Guidebook for Toowong
Food Scene
Open 7 days a week from about 7am – 2pm. They do great coffee and brunch – try the smashed avocado in particular!
2 min walk.
Nowhere Espresso
8 Bent StOpen 7 days a week from about 7am – 2pm. They do great coffee and brunch – try the smashed avocado in particular!
2 min walk.
Corner Store is a classy café in a renovated Queenslander, with interesting modern food for breakfast and lunch. Open 7 days from 7am – 2pm.
15 min walk.
17 locals recommend
Corner Store Cafe
113 Sylvan RdCorner Store is a classy café in a renovated Queenslander, with interesting modern food for breakfast and lunch. Open 7 days from 7am – 2pm.
15 min walk.
85 Miskin St is a fancy restaurant for special occasions with beautiful modern food and degustation options. Open for dinner Tues – Sat and breakfast Sat and Sun.
10 min walk, Miskin St
85 Miskin St
85 Miskin St85 Miskin St is a fancy restaurant for special occasions with beautiful modern food and degustation options. Open for dinner Tues – Sat and breakfast Sat and Sun.
10 min walk, Miskin St
Bean on Dean also does great coffee and brunch, you can often get fresh bread here as well. Open 7 days from about 7am – 1pm.
7 min walk, Dean St
7 locals recommend
Bean on Dean
45 Dean StBean on Dean also does great coffee and brunch, you can often get fresh bread here as well. Open 7 days from about 7am – 1pm.
7 min walk, Dean St
Drinks & Nightlife
Regatta Hotel is a famous historical landmark in Brisbane and really the centre of nightlife in Toowong. As well as the pub they also have a Street Café for breakfast and lunch, an underground speak-easy-style rum bar (the Walrus Club), and nightclub until late Thurs-Sat.
20 min walk.
72 locals recommend
Regatta Hotel
543 Coronation DrRegatta Hotel is a famous historical landmark in Brisbane and really the centre of nightlife in Toowong. As well as the pub they also have a Street Café for breakfast and lunch, an underground speak-easy-style rum bar (the Walrus Club), and nightclub until late Thurs-Sat.
20 min walk.
Parks & Nature
ANZAC Park is a large and well maintained park, great for barbeques, picnics, playgrounds, walking and cycling.
10 min walk.
6 locals recommend
Anzac Park
ANZAC Park is a large and well maintained park, great for barbeques, picnics, playgrounds, walking and cycling.
10 min walk.
Brisbane Botanical Gardens is large and beautiful, especially the Australian rainforest trails. There is also a summit lookout (great views of Brisbane city!), restaurants, cafés, and a Planetarium with shows for adults and kids daily.
20 min walk.
72 locals recommend
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt. Coot-tha
152 Mount Coot-Tha RdBrisbane Botanical Gardens is large and beautiful, especially the Australian rainforest trails. There is also a summit lookout (great views of Brisbane city!), restaurants, cafés, and a Planetarium with shows for adults and kids daily.
20 min walk.
Shopping
Toowong Shopping Centre is a smaller mall but has a grocery store (Coles), butcher, bakery, pharmacy, bottle shop, doctor, dentist, gym, etc.
20 min walk, Sherwood Rd
68 locals recommend
Toowong Village
9 Sherwood RdToowong Shopping Centre is a smaller mall but has a grocery store (Coles), butcher, bakery, pharmacy, bottle shop, doctor, dentist, gym, etc.
20 min walk, Sherwood Rd
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is one of the largest malls in the country – you really should be able to get just about everything you could need here!
25 min walk, Moggill Rd.
181 locals recommend
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
322 Moggill RdIndooroopilly Shopping Centre is one of the largest malls in the country – you really should be able to get just about everything you could need here!
25 min walk, Moggill Rd.
Essentials
Toowong Convenience Store on Dean St is great if you have run out of essentials – open 7am – 7:30pm daily. But you will find the Coles at Toowong shops much cheaper!
7 min walk, Dean St
Toowong Convenience Store
49 Dean StToowong Convenience Store on Dean St is great if you have run out of essentials – open 7am – 7:30pm daily. But you will find the Coles at Toowong shops much cheaper!
7 min walk, Dean St
Getting Around
Soudan St near Bent St, stop 24 station
Bus stop
Soudan St near Orchard St, stop 24 station
Bus stop
Toowong station
Train station