Nostalgia-laced arcades, chilled-out parks, and live music spots — this is musician Hope D’s Brisbane Travel Playbook.

Brisbane

"One of my favorite places to go to is this place called B Lucky and Sons in The Valley. It's like an arcade bar. They have drinks and food and really fun arcade games. It takes you back to when you used to go to Timezone as a kid and spend all your money."

B. Lucky & Sons

"I really love The End in West End because it's such a beautiful bar. And it's very intimate. They have incredible drinks and incredible people and the live music there is amazing as well."

The End

"Netherworld: incredible bar, incredible games, amazing food, stunning staff. Everything in there is just amazing. And again, takes you back to when you were a kid. But cooler, like a way cooler kid."

Netherworld

"The Brightside holds a special place in my heart. The gigs that they put on are incredible. That was actually where I played one of my BIGSOUND sets in 2019 I think so it's very special to me."

The Brightside

"Parliament House is under the Story Bridge. They're all super duper lovely and so accommodating."

Parliament House Studio