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Best Brisbane Cafes

The very best cafes in Brisbane, from the CBD to the inner city ring, north, south, west, east  and the bayside can be found right here. We’ve tracked down and personally visited all of Brisbane’s best cafes from city holes-in-the-wall to suburban hidden gems and you’ll find them all in this curated guide (keep scrolling down for areas and suburbs), including the very latest cafe openings in Brisbane.

Food counter made out of red bricks
Stones Corner
Moreish Food And Coffee
A cool cafe serving Campos coffee, breakfast, lunch and homemade treats
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Courtyard area under ponciana tree
Banyo
Putia Pure Food Kitchen
A charming pocket-sized cafe in Banyo with courtyard dining underneath a great poinciana tree
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Hedge Espresso
Salisbury
Hedge Espresso
Hedge Espresso is a local's fave in Salisbury serving top-notch coffee and delicious breakfast fare
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Briki Espresso and Gelati Bar St Lucia
St Lucia
Briki Espresso
Briki Espresso offers the locals of St Lucia a place to relax in piece and quiet
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Lone Pine Riverside Cafe
Fig Tree Pocket
Lone Pine Riverside Cafe
A secret gem of a casual riverfront eatery tucked away in Fig Tree Pocket adjacent to the koala sanctuary
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Sassafras of Paddington
Paddington
Sassafras Of Paddington
Sassafras of Paddington was one of Brisbane’s first cafés to serve the ever-popular ‘all day breakfast’
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Blackbird Espresso Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Blackbird Espresso
Located in Camp Hill's popular Martha Street cafe precinct is charming coffee nook Blackbird Espresso
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Backstreet Espresso
Carina
Backstreet Espresso
Follow the signs along the side streets of Carina and you'll discover one of the southside's best kept secrets - Backstreet Espresso.
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The Pitstop Café in Mt Mee
Mt Mee
Pitstop on Mt Mee
Pitstop on Mt Mee is a quirky country style café in a corrugated iron shed with some of the most stunning vistas in SEQ
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The Kitchen
Old Government House
The Kitchen
A gorgeous cafe and restaurant has made its home in Old Government House at QUT Gardens Point
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Nana and Da's Kedron
Kedron
Nana And Da's
Nana and Da’s is an absolute gem of a friendly neighbourhood café found tucked away in a back street of Kedron
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Dovetail on Overend Norman Park
Norman Park
Dovetail On Overend
Dovetail on Overend is a popular coffee nook in Norman Park providing expertly brewed coffee and gluten-free treats
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Walkabout Creek Cafe The Gap
The Gap
Walkabout Creek Cafe
The Gap's Walkabout Creek Cafe, located at the gateway to D'Aguilar National Park, has a weekend lunch menu that hits the spot
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People sitting in Felix Espresso seen through coloured glass on Burnett Lane
Brisbane City
Felix For Goodness
Felix for Goodness on Burnett Lane is a must-visit in Brisbane’s CBD – a charming architect designed café carved out of an old record storage room
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The End of the Road Coffee
New Farm
End Of The Road Coffee
Located at the end of Brunswick St is this cosy cafe with views overlooking the Brisbane River and New Farm Park
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Albion
Artie & Mai
Artie and Mai is a fabulous foodie’s café bar in a quaint heritage-listed Albion terrace
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