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James St, Fortitude Valley

Brisbane's Best Eat Streets
The Lodge Bar & Dining

One of Brisbane's best and most elegant eat streets, James Street, Fortitude Valley is home to some of Brisbane's finest and most renowned restaurants (including Greek, Thai, Middle Eastern, Italian, steak and seafood) and bars, as well as top notch casual eats. Here's the pick of where to drink and dine:

Fatcow on James St
The top-tier steak and seafood restaurant brings a world of sophistication, timeless glamour and exemplary service
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Carmen Tequileria
Carmen Tequileria Fortitude Valley
A chic resort-style Mexican restaurant and boutique tequila bar located on James Street
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The Lodge Bar & Dining
Rodd & Gunn The Lodge Fortitude Valley
An exquisite 2-storey restaurant and bar housed in a stunning heritage-listed Queenslander
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sAme sAme
sAme sAme is a stunning contemporary 2-level Thai restaurant and bar in the Valley's chic Ada Lane
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SK Steak and Oyster
SK Steak & Oyster
Mad Men meets James Bond at Ada Lane's stunning world class restaurant and bar
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Gemelli James Street
Gemelli James Street
This slick contemporary Italian dining oasis brings delectable Italian cuisine to a prominent Valley corner
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Sunshine Mediterranean Eatery
Sunshine Mediterranean Eatery
Sunshine is a unique vegetarian Mediterranean eatery with the option to dine in or take away
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Bar Tano
Bar Tano Fortitude Valley
A chic Italian apperitivo bar which sits alongside its sibling Gemelli James Street in the fashionable Fortitude Valley precinct
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Cru Bar
Woman reading a menu in window of Cru Bar in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley at night
Since the day it first drew open its sheer curtains, Cru Bar and Cellar has been a magnet for drinkers of all ages
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At Sixes & Sevens
People drinking outside At Sixes and Sevens Bar in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley
At Sixes and Sevens is a gorgeous public house come gastro pub inhabiting one of the area's oldest surviving buildings
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The Green
The Green Fortitude Valley
A Middle Eastern inspired urban oasis serving breakfast and lunch daily from its leafy plant-filled home
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Harvey's Bar & Bistro
Harvey's Bistro, Fortitude Valley, James Street, Brisbane
This upmarket bistro in a cool summerhouse style setting has become something of a James Street institution
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ēmmē
ēmmē Fortitude Valley
ēmmē is a stunning light-filled diner dishing up an ever-evolving menu, breathtaking interiors and exceptional brews on James Street
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ESSA Restaurant & Bar
Essa Restaurant Fortitude Valley
ESSA has opened its doors to a luxe new level of bespoke dining
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