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Yoko Dining

Brisbane’s iconic Howard Smith Wharves precinct is one of the city’s most competitive strips for hospitality. Set amongst the riverside, offering killer views and a vibrant energy fuelled by a continuous flow of patrons, the precinct offers a prime location that requires clever design thinking to create an enticing and memorable dining experience. Yoko – George Livissianis’s second venture at the wharves with long-time friend and client Jonathan Barthelmess – does exactly this.

Howard Smith Wharves has a prominent maritime history in Brisbane. The shed that is home to Yoko was built

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