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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.

South Brisbane

Lisboa Caffe

Lisboa Caffe, gourmet providore of Portuguese custard tarts, can be found tucked away in slick modern digs in South Brisbane

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Scenic Rim

The Farm Shop Cafe

The Farm Shop Cafe is a delightful dining destination, just an hour's drive from Brisbane, nestled in the Scenic Rim

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Gordon Park

The Lavender Cottage

The pretty purple cottage in Gordon Park is a charming gift shop and cafe offering Merlo coffee & homemade treats

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Chermside

Dark Tonic Roasters

Dark Tonic Roasters is a small batch, boutique coffee roastery and cafe, found in the backstreets of Chermside

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West End

Veneziano Coffee

West End's popular coffee haunt has reopened with a fresh new look and a tantalising new brunch menu

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Rochedale

Unkempt Espresso Bar

A cool, shipping container pit stop serving excellent espresso and tasty brunch fare on Brisbane's southside

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Wellington Point

Wellington Point Farmhouse

The Redlands best-kept secret is this charming farmhouse cafe & restaurant with a Michelin-trained chef at the helm

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Holland Park

Wilburs General Store

This suburban gem is a cosy coffee nook and local larder offering gourmet sandwiches, sweets and

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Kingston

Devon Pixies Tea House

Devon Pixies is a quaint tea house residing in the old caretaker's cottage at Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct

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St Lucia

If You Say So Espresso

If You Say So is a cool coffee nook in St Lucia from the dynamic duo behind Paddington's bolt hole Blackout Coffee

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Windsor

Sunny Side

Sunny Side is a gourmet sandwich shop that takes freshly made sandwiches with classic flavours to the next level

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Spring Hill

Knowhere

Spring Hill's stunning unique restaurant and bar is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner & drinks, offering fab foodie fare

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Coorparoo

Bellissimo Coffee HQ Café

Bellissimo Coffee has a stunning, rustic industrial-style café at their roastery and head office at Coorparoo

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Bardon

Sweetshop Specialty Coffee

Sweetshop Specialty Coffee is bringing spring to everyone’s step with its amazing coffee and delicious food

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Redland Bay

Merak GF Artisan Cafe

MerakGF in Redland Bay is a gem of a gluten-free cafe offering an array of delicous, handmade GF treats and more

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Greenslopes

The Smug Fig

The Smug Fig has re-opened in a slick new location with the same great all-day brunch fare and excellent coffee

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