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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.

Interior of the The Bloom Room Cafe Birkdale
Birkdale
The Bloom Room
The Bloom Room in Birkdale would have to be one of Brisbane’s prettiest cafés, festooned with flowers, draped across their walls
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Tables and chairs inside Nodo Donuts Newstead
Newstead
Nodo
Nodo in Newstead, Brisbane’s first gluten-free donut shop, has expanded to become a cool new cafe
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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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The Menagerie Kelvin Grove
Kelvin Grove
The Menagerie
The Menagerie is a homely retro watering hole in Kelvin Grove, with a focus on locally sourced beverages
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Exterior of The Old Storehouse Dayboro
Dayboro
The Old Storehouse
The Old Storehouse in Dayboro is a chic refurbished country cottage with a spacious verandah and outdoor courtyard
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Little Hideout Café Balmoral
Balmoral
Little Hideout Cafe
Little Hideout Café is a hidden gem nestled along tree-lined Riding Road in Balmoral
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Exterior of Gramps Café Red Hill
Red Hill
Gramps Cafe
Gramps Café is a cool, corner café housed in an old weather board clad cottage in the leafy suburb of Red Hill
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Entrance to Black Milk Coffee Oxley
Oxley
Black Milk Coffee
Black Milk Coffee is a hidden gem of a child and dog-friendly cafe, with a creative industrial vibe and a Mexican influenced menu
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The Retro Diner Ipswich
Ipswich
The Retro Diner
The Retro Diner is a classic 50's and 60's American style diner located in Ipswich's historic Top of Town precinct
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BrisBean Coffee Alderley
Alderley
Brisbean Coffee
BrisBean Coffee, ensconced in a retro Alderley shop, would have to be one of Brisbane's best dog-friendly cafes
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Miss Claude's Crepes
Newmarket
Miss Claude's Crepes
Miss Claude's Crepes at Newmarket is a fully licenced authentic French creperie serving delicate sweet, savory and gluten free crepes
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Interior of Little Black Pug Mt Gravatt
Mt Gravatt
Little Black Pug Cafe
Little Black Pug is a cute, all-day, award-winning café with a top-notch menu for foodies and their four-legged friends
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Exterior of Cenzo’s Café & Bar Upper Mt Gravatt
Upper Mt Gravatt
Cenzo's Cafe & Bar
Cenzo’s Café & Bar is a well-kept secret, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks
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Fortitude Valley
The New Black
The New Black is The Black Lab Coffee Co’s Brisbane flagship store, serving quality brews and delicious tucker on the corner of Bakery Lane
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Blaktan Coffee North Lakes
North Lakes
Blaktan Coffee
Blaktan Coffee in North Lakes is a funky licensed Asian fusion cafe offering creative all day dining
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Exterior of Dicki’s New Farm
New Farm
Dicki’s
Dicki’s in New Farm is changing the concept of veganism, creating the most delicious plant-based dishes that appeal to everyone
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