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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.

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 CBD

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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Billykart Annerley
Annerley

Billykart Kitchen

Billykart Kitchen is a buzzy neighbourhood cafe housed in an old general store in a quiet suburban crescent
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Highgate Hill

Lift Bakery & Cafe

Highgate Hill gets a lift with this quirky upcycled bakery café
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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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