The Ultimate Guide To West End Restaurants

Known as one of Brisbane’s most eclectic neighbourhoods, West End doesn’t just offer up a diverse mix of shopping destinations and cultural experiences. Home to a melting pot of cuisines, West End is one of the best suburbs in Brisbane to taste your way around the world.

From casual BYO bites or an upscale dinner, there’s a plethora of dining destinations for every occasion.

Rich & Rare

West Village has welcomed yet another exciting addition to its varied line-up of culinary offerings… and this one’s for the carnivores! Rich & Rare has entered the chat to offer premium fare without any pretentiousness.

This Manhattan-inspired, 150-seat restaurant offers up a menu of fifteen different steaks, sourced from Australia and Japan, each boasting a unique flavour profile. But if you’re not craving a steak, you can dine on briny fresh oysters (opened on order), lobster or line-caught kingfish.

The beverage menu brings its own bevy of delights, with whiskey, wine and spirits to choose from to wind down after a long week.

West Village Garden Pavilion, 97 Boundary Street, West End

IPPIN Japanese Dining

The restaurant on everyone’s lips lately is IPPIN, one of the best new restaurants in West End.

Showcasing the best of Japanese cuisine, the menu is packed with yakitori grill specialty dishes featuring wagyu beef or chicken. For the seafood lover, the recommendation has to be their signature toothfish or tempura cuttlefish. For the foodie who’s tried it all, we recommend the lobster popcorn for a flavour sensation.

Make the most of your relaxing and romantic night out at IPPIN by ordering a cocktail from their creative menu of signature cocktails, mocktails or Japanese whiskies.

Tenancy 2, West Village, 97 Boundary Street, West End

Pilloni

A new Sardinian restaurant has landed in West End! Pilloni celebrates Sardinian cooking and culture with its delicious menu, where everything has been touched by fire. Sip drinks at the ivory-coloured Sardinian marble bar or dine alfresco on the terrace with a classic fifties-style aesthetic.

This sister venue to La Lupa is inspired by agriotourismo (farm stays), but its rustic stylistic inspiration doesn’t hold it back from offering an extensive wine list and a hearty menu of meat and seafood cooked over flame, pasta made in-house and pizzas that will have your mouth watering at their scent alone.

166 Hardgrave Road, West End

Lefkas Taverna

Lefkas Taverna’s passion is to tell their story through their food. Each dish on their menu is an ‘edible story’, inspired by a moment in Greece.

Operating since 1991, this wholesome Greek restaurant in West End has a traditional village vibe, and owner John Theoharis boasts that the restaurant serves the very same food he has eaten his whole life.

Sitchu Tip: Planning a solid catch-up with the gang? BYO wine nights are Wednesday & Thursday each week, with an $8 corkage fee.

170 Hardgrave Road, West End

Vegan Restaurant West End

Craving honest, authentic Chinese food that’s entirely vegan? This restaurant is about to become your new favourite! Adored by West End locals and the vegan community of Brisbane, this unassuming restaurant goes by the simplistic moniker of “Vegan Restaurant”.

Ideal for a midweek casual dining experience, you’ll enjoy hearty share plates of lemon chicken, sweet and sour pork, dim sum and so much more from the generous menu.

5/209 Boundary Street, West End

Yamas Greek & Drink

Yamas means “a toast to good health” in Greek, and you’re encouraged to do so while you dine here! Open for lunch and dinner, you can dine to your heart’s content on nothing but the freshest fish, meats and produce that’s designed to be shared, as Greek food is as much about the meal as the people you share it with.

Whilst Yamas is a newer addition to the Brisbane dining scene, it’s quickly establishing a reputation as one of the best Greek restaurants in West End.

Sitchu Tip: The halloumi chips and grilled lamb ribs are our picks for the tastiest mezze plates - they also make the perfect crowd-pleaser if your table isn’t sure where to start their order!

West Village, 45 Mollison Street, West End

Caravanserai

The restaurants in West End are one of our favourite ways to experience new cuisine, and Caravanserai is a brilliant place to do just that!

Dishing up a mix of modern and traditional Turkish fusion treats, this energetic and vibrant restaurant effortlessly brightens your day with its delectable meals. Think moreish mezze platters, spiced dips scooped up with pide bread and filo pastry cigars stuffed with hearty vegetables.

1 Dornoch Terrace, West End, 4101

Convent Garden

A Sunday session at Covent Garden is a surefire good time. Inspired by its London namesake, this gorgeous gin bar and restaurant houses an incredible 700+ gins, so you can sample something new and find a brand new favourite G&T concoction. It’s also one of Brisbane’s very few entirely gluten-free and coeliac-friendly venues, from small bites to share plates.

So if you’re searching for one of the best restaurants in West End, book a Sunday visit to Covent Garden for the iconic bottomless brunch offering on tap here.

142 Boundary Street, West End

Now that you’ve dined at your favourite West End restaurants, why not move on to the next suburb? We’ve wrapped up our favourite South Brisbane restaurants here. Or if you’re full, pop by one of Brisbane’s best bars for a nightcap.