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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.

Deck of The LoveWell Project Cafe Mt Gravatt Lookout overlooking Brisbane
Mt Gravatt Lookout
Lovewell Cafe
Lovewell is a café with a purpose*, perched atop a Mt Gravatt mountain with stunning views over the whole of Brisbane
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Exterior of St Coco Daisy Hill
Daisy Hill
St Coco Cafe
St Coco Cafe is a cool foodie's café in Daisy Hill serving top notch coffee, all day breakfast, lunch and raw treats
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Craft Bar & Kitchen Birkdale
Birkdale
Craft Brew House
Craft Brew House is a small, craft beer bar that is a first for the Brisbane bayside suburb of Birkdale
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BLVD Bar and Cafe North Lakes
North Lakes
Blvd Bar & Cafe
BLVD Bar and Cafe is a light and breezy cafe bar with excellent food and a cool indoor-outdoor vibe.
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Little Bloomfield Café & Wine Bar Cleveland
Cleveland
Little Bloomfield Cafe & Wine Bar
Little Bloomfield Café & Wine Bar, found at the quiet end of Bloomfield Street beside the library, is café by day and cosy wine bar on Saturday nights
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Exterior of Shawty’s Espresso Woolloongabba
Woolloongabba
Shawty's Espresso
Shawty’s Espresso is a cool, cottage café in the backstreets of industrial Woolloongabba, with views of Boggo Road Gaol
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Snag & Brown cafe Annerley
Annerley
Snag & Brown
Annerley adds another notch to its foodie belt with hidden gem Snag and Brown Café, a foodie destination that is also child and dog friendly
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Kitchen 8 Northgate
Northgate
Kitchen 8
Kitchen 8 is an unlikely find in the industrial district of Northgate - an Italian-flavoured cafe dishing up excellent nosh
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Brookfield General Store
Brookfield
Brookfield General Store
This quintessential country store and cafe in Brisbane's west serves up warm hospitality, great coffee and hearty meals - all in a picturesque rural setting
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Exterior of Goodness Gracious Cafe Graceville
Graceville
Goodness Gracious Cafe
Originally a corner store, this chic little cafe in Brisbane's west boasts a fabulous menu and serves up great specialty coffee
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Death Star Canteen Brisbane
Brisbane Cbd
Death Star Canteen
Death Star Canteen, Brisbane’s first Star Wars themed café has come from a galaxy far, far away to land on the far reaches of Queen Street
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Exterior of Banter Coffee House Manly West
Manly West
Banter Coffee House
Banter Coffee House is an absolute gem of a café tucked away in Manly West - the go-to for the best food and coffee on the bayside
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Outside seating at The Eva St Privateer, Coorparoo
Coorparoo
The Eva St Privateer
The Eva St Privateer is a popular Coorparoo café serving well-brewed cups of Di Bella coffee alongside a range of tasty treats.
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Entrance to Lokal + Co West End
West End
Lokal + Co
Lokal + Co is an inviting oasis of Nordic cool and was the first place in Brisbane to offer Norwegian-inspired cuisine
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Exterior of GOMA Bistro
South Brisbane
GOMA Bistro
GOMA Bistro is the South Brisbane Cultural Precinct’s best-kept casual dining secret overlooking the river and CBD
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Black Lab Coffee Tarragindi
Tarragindi
Black Lab Coffee
Black Lab Coffee is the go to for Tarragindi locals, serving well-brewed coffee and delicious eats - and it's dog friendly
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