If you’re experiencing a bad day and find yourself stuck in the city – which location do you take a break in?
Is there a hidden bar or shop that makes for a great little hideaway?
Perhaps there’s a particular hidden spot of a particular garden near the city that’s excellent to relax in.
Or maybe you’ve found a little location inside a building that makes for a good quiet thinking place.
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Got to be the Atrium lobby bar at the very retro Brisbane Hilton. Its quiet and off the street. Great on hot days, the aircon is always very cool as is the cocktail list or tap beer. Free peanuts, wifi and newspers its more like the Qantas club. Look out for the $10 milkshake!
i love the little courtyard behind the Cathedral of St Stephen. it’s quiet, peaceful, and surprisingly isolated from the city humdrum that still screams only metres away beyond the courtyard walls and the adjacent buildings. when i worked in the CBD this was a calming little sanctuary to enjoy lunch or a coffee, in the sun, way from the perils of the CBD.
In the back garden of the Java Coast Cafe on George St, just a shop or two down from the Dendy. It’s like you’re not even in the city.
I like the courtyard near the Cathedral of St Stephen too! It’s one of the few outdoor spaces that is smoke free. Sometimes I go there for a nap at lunch time if I’m really tired.
I will agree with Kath – the Java Coast cafe is an oasis on George Street. On the other side of the CBD the best option is to get take away and head to the Botanic Gardens unless it is raining.
I agree about the Hilton Atrium. I also like looking down into the tiny garden behind the Customs House.
The Red Box at the State Lib of Qld is one of the most peaceful, scenic places in the city. Comfortable chairs, long seats people sometimes nap on.