All day - Brisbane Restaurants and Bars - Eat Drink
From morning to midnight and back again, EAT/DRINK is FourThousand's guide to cafes, bars and restaurants in Brisbane. We know the best coffee because we drink 20 a day (each), we know the good restaurants because we can't cook, and we'll tell you where to find hidden bars and other places that still let you smoke so that we can ask you for a cigarette when you get there. EAT/DRINK is as voracious as our appetites and a much better filter than our livers, which stopped working a long time ago. Email your EAT/DRINK suggestions to: talk@fourthousand.com.au
The Lemon Detox Diet
The thought of going without food for an extended period of time is nothing short of terrifying for the likes of me, let alone the twin gods of caffeine and alcohol. So imagine my surprise when my glamorous, fellow food-loving sidekick (let's call her Beyonce) announced she was embarking on a week-long lemon detox diet, consisting of nothing but lemon juice, ‘tree' syrup, cayenne pepper and herbal tea.
Birds Nest Coffee and Collectables
In all the years I've been indulging my senses around South Bank, never have I come across this gem of a coffee shop just under the William Jolly. C'mon - it is a rather inconspicuous location. Birds Nest Coffee and Collectibles only opened three months ago, but their coffee is rumoured to be ruffling feathers already.
7-Eleven Day
How can anyone fault them? They're sugary, icy cold, and compliment the very best alcoholic beverages. They're the perfect answer to the statements 'I'm hot' or 'I'm thirsty' or 'I'm a diabetic, I need more sugar.' In a perfect world they would sell them at restaurants and bars. Beer, wine, OJ, Slurpee.
Golden Circle cordial
"I feel like a glass of water..."
"That sounds about as appetising as a big pile of dirt."
An age old dilemma. Although not exactly a shining beacon of newness and discovery, GCc means that you'll never have to worry about the boring nature of your constant water consumption.
Please note that Cottee's is not a suitable substitution for this magic formula.
Lock n' Load
If you've been searching for an inner urban backyard that serves good strong coffee and free wi-fi, look no further than West End's Lock n' Load. The outdoor dining is so ‘serenity now' you'll think you're on holiday.
Whilst writing that love song, drafting your memoirs, checking the stock market or tweeting your brains silly you'd be wise to sample the menu.
Vintage Espresso
"If frankie made a cafe, this is what it would look like."
These are the wise words of frankie ed Lara, who recommended Vintage Espresso to me as the best place to go for coffee on the coast. Naturally I was instantly intrigued by the idea of a caffeine-meets-kitsch combo, having found disappointingly few such eat-n-browse options in Brisbane.
Jocelyn's Provisions
I once knew a girl who had never heard of a friand, let alone tasted one. ‘OMG,' I proclaimed, 'you're soo missing out.' Friands are like muffins only better. Almost a cross between cake and muffin, these dream cakes are super moist from their almond meal and egg white base (no flour here) - so as you can already begin to imagine, the friand is simply a superior baked good.
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