The Australian's list of Australia's hottest 50 restaurants is out and Brisbane has managed to score five entries.
Included were -
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| Pablo Tordesillas, Ortiga. |
Ortiga, Fortitude Valley
Ortiga has won awards on many levels and continues to prove it's dominance in the Brisbane food landscape. A perfect accompaniment to a trip to GOMA to see Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado
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| Alejandro Cancino |
Urbane Brisbane CBD
New Chef Alejandro Cancino continues the tradition of innovation at Urbane with a menu that delights on so many levels.
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| Petit fours at Seaduction |
Lifting the food offering at Surfers to a new level, Seaduction delivers on both food and position.
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| Ben Devlin, Ryan Squires and Cameron Murchison are the brains behind Esquire. |
Esquire, Brisbane CBD
Brisbane's only three hat restaurant is no surprise on this list.
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| Alastair McLeod, Executive Chef, Tank |
Tank, Brisbane CBD
I lunched at Tank recently and enjoyed both the food and the presentation of dishes with sauces and smokes to amuse and beguile.
Outside the Top 50 but on The Australian's must do list for Queensland were-
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| Stokehouse at Southbank |
Alchemy, Brisbane CBD
Sake, Brisbane CBD
Helenika, Gold Coast
Wasabi Noosa, Sunshine Coast
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| Sake flight tasting at Sake Restaurant |
My local must do list would be slightly different, but what about yours? Who would you put on the list? Please leave your restaurant inclusions in the comments below.