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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.

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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Mermaids By The Bay Deception 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
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Hobby Lane Cafe Mitchelton
Mitchelton
Hobby Lane Cafe
With its gourmet, seasonal breakfast and lunch menu, Hobby Lane Cafe fits perfectly into Mitchelton's Blackwood Street precinct
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Flat Cap Espresso, Banyo
Banyo
Flat Cap Espresso
Flat Cap Espresso is a simplistic coffee haven with a delicious menu, set in the industrial surrounds of Banyo.
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Stones Throw Stones Corner
Stones Corner
Stones Throw
Stones Throw is a funky café with a cool vibe serving single origins alongside a top-notch house blend with an inspired menu
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Rendezvous at Dayboro
At Dayboro
Rendezvous
Part bookstore, part gift shop and part cafe, Rendezvous at Dayboro cafe is an inspiring little corner of Dayboro's charming town centre
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Cups & Wells, Salisbury
Salisbury
Cups & Wells
Cups and Wells is a spiffy specialty coffee café found in Salisbury serving locally roasted coffee by Wolff Coffee Roasters
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Exterior of Arte & Gusto Graceville
Graceville
Arte & Gusto
Arte & Gusto is serving up all day breakfast and delectable tapas dishes to Graceville’s locals and visitors.
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