Escape the formalities of dining inside Brisbane's heritage-listed Port Office building and linger over your charcoal grilled, grain-fed hunk of Kobe Wagyu while dining alfresco on a Moo Moo veranda. One of them, furnished with high backed leather chairs and tables napped in white, overlooks the city streets shaded by jacaranda trees, while the other, complete with cushion-comfy rattan, overlooks the tops of palm trees sprouting from the courtyard of the neighbouring Stamford Hotel.
Dominated by the serpentine curves of the river, Brisbane is home to a stunning range of riverside dining spots. Meanwhile, the humid leafy suburbs teem with cafés and restaurants offering footpath dining and beautiful, cooling courtyards. Love dining alfresco? Brisbane (and a little further afield) has you covered, with shady sails, sprawling trees and cloudless blue skies at some of our favourite outdoor dining spots. Then, when it comes to getting the cheque, you can pay in confidence knowing these venues welcome American Express.