Soup Season

When the degrees drop (even if it's not much here) there's nothing better than food that warms you up. And soup definitely falls into that category. If you're not in the mood to simmer something on the stove for two hours, here's where you can go for your soup intake.

Taro's Ramen & Cafe – Ground Level, Boeing House 363 Adelaide St, Brisbane

Taro's ramen is raved about even interstate. They've got three kinds of tonkotsu as well as other staple broths. If you're not in the mood for soup (guess soup-friendly weather is an only occasional occurrence in these parts) they do a tsukemen option too.

Trang –  59 Hardgrave Rd, West End

As long as you go to a place that makes authentic Vietnamese cuisine, chances are you'll get a half-way decent bowl of pho. If you're looking for a superior slurp you may have to be choosier, but there's no shortage of knock-out pho places. Many have dubbed Trang the best place to get pho in Brisbane. Other top places for pho: My Pho Bar (Jindalee); The Vietnamese (Fortitude Valley); Vietnam House (city).

Garnishes –  18 Edmondstone Rd, Bowen Hills

For all your soups, salads and wraps hankerings. Their soups include pea & ham, a version of pho, tomato-based chorizo soup, a comforting country chicken & seasonal vegie soup, curr laksa, and sweet potato & pumpkin.

Sun & Earth Organics – 845 Brunswick St, New Farm

The only NASAA certified organic food store in Brisbane; of course they're serving up healthy and delicious soups. Their wholefood juice and cafe bar also offers homemade stews, slices, pies, salads and sushi.