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Anouk

 

Not just Brisbane’s top weekend breakfast destination, this cafe is a must try on weekdays

Read On Anouk

 

Not just Brisbane’s top weekend breakfast destination, this cafe is a must try on weekdays

Read On Anouk

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

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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Breakfast in a bowl at Abode Cafe
Taringa
Abode Cafe
Abode Café is the charming resident coffee and foodie hub in Taringa’s cute refurbished 1930s Hillsdon Road Centre
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Exterior of Nowhere Espresso & Bar by night
Toowong
Nowhere Espresso, Pizzeria & Wine Bar
Nowhere Espresso & Bar is a charming cafe by day, wine bar and pizzeria by night, located in a quaint historic row of shops
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Food counter
Graceville
Three Girls Skipping
Although more of a corner coffee and cake nook than a fully fledged cafe, this whimsically named food stop has all the right ingredients
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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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Kookaburra sitting on deck outside Maiala Teahouse Restaurant in Mt Glorious
Mt Glorious
Mount Glorious Cafe
This quaint roadhouse has been a stalwart of the Mt Glorious cafe scene for donkey's years and for good reason
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Red couches and artwork on brick wall inside Java Lounge Cafe in Paddington.
Paddington
Java Lounge Cafe
Java Lounge Cafe is like one big funky lounge room with bright comfy couches, gaily painted wooden chairs and exposed brick walls hung with artworks.
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Home Cafe Ashgrove
Ashgrove
Home Cafe
There's no place like Home, at least in Ashgrove - this is one cafe worth crossing the busy street for
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Food counter inside Fraiche Deli cafe
Graceville
Fraiche Deli
From its site buried deep in the heart of Graceville, Fraiche Deli Cafe peddles both goods to cook with and fabulous cafe fare
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Famished on Frasers, Ashgrove
Ashgrove
Famished On Frasers
Occupying an old corner store hidden in the leafy avenues of Ashgrove, Famished makes a great casual dining cafe
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Corner Store Cafe old weatherboad shop front
Toowong
Corner Store Cafe
Corner Store Cafe in Toowong occupies the shell of an old store and still stocks some grocery staples in its front room
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Couple sitting at table in front of bar at Buzzstop Espresso Bar in Samford
Samford
Buzz Stop Espresso Bar
A tiny pocket of urban hipsterdom can be found in Samford's main street, headlined by Dropout Espresso
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Ashgrove
Banneton Bakery Cafe
Chandler Corner, a tiny pocket of shops set back from Waterworks Road, contains local treasure Banneton Bakery
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