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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.

Camp Hill

Picnic on Martha

Picnic café brings all day breakfast, lunch, beer and wine in a rustic picnic setting to Camp Hill’s Martha St dining scene.
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Newstead

Locale

Sip shop savour is the mantra of this charming little Italian café and kitchen found tucked away in Newstead’s commercial neighbourhood
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People sitting inside the The Library Cafe in Brisbane's South Bank
South Bank

The Library Cafe

Annexed to the State Library, The Library Cafe provides a decent rest stop between art galleries.
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Flute, Coorparoo
Coorparoo

Flute

As far as great places to eat breakfast in Brisbane go, Flute at Coorparoo would have to be up there with the best in the east
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Riverbend Books in Bulimba
Bulimba

Riverbend Books

It’s hard to say what takes centre stage here – the book shop or the bamboo and sheer-screened cafe on the deck.
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Stones Corner

Shady Palms

Shady Palms is an oasis of cool found at the south end of Stones Corner
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Shingle Inn Brisbane CBD
Brisbane

Shingle Inn City Hall

No visit or life in Brisbane should be attempted without a visit to The Shingle Inn, the iconic 1936 walnut panelled cafe bakery beloved by generations
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People sitting on sofa in shade outside cottage
West End

Wrapture

This colourful speck of a cafe inhabits one third of a workers cottage
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Watermall Cafe QAG
South Brisbane

QAG Cafe

A tranquil haven to refresh and recharge after taking in the beauty of the Queensland Art Gallery’s latest exhibitions
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Rare Pear shop front
Holland Park

The Rare Pear Cafe

Locals flock to this fine food cafe which has built a reputation on using the freshest produce
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Stomps yellow counter with barista making coffee
Holland Park

Stomp Espresso

Holland Park locals flock to Stomp Espresso for their fix of excellent Veneziano coffee, delish casual all day breakfasts, lunches and snacks
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Red awening outside Raw Space Cafe
South Brisbane

Raw Space Cafe

Raw Space Cafe may tout itself as a gallery first but it is also a slick little cafe which manages to churn out good food at budget prices.
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Ashgrove

Milk Bar Cafe

Go for a trip down memory lane at this cute old-school milk bar in leafy Ashgrove
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North Cleveland

Lighthouse Cafe Bar

The rustic Cleveland Lighthouse Cafe Bar (circa 1936) is the budget part of a quirky clique of eateries.
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Stones Corner

Lady Marmalade

No visit to Stones Corner should be undertaken without a drop-in to Lady Marmalade Cafe.
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Keri Craig Emporium Cafe
Brisbane

Keri Craig Emporium Cafe

Whilst the outside world marches through the 21st century, the world of Keri Craig is firmly entrenched in the glamorous 1950’s and ’60’s.
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