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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.

New Farm

Bobby's Wine Bar & Espresso

Bobby’s Wine Bar & Espresso is New Farm’s charming cafe by day and a romantic, softly lit wine bar by night

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Salisbury

Supernumerary Coffee

Supernumerary Coffee is a sleek, modern industrial cafe found in Salisbury serving specialty coffee and light eats

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Bardon

Goodfolk Cafe

Goodfolk Cafe in Bardon is a charming child & dog-friendly cafe offering specialty coffee and all-day breakfast fare

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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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New Farm

Blue Bear Coffeehouse

Blue Bear Coffeehouse is a charming, folksy cafe bar found on a leafy New Farm street corner serving delicious food

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Manly

Groundhog Social

Groundhog Social is a bright and airy cafe perched in prime position on the Esplanade in Manly

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Spring Hill

Two Donkeys

Two Donkeys in Spring Hill is a local's favourite serving locally-roasted coffee, delicious breakfast and lunch

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Priestdale

Water Drop Teahouse

Water Drop Teahouse is a peaceful cafe found at Chung Tian Buddhist Temple offering a fully-vegetarian menu

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Auchenflower

Peach Cafe

Peach Cafe is a charming cafe housed in a quaint Queenslander in Auchenflower offering all-day brunch

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Wilston

Cafe KuTea

KuTea is a cute, corner store cafe serving Aromas coffee, freshly baked snacks and breakfast with an Indian twist

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Alderley

Soul Revolver Co

This stylish sustainable cafe, gift & flower shop can be found tucked down a peaceful side street

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Milton

Heimish Bleu Cafe

Heimish Bleu is a petite French cafe overlooking a French provincial courtyard in the commercial heart of Milton

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Teneriffe

The Woolshed

The Woolshed is a collective housed in an historic wool store in Teneriffe, including a specialty coffee cafe

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Mt Gravatt

Little Glass Room Espresso Bar

Little Glass Room is a chic cafe serving traditional breakfast faves along with authentic Thai dishes for breakfast at Mt Gravatt

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Camp Hill

Botanica

Botanica Real Food, purveyor of sensational salads and gluten-free treats, has opened its third store in Camp Hill

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Auchenflower

Steamtrain Espresso Bar

Steamtrain Espresso Bar is a cool coffee nook in Auchenflower serving specialty coffee and all day breakfast fare

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