Best Burgers in Brisbane: Valley to West End

The best burgers in Brisbane are found in Fortitude Valley and New Farm, in West End and South Brisbane across the river, and in the CBD. Paddington, Woolloongabba and the Howard Smith Wharves precinct, under the Story Bridge, add more. Pubs, beer gardens and food precincts carry much of the scene.

Queensland is Australia’s largest beef-producing state, so Brisbane burgers sit close to the source. The state also grows most of the country’s pineapples, the fruit that turns up in the Australian burger with the lot. The subtropical climate keeps people eating outdoors most of the year, on verandas, in beer gardens and along the river. One local seafood worth knowing is the Moreton Bay bug, a flat slipper lobster named after the bay east of the city.

Burgers in Brisbane: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Fortitude Valley, New Farm, West End, South Brisbane, the CBD, Paddington and Woolloongabba.
• Local produce: Queensland beef, pineapple and Moreton Bay bugs.
• Currency: Australian dollar (AUD), with GST included in menu prices.
• Climate: hot, humid summers and mild winters, so beer gardens stay busy all year.
• Getting around: CityCat ferries on the Brisbane River, plus buses and trains.
• What our guides check: where the beef comes from when the menu claims Queensland origin.

Every guide we publish on Brisbane is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify, and all of them sit in our burger restaurant guides.