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( 07-4638 0727;
www.facebook.com/artisanpizzaandsandwich
; 41a Russell St; mains $8-20; 11am-9pm Tue-
Fri, 5-9pm Sat)
Artisan is a hip, semi-industrial space with long, chunky-timber communal
tables, stainless-steel chairs, old floorboards and art-deco ceilings. The busy open kitchen
in the corner serves up simple pizzas, salads and flat-bread sandwiches. Good coffee too.
Park House Cafe
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( 07-4638 2211;
www.parkhousecafe.com.au
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92 Margaret St; mains cafe $10-25, restaurant $29-35; 7am-late)
Facing Queens Park, this chic cafe has a lovely verandah and streetside patio, plus a new
dining room being built when we visited. Gourmet sandwiches, hefty salads (try the
seared lamb with fetta and roasted pumpkin), pastas, grilled meats and seafood lure pram-
pushing mums from the park. At night the cafe vibe mutates into an upmarket restaurant
scene, with generous pours of wine by the glass.
Phat Burger
MAP
( 07-4638 4738;
www.phatburgers.com.au
; 520 Ruthven St; burgers $7-19; 10am-9pm)
Cheerful Phat
plates up brilliant burgers with lurid orange napkins to mop up any spills. Top of the cal-
orie charts is the Burghoffer, which is big enough to stop traffic (if you manage to eat one
in its entirety at a single sitting, drop us a line). We love the home-made ground chilli
paste.
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Chutney Mary's
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( 07-4638 0822;
www.chutneymary.com.au
; 335 Ruthven St; mains $17-20; noon-3pm & 5pm-late)
Spice
up your Toowoomba tenure with a visit to Chutney Mary's, where reliable curries, naans,
tandoor and rice dishes accompany colourful dangling Indian trinkets.
INDIAN
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Gip's
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( 07-4638 3588;
www.gipsrestaurant.com.au
; 120 Russell St; mains $20-34; 9am-9pm Mon-Fri, 11.30am-9pm
Sat)
Despite the slightly whacky name, Gip's is a classy set-up occupying the billiard room
of historic Clifford House (1860). Regionally sourced delicacies dapple the menu: More-
ton Bay bugs, Junee farm lamb rump, braised Bangalow pork belly. If the sun is shining,
head for the jacaranda trees in the garden courtyard.
