9 of the best Brisbane restaurants and bars with fireplaces

While Brisbane’s winters may be mild, don’t be fooled into thinking you won’t find anywhere to cosy up in front of a fireplace for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

From cottage conversions with original fireplaces to hatted restaurants that not only provide you with a fireplace to warm up during your meal, but use fire to cook the dishes on their menu, next time the temperature drops head to one of these nine Brisbane restaurants.

At Sixes and Sevens | Fortitude Valley

At Sixes and Sevens might be best known for its outdoor drinking and dining game on bustling James Street, but it shouldn’t be crossed off the list as a place to cosy up during winter.

The historic 1878 cottage provides shelter from the cool weather with indoor dining and a fireplace to warm your winter bones.

From vegan-friendly southern fried cauliflower to house-made pappardelle with beef ragu, the menu is packed with items to suit the wintery mood.

Given its James Street location, you’ll want to allow time for a side of retail therapy before or after your tipple.

Hope and Anchor | Paddington

You would never expect to find a gastropub in the United Kingdom without a fireplace, and Hope and Anchor in Paddington is no different.

Dating back to the late 1800s, this heritage-listed cottage has transformed from a bakery to an English-style gastropub serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Keep warm by the fireplace as you sample one of their ales on tap or enjoy a nightcap with a whisky from across the pond.

Alfred & Constance | Fortitude Valley

It’s not just a log fire keeping patrons warm at Alfred & Constance, but a wood fire oven producing pizzas and sizzling steaks too.

Serving lunch and dinner daily, you’ll find Italian inspired-fare such as gnocchi, Sicilian-style swordfish and woodfire pepperoni pizza on the menu along with pub classic burgers and wings.

With pub trivia each Tuesday, karaoke on Wednesday and live music each Friday and Saturday – you’re guaranteed entertainment with your winter meal no matter the day of the week.

For more ideas on how to fill your day before or after your meal, check out this Fortitude Valley guide.

Black Fire Restaurant | Brisbane City

When a restaurant has ‘fire’ in its name, you know you’re in for a toasty time.

Black Fire Restaurant (AKA Fuego Nero) on Albert Street in the CBD will warm you from the inside out with their Spanish and Mediterranean inspired menu.

From a chorizo and Manchego omelette in the morning to grilled chorizo bruschetta for lunch and an 11-hour suckling pig for dinner, put this Spanish restaurant on your dining list his winter. Pronto.

Homage Restaurant | Spicers Hidden Vale, Scenic Rim

Seek out the warmth of the fireplace at Homage Restaurant while dining at this chef-hatted restaurant.

This in-house restaurant in the newly rebuilt homestead of Spicers Hidden Vale, one hour west of Brisbane, not only has a log fireplace in the main dining hall and a toasty firepit just outside, fire plays a prominent feature in the preparation of the menu.

Embracing a ‘cooking with fire’ concept, the kitchen team makes use of coal pits, a rotisserie and coal oven in The Barn, and a Mibrasa grill using olive tree coals to deliver award-winning meals.

Plan a stop before or after lunch to stretch your legs along the way in Ipswich with this guide.

Scout Café | Petrie Terrace

Enjoy cosy cottage vibes at this inner-city cafe. Occupying an old shop that forms part of Brisbane’s oldest terrace house dating back to the 1920s, Scout Café provides cosy quarters to keep warm by the brick fireplace.

The menu changes frequently, serving fresh salads, Bagel Boys bagels and brunch special along with Coffee Supreme beans pouring through the coffee machines.

Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar | South Bank

Calories don’t count in winter, right?

Plan your next dessert at Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar and treat yourself to a Belgian waffle, churros, crepes or a dessert pizza.

Stay warm by the fireplace while you sip on a desert-themed cocktail such as Cotton Candy topped with raspberry fairy floss or Oh’Bubble with a milk chocolate rim and Bubble Gum Naked Pop.

If you need to work off your sugar high, explore South Bank and its art and culture offering with this guide.

Mandy’s on the Mountain | Clear Mountain, Moreton Bay

When you’re heading to the mountains in winter, Clear Mountain to be exact, you’ll be thankful for the crackle of a log fireplace to warm your fingers and toes before, during or after your meal.

Book your evening meal at Mandy’s on the Mountain, part of Clear Mountain Lodge, to enjoy the distant city lights twinkling in the distance with your meal.

You’ll find a menu packed with locally sourced produce and herbs direct from the Chef’s Herb Garden and Kitchen Garden – the lowest food miles you could wish for.

Want to cosy up by the fire for even longer? Check out these luxury escapes with fireplaces in Brisbane.