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Best Breakfast in Brisbane's East

Updated: Mar 09, 2025

Brisbane's eastern suburbs are home to some excellent breakfast/brunch spots, from buzzy neighbourhood cafes to the corner-store-turned-hipster hangout. Here are 13 of the best:

Pawpaw Cafe

The all day breakfast menu features dishes such as Croffle Benedict, Paw Paw Signature Hash and Lemon Meringue French Toast

Willow Cafe

Foodie delights include chilli papaya scramble, buttermilk waffles, Vietnamese crepe & willow panna cotta

Ralph & Co

The all-day menu includes chicken waffles, red velvet pancakes, corn fritters, house made granola or Big Breakfast

Rabbit & Co

Enjoy brekkie faves like pork belly bao breakfast buns, American blueberry & ricotta pancakes or spanner crab & chat potato fritter

The Kelsey Cafe

The charming corner shop café serves up delicious dishes such as waffle fritters, potato cake benedict, apple crumble pancakes & bruschetta

Sarmic Cafe

All day breakfast includes buttermilk hotcakes; potato hash, poached eggs, carrot jam, fetta & bacon or avo on flatbread

Dovetail On Overend

Try the caponata Siciliana, Bangalow Babe; the Breakkie Rice Buddha Bowl or the epic house signature Tasting Plate (vegetarian)

Sister Cafe

From Ferrero Rocher waffles and Breakfast Gnocchi to the Pork Belly Benedict, this café is a foodie’s delight

Hey Joe Coffee + Co

Try the Afghani scrambled eggs, pancakes with lemon curd, creamy mushroom gnocchi and signature potato hash cakes

Fifth Avenue Cafe

As well as classics like eggs benny, fluffy pancakes and avo on toast the house signature is the loaded croissant

The Bloom Room

The delicious all-day menu at this bayside cafe includes Breakkie Burrito, choc chip pancakes, potato hash benedict or Spanish baked beans

Citron Bayside

Signature dishes at this Mediterranean-style cafe include buttermilk pancakes and sweet potato, carrot & halloumi fritters

Florence Cafe

All-day breakfast includes the healthy Florence Bowl, sourdough pistachio & rose pancake, and zucchini schnitzel bagel

Check out our guide to the best breakfast on Brisbane's Northside HERE

Where to find the best breakfast in Brisbane's West HERE

Where to find the best breakfast in Brisbane's South HERE

Best Cafes for breakfast by the bay HERE

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