As Queen’s Wharf’s grand debut looms ever closer, we’re hearing more about the restaurants looking to make themselves at home on The Terrace, The Star Brisbane’s riverfront dining and retail strip. In September, Ghanem Group – the team behind Donna Chang, Blackbird and Bisou Bisou – will open Lúc Lắc, an Indochine-inspired restaurant and bar showcasing the flavours of Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore. Ghanem Group executive chef Jake Nicolson will be drawing on Queensland’s abundance to shape a menu featuring everything from snacks, salads and wok-tossed dishes to slow-braised clay-pot curries, grilled meats and seafood. Lúc Lắc’s signature dishes will include kampot-peppered beef tossed with betel leaf and lemongrass, crispy snail and pork spring rolls, whole crispy spotted blue grouper with native tamarind and three-taste sauce, and Vietnamese-style baby goat yellow curry with sweet potato, coriander and Thai basil. On the drinks front, beverage director Aaron Clark is fashioning a list featuring flavour-packed cocktails, Asian beers and international wines. The venue will boast a vibrant, tropical-inspired design scheme featuring floral fabrics, animal prints and brass accents, applied across a casual bar-dining space and main restaurant floor, with an external gallery also given a rainforest setting. Lúc Lắc will join the likes of Black Hide Steak & Seafood by Gambaro, Cucina Regina and Azteca as residents of The Terrace – click here to find out more.