Boom Boom Room Izakaya to open in old Brisbane bank vault

A cool new basement Japanese eatery and bar will open in the CBD, promising top quality food and even better cocktails

Brisbane’s CBD will welcome a cool new underground Japanese eatery and bar, complete with a private dining room inside an old bank vault.

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Boom Boom Room Izakaya will launch on October 2, filling the spot previously occupied by The Boom Boom Room, underneath acclaimed Chinese restaurant Donna Chang.

The moody fit-out at the new Japanese Izakaya.

The new concept from The Ghanem Group will feature a Japanese snack menu designed by exec chef Jake Nicolson with dishes running from a barramundi katsu bao burger to miso-glazed toothfish with bonito mayo. While beverage director Aaron Clark has created a cocktail menu incorporating Asian flavours such as pickled ginger, lychee and green tea.

The barramundi katso bao burger at Boom Boom Room Izakaya in Brisbane.

“We have seen great success leveraging The Boom Boom Room as an extension of Donna

Chang and really saw the potential to bring a relaxed, dark and moody basement restaurant

and bar, with a real intimate feel,” says Nehme Ghanem, from The Ghanem Group, also behind venues including Blackbird Bar & Grill, Byblos and Lord of the Wings.

The bar at Boom Boom Room Izakaya.

“We have been developing the Izakaya concept for a while now, however, the decision to

transform and reimagine The Boom Boom Room was definitely made in light of the current

landscape.”

The basement venue in the former Queensland Government Savings Bank building will feature seating for 140 with the current COVID restrictions, and much of the same fit-out as before, with a few small tweaks. There will also be private dining hidden within the old bank vaults.