Top restaurants serve up gourmet lockdown takeaway

Forget queuing at the supermarket or greasy fast food, here are the best gourmet take away options in Brisbane.

Lockdown caught you with nothing in the fridge? Never fear.

Some of Brisbane’s best restaurants are ready to serve you takeaway during lockdown with everything from award-winning pizza to chef-hatted Middle Eastern treats on the menu.

Here’s where to find the best take away:

GERARD’S BISTRO

14/15 James St, Fortitude Valley

Take away from 5pm Wednesday and Thursday

Nightly Middle Eastern-themed set menus including rice pilaf, lamb shawarma and wood-fired breads; plus wine and cocktails.

BIANCA

5/46 James St, Fortitude Valley

Take away from 5pm Wednesday and Thursday (order from 3pm)

Italian food including antipasto, pasta and salads, plus wine and cocktails.

SAME SAME

3/46 James St, Fortitude Valley

Take away from 5pm Wednesday and Thursday (order from 3pm)

Gourmet Thai food including pad see ew, green papaya salad and curries; plus wine and cocktails.

HONTO

Alden St, Fortitude Valley

Take away from 5pm Wednesday and Thursday (order from 3pm)

Japanese fare including sushi, gourmet snacks such as karaage chicken burgers and lobster katsu sando, and dumplings; plus cocktails and wine.

SOUTHSIDE

63 Melbourne St, South Brisbane

Take away from 5pm Wednesday and Thursday

Modern Asian including noodles, dim sum, fried rice; plus cocktails and wine.

JULIUS PIZZERIA

77 Grey St South Brisbane

Take away 5pm-9pm Wednesday and Thursday

Pizza, pasta and antipasto.

BECCOFINO

10 Vernon Tce, Teneriffe

Take away from 5pm Wednesday and Thursday

Their famous pizza, pasta and antipasto.

PING PONG

Gasworks, 76 Skyring Tce, Newstead

Take away 5pm-8.30pm Wednesday and Thursday

Modern Thai including holy basil prawn stir fry, curries, pad Thai and spicy chicken wings.

Sriracha & honey chicken bao at Ping Pong, Newstead.

E’CCO BISTRO

63 Skyring Tce, Newstead

Take away 5pm-7.15pm Thursday (order before 10am)

Modern Australian cuisine including gorgonzola gnocchi, braised beef cheek and slow-cooked lamb shoulder.

MELT BROTHERS

32/280 Queen St, Brisbane CBD

Take away 7am-3pm, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Gourmet toasties and drinks.

SPROUT ARTISAN BAKERY

76 James St, Fortitude Valley

Take away 7am-2pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Pastries.

BOTERO HOUSE

258 Adelaide ST, Brisbane City

Take away 7am-2pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 5pm-9pm Wednesday and Thursday

Three varieties of lasagne and one pasta, plus coffee, pastries and sandwiches.

KIN & CO

24 Macquarie St, Teneriffe

Take away 5.30pm-2pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Breakfast and lunch including acai bowls, avo toast, ham and cheese croissants and burgers, plus coffee and hot and cold drinks.

DICKI’S NEW FARM

893 Brunswick St, New Farm

Take away breakfast and lunch Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

This plant-based cafe is serving up meat-free dishes such as burgers, baos and burritos, plus cakes and coffee.

YAVANNA EAT

9/2 Latrobe Tce, Paddington

Take away noon-3pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 5.30pm-8pm Wednesday and Thursday

This plant-based eatery is serving up lunch and dinner including spiced pumpkin puffs, burgers and vegan fried “chicken”.

PARADISE FORTITUDE VALLEY

39 Alfred St, Fortitude Valley

Take away 7am-noon Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

For Padre coffee and breakfast such as sticky date waffles and avo on toast.

SMOKEY MOO BRISBANE

Gasworks Plaza, 68 Longland St, Newstead

Take away noon-8pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Smoked barbecue dishes such as ribs and brisket.

SIFFREDI’S BNE

26 Vernon Tce, Teneriffe

Take away noon-2pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Special menu with snacks such as oysters with yuzu and fingerlime, mains including wild boar ragu and a dessert of sticky toffee pudding.

BILLYKART

Annerley and West End

Take away 7am-12.30pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Coffee and breakfast items such as Bircher muesli and ricotta pancakes.