Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2021 (1)

Breakfast

Whilecafé-heavyWestEndsitsjust

acrosstheriver,youdon’tneedto

leavethegroundsoftheWBrisbane

foryourmorningmeal.Thehotelis

hometothefirstQueenslandoutpost

fromtheThreeBlueDucksfamily,

whichcaterstothemorningcrowdon

weekends.A localtwistonlaidback

breakfastfareformsthebulkofthe

menu,includinga sumptuous

spannercrabscrambletopped

withpapayaandbeanshootsalad.

threeblueducks.com/brisbane

Lunch

A treasuretroveoffresheatsawait

atFishLane, a revampedlaneway

oppositetheQueenslandMuseum.

Relaxedeateriessitalongsidebars

anda pub,withmoreadditionsset

toopensoon.Amongthem,Town

Squareis expectedtoarrive–

a Richards& Spence-designed

publicspaceburstingwithnew

venues,includingtheChinese-

centricSouthsideandthecasual

Kiki– fromthegroupbehindRick

Shores on the Gold Coast.

Dinner
Makewineandsnackstheorderof
thenightinSouthBrisbane,where
you’llfinda numberofintimatewine
barsinandaroundFishLane.
Long-timeresidentLaLuneWine
Cois alwayswortha visit,asis the
morerecentarrival,MaeveWine,
whichsitsina 90-year-oldheritage
buildingandservesupEuropean-
inspiredsmallplatesalongside
a dynamicselectionofwinesfrom
smallproducersaroundtheworld.
WORDS SARAH BRISTOW. PHOTOGRAPHY RALF TOOTEN (BRISBANE, WET DECK) & TOURISM & EVENTS QUEENSLAND (GALLERY OF MODERN ART).EAT lalunewineco.com.au, maeve.wine

EXPERIENCE

GetbetteracquaintedwithBrisbane’smostfamousresident

• theriver– witha rideaboardoneofthe22-strongfleetof
  high-speedCityCatstransportingresidentsfromonebank
  tothenext.Commenceyourcruisefromthecityterminal
  (onesitsjustoutsidetheWBrisbane),windingyourway
  aroundthewaterway’sfamouscurvesuntilyougreetthe
  iconicNewFarmPark.Makelikethelocalsandspend
  a leisurelydaypicnickingonthegrassintherosegarden,
  whilesnackingontreatsgatheredattheSaturdaymorning
  markets, held at the nearby Brisbane Powerhouse.

WithBrisbane’sburgeoningculturalprecinctjust

a shortstrollaway,takeadvantageoftheW’shandy

locationandheadfortheVictoriaBridge,towardsthe

clusterofbuildingsthathousesthecreativepursuits

oftheRiverCity.Onthesouthsideoftheriver,

amonga gaggleoftheatresandmuseums,you’llfind

thecreativepowercouple,QAGOMA.Consistingof

theQueenslandArtGalleryandthecelebrated

GalleryofModernArt,theduooffersa number of

CULTUREcompelling exhibitions.qagoma.qld.gov.au

Clockwisefromabove:

drinksatLaLune;thebar

atWETDeck;Galleryof

ModernArt;BrisbaneRiver

andcity;MaeveWine’s

steaktartare.Opposite:W

Brisbane’sExtremeWow

Suite overlooks the city.

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