Explore Fish Lane

In case you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, @gelatomessina has blessed our wallets (and our tastebuds, naturally), with a little 2002 throwback they like to call Messina Mondays… where you rock up in store and get some damn good ice cream cheap as chips 🍦✨⁠ ⁠ The lines we’ve seen have been insane, and we’re here for it. Get in before 10:30pm, get your scoops for only $3.80, and enjoy a little bit of sweetness without being scared of checking your bank account afterwards 😌⁠

Crafty people, this one’s for you! @aboriginalartco.au is bringing creativity to life with a free pop-up Jewellery Making Workshop in our Town Square this Saturday 16 May 🌿✨⁠ ⁠ Drop in from 1pm, gather beads, emu feathers and native seeds, and let your imagination run wild. Whether you’re crafting beaded earrings, a bracelet, or a statement necklace, the choice is yours. ⁠ ⁠ No bookings, no pressure, just good energy and a little creativity.⁠

Fish Lane’s going Greek for one night only (tonight, in case you missed the memo) 🇬🇷⁠ ⁠ To celebrate 50 years of @paniyiri Greek Festival, Town Square is turning it on with plenty of dancing, DJs, and those goodies you just can’t get anywhere else.⁠ ⁠ Learn the Zorba and enter the Zorba ‘til You Drop competition, snack your way through traditional sweets, and maybe even score tickets to the main event on the night.⁠ ⁠ It’s loud, it’s joyful, and it starts at 5pm tonight! See you in the circle.⁠

Lunch, but make it a two-high and a Trout Wellington with Circa Contemporary Circus at Marlowe in Explore Fish Lane. Swan Lake, but make it a circus spectacle. Duck Pond is QPAC next week from 13 to 16 May. 📸 David Kelly @circapresents @marlowebne @explorefishlane #atQPAC

Sundays in Fish Lane have somehow gotten even more fabulous 🍅🥂 Introducing Sunday Service at @marlowebne , where long lunches roll into rooftop cocktails, Bloody Marys are built tableside, and staying for “just one” is just out of the question. House-made tomato juice, blue cheese liqueur, Absolut or Beefeater, plus a perfectly salty Ploughman’s Gilda on the side sounds like a daydream made real to us.. Pair it with a Wagyu cheeseburger, herb-crumbed whiting & chips, or rooftop snacks in the sunshine and suddenly your Sunday plans are sorted. Unhurried, indulgent, effortlessly chic, exactly how Sundays in Fish Lane should be.

💎GIVEAWAY TIME 💎⁠ ⁠ We’ve teamed up with @qldtheatreco The Sapphires and @midtownbarbrisbane to give one lucky winner the ultimate feel-good night out ✨ ⁠ ⁠ You’ll score: ⁠ ⁠ 2 x tickets to The Sapphires on Thursday 21 May at 7:30pm at the Bille Brown Theatre, plus a pre-show dinner experience at Midtown Bar valued at $100, with your table booked for 5.45pm and a 90-minute dining service, perfectly timed before the show! ⁠ ⁠ Based on the incredible true story, The Sapphires follows four Yorta Yorta women who go from country Victoria to the frontlines of Vietnam entertaining troops, breaking barriers and discovering love along the way. ⁠ ⁠ Featuring ’60s soul classics performed live, including Respect, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough and The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss), this joyous, concert-style production is big-hearted, infectious and impossible to resist. ⁠ ⁠ How to enter: ⁠ ⁠ Follow @explorefishlane , @qldtheatreco and @midtownbarbrisbane ⁠ Like this post⁠ Tag your foodie and theatre-loving friends!⁠ ⁠ 🎫 The voucher must be redeemed on the night of the show (Thursday 21 May)⁠ ⁠ Terms and Conditions: ⁠ ⁠ Enter as many times as you like, just tag a new friend each time! The competition closes Tuesday 19 May. Winners will be contacted by 5pm on Tuesday 19 May. Entry is only available to Queensland residents. This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. For full T&Cs, visit the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ 📷 by @samscoufos for @holacompadre ⁠

However Mum likes to celebrate, Fish Lane’s got her covered:⁠ ⁠ Start long and luxe at @marlowebne with share-style feasting, magnum pours, and a DIY Bloody Mary cart rolling your way. Turn up the flavour at @chuthephat_bris with a bold, banquet-style, and a two-hour drinks package.⁠ ⁠ Or switch things up and go lush and a little wild at @southside_restaurant with dumplings, snow mountain buns, and bubbles in the jungle.⁠ ⁠ Here’s who’s open this Mother’s Day… so get in quick!⁠ @juliuspizzeria and @bar_rosa_southbrisbane for Italian delights⁠ @barbrutusbne and @makerbrisbane so you can properly spritz mum ⁠ @elplantamexican for excellent veg options⁠ @helloplease.co with their trendy Asian share-style menu⁠ @lunecroissanterie because nothing says I love you like perfectly laminated pastry ⁠ @gelatomessina slinging Mum-approved scoops⁠ @saccharomycesbeercafe pouring local brews from 12 noon⁠ ⁠ Book while you still can or wing it… just don’t forget Mum!⁠

This midweek miracle is definitely worth dressing up for 🥩🍷⁠ ⁠ @marlowebne is doing steak the way it should be: 220g Riverine sirloin, kissed by flame, fries on the side, and sauce your way. $38 keeps it classic. $49 adds a drink, and suddenly your Wednesday has plans.⁠ ⁠ Add a little extra (surf, turf, more sauce… go on), take this as a sign to let Wednesday drag its feet a little longer.⁠

Well this was one of the BEST meals we’ve recently had in Brisbane 😱🫶 It’s only April but I’m calling it that this will definitely be featuring on our top 10 list for 2026 already… so you should know how good I thought this experience was! Located in an old heritage building wi the art decor styling it’s a beautiful venue that even has 2 bars of its own - a rooftop for a vibey post work drink location or in the old bomb shelter that was a also a Cuban cigar joint 🍸 They offer a Sunday service that includes a roving Bloody Mary bar cart - that you can customise to your liking and have it made tableside 🙌 The food was really the winner here though - we started with their bisque & saffron oysters, curried crab brioche and the crispy Moreton bay bug tails - these were so delicious I’d order double next time 🤣 We also got the Saffron Risotto with smoked yabby (one of the best risottos I’ve had) and their take on a Coral Trout Wellington that was phenomenal 👏 You’ll find @marlowebne located in South Brisbane along @explorefishlane 🙌 📍Send this to the person that would love this cool art deco dining venue 🥹 - - - [ collab ] #brisbanefood #brisbanefoodie #brisbanerestaurants #brisbane #brisbaneanyday

One show, seven cocktails, endless ways to make a night of it on Fish Lane with @mjthemusicalau 🍸⁠ ⁠ 🍊 Headliner at @barbrutusbne : punchy, bittersweet and built to stand out⁠ ⁠ 🪩 Fedora Fizz at @chuthephat_bris : bright, citrusy and made to celebrate⁠ ⁠ ⭐ White Glove at @helloplease.co : crisp, floral and refreshing⁠ ⁠ 🎙️ Golden Mic at @maeve.wine : tropical, zesty, full of energy⁠ ⁠ ☕ Encore Espresso at @marlowebne : dark, bold and quietly luxe⁠ ⁠ 🍒 Red Jacket Martini at @midtownbarbrisbane : smooth, rich, a little indulgent⁠ ⁠ 🥂 Midnight Bellini at @southside_restaurant : light, peachy and sparkling⁠ ⁠ Sip before, after, or in between, because when MJ’s in town at @atqpac , we don’t stop ‘til we get enough.⁠ ⁠ P.S. Please note that while we love having fun with social design, the first slide is a digital render and not a reflection of the current street art on display in the laneway.⁠

This Sunday, this is where you should be. Outer Space × Fish Lane Art Market is back, bigger, louder, and stacked with Brisbane’s best. Prints, textiles, ceramics, zines, jewellery + more, fresh work from local artists taking over Fish Lane. @katiebourchier @tintins_trinkets @splitlevelworld @lil_grl_art @_jublian @lawn.bowls @blattandmatonelli @dacat_96 @sadasata @leyfreoo @trashbinn.art @cathscrafts_ @etcbody @eudaemonia.floristry DJ set, drinks by @kikikiosk , good people, good energy. Come through, stay awhile. Sunday 26 April, 2-5pm Fish Lane Town Square This event is proudly presented in partnership between @outerspace.brisbane and @explorefishlane , working together to support and showcase local artists within Magandjin/ Brisbane’s vibrant creative community.

If you needed a reminder… Fish Lane knows how to throw a party 🇬🇷✨⁠ ⁠ Hellenic dancing in the street, sweet Greek treats that hit every craving, and that unbeatable, sun-soaked energy… it can only be @paniyiri ’s pop-up coming back this May 9 from 5-8pm! Last year’s little slice of Greek goodness brought the vibes, and let’s just say we’re ready to do it all again for their 50th anniversary!⁠