If you're out and about attending events in the Heritage City or just looking for somewhere to grab dinner and a drink with friends and family, here's a handy list of the best places that are open at night in Ipswich Central.
The Rusty Nail
Ipswich's newest tapas bar is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and nights for bites and brews. The Rusty Nail specialises in creating custom cocktails and delicious morsels of food. Opening times are 4pm-10pm Wedesday and Thursday, 4pm-12am Friday, 12pm-12am Saturday and 12pm-10pm Sunday.
Indian Mehfil
Indian Mehfil is an authentic Indian restaurant set inside a heritage building that used to be a bank. They also whip up some great cocktails!
Open for lunch (11.30am-2.30pm) and dinner (4.30pm-9pm) Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, lunch (11.30am-2.30pm) and dinner (4.30pm-9.30pm) Friday and open for dinner only (4.30pm-9pm) on Saturday and Monday.
Stony Creek Brewing Co
Stony Creek Brewing is the local place to be with its funky industrial décor and onsite-brewed craft beers. Think delicious burgers and slow cooked meat!
Open Wednesday and Thursday 12pm-9pm, Friday and Saturday 12pm-10pm and Sunday 11.30am-5pm.
Fourthchild Cafe and Restaurant
Fourthchild Cafe and Restaurant is a great café for breakfast, lunch and dinner, fully licenced with craft beer, wines and spirits.
Fourthchild is open 7am-3pm Sunday to Thursday and 7am-9pm Friday and Saturday.
Banshees Bar and Art Space
Banshees Bar and Art Space is a great spot for a pre or post-event drink and while you can't get a meal here, you can watch live gigs on the weekends. In fact they've single handedly brought over 500 bands to Ipswich since they started operations five years ago.
And recently they were a nominated in the Queensland Music Awards Metro Venue of the Year awards category.
The bar opens 6pm - 12am on Wednesdays and Thursdays and 7pm-12am Fridays and Saturdays.
Memories of India
Memories of India offers authentic Indian delicacies inside one of Ipswich’s beautiful old corner pubs. Open for lunch and dinner (11am-9pm) Tuesday to Friday and dinner (4.30pm-9pm) Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
UB's Milk Bar
UB's Milk Bar offers Masterchef created ice cream flavours, burgers, fries, house-made waffles, breakfast, loaded fries, milkshakes and gourmet desserts. The brie and caramelised onion burger has a wheel of deep fried brie and a wagyu beef patty - a must try!
Open from 7am-5pm Monday and Tuesday, 7am-8pm Wednesday and Thursday, 7am-9pm Friday and Saturday and 7am-3pm Sunday.
Ruby Chews Burgers and Shakes
Ruby Chews Burgers and Shakes offers a modern twist on a classic American Burger Bar.
Open from 11am-8pm six days a week, closed on Wednesdays.
Cottage Restaurant
Cottage Restaurant is a fine dining venue set inside a charming heritage Queenslander offering modern Australian cuisine.
Open for dinner from 6pm-9pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and until 10pm on Friday and Saturday nights.
Essence of Indya
Essence of Indya offers tapas and small plates as well as traditional and fusion Indian.
Open for lunch and dinner (11.30am-2pm and 5pm-9.30pm) Monday to Friday and dinner only (5pm-9.30pm) on weekends.
Bakehouse Steakhouse
This contemporary steak restaurant, set inside a century-old bakery, was named the best informal steak restaurant in Queensland in the 2020 Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence.
Bakehouse Steakhouse is open for dinner from 5pm-8pm Monday to Wednesday, until 8.30pm Thursday and Sunday and 9pm on Friday and Saturday.
Club Services Ipswich
At Club Services Ipswich you can order a selection of great dishes for dinner from the Longhorn Bar and Grill.
They've also got your favourite beers and cider on tap.
Open for dinner from 5pm-8.30pm seven days a week.
Ipswich Jets Leagues Club
A family friendly spot with a great restaurant and bar, Ipswich Jets, is a great place to enjoy a meal or a drink.
Open for dinner from 5.30pm-8.30pm Sunday to Wednesday and until 9pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
La Parrilla
La Parrilla, which simply means "the grill" in Spanish, is a South American restaurant offering takeaway and dining in options.
Open for lunch and dinner from 11am until 8pm Wednesday to Saturday and until 6pm on Sunday.
Prince Alfred Hotel
With the largest numbers of craft beers on tap in the Southern Hemisphere, the award-winning Prince Alfred Hotel isn't only hanging it's hat on it's beer offerings.
The restaurant also offers fresh red claw transported directly from Gympie every week, delicious steaks and more!
Open for dining from 10am until 9pm seven days a week.
Other places to eat
While Ipswich Central has a whole range of restaurants, there's also a few outside the CBD worth a mention.
Just outside of Ipswich Central you can head to The Racehorse Hotel and Brothers Leagues Club Ipswich.
A bit further away at Grandchester you can find the award-winning Homage Restaurant. Famous for it's paddock to plate dishes the hatted restaurant sits inside the Spicers Hidden Vale resort.
Up the Warrego Highway heading towards Toowoomba at Marburg you can find the Marburg Hotel open for dinner offering great pub fare and a deck area to enjoy a few drinks.
At Springfield you can find Ballistic Springfield - a craft beer brewery and restaurant open for dinner and if you're out Redbank way don't go past The Commercial Hotel Redbank.
For more places to eat including cafes see our Flavours page.