Fortitude Valley
While the tinted glass panels, moody lighting and wine-lined walls set an understatedly elegant scene, this intimate, well-versed wine bar is…
Must-see nightlife in Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Melbourne siblings Trevor and Steven Simmons are behind this luminous, statement-making cafe-roastery, complete with coffee-plant greenhouse. Beyond its…
Fortitude Valley
TC Beirne would approve of this on-point yet democratic gastro-bar, housed in the Irishman's former department store. It's a great all-rounder, serving…
Fortitude Valley
Snug, wood-panelled Savile Row hides its assets behind an unmarked orange door. This is one of the city's best-stocked cocktail boltholes, with around 750…
Fortitude Valley
A stylish, grown-up bar that's one of Brisbane's best. Perch yourself at the polished-concrete bar, choose from the sharply curated wine list, and couple…
Fortitude Valley
A virtual village of stacked shopping containers, roof decks and artificial turf, X Cargo is not your usual boozer. It feels more like a sprawling…
Fortitude Valley
Dark, moody and downright sexy, Snack Man plays little brother to Happy Boy next door. The focus is on Euro wines, sharp cocktails and beautiful, small…
Fortitude Valley
After years designing interiors for A-list Melbourne restaurants, Luke Reimers headed north to design his own wine bar. The result is casually elegant Mr…
Fortitude Valley
In an old corner weatherboard, the maze of spaces at this slinky gastro-bar include fireplace-and-armchairs, intimate front porch and astro-turf yard. The…
Fortitude Valley
Jaws hit the floor at this opulent, multilevel bar, club and Italian restaurant. Named for a much-loved, long-demolished 1940s Brisbane dance hall,…
Fortitude Valley
It's party time every night of the week at this behemoth club, which offers a range of club spaces and bars for hedonistic night owls. DJ-spun tunes range…
Fortitude Valley
The first microwinery to open in Brisbane since 1860, City Winery makes vino from varietals grown in different corners of Australia. Good-value lunch…
Fortitude Valley
Slip into your slinkiest threads for the Valley's finest rooftop retreat, with a competent list of libations, including pickled-onion-pimped martinis and…
Fortitude Valley
Home to over 250 types of gin (including varieties rarely found in Australia), Proud Henry has every right to call itself a 'ginoteca'. Toast all things…
Fortitude Valley
You'll be pondering the days of Empire at this languid hideaway, channeling old British colonial outposts with its safari memorabilia and lush, tropical…
Fortitude Valley
A sassy enoteca with fold-back windows, Cru seduces oenophiles with a ferocious wine list. A hefty number of drops by the glass span all price points,…
Fortitude Valley
Not too Brit and not too Celtic (just enough of each), this vast elephant-coloured pub in the heart of Fortitude Valley does a little bit of everything:…
Fortitude Valley
True to its name, dim-and-skinny Bowery evokes downtown Manhattan with its exposed brickwork, gilded mirrors, booths and foot-worn floorboards. Nurse a…
Fortitude Valley
Queue up for one of Brisbane’s biggest and mightiest clubs. The music here is phenomenal, with multiple dance floors, a rooftop bar and elite DJs from Oz…
Bloodhound Corner Bar & Kitchen
Fortitude Valley
Starting life as a grocery store, this 19th-century pile is now a new-school Valley bar with a solid selection of rotating craft beers. Vintage brick…
Fortitude Valley
The Valley's grand old dame continues to draw a chilled, down-to-earth LGBTIQ+ and queer-friendly crowd for lazy, easy boozing. It's a sprawling, multi…
Fortitude Valley
Occupying a warehouse washed with geometric street art, this Valley micro-roaster pulls everyone from thirsty local tradies to Brisbane's coffee…
Fortitude Valley
Behind its spray-painted facade, buzzing, airy Campos pours some of the best coffee in town. Espresso-based single origins and house blends aside, the…
Fortitude Valley
Oh, hello! Fancy seeing you here! A top spot for those who like the idea of clubbing but find the reality a bit deflating, this convivial club is…
Fortitude Valley
What rooftop Elixir lacks in views it makes up for in ambience. Hurry up the stairs for a sultry, tropical playpen of lush leaves, flickering tealights,…
Fortitude Valley
Part of the sprawling Bunk Backpackers complex, Birdees fills, predictably, with hedonistic backpackers. Head up for three bars, a swimming pool and…
Fortitude Valley
French for ‘the hive’, split-level Laruche is indeed buzzing, with a decadent, outrageous fit-out and chilled, eye-candy crowds downing cocktails and…
Fortitude Valley
Pumping and popular, TBC pulls in some big name on the local and international dance and electronic music scenes. Acts who have hit the decks to date…
Fortitude Valley
Looking more like a hang-out for aliens than journos (picture sci-fi bar stools and glowing chandeliers), Press Club sets an offbeat scene for cocktails,…
Fortitude Valley
The combination of craft beer, giant Jenga and 4m shuffleboard table is not lost on Millennials, who stream into this big, polished playpen to let the…
Fortitude Valley
Minigolf, in a church, with cocktails awaits at Holey Moley (best booked ahead). Order a Hook, Lime and Drinker (tequila, agave, fresh lime and kaffir…
Fortitude Valley
Whisky is the star attraction at Sabotage, an affable drinking hole with cherry-red chesterfields, gilded walls, a '90s-heavy playlist and a sweet, timber…