Matt Moran's Aria Brisbane restaurant to close as Eagle Street Pier transforms

Aria Brisbane will serve its last meal next month, before tables are cleared at some of Eagle Street Pier's fine diners to make way for two towers and more riverfront space.

Restaurants Aria, Il Centro and Cha Cha Char will close, with their buildings set to be demolished.

Staff at Aria Brisbane were told on Wednesday they would farewell diners on June 15, when the current lease ends after 10 years of business.

Celebrity chef Matt Moran, who co-owns the restaurant with Solotel, said he was proud of Aria Brisbane's reputation.

“It has been an incredible decade and an absolute honour to be able to work with the best chefs and staff and the finest ingredients that Queensland has to offer," he said.

"I want to thank our staff and also our loyal guests who have embraced Aria as one of the city’s most sought-after dining experiences."

“All good things come to an end and the end of the current lease seems like the perfect time forus to go out on top in Brisbane and to be able to celebrate with our guests some of the iconicdishes that made Aria Brisbane the restaurant it was."

Moran said Aria Brisbane had been a destination for people to celebrate milestones from birthdays to proposals.

Solotel chief executive officer Justine Baker said the hospitality group would continue to evolve and change with the fluctuating hospitality scene across Brisbane and Sydney.

"The exciting part of hospitality is that it is such a dynamic industry and we can never stand still and rest on our laurels," she said.

Last month, State Development Minister Cameron Dick announced the Eagle Street Pier project would move to stage two of the Market-Led Proposal assessment, with hopes it would breathe new life into the precinct under a six-year proposed development.

"It'll be 1.5 hectares of riverside public open space, so we will open up this part of the river to the community ... more restaurants and cafes," he said.

- with Felicity Caldwell