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Looking for the best cafes in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs? Our hand-picked guide has them all, including the local’s secrets and hidden gems.

Exterior of Sunny Side Sandwiches
East Brisbane
Sunny Side Sandwiches
Sunny Side Sandwiches have opened their third outlet in East Brisbane, bringing their delectable gourmet shokupan sandwiches
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Exterior of The Nurso plant nursery, Chandler
Chandler
The Nurso
The Nurso is a funky garden centre and nursery with wall-to-wall graffiti, an onsite cafe and kids play space
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Front counter of Bellissimo Coffee Café, Coorparoo
Coorparoo
Bellissimo Coffee HQ Café
Bellissimo Coffee has a stunning, rustic industrial-style café at their roastery and head office at Coorparoo
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Ralph & Co Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Ralph & Co
Ralph & Co is a buzzy neighbourhood cafe, green grocer, gourmet providore and caterer in Camp Hill
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Deck on Joey's Brisbane Kangaroo Point
Kangaroo Point
Joey's Brisbane
This cool tropical restaurant and bar is perched on top of the Kangaroo Point cliffs with jaw-dropping views
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Sarmic Cafe, Morningside
Morningside
Sarmic Café
Sarmic Café is a cool foodie's café located on Wynnum Rd, Morningside, which for many years had its home in Bulimba
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Inside seating at Sister Cafe Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Sister Café
Sister Café adds another notch to Hawthorne's foodie belt, boasting a mouth-watering menu of delicious fare
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Cooee Cafe & Restaurant Cannon Hill
Cannon Hill
Cooee Cafe & Restaurant
Minnippi Golf & Range has this gorgeous al fresco cafe, restaurant & bar with stunning views
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Florence Café Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Florence Cafe
Florence Café is a charming neighbourhood café and deli housed in an historic corner store in Camp Hill
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Exterior facade of Beyond the Pale Coorparoo
Coorparoo
Beyond The Pale
Beyond the Pale is a contemporary casual eatery and bar, and was the first dedicated bar at Coorparoo
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Tart Cafe, Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Tart Cafe
Tart Café, found inside the Camp Hill Antique Centre, is a gorgeous café with a touch of Hollywood glamour
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The Chemistry of Coffee Hawthorne
Hawthorne
The Chemistry Of Coffee
Taking coffee to a whole new level, this Hawthorne based café is serving all sorts of unique drinks that look like science experiments
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Outside seating at The Eva St Privateer, Coorparoo
Coorparoo
The Eva St Privateer
The Eva St Privateer is a popular Coorparoo café serving well-brewed cups of Di Bella coffee alongside a range of tasty treats.
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Microlot Coffee House Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Microlot Coffee House
Microlot Coffee House in Hawthorne is a charming, specialty coffee café offering filtered, single origin and a house blend
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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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Exterior of Dovetail on Dovetail Social, Norman Park
Norman Park
Dovetail Social
Dovetail Social is a popular coffee nook in Norman Park providing expertly brewed coffee and gluten-free treats
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