Work, rest, play at Queen Street Village.
Work, rest, play at Queen Street Village.
If you’re not au fait with Southport’s recent moving and shaking – we have some major catching up to do! For starters, a lush little destination known as Queen Street Village would rank highly on the list of reasons to swing by and see how 4215 is stepping. it. up.
Delivering a new super-slick spot to shop, sip and recreate in style, Queen Street Village’s $550 mil re-development surpassed our loftiest expectations for the location, which previously housed the old Southport hospital. Transforming the Queen Street strip into the hip kinda destination where there’s always something cool/fun/delicious happening, the boutique retail precinct boasts a slew of specialty shops, services and top tier sustenance spots.
With major drawcards such as premier grocer, Jones & Co IGA, and high-end film chain, Dendy Cinema, as well as a dedicated watering hole, boutique barber, gym, childcare and a cutting edge dental studio the Queen Street Village is already shaping up to be a jack of all trades. And there’s plenty more to come. #PassThePopcorn – we can hardly wait!
We’re rejoicing over the recent addition of a fresh-faced The Queen’s Arms Hotel (a reincarnation, technically speaking). Courtesy of a pearler of a revamp Southport’s rejuvenated pint-slinging icon is now a sight to behold. In addition to the requisite brews and impressive beer garden, the new-look QA also comes bearing upscale pub bites like Truffle Chips and Blistered tomato and burrata salad.
Joining the likes of Krish Indian and Say Sushi; if you’re a fan of fresh and affordable Asian eats served in a flash (yes, hi) – prime the tastebuds to meet QSV’s newest nosher, Wu Kong, courtesy of Brisbane’s Jackpot Dining crew. Swing by this new themed experience restaurant to enjoy lunch or dinner in a cave. Tuck into a delectable selection of fresh and fast food from traditional stir fries to Chinese roasts and noodles.
A new Terry White Chemist is opening in early May. Who among us isn’t here for swinging by the pharmacy to stock up on essential provisions (a new perfume or lippie) then rewarding ourselves for smashing the ‘ole to-do list with a little treat for the tastebuds for our efforts?
Rounding out QSV’s collection of delectable eateries are options like Barber Bros. Psst yes you can get a quick snip and coffee hit! Or nom your way around the world with everything from Mexican fave Guzman and Gomez, a drive through Oportos or Greek style eats from Yiros Shop.
Whether you’re down to make your next errand run feel a bit spesh, or craving something delish for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner, we reckon there’s beaucoup reasons to make Queen Street Village your plush port of call.
Where: 115-157 Queen St, Southport
When: Opening hours vary
Words by Kellie Leader
STORY SPONSORED BY QUEEN STREET VILLAGE
Don’t you just love it when a new café comes to town?! Especially one which gives you all the right feels with its eats, sips, looks, and service, and boasts a couple of srsly successful ‘siblings’.
Well jump in your car, on the G, on your bike, or just grab a fluro orange e-bike off the side of the road – whatever it takes to get you to Sens Coffee QSV in Southport. New to the CBD and not to be confused with the other Sens Coffee Co in Como Crescent, Sens QSV (which stands for Queen Street Village) is already fast becoming a Japanese fusion favourite!
Taking up residence in Queen Street Village, this indoor / outdoor venue rocks a stunning Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic and no, we didn’t mean wasabi…although there is a lot of green #SameSameButDifferent. “Wabi” stands for “rustic simplicity” while “sabi” means “enjoying the imperfect”.
It’s a Japanese philosophy that’s been around for centuries and is basically like a big ole blend of industrial, minimalistic, elegant and understated goodness. With a colour palette of muted greys, taupes, deep olive-green hues and other earthy tones, it’s a winner winner Japanese dinner breakfast or lunch (soz, no dinner here).
Think mossy green panelled-leather wall seating and mossy green panelled wall light fixtures which are literally #MatchyMatchy #GreenWithEnvy.
Set against the industrial grey walls, raw wooden floors, timber tables and chairs, and black bar spotlighting on the ceiling, it’s a beautifully paired-back modern space.
Head Chef Yuta Hosokawa started his career as a chef in Toyko at various restaurants, including Restaurant Paul Bocuse, a Michelin star slinging French institution.
After relocating to Sydney for a few years and further refining his craft, Yuta moved to the GC in 2021.
He became Head Chef at the ever-popular GOYA Café (previously also called Sens Coffee), designing and tweaking the menu to perfection.
Now busier than ever, he’s still Head Chef at GOYA, as well as at Sens Coffee Co, and now Sens Coffee QSV and we’re totally exhausted just thinking about a day in the life of Yuta…
So what can you expect from the menu here? A whole lotta darn delicious local meets Japanese fare, that’s what.
The signature High Protein Chicken Rice isn’t just insanely tasty, but totally protein-packing-peeps friendly. Imagine sous vide chicken breast (we’re talking a whopping 54g of protein) with house made Szechuan hot chilli oil sauce, shallot, coriander, bok choy, and dark sauce on steamed jasmine rice.
Sens also do epic takes on the humble hot dog, and we’re loving the Chilli Prawn Dog sick, with Thai style chili prawns, sliced cabbage salad, shiso and shallots served in a warm fluffy milky bun.
Taking it back a notch to the breaky time-slot, start the day right with a Slow Cooked Beef Cheek Benny, loaded with 8 hours slow cooked beef cheek, pickled apple, mizuna, and yuzu hollandaise on sourdough with lemon zest.
Or, if you’re after something sweet, how about a Lotus Biscoff Croffle. For those unfamiliar, a croffle is the lovechild of a croissant and a waffle, and this one has lotus biscuit, almond crumble, crème Chantilly and chocolate ice cream.
Beverage-wise, Sens QSV’s signature fresh juices and smoothies look as good as they taste, and you can’t go wrong with your coffee of choice brewed with Campos beans.
In this stinking heat, we’re partial to an Iced Matcha Latte with UJI matcha from Kyoto, which is the bomb diggity of matcha. Prepared using the youngest tea leaves in Japan, we are loud and proud ageists when it comes to our matcha.
With coffee connoisseurs and foodies long travelling from far and wide to experience (the OG) Sens Coffee Co and GOYA Café goodness, LBH – Sens Coffee QSV was always destined for VIP status. Like, FR.
Where: 129 Queen Street, Southport
When: 7am – 3pm, Monday to Sunday
Words by Bianca Trathen.
Images by Brittany Kreskas.
What would we do without cats? We’d be sad and our outfits would sporting a lot less fur, that’s what. If starting your day surrounded by cats, coffee and croissants sounds like your idea of heaven, do we have a purr-ler of a spot for you.
Get ready to hightail it to your new happy place, SupermarCat Cafe – the GC’s brand new cat cafe. Good meowing indeed!
Tucked just off Marine Parade in the Chinatown precinct, Southport’s latest coffee spot means our fellow “cat people” can now get double the oxytocin boost with their usual caffeine and eats fix.
Flanked by cute cats inside (and out) – the ‘can’t miss’ façade, framed by large windows to the street, offers the purrrfect vantage for SupermarCat’s fluffy residents to delight – and pass judgement upon – Davenport Street’s unsuspecting passersby.
Doling out all the usual cafe-style delights, Northern cat fans can now bliss out with their brew of choice, brunch bites like B&E rolls or and Chilli Scramble whilst making some cuddly new friends of the feline variety #WholesomeAlert #InfiniteChinScratchesIncoming
Literally and figuratively filling our cups, this feel-good snuggle spot is not just about the scritches and belly rubs (jks, we prefer our hands to remain intact). SupermarCat crew is fully committed to the #CatLyf – for those with a fur baby at home, they also stock a full range of aesthetic accessories to pimp out your abode.
“We’re more than just a café—we’re a community of cat lovers dedicated to creating warm connections and promoting feline welfare” they add.
For those eager to rub shoulders with the floofy four-legged residents (um, hello is that even a question?) – you can either book a session, or receive complementary entry for any food purchase of $15 per person.
Which, is an absolute no-brainer, since we could easily drop this on treats from the pastry cabinet alone… #Sold!
The tantalising display is packed daily with goodies like house-baked Cheesecake, Pain au chocolat, Pistachio and Raspberry Danish… and stay with us sweet fans, ‘cuz there’s plenty more where that came from!
They also offer soft serve on tap, with moorish flavours like Matcha served in their trademark charcoal waffle cones. Or if you’re in the mood for more of a meal, some authentic French Toast with berry compote (made by the French chef!) ought to do the trick.
Savoury fans can grab Avo Toast served on artisanal bread, green bowls of Nutritional Salad – or, if you’ve got a hankering for a classic, Chilli Scrambled Eggs is always the absolute cat’s whiskers.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a cafe without coffee (a prospect almost as sad as a pub with no beer)! SupermarCat has two freshly-ground coffee blends on offer alongside a smattering of Chai, Choc and Matcha-based beverages – which are known to arrive sporting adorable cat-inspired latte art, might we add! #Awww
So there you have it crazy cat people of the GC – it turns out the purr-fect cafe really does exist. We suggest you make like a cat on a hot tin roof and skedaddle over to SupermarCat, stat!
Where: 2 Davenport St, Southport
When: Daily, 8am-3pm
Website: linktr.ee/supermarcat
Instagram: @supermarcat.au
Words by Kellie Leader.
Images by Mathilde Bouby.
Keen to channel your inner movie buff and check out the latest blockbuster flicks? Perhaps you’re arty and prefer international films from arthouse and foreign productions? Or, maybe you just want to take the kids somewhere we’re they’ll actually sit still for a couple of hours these school holidays? All roads lead to one destination… and that’s the new Dendy Cinema in Southport’s Queen Street Village. Cue the popcorn emojis!!!!
In case you haven’t driven through Southport for a while, Dendy and Queen Street Village call the old Southport Hospital site home in this $550 million re-development project. The Gold Coast was chosen as the location of Australia’s newest Dendy as it has demonstrated a growing artistic maturity bolstered by a thriving film industry and local appetite for global cinema and discerning programming.
Dendy Southport boasts 11 stylish cinemas with a stunning foyer to relax before or after your film. The second-best thing about Dendy (we’ll get to the first in a moment…) is the broad range of curated content, with something for everyone from the highly commercialised Hollywood-star-infused flick, to family films, and award-winning movies and film festivals. The Dendy Arts program encompasses the very best theatre, opera, ballet and world art events captured for the big screen. Ooooh so cultured!
Now it’s time to talk and draw your attention to Dendy’s numero uno drawcard – each and every cinema is fully licensed!!! Not just one or two, ALL.OF.THEM! That means no more paying a premium price for the privilege of sipping on a sav while you enjoy a movie and really, that’s all the motivation we need. While you’re at the candy bar stocking up on all your cinema essentials, grab yourself a world-famous handmade Dendy choc top with premium ice cream, coz every movie day is cheat day.
There is an unprecedented number of major films either showing or scheduled for release and we are pumped!
Right now you can catch Elvis, Top Gun Maverick, Minions The Rise of Gru, and the Buzz Lightyear origin story – Lightyear. From Thursday July 6th get a healthy dose of Hemsworth in Thor: Love and Thunder, from Thursday 21st July global best-seller Where The Crawdads Sing co-produced by Reese Witherspoon will kick off, and Dr Who Fans rejoice with a double feature: Dr Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D (1966) showing from Sunday 10th July.
Dendy Arts will be screening National Theatre Live’s award-winning play, Prima Facie from Saturday 23rd July – 27th of July. The Met’s Live in HD Turandot opera is playing from 9th July until 13th July and Exhibition on Screen’s documentary, Canaletto & the Art of Venice, will air on July 16th, 17th and 20th. We feel important just thinking about attending these screenings.
To celebrate the school holidays, you can catch the latest family films for just $11 (until 10th July). While we’re talking about the kidlets, every Thursday at 10am you can catch REEL BUBS sessions for $11 (under 5s are free), when the cinema is a wee bit quieter. There’s also Budget Tue$days, Senior Wednesdays, and Student Thursdays with $9 tickets. Winning!
The Queen Street Village is serviced by the G:Link light rail with the Nerang Street station on the doorstep, as well as car parking accessed from Nerang and Queen Streets (currently only Nerang Street access open). And watch this space peeps because to complement Dendy, a range of restaurants and food outlets will soon be opening along with a children’s playground, IGA supermarket, chemist and health and beauty services. Translation, it’s shaping up to be our CBD’s stylish new one-stop-shop for all things entertainment, culture and convenience. Woo-hoo!
Where: Queen Street Village, Nerang Street, Southport
When: Daily sessions
Words by Bianca Trathen.
