The Best Hot Chips in Brisbane – Must‑Try Flavors at Top Spots
From pomme frites and hand-cut to spiced up and loaded – gone are the days where these fried pillars of potato were an optional side to your main meal. We’ve undertaken painstakingly delicious research to uncover the restaurants that have pimped out the humble hot chip.
Ben’s Burgers, Fortitude Valley
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Every time we visit Ben’s Burgers in Winn Lane we suffer the internal battle of choosing between a truly epic burger or the mean serve of chilli cheese fries, so our motto is to channel Old El Paso and just have both.
The Boo, Newstead
The potato game is strong at Brisbane's oldest bowls club. At your next game, order the shoestring fries dressed with chili salt with the side of avocado + yoghurt dip. It won't matter how badly you've bowled when you've got a happy belly full of these chips.
Botero, Brisbane City
Oh boy. Trust us on this one – once you bite into Botero’s crispy hand-cut chips covered in nori salt with homemade Japanese mayo and spicy ketchup dipping sauces we GUARANTEE you won’t want to share. And prepare to lick the addictive salt from the bottom of the plate.
Carolina Kitchen, Cooparoo
The insanely good wings at Carolina Kitchen are worth a trip to Coorparoo in their own right and the New York Fries topped with cheese, sour cream and homemade chilli sauce are just as delish. Our stomachs are grumbling at the thought.
ChipTease, Food Truck
Whether you’re an ol’ faithful chip-and-dip fan or love a lil somethin' somethin' extra the ChipTease food truck delivers the goods with loaded options like Canadian poutine, pulled pork and gravy. Those with a sweet tooth will love the Nutella signature sundae – sugar-coated sweet potato chips, drizzled with Nutella, topped with Chantilly crème.
Chompers, Brisbane City
Chompers has a noteworthy range of cooked potatoes if you're over the signature hand-cut fries. Try them curly, sweet potatoes, scalloped, or beer battered. You can even order you chips dressed up like a "rockstar" topped with 7 different cheeses, mince, bacon bits, and caramalised onion, drizzled in Chomper's sauce.
The Fishmonger's Wife, Hawthorne
The light beer-battered chips with a thick, super-crunchy shell and soft potatoey centre from Fishmonger’s Wife sure are worthy of the accolades of Australia’s best fish ‘n’ chip shop from 2008-2009 by Crisco.
The French Food Shop, Fortitude Valley
The Valley's authentic French bistro does a version of the French-Canadienne favourite, the poutine, with shredded cheddar and gravy. Pair the poutine with a glass of French wine and you've got yourself quite the international lunch experience!
Fritzenberger, Brisbane City
Achieve your own level of salty goodness on their 100% Australian grown, thick-cut fries. Fritzenberger has a salt bar with unique salt flavours like chicken vinegar, Parmesan, and Vegemite.
Goat Pie Guy, New Farm Markets (every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month)
The best pies in Brissy also have their chips on point. Try the cheeseburger pie with a side of their truffle salted chips for an brag-worthy twist on a classic meal.
The Gunshop Cafe, Milton
Adding eggs sunny-side up to your chips make it an appropriate breakfast meal, right? The twice cooked crispy "catalunya" chips are topped with two baked eggs, shaved chorizo, manchego cheese, and chipotle aioli. This dish is the Gunshop way to seize the day.
Little Clive, Annerley
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If you’re an unwavering potato-loving fan then keep reading, but we thought the beautifully crispy polenta chips at Little Clive were worth making this list.
Miss Kay's, Brisbane City
You can’t do a best hot chips list without including the addictive Dirty Fries at Miss Kay’s with seasoning, tomato salsa and lathered in cheese sauce. Perfect to share with a group of mates or if you're extra hungry, down a burger and a plate of these bad boys. Load ‘em up!
Netherworld, Fortitude Valley
When you have the urge to kick it old school with some arcade games, order the Hellmouth fries sprinkled with Japanese togarashi seasoning with a side of sriracha mayo at Netherworld. Have you ever had fruit with your fries? The loaded fries on this menu is a deliciously unique creation topped with BBQ jackfruit, cheese and pineapple jalapeno salsa.
Pando Café, Brisbane City
The sweet potato fries at Pando Café with Danish feta, garlic and coconut dip are a perfect side to your hot wrap, or when nibbling on a few fries just won’t cut it, grab a big bowl to yourself.
PJ's Steaks, West End & Fortitude Valley
American style beef chili, beans, melted cheese over beer battered fries washed down with an imported Sam Adams beer. PJ's Chili Fries are a genuine American treat in Brisbane.
Public, Brisbane City
The entire menu at award-winning Public is pretty next level, so true to form the salt and vinegar chips are a game-changing balance of sweet and salty that makes these pomme frites a must-order.
Red Hook, Brisbane City
Let’s be real, when you’re at Red Hook you may as well just go cray. We recommend you order a plate of the "Gravy it’s cold outside" fries – a bed of spuds in a creamy peppercorn gravy with mozzarella cheese. Unapologetically calorific and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Extra points if you can fit in a supersized burger. Our tip: wear loose pants.
Sixes and Sevens, Fortitude Valley
At the little cottage on the corner of James and Arthur, you'll find a charming gastropub with one of the best poutines in the city. Shoestring fries, creamy cheese curd, and covered in gravy--it's the perfect side dish to enjoy with an ice cold beer on the AstroTurf to soak in the afternoon sun.
Sixteen Antlers, Brisbane City
The menu had at "truffle oil fries." These fries are the perfect accompaniment to your drink and meal. The roof top view of King Georges Square isn't bad either.
The Yiros Shop, South Bank
Move over tomato sauce, after one bite of The Yiros Shop’s crispy potatoes piled with crumbled feta and rosemary you’ll be wondering where they've been your whole life.
Ze Pickle, Fortitude Valley
Ze chips is drizzled in IPA beer "cheeze" sauce and topped with maple smoked bacon. All diet plans can be thrown out the door when this is on the menu.
