How To Support Queensland Businesses After Tropical Cyclone Alfred

What a week. Now that Alfred has finally shuffled off and things are slowly returning to “normal”, southeast Queensland and Northern Rivers residents are helping each other get back on their feet.

Many local small businesses have been affected by the storm either because of property damage or loss of income due to closures. One way to support these businesses is to (safely) head into your local venues.

Broadsheet took to Instagram to ask local businesses if they were back open and how we can support them. Here are the venues that are currently open.

The list below is being updated throughout the day.

Open as of Wednesday March 12, 2025

• Alchemy, Brisbane: The restaurant is back for regular trading.
• Alice, Brisbane: The late-night spot has reopened.
• The Alliance Hotel, Spring Hill: The local pub has reopened.
• Antico, Brisbane: The team is back from 4pm daily.
• Bakery Lane, Fortitude Valley: Open and ready to welcome everyone back.
• Barry Parade Public House, Brisbane: The Creole cocktail bar has reopened and is back to normal operating hours.
• Barrels & Stills, Brisbane: Both stores are open seven days per week.
• Bar Pacino, CBD: The riverside bar is open as usual from today. The team is also looking to take bookings for functions again.
• Before & After, CBD: Open as usual from 4pm until midnight.
• Blackstar Coffee Roasters: The team’s East Brisbane roastery has been affected by Norman Creek flooding, but the team has roasted coffee from last week and is ready for orders.
• Botanica Real Food, various locations: Botanica’s Red Hill and Teneriffe stores are open from Wednesday. All locations will return to regular trade from Thursday.
• Bos Restaurant, Brisbane: The team is back open for lunch and dinner with $50 lunch specials as well as a brand new menu.
• Botellon, Brisbane: The team is back and the venue is open for dinner.
• Brisbane Brewing Co, various locations: Both its Woolloongabba and West End venues have reopened.
• Brisbane Food and Wine Tours, various locations: The tour is back operating and hosting a progressive lunch in Newstead this weekend.
• Cafe Disco, West End, Brisbane: The team is back pouring coffee and wine from Wednesday to Sunday.
• California Lane, Fortitude Valley: The venues across the Fortitude Valley laneway are open and ready to welcome everyone back.
• Cobbler West End, Brisbane: The cocktail bar is back seven days a week.
• Common Vice, New Farm: The all-day diner is back to normal trading hours.
• Danny Boys, various locations: All stores are back in business.
• Death and Taxes, Brisbane: The CBD bar is back trading as normal.
• Detour, Fortitude Valley: Damon Amos’s pop-up is back and operating as usual.
• Doo-Bop Bar, Brisbane: The piano bar is open, with live music on offer from Tuesday to Saturday.
• Dr Gimlette, Brisbane: Welcoming guests back seven days per week.
• Emily Yeoh, Paddington: Open again as normal.
• Essa: Back to normal trading hours.
• Establishment 203, Fortitude Valley: The steakhouse has reopened.
• The Fifty Six, CBD: The fresh new Cantonese restaurant is open again, on the top floor of Naldham House.
• Frog’s Hollow Saloon, Brisbane: The bar is open as usual.
• Good Good, West End: The cafe is back and operating as normal.
• Greaser Bar, Fortitude Valley: Greaser Bar has reopened and the team is ready to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.
• The Green, Fortitude Valley: The Lebanese restaurant is open as normal.
• The Gresham, Brisbane: The heritage pub has reopened.
• Gum Bistro, West End: The 40-seater from Phil Poussarts and Lachlan Matheson is back to normal this week.
• Hanwoori, Brisbane: The Korean barbeque joint is back for lunch and dinner.
• Herve’s Restaurant & Bar, Albion: It will reopen from Wednesday night.
• Hoppys Prestige Car Wash, various locations: Open from today.
• Jocelyn’s Provisions, Albion & Fortitude Valley: The team shared that its stores are open again as of today.
• Jumbo Thai, Brisbane: Back to its usual operating hours.
• Komeyui, Spring Hill: The Japanese restaurant has reopened for lunch and dinner.
• Kuska Corner, Sunnybank: The Indonesian cafe is back in business.
• Libertine, Brisbane: The moody restaurant is open as normal.
• Lick Ice Cream, various locations: Stores at The Barracks and in Graceville have both reopened.
• Luckies Kitchen, Bulimba: Reopened and back to normal operating hours.
• Lulu Ramen, Paddington: The ramen shop is back to normal trading hours.
• Mademoiselle, Portside Wharf: The Parisian brasserie has reopened.
• Marchetti Cafe, CBD: Open again within Tattersall’s Arcade.
• Medley, Kangaroo Point: Back seven days a week from 7am.
• Milquetoast, CBD: The alleyway bar is back open for full dining.
• Mrs Brown’s, Newstead: The Newstead favourite has reopened.
• Naldham House, CBD: The swish new CBD spot has reopened and is operating as normal.
• The Nixon Room, Fortitude Valley: The hidden bar from the Essa team is back open from today.
• Nok Nok, Fortitude Valley: The cocktail bar is reopening from Wednesday.
• The Nurso, Chandler: The plant nursery reopened today.
• Open House, West End: The retail space has reopened.
• Peach Cafe, Brisbane: The pink-hued cafe is back with its full menu.
• Pepes Mexican, Various: All locations have reopened.
• Pipis Seafood, Mount Gravatt: The seafood joint is open now.
• Popolo, South Bank: Popolo has reopened and is ready to serve up Italian comfort food.
• Ramona Trattoria, Trattoria: The Italian restaurant and its neighbouring wine bar, Bar Rocco have both reopened.
• Red Hook, Brisbane: The New York-inspired joint is reopening today.
• Rex’s Cuisine, Acacia Ridge: The Filipino restaurant has reopened.
• Shabu House, Brisbane: The sushi buffet and shabu shabu restaurant is open seven days a week.
• Soba, West End: The barre, Pilates and yoga studio is running with a limited class schedule seven days a week.
• St Coco Cafe: Open and trading as normal.
• Stratton Bar & Kitchen, Newstead: The team is trading as normal from Wednesday to Sunday.
• Studio Cakes, Mitchelton: The cake shop is back. The team is encouraging customers to pre-order Easter treats and book school holiday classes.
• Suburban Social, Chapel Hill: The local eatery stayed open throughout and is trading as normal.
• Summa House, Fortitude Valley: Back trading at normal hours.
• Sunnyboy, Evans Head: Open from 7am, Tuesday to Saturday.
• Sunroom Store, Newstead: The specialty coffee and gift store is back and open as usual.
• Super Bowl, Fortitude Valley: The Chinese restaurant has reopened seven days a week.
• Tillerman, Brisbane: The restaurant reopens tonight for dinner.
• Top Up Korean Restaurant, Sunnybank: Back open as usual with warm and comforting Korean classics.
• Trove Cocktail Bar, Brisbane: The team is ready to serve bush tucker concoctions from 4pm until late.
• Vanilla Pod Specialty Cakes, Albion: The cake shop has reopened.
• Walter’s Steakhouse, Brisbane: The CBD steakhouse has reopened.
• Wang Chung, Manly: Reopening tonight at 5pm.
• Warisan, Fortitude Valley: The Indonesian joint is back to normal hours.
• White Lies Brewing, various locations: Its Seventeen Mile Rocks site is open, but its Sumner venue is reopening on Friday.
• Willa Blue Flora, Paddington: The florist is open and fully stocked as of today.
• Winn Lane, Fortitude Valley: The precinct has reopened and is ready to welcome everyone back.

Closed for now

• Pasteio Pasta, Paddington: The pasta shop is reopening from Thursday March 13.
• River Styx Recovery, Tarragindi: Can’t open as of yet.
• Teneriffe Dental, Brisbane: The dentist still has “an internal water feature” and is closed until further notice.

Remember, income support is available for eligible workers and sole traders. Head here for more information.

Additional reporting by Lucy Bell Bird.