If there was a competition for best shopping village in Brisbane, Princess Plaza would rank pretty highly. There are several things I look for in a shopping village.
Firstly - convenience. The humble shopping village was created to save people from having to navigate through the chaos of a shopping centre. Therefore, it needs to stock a lot of those general items you may run out of in the course of a week. Princess Plaza has a newsagency, a bakery and an IGA. The only things missing from Princess Plaza is a fruit shop or a Coles Metro.
Secondly, specialist shopping. In this complex, there's a florist, an Asian (Korean-centric) grocery store and a twenty four hour fitness centre.
Thirdly- great restaurants. In this area, Princess Plaza excels. It is home to the famous Ben's Vietnamese and Chinese restaurant - the place where karaoke is still done in front of a drunken crowd instead of closeted into private rooms. There's also Lemongrass Thai, Hancock Korean, not to mention the Diana Plaza Hotel which houses, Regent Palace Chinese Restaurant and the Plaza Deck Bar and Bistro.
The only downside to Princess Plaza is that they are zealous about reserving their car park for village users. Don't even think about parking if you intend to nip off elsewhere. read more