Joy Restaurant

Joy Restaurant Joy restaurant. An intimate 10 seat restaurant experience in Brisbane. Designed, owned, serviced and

28/04/2026

This dish has lived many lives- from its first version to the one you see now. Somehow, it’s still the one everyone talks about.

A quiet dish from a ten-seat restaurant, named one of Australia’s must-try dishes of 2026. Still feels surreal.

Thank you and 🤍

We’re heading up the mountain to celebrate 🍃For one night only, we’ll be at in cosy Mount Tamborine, cooking with beau...
21/04/2026

We’re heading up the mountain to celebrate 🍃

For one night only, we’ll be at in cosy Mount Tamborine, cooking with beautiful Scenic Rim produce, pouring , and setting the table for a shared, relaxed evening in the mountain air.
Tickets are on sale now.
Grab your friends and book via the link in our bio.

Always wanted to make chawanmushi at home? Now you can.We’re featured in this beautiful book by Sam Parish- a snapshot o...
07/04/2026

Always wanted to make chawanmushi at home? Now you can.

We’re featured in this beautiful book by Sam Parish- a snapshot of Brisbane’s dining scene, with recipes and stories from the chefs behind it.

Grab a copy, visit each restaurant, order the featured dish, and get your book signed along the way.

All copies purchased via our website are signed by me- I’ve started it for you!

Pick up at the restaurant or contact us for shipping.

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July reservations are here.Bookings open today at 12pm! I’d love to have you at my kitchen counter.Follow the link in o...
31/03/2026

July reservations are here.

Bookings open today at 12pm! I’d love to have you at my kitchen counter.

Follow the link in our bio to choose your evening.

When we first started sending everyone home with a Polaroid, I hoped they would mean as much to you as they do to me.All...
26/03/2026

When we first started sending everyone home with a Polaroid, I hoped they would mean as much to you as they do to me.

All these years later, I hear stories of them being collected, added to fridges, tucked into phone cases and carried around in wallets. I love thinking about all these little photos floating around out there, each one with the same graffiti background and a memory attached.

I’d love to see your Joy Polaroids and where they’ve ended up- please send them to me via DM 📷

The memory attached to this one-
Three work friends who meet at Joy each March. They keep their Polaroids on the office fridge, even though only one of them still works there. Tonight we looked back over past menu photos while I plated, and I shared the small menu changes others might not notice- Victorian lamb instead of Tassie, and Okinawa brown sugar in the chestnut caramel.

This month marks 7years of Joy 💫
16/03/2026

This month marks 7years of Joy 💫

Chawanmushi has been on our menu in some iteration since day one- seven years now. The flavours change with the seasons,...
07/03/2026

Chawanmushi has been on our menu in some iteration since day one- seven years now. The flavours change with the seasons, or sometimes just my mood.

What stays the same is the perfectly hand-crafted bowl it’s served in, the silky custard interrupted by crunchy pops of quinoa, and that gentle smokiness that makes it feel like a warm hug.

If you sit at my kitchen counter, I can promise you one thing: you’re getting a chawanmushi.

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Reservations for June 2026 will become available on the 01st of March at midday. Hard to believe we are that far into th...
24/02/2026

Reservations for June 2026 will become available on the 01st of March at midday. Hard to believe we are that far into the year already! Can’t wait to see you all x

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In 2025, we served approximately 2,384 of you. Some of you were first-timers, some of you made a reservation with us eve...
04/01/2026

In 2025, we served approximately 2,384 of you. Some of you were first-timers, some of you made a reservation with us every month, and some of you grabbed a cancellation every time we posted one. You came with friends, on dates, for your first night out without the kids, and so many of you came solo, too.

2025 was a tough year personally. We had to reschedule many guests while my partner was going through chemotherapy, and you all met that time with so much support and love. It was a constant reminder of how special the community we’ve built is and how much I truly love doing what I do. Yes, I am a chef-and I’ve been one for 15 years-but it has never felt as meaningful as it did in 2025.

Thank you to every single guest who sat at my kitchen counter and let me share my passion with you. It’s an exchange I’ll never take for granted and one I hope to continue for many years to come.

Welcome, 2026. I can’t wait to keep feeding you all.

Lots of love,
Sarah

I think everyone should make an effort to tell a service staff that they’re doing a good job. Even if the experience isn...
24/11/2025

I think everyone should make an effort to tell a service staff that they’re doing a good job. Even if the experience isn’t perfect, even if you saw them struggle a bit- the chances are they’re really trying and working really hard too. Your message, or comment will make their day, I promise.

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Shop 7, 694 Ann Street
Fortitude Valley, QLD
4006

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+61412425626

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