Atelier Brasserie in Fortitude Valley closes down

Brisbane’s hyper-competitive hospitality industry has just suffered another high-profile casualty, with a venue on a popular foodie street closing for good after little more than a year of operation.

BRISBANE’S hyper-competitive hospitality industry has just suffered another casualty.

Atelier Brasserie on the King Street foodie strip at the RNA has closed for good after little more than a year of operation.

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Experience restaurateur Charlotte Barakat opened the venue in October last year, focusing on modern European cuisine in a sophisticated space.

Charlotte Barakat

It was the first solo outing for Barakat, who ironically ended up competing with her own relatives, who operate Italian eatery Il Verde at the opposite end of King Street.

The family have been long-time fixtures in the city’s restaurant scene and ran the renowned Gino’s Italian Restaurant at Hamilton.

Barakat, whose LinkedIn page says she still oversees Gino’s, as well as Northshore Riverside Café, did not return a call seeking comment yesterday.

The demise of Atelier follows the closure in May of King Street’s upmarket and lavishly-appointed food hall Mercado.