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Best Country Cafes

Around Brisbane

lawn at front of Scenic Rim Farm Gate Shop

Updated: Oct 14, 2025

Fancy weekend brunch in a charming cafe in a country village? Then here's some cafes worth a weekend drive from Brisbane:

The Farm Shop Cafe

Exterior of The Scenic Rim Farm Shop & Cafe

The Farm Shop Cafe is a delightful dining destination, just an hour's drive from Brisbane, nestled in the Scenic Rim

Nash Gallery & Cafe

Popular with locals and visitors alike, beautiful Nash Gallery & Cafe is located in the heart of Esk

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

The Place 2 Be

Pond & garden at The Place 2 B Cafe Delaneys Creek

The Place 2 B Cafe is a quiet country cafe overlooking the water at Delaneys Creek, just north of Mt Mee

Tamborine Mountain Coffee Plantation

This boutique mountaintop coffee plantation has a cafe where you can enjoy freshly roasted coffee and delicious food

The Old Storehouse

The Old Storehouse in Dayboro is a chic refurbished country cottage with a spacious verandah and outdoor courtyard

Dayboro Sugar Mill

Open for lunch and dinner, this Moreton Bay Region cafe dishes up burgers and craft brews in a laid-back beer garden beside a creek

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