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MAP
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( 07-3257 0884; 20 Duncan St; mains $11-18; 10am-4pm & 5-9.30pm)
This modest, brightly illu-
minated hole-in-the-wall on the main Chinatown drag cooks up solid, chilli-heavy Thai
and Laotian, including
pla dook yang
(grilled whole catfish). Takeaways available.
Buzz
MAP
(
www.buzzfood.com.au
;
Shop 22, Emporium, 1000 Ann St; mains $10-23; 6.30am-3pm)
There's a real buzz
about this upmarket cafe in the flashy Emporium retail precinct, just away from the Valley
fray. It's an open-walled design (like so many places in Brisbane), with fancy red-and-
white awnings: inside, business conversations buzz over wagyu beef burgers, smoothies,
gluten-free salads and decent coffee. Aim for the home-made savoury mince with poached
egg and horseradish mayo.
CAFE
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Spoon Deli Cafe
MAP
CAFE
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-3257 1750;
www.spoondeli.com.au
;
Shop B3, 22 James St; breakfast $7-20, mains $18-30; 6.30am-6pm
Mon-Fri, 7am-5pm Sat & Sun)
Inside James St Market, this upscale deli serves gloriously rich
pastas, salads, soups and colossal paninis and lasagne slabs. The fresh juices are a liquid
meal unto themselves. Walls are lined with deli produce: vinegars, oils, herbs and
hampers. You'll feel hungry as soon as you walk in!
Garuva
MAP
ASIAN FUSION
$$
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( 07-3216 0124;
www.garuva.com.au
; 324 Wickham St; mains $25-27; 6pm-late Sun-Thu, 5.30pm-late Fri &
Sat; )
There's no signage here - just a pair of black doors next to the Wickham Hotel
leading into a rainforested foyer and a cushioned seating area draped with silk curtains (all
rather romantically
Arabian Nights
). The menu traverses a geographically loose Asian
realm from Japanese tempura vegetables to Thai chilli prawns and Turkish octopus. Book-
ings advised.
Wagamama
MAP
ASIAN FUSION
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-3252 8229;
www.wagamama.com.au
;
Emporium, 1000 Ann St; mains $18-22; 11am-9pm Sun-Thu, to
10pm Fri & Sat)
Sure, it's a chain restaurant, but Wagamama, with its long communal tables
