The Green

The Green is a Middle Eastern restaurant on James Street in Fortitude Valley, established by Angela and Christina as a tribute to their Lebanese heritage and the multicultural Brisbane community where they grew up. The cooking draws on Lebanese traditions and a broader mix of Middle Eastern influences, with a focus on generous, communal eating rather than formal fine dining.

The menu covers breakfast, lunch and dinner, with dishes suited to sharing and plenty of vegetarian options. Breakfast includes The Green Shakshuka with roasted red pepper and tomato, eggs, Persian fetta and house bread; Turkish Eggs with muhammara, labne and hazelnut dukkha; and Mushroom Manoush, a Middle Eastern flatbread with mushrooms, fava bean, crispy chickpeas, herbs and eggs. Other choices include Village Breakfast, Beirut Benedict, Sujuk & Eggs and The Green Bowl, while sweeter options include Mahlabia and a spiced waffle with seasonal fruit.

For dinner, Friday and Saturday bookings offer a set menu from $60 per person, with à la carte dining also available. The restaurant’s communal approach makes it a natural option for getting a group together, whether for a relaxed breakfast, a shared lunch or an evening meal. The Green also runs events including Adana Sundays and the Dark Green Dinner Series, although the website provides limited detail about each event.

The atmosphere is described as warm and welcoming, with the experience shaped around the feeling of gathering at a family dining table. That sense of hospitality is central to the restaurant’s story: food is used to connect people with heritage, memory and one another. In Fortitude Valley, The Green suits diners looking for Middle Eastern flavours in a relaxed, social setting, with breakfast from 7.30am, lunch from 11.30am and dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings from 5.30pm. The restaurant states that it is open seven days.