Brisbane City Council has announced that Kangaroo Point Bridge cafe, the city’s first above-water restaurant, is set to open within weeks following a recent fit-out.
The 60-seat Mulga Bill’s cafe provides casual dining options for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Alice Street landing.
Inspired by Banjo Patterson’s poem Mulga Bill’s Bicycle, the cafe’s name celebrates the bridge’s function as a critical active transport link to ease congestion and keep Brisbane moving, said Council Transport Chair, Ryan Murphy.
“The opening of Mulga Bill’s and Stilts will transform the Kangaroo Point Bridge into one of the city’s premier dining destinations, creating more for people to see and do on our beautiful Brisbane River,” said Cr Murphy.
“Brisbane is renowned for being a river city and these new dining destinations will provide a space for people to enjoy Brisbane’s incredible lifestyle while taking in panoramic views of the river, CBD and Story Bridge.
“The Kangaroo Point Bridge will be the perfect destination for residents and visitors alike before, during and after the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games to enjoy the best of Brisbane.”
A second dining option, Stilts – a 130-seat restaurant inspired by the stilt-based construction of the iconic Queenslander home – perched above the CBD-end of the bridge will offer upmarket dining specialising in modern Australian cuisine when it opens.
Both venues offer breathtaking views of the CBD, Brisbane River, Story Bridge, Kangaroo Point Cliffs and City Botanic Gardens.
The opening of the city’s newest must-do dining destinations will complete the $288-million Kangaroo Point Bridge precinct, just over two years after construction began.
The Kangaroo Point Bridge was the third active transport bridge to open in 2024, including the Council’s Breakfast Creek / Yowoggera Bridge and the privately-funded Neville Bonner Bridge.
