There may be a handful of small (okay, significant) differences between the fine river-centred city of Brisbane and France’s capital, the City of Light. And yet, Brisbane’s newest Parisian-inspired offering feels right at home in Fortitude Valley’s food-forward heart.

Bisou Bisou – meaning ‘kiss kiss’ in French – will bring a taste of Paris, reimagined for the balmy Queensland climate, to Brunswick Street from Monday, February 22.

An ‘X’ marks the spot where you’ll find Bisou Bisou; brought to Brisbane from the team behind Donna Chang, Blackbird Bar & Grill and Boom Boom Izakaya, Ghanem Group’s latest venue sits burrowed beneath the city’s new five-star stay, Hotel X.

In the kitchen, having made the move from Eagle Street Pier’s Blackbird Bar & Grill, Head Chef Anthony Donaldson will be curating the French-focussed menu alongside Executive Chef Jake Nicolson. Featuring classic French brasserie-style flavours with contemporary form, expect Donaldson’s menu to present such robustly flavoured dishes as seafood bouillabaisse with a saffron rouille, whole-roasted, free-range chicken and confit duck with a suckling pork cassoulet.

There’ll also be lighter bites served fresh from an oyster and caviar bar – and, better yet, a fromage trolley will do the rounds, bringing a selection of twenty-five of France’s most delicious dairy exports to your table. The venue will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, and features a freestanding rotisserie that will rotate locally sourced birds and game.

Patrons will notice the restaurant’s Francophile theme expands beyond the menu, while seated inside the moody, antique-dressed space that forms an ideal spot for romantic rendezvous.

No French meal would be complete without the nation’s other favourite provision: fine wine. And, at Bisou Bisou, there’s a drop to match every dish. Also accompanying the wine list is a tempting collection of cocktails, which are not to be overlooked.

Pastry chef Jason Brown will bring a little extra panache to the plate, reworking French classics, including a toffee apple croustade served with his cinnamon ice-cream, churned in-house. In fact, Brown will present a selection of decadent ice-creams and refreshing sorbets made in-house daily.

In the near future, Bisou Bisou is set to be joined by another Hotel-X-adjoined neighbour upstairs – a rooftop bar with far-reaching views of Brisbane and a Mediterranean slant.

Make a reservation at bisou-bisou.com.au and visit 458 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Bisou Bisou is open daily from 6.30am until late.