Brisbane Tourist Information
Brisbane Tourist Information
Shopping & Dining in Brisbane
Stylish, cosmopolitan, modern and vibrant - Brisbane turns shopping into a real treat. The Queen Street Mall spand two blocks with over 500 shops to explore. Fortitude Valley offers the oriental market stores of Brisbane's Chinatown where exotic delicacies can be found. Milton and Paddington have several designer shops, art galleries and book stores, while New Farm and West End offer authentic ethnic surprises. In addition, Brisbane boasts many interesting weekend art and craft markets - Riverside, South Bank and Brunswick Street, just to name a few.
The city centre is a shopper's paradise with the Queen Street Mall offering numerous stylish shopping galleries, boutiques, jewellery and souvenir shops and the Myer Centre for all your shopping requirements. The Queen Adelaide Building, the Brisbane Arcade, the Wintergarden and the sky-lit mezzanine floors of Broadway on the Mall are a delight for the avid shopper.
Brisbane has hundreds of restaurants and cafes to choose from. There are many international BYO restaurants for an affordable meal to tantalize the taste buds - these abound in the Fortitude Valley and West End areas. Brasseries and outdoor alfresco are also very popular due to the year-round good weather. Then, of course, there's the multitude of take-aways, fast food outlets and pubs offering inexpensive but tasty and filling cuisine.
