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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.

Mermaids By The Bay Deception Bay

Mermaids By The Bay

Mermaids By The Bay rewards visitors to this gem of a Deception Bay cafe with waterfront views reaching across Moreton Bay

Hobby Lane Cafe Mitchelton

Hobby Lane Cafe

With its gourmet, seasonal breakfast and lunch menu, Hobby Lane Cafe fits perfectly into Mitchelton's Blackwood Street precinct

Flat Cap Espresso, Banyo

Flat Cap Espresso

Flat Cap Espresso is a simplistic coffee haven with a delicious menu, set in the industrial surrounds of Banyo.

Stones Throw Stones Corner

Stones Throw is a funky café with a cool vibe serving single origins alongside a top-notch house blend with an inspired menu

Rendezvous at Dayboro

Part bookstore, part gift shop and part cafe, Rendezvous at Dayboro cafe is an inspiring little corner of Dayboro's charming town centre

Exterior of Arte & Gusto Graceville

Arte & Gusto is serving up all day breakfast and delectable tapas dishes to Graceville’s locals and visitors.

The Little Green Room Highgate Hill

The Little Green Room

The Little Green Room is a cool coffee and breakfast cafe renowned for its heart-stopping burgers

Mural on wall The Latin Shack

The Latin Shack

A colourful, rustic Latin-flavoured cafe nestled in an idyllic spot in Samford Valley

Exterior facade of Beyond the Pale Coorparoo

Beyond The Pale

Beyond the Pale is a contemporary casual eatery and bar, and was the first dedicated bar at Coorparoo

Butcher Baker Coffee Maker, Woody Point

Butcher Baker Coffee Maker

Butcher Baker Coffee Maker is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy some delicious food with views across the water

Interior of Ginger and Lime Café, Birkdale

Ginger & Lime Café

Ginger & Lime is a cute café tucked away on Birkdale Road in the bayside suburb serving top-notch food and coffee

Swift Espresso, Paddington

Swift Espresso is a charming light-filled café that occupies an old corner store tucked away in the back streets of Paddington.

Tart Cafe, Camp Hill

Tart Café, found inside the Camp Hill Antique Centre, is a gorgeous café with a touch of Hollywood glamour

Ion Cafe & Bar Mitchelton

Ion Cafe & Bar in Mitchelton occupies a classic Queensland worker's cottage with an outdoor deck

Quincy's Bar and Café Grange

Quincy's Bar & Cafe

Quincy's Bar and Café is a chic basement Grange hideout where locals go to relax, sip on a wine and dig into some quality tucker

Courtyard seating at Hunter & Scout Graceville

Hunter & Scout is Graceville’s gorgeous go-to for excellent coffee and top-notch foodie fare, on a leafy corner

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