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A guide to the best child-friendly cafes in Brisbane, from the bay to the city and beyond. Most of these Brisbane cafes have great kids menus, room for prams and some even have their own play areas or back onto some great kids parks:

Café Bema Paddington
Paddington
Cafe Bema
Café Bema is a cool courtyard café nestled out front of a Paddington cottage, serving out-of-the-ordinary breakfast and lunches
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Exterior of BNE Baracca
Tarragindi
Bne Baracca
Bne Baracca is a charming cafe in Tarragindi taking up residence in an old corner store
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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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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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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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Petrichor & Co
Hamilton
Petrichor & Co
Petrichor & Co is a cool chic all-day breakfast café with a Colombian flavour on Racecourse Road, Hamilton
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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 The Alley Everton Park
Everton Park
The Alley
Hidden within the grounds of a northside college is this humble little cafe that offers parents a chance to catch up with friends
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Exterior of Piggy Back Cafe Jindalee
Jindalee
Piggy Back Cafe
Piggy Back Cafe, located in a suburban shopping strip in Jindalee, is a welcome addition to the south west's cafe scene
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Outside Cafe Lagarto Samford with tables & chairs next to thatched hut
Samford
Cafe Lagarto
Cafe Lagarto provides an excellent excuse to relax by fountains and flowers at the Samford Lifestyle Centre
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Tables and chairs inside Birds And Bees Cafe Everton Hills
Everton Hills
Birds & Bees Cafe
The combination of Colombian food and music creates a relaxed fiesta vibe at Birds & Bees Cafe in Everton Hills
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Breakfast meal on a plate at Chapter IV Paddington
Paddington
Chapter IV
Chapter IV is a chic café with an Asian flavour and fantastic vistas atop a Paddington hill
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Exterior of Todd and Pup Moorooka
Moorooka
Todd And Pup
Todd & Pup is a popular cafe nestled on a leafy street in Moorooka, offering top-notch coffee and breakfast fare
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Servery hatch at 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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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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