfromartistsbothveteranandrising.

Thegalleryhasevenbecomeartincarnate,

withJamesTurrell’sNightLifeinstallation

turningthestructureintoaglowingrainbow

beaconattwilight.Ifthatdoesn’tfillyour

culturalcache,catchagigatTheTriffid,

aformerWWIIaircrafthangarturned

entertainmentvenueinNewstead.Finish

undergroundorintheairwithadropat

glamorousbasementbarTheBoomBoom

RoomorEmporiumHotel’ssky-high

rooftopbarTheTerrace.You’llfinditall

inBrisbane–therivercityontherise.

Australia’s

subtropical

new ‘IT CITY’