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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.

Plants & chairs inside BY. Artisans
West End
BY.Artisans
BY.Artisans is a stunning bar, distillery, cafe and creative space occupying a dreamy beautifully repurposed warehouse in West End
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Rise Bakery Newstead
Newstead
Rise Bakery
Gold Coast-born, Rise Bakery is a chic, French-inspired patisserie cafe located in Newstead's Breakfast Creek Lifestyle Precinct.
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Exterior of NOS Bakehouse Dutton Park
Dutton Park
Nos. Bakehouse & Cafe
Nos. Bakehouse & Cafe is a charming and unique bakery and cafe housed in a landmark historic shop
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Street view of Meeple & Mug West End
West End
Meeple & Mug
Meeple & Mug is Brisbane's only games cafe - a fun, convivial place for dates, family and friends to gather in West End
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Exterior shop, DRZLE Newstead
Newstead
DRZLE
DRZLE is a cookie, coffee and acai bar tucked away in a corner of Newstead
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Entray door to The Owlery in Samford

Best Themed Cafes in Brisbane

Brisbane is home to five themed cafes, a secret to most but which are a must visit for fans of LEGO, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Freinds and cats
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People at picnic tables Officer's Mess New Farm
New Farm
Officers Mess
Officers Mess is a all-day riverfront diner located in a former naval base dating back to 1943
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Illusion by no.5 Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley
Illusion by no.5
An extraordinary 2D laneway bar and cafe that literally feels like you've stepped into an optical illusion
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Cafe in the Mountains Mt Nebo
Mt Nebo
Cafe In The Mountains
Cafe in the Mountains at Mt Nebo is a rustic mountain top cafe in a peaceful setting overlooking tranquil valleys
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Dayboro Sugar Mill, Dayboro, Moreton Bay region, Queensland, The Mill, beers and burgers, live entertainment, cocktails, country day trips, close to Samford
Dayboro
Dayboro Sugar Mill
This chill country cafe in the Moreton Bay Region is home to fab burgers & brews, with live music in the beer garden on weekends
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Friends & Flowers Cafe Deagon
Deagon
Friends & Flowers Cafe
Friends & Flowers Cafe is a funky Friends-themed cafe occupying a corner block in Deagon
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Roasting Warehouse Geebung
Geebung
Roasting Warehouse
Roasting Warehouse is a top notch cafe and wholesale coffee warehouse located in the north Brisbane suburb of Geebung
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Frankie's on 4th Sandgate
Sandgate
Frankie's on 4th
A charming little gourmet sandwich bar in Sandgate, from the folks behind longtime neighbouring bar Mr Henderson
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Dijon cafe, Tarraginidi
Tarragindi
Dijon
A gourmet toastie cafe has opened in Tarragindi, from the folks behind Deedot Coffee House, Groundhog Social & Never Been
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Sabor Cafe & Grill
Yeerongpilly
Sabor Cafe & Grill
Sabor Cafe & Grill brings a taste of the Philippines to Yeerongpilly with a flavour-filled all day menu including classics like
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Putzig Cafe Wilston
Wilston
Putzig Cafe
A quaint Queensland cafe serving traditional German baked treats from the legends behind Baked Poetry Café
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