Billy Chow

Born amid fire and ashes to guide Nobby Beach locals and visitors through the dark alleys of dining choices, Ally Chow on the Gold Coast Highway tells your fortune through Asian fusion share plates and drinks. A moodily-lit interior embraces Asian accents from the well-stocked bar to Oriental cushions, bamboo plants and pendent bulbs glowing seductively overhead; while the alfresco laneway space is dominated by a vibrant wall mural depicting river life. Grab a chilli Margarita and chow down on betel leaf with sticky pork, spanner crab, smoked salmon pearls and caramelised coconut sauce; before larger plates of Royal red curry, with BBQ duck leg, lychees, purple congo and shallots, or perhaps wrap your hands around a tempura-battered Moreton Bay bug bao, with XO Kewpie, pickles and dill.