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Scenic Brunch Spots

A Drive from Brisbane

Updated: Feb 09, 2025

From Cleveland to Scarborough, here are 9 scenic breakfast and lunch spots with water views, all of them less than 45 mins from Brisbane CBD:

Cafe La Mer

Cafe La Mer's alfresco deck offers a true waterfront dining experience for breakfast, morning tea or lunch

Cafe Diversity

The cafe on Redcliffe's main esplanade is open all day for in-house dining and also welcomes pooches with a special menu of puppyccinos, scrambled eggs and doggie ice-cream.

Sea Salt And Vine

Scarborough’s hidden gem – a breezy seafront café under the fig trees tucked away inside the Scarborough Holiday Village

Tempest Seafood Restaurant & Teppanyaki

You can enjoy a seafood platter for 2 overlooking Scarborough Boat Harbour from this waterfront restaurant, or some traditional teppanyaki from their Teppanyaki dining room. Bookings essential

Lighthouse Cafe Bar

The rustic Cleveland Lighthouse Cafe Bar (circa 1936) is the budget part of a quirky clique of eateries

3Eightnine

3Eightnine is a funky chic little cafe on the beachfront shopping village of Scarborough that makes a great drop in

Baaia

Baaia cafe is a little gem of a waterfront cafe in an old Sandgate store, with stunning views across Moreton Bay

Matthew Thomas

Bringing a touch of class to the historical Masonic Lodge is this splendid cafe with its own tiny in-house homewares and giftshop.

Pelican Café

Three pelicans sitting on wooden posts in the water at Redland Bay

Pelican's View Café is the bayside's best-kept secret, with an all-day breakfast/lunch menu and lovely views

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