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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.

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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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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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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Balmoral

Little Hideout Cafe

Little Hideout Café is a hidden gem nestled along tree-lined Riding Road in Balmoral

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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