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Ruco Cafe

East Brisbane

Updated: Mar 03, 2023

RUCO CAFE HAS CLOSED AND BEEN REPLACED BY FIFTH AVENUE CAFE IN 2023.

Ruco Cafe is a charming child-friendly and dog-friendly café in East Brisbane serving top-notch Campos coffee along with a delicious selection of light eats and sweet treats. 

Perched on Stanley Street East, this pocket-sized café provides seating inside and out with a small, shaded patch of astroturf.

Ruco Cafe East Brisbane

The concise, all-day menu features favourites such as smashed avocado on Turkish, eggs on toast, and pancakes topped with seasonal fruit, fresh whipped cream, vanilla ice-cream, homemade berry sauce and maple syrup. 

Ruco Cafe East Brisbane

Or try something different like pizza toast - home-made pizza sauce topped with melted cheese, tomato, capsicum and your choice of avocado or salami.

Ruco Cafe East Brisbane

Enjoy a well-brewed cup of coffee with a slice of freshly-baked banana bread, pecan pie or custard tart (all baked on-site). 

Ruco Cafe East Brisbane

Besides coffee, there are specialty lattes and teas including authentic green tea sourced from a tea shop in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, as well as refreshing juices like Ruco’s Green juice blended with kale, kiwi fruit, spinach and ginger.

By Deb Lidster

Ruco Cafe

935 Stanley St East

East Brisbane

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