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NOT: Depot Emporium, Shop 31 Emporium, 1000 Ann St, Fortitude Valley

By CazM ⋅ January 27, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Two years ago when I was a full time Fortitude Valley dweller, breakfast was synonymous with Depot Emporium, but since making the move to the other side of the river, I don’t get to the Valley half as much as I’d like to. When invited to breakfast last week with my friend JC, who also [...]

HOT: Cafe Bouquiniste, 2/121 Merthyr Rd, New Farm

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ January 4, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

A bouquiniste is someone who sells books, but Cafe Bouquiniste is a little workers cottage cafe which sells all manner of nice things, not just books. I can just imagine how much fun the owner Meredith has picking up delightful objects for her cafe store, from Chinese bamboo tea trays, silk scarves, Moleskine notebooks and [...]

HOT: Thai Charms Restaurant, 1/92 Merthyr Rd, New Farm

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

There’s a little strip of shops across the road from Merthyr Village where it seems restaurants have difficulty in keeping business. In the few years that the Jetsetting Parents have become New Farm locals, the location has variously housed a Vietnamese restaurant, a South American restaurant and who knows what before that. Don’t let the [...]

HOT: Pintxo Spanish Taperia, 561 Brunswick St, New Farm

By CazM ⋅ November 24, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Pintxo (pronounced Pincho) Spanish Taperia in New Farm combines an old concept (thanks to our Japanese friends at Sushi Train) with a new style of Spanish cuisine. The net result is a cool new gastronomical experience that takes me back to balmy, boozy nights on La Rambla in Barcelona. I had to consult Google to [...]

HOT: Burger Urge, 542 Brunswick St, New Farm

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today we welcome our first post from a guest blogger, Matman. Matman is a self-proclaimed aficionado of all things burger, so this week’s he’s giving us his view of the gourmet burger wagon that’s rolled into Brisbane in recent years. Welcome Matman! With relaxed decor mixed with indy music posters and laid back staff befitting [...]

NOT: The Patio, The Coro Hotel, 28 McDougall St, Milton

By CazM ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

McDougall Street Milton is home to some very well known corporate enterprises, whose associates and employees would be chomping at the bit to have a local, stylish establishment to sip coffee in the mornings and beer in the afternoons. On the surface, The Patio at The Coro Hotel looks to provide all that and more [...]

HOT: Depot Emporium, Shop 31 Emporium, 1000 Ann St, Fortitude Valley

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ November 2, 2009 ⋅ One comment

When I told CazM how much I enjoyed my breakfast at Buzz Bistro, she suggested that I give its neighbour a try. Depot Emporium is an altogether more glamourous beast, with a four-sided centre bar presiding over a large shaded open space, plus a smaller indoors area housing a coffee station with a jagged mirrored [...]

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