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kids cafes

A guide to the best child-friendly cafes in Brisbane, from the bay to the city and beyond. Most of these Brisbane cafes have great kids menus, room for prams and some even have their own play areas or back onto some great kids parks:

Hey Joe Coffee East Brisbane
East Brisbane
Hey Joe Coffee + Co
Hey Joe is a slick eatery dishing up delicious breakfast, lunch & dinner with plenty of plant-based fare
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The Bush Pantry Capalaba
Capalaba
The Bush Pantry
This cafe nestled amongst beautiful native bushlands offers all-day breakfast, brunch, lunch and high tea
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Pinwheel Island Kids Cafe
Macgregor
Pinwheel Island Kids Cafe
Pinwheel Island Kids Cafe is a fabulously bright and cheery space, boasting great food and super-fun play options
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Play equipment inside Pinwheels Cafe

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Sarmic Cafe, Morningside
Morningside
Sarmic Cafe
One of Bulimba's favourite brunch spots has moved to Morningside, taking up residence on Wynnum Road
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Groundhog Social, Manly
Manly
Groundhog Social
Groundhog Social is a bright and airy cafe perched in prime position on the Esplanade in Manly
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Outside In Cafe Windsor
Windsor
Outside In Cafe
Outside In Cafe occupies a spacious courtyard, with plenty of tables dotted around the undercover area
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MY Roasting Cafe
Yeronga
M.Y. Roasting Cafe
M.Y. Roasting Café is a charming child-friendly and dog-friendly cafe tucked away in Yeronga
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Black Cat Cafe Wacol
Wacol
Black Cat Cafe
RSPCA’s Black Cat Café in Wacol is an interactive cat café where customers can enjoy a cup of coffee and bite to eat while watching the resident cats play
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Nodo Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Nodo
Nodo, Brisbane’s favourite gluten-free donut shop and foodie’s café, has opened its third outlet in Camp Hill Marketplace
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Huskk Grange
Grange
Huskk Cafe
Huskk is a fab foodie’s café on a busy corner in Grange offering all day breakfast along with locally roasted Bear Bones coffee
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Little Ashton
Stafford
Little Ashton
Little Ashton is an al fresco venue in Stafford, featuring a diverse menu and views across the Gorilla's footy field
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Black Milk Coffee Oxley
Oxley
Black Milk Coffee
Black Milk Coffee is a hidden gem of a child and dog friendly cafe, with a creative industrial vibe and a Mexican influenced menu
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Cenzo’s Café Upper Mt Gravatt
Upper Mt Gravatt
Cenzo's Cafe & Bar
Cenzo’s Café and Bar is a well-kept secret, tucked away on a leafy street in Upper Mt Gravatt, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks
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Stones Throw Stones Corner
Stones Corner
Stones Throw
Stones Throw is a funky café with a cool vibe serving single origins alongside a top-notch house blend with an inspired menu
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