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Urban
Spoon
Urban Spoon is a great
little app for the iPhone
that lets you search for
restaurants in your area by
type, location and price. It
also has user reviews and
even a cool feature called
The Scope which displays
the names of restaurants
overlaid on the camera.
Bombay Dhaba
220 Melbourne Street,
West End
Recommended by: Nitin
Stomach yearning for authentic
Indian food? Bombay Dhaba is
the perfect place to start your
3-course, lavish meal with a
meatlover’s mixed platter and
refreshing sugarcane juice.
We highly recommend the
Chef’s special, Butter Chicken
and Bihari Paneer Masala
with Cheese Spinach Naan
and Chicken Biryani. You can
sweeten the tastebuds with
Kulfi and Gulab Jamun. Winner
of Brisbane’s Best Themed
Restaurant of the year in 2009
and with 7 branches across
the city, this restaurant offers
the perfect way to spend your
evening amidst antique ambience
inspired by Dhaba’s Indian
heritage. Enjoy being mesmerised
by melodious instrumental
music. Also, don’t forget to
carry your student cards to grab
the Dhaba’s student loyalty
cards & availability of the range
of daily student freebies.
3846 6662 Mon-Thu:
12Noon-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Fri:
12Noon-2:30pm, 5:30pm-11pm; Sat:
5:30pm-11pm.
Upmarket
Restaurants
These listings are a little more
pricey. However, these might
be nice places to go with your
parents when they visit.
Alchemy
175 Eagle Street, Brisbane
We know the average student
can’t afford luxury restaurants
all the time, however if your
parents come to visit and insist
on taking you out somewhere
nice, we recommend this classy
little number. With polished
floorboards, glass chandeliers
and a breathtaking view of the
Brisbane River, the decor is as
magnificent as the European
inspired dishes. Brad, the headchef,
has worked alongside
some greats like Jamie Oliver
and Marco Pierre White. We
highly recommend the Striploin
of Beef with Herb Polenta,
which comes with spinach,
smoked tomato compote, red
wine and bone marrow sauce.
3229 3175 Mon-Fri 12noon-3pm;
6pm-10pm Sat 6pm-late
Kabuki Japanese
Restaurant
Stamford Plaza (Cnr
Margaret Street)
There is something so awesome
about eating at a Teppanyaki
restaurant. The atmosphere,
the smells, the personality of
the chef and good friends are
all crucial elements to a great
night out. Kabuki has definitely
mastered this experience. Sit
back and relax as your senses
are treated to the sizzling and
grilling of items such as the
Moreton Bay Bugs with mayonnaise
sauce, garlic and soybean,
or even the Tasmanian salmon
cooked with white wine and soy
sauce. It isn’t cheap, so make
sure you go with rich friends.
3221 1999 Mon-Fri: 12Noon-
2:30pm; 6pm-10pm, Sat: 6pm-10pm
Vegetarian &
Speciality
Fundies Organic
Wholefoods Café
219 Given Terrace,
Paddington
This top little organic café/fairtrade
market creates the perfect
destination for those wanting
to get out of the house, do
some grocery shopping and
have a tasty breakfast/lunch all
at the same time! This store has
all kinds of vegan, vegetarian,
gluten free, organic, free-range
and fair-trade products. The
whole area oozes health and
wellbeing. It’s a very popular
little area but once you’ve been
inside you will see exactly why.
3367 0293 Mon-Sat 7.30am-4pm;
Sun 7.30am-3pm
Photo: Drewe Clarke
www.wemakestuffgood.com.au
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