Heya. It’s a greeting. It’s a song by Outkast. It’s Japanese for room. And it’s now the latest addition to Fortitude Valley in Brisbane.
Inspired by the street markets of south-east Asia and the alleyways and bars of the Golden Gai in Shinjuku, welcome to Heya... a new subterranean-bar experience.
A wok’s throw from Chinatown, the team behind The Gresham, Popolo and Libertine has transformed this basement into a gritty, subterranean, Gorillaz meets Lost In Translation meets Tarantino-esque, Asian alleyway.“Heya was inspired by a night we spent bar hopping through the alleyways of the Golden Gai in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where there are hundreds of small specialised bars. We took that idea of a collection of intimate rooms and then added in a live space, food and a pool hall to create a super versatile venue that can be little or large and work in many different ways. You can book out a bar with some mates. You can stage an intimate album launch in the live space or you can just drop in for a beer and a game of pool. The options are endless!” - owners Andrew Baturo, Denis Sheahan and Paul Piticco.
With a variety of different nooks and crannies to enjoy the night, as well as serving up a variety of Pan-Asian street food, four intimate specialty bars, a pool hall and live space, Heya definitely has it all in one small space.
Heya is open Wednesday to Saturday, and is located downstairs 367 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley.
