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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.

Hedge Espresso
Salisbury

Hedge Espresso

Hedge Espresso is a local's fave in Salisbury serving top-notch coffee and delicious breakfast fare
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Briki Espresso and Gelati Bar St Lucia
St Lucia

Briki Espresso

Briki Espresso offers the locals of St Lucia a place to relax in piece and quiet
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Lone Pine Riverside Cafe
Fig Tree Pocket

Lone Pine Riverside Cafe

A secret gem of a casual riverfront eatery tucked away in Fig Tree Pocket adjacent to the koala sanctuary
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Sassafras of Paddington
Paddington

Sassafras Of Paddington

Sassafras of Paddington was one of Brisbane’s first cafés to serve the ever-popular ‘all day breakfast’
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Blackbird Espresso Camp Hill
Camp Hill

Blackbird Espresso

Located in Camp Hill's popular Martha Street cafe precinct is charming coffee nook Blackbird Espresso
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Backstreet Espresso
Carina

Backstreet Espresso

Follow the signs along the side streets of Carina and you'll discover one of the southside's best kept secrets - Backstreet Espresso.
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The Pitstop Café in Mt Mee
Mt Mee

Pitstop on Mt Mee

Pitstop on Mt Mee is a quirky country style café in a corrugated iron shed with some of the most stunning vistas in SEQ
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The Kitchen
Old Government House

The Kitchen

A gorgeous cafe and restaurant has made its home in Old Government House at QUT Gardens Point
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Nana and Da's Kedron
Kedron

Nana And Da's

Nana and Da’s is an absolute gem of a friendly neighbourhood café found tucked away in a back street of Kedron
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Dovetail on Overend Norman Park
Norman Park

Dovetail On Overend

Dovetail on Overend is a popular coffee nook in Norman Park providing expertly brewed coffee and gluten-free treats
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Walkabout Creek Cafe The Gap
The Gap

Walkabout Creek Cafe

The Gap's Walkabout Creek Cafe, located at the gateway to D'Aguilar National Park, has a weekend lunch menu that hits the spot
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People sitting in Felix Espresso seen through coloured glass on Burnett Lane
Brisbane CBD

Felix For Goodness

Felix for Goodness on Burnett Lane is a must-visit in Brisbane’s CBD – a charming architect designed café carved out of an old record storage room
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The End of the Road Coffee
New Farm

End Of The Road Coffee

Located at the end of Brunswick St is this cosy cafe with views overlooking the Brisbane River and New Farm Park
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Albion

Artie & Mai

Artie and Mai is a fabulous foodie’s café bar in a quaint heritage-listed Albion terrace
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Billykart Annerley
Annerley

Billykart Kitchen

Billykart Kitchen is a buzzy neighbourhood cafe housed in an old general store in a quiet suburban crescent
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Highgate Hill

Lift Bakery & Cafe

Highgate Hill gets a lift with this quirky upcycled bakery café
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