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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.

The Little Green Room Highgate Hill
Highgate Hill
The Little Green Room
The Little Green Room is a cool coffee and breakfast cafe renowned for its heart-stopping burgers
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Mural on wall The Latin Shack
Samford
The Latin Shack
A colourful, rustic Latin-flavoured cafe nestled in an idyllic spot in Samford Valley
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Exterior facade of Beyond the Pale Coorparoo
Coorparoo
Beyond The Pale
Beyond the Pale is a contemporary casual eatery and bar, and was the first dedicated bar at Coorparoo
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Butcher Baker Coffee Maker, Woody Point
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
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Interior of Ginger and Lime Café, Birkdale
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
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Swift Espresso, Paddington
Paddington
Swift Espresso
Swift Espresso is a charming light-filled café that occupies an old corner store tucked away in the back streets of Paddington.
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Tart Cafe, Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Tart Cafe
Tart Café, found inside the Camp Hill Antique Centre, is a gorgeous café with a touch of Hollywood glamour
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Sip on 29 Eight Mile Plains
Eight Mile Plains
Sip On 29
Sip on 29 is a hidden gem tucked away in the Brisbane Technology Park at Eight Mile Plains serving top-notch coffee, breakfast, lunch and sweet treats.
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Ion Cafe & Bar Mitchelton
Mitchelton
Ion Cafe & Bar
Ion Cafe & Bar in Mitchelton occupies a classic Queensland worker's cottage with an outdoor deck
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Quincy's Bar and Café Grange
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
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Courtyard seating at Hunter & Scout Graceville
Graceville
Hunter & Scout
Hunter & Scout is Graceville’s gorgeous go-to for excellent coffee and top-notch foodie fare, on a leafy corner
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The Chemistry of Coffee Hawthorne
Hawthorne
The Chemistry Of Coffee
Taking coffee to a whole new level, this Hawthorne based café is serving all sorts of unique drinks that look like science experiments
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Food on four plates at Mad Kitchen & Co Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills
Mad Kitchen & Co
Mad Kitchen & Co cafe bring their home recipes to the bustling inner northern suburb of Bowen Hills
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Tables and chairs inside Cafe Diversity Redcliffe
Redcliffe
Cafe Diversity
A fusion of flavors from around the world, waterfront views and a top kids play area are 3 good reasons to visit
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Mas & Miek Ceramic House Newstead
Newstead
Mas & Miek Ceramic House
Mas & Miek is a bespoke open-plan ceramic studio, shop and café, hidden within the industrial surrounds of Byres Street, Newstead
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Icing Hill Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Icing Hill
Icing Hill is an artisan cake patisserie and cafe on the corner of Commercial Rd and Ann St
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