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Local businesses, no chains · Updated October 2026

The restaurants of Brisbane

As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local restaurants in Brisbane, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Exhibition Restaurant (4.9 from 394 Google reviews), Little Provence Restaurant (4.9 from 224 Google reviews) and LONGTIME DINING (4.8 from 4,659 Google reviews).

Restaurants compared
44
Google reviews
64,804
Median rating
4.6

The restaurants of Brisbane: the top 40

  1. 4

    Opa Bar & Mezze

    4.8 from 4,020 Google reviews.

    Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle St, Brisbane QLD 4000

    07 2111 5155 opabar.com.au

  2. 8

    Niko Niko Adelaide St

    4.8 from 147 Google reviews.

    243 Edward St, Brisbane QLD 4000

    nikoniko.com.au

  3. 20

    La Vue Waterfront Restaurant

    4.6 from 843 Google reviews.

    Admiralty Towers 2, 501 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000

    lavuerestaurant.com.au

  4. 25

    Harajuku Gyoza Albert Lane

    4.5 from 2,161 Google reviews.

    T & G Building, 141 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000

    07 3210 1231 harajukugyoza.com

  5. 28

    Govindas Brisbane CBD

    4.5 from 708 Google reviews.

    358 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000

    0451 331 415

  6. 33

    Abra Wraps

    4.3 from 895 Google reviews.

    Soul Origin Brisbane Uptown, 91 Queen St, Brisbane QLD 4000

    07 3229 1891

Not a Chain compared 44 restaurants in Brisbane, QLD, with 64,804 Google reviews between them. Of these, 40 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 1,181 reviews.

Of the restaurants compared, the most reviewed is Betty’s Burgers, with 4,735 Google reviews at 4.7.

How this list is ranked

Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews.

A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.

The whole method and its rules

Questions

Which local restaurants in Brisbane, QLD, not chains, are the most fairly rated?
As of October 2026, the three most fairly rated local restaurants in Brisbane, QLD on Not a Chain, with chains left out, are Exhibition Restaurant (4.9 from 394 Google reviews), Little Provence Restaurant (4.9 from 224 Google reviews) and LONGTIME DINING (4.8 from 4,659 Google reviews).
How does Not a Chain rank restaurants in Brisbane, QLD?
Businesses are ranked as in the fairly rated method, but only those whose name and website each appear in no more than two places in Australia are listed, so chains and franchises are left out. Each needs at least five Google reviews. A business that shares its name with unrelated businesses elsewhere can be left out by mistake, and being part of a chain says nothing about quality.
How many restaurants in Brisbane, QLD did Not a Chain compare?
Not a Chain compared 44 restaurants in Brisbane, QLD, with 64,804 Google reviews between them. Of these, 40 meet this list's method. The median rating is 4.6 from a median of 1,181 reviews.
Can a business pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. Every business is ranked by the same published method, and no business can pay to be listed or to move up.