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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.

Cake and cream on plate
Carina
Butter Cream
Located in a suburban shopping centre, alongside doctors, dentists, butchers and bakers, Butter Cream cafe is a stand-out.
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Walkabout Creek Cafe The Gap
The Gap
Walkabout Creek Cafe
The Gap's Walkabout Creek Cafe, located at the gateway to D'Aguilar National Park, has a weekend lunch menu that hits the spot
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People sitting in Felix Espresso seen through coloured glass on Burnett Lane
Brisbane City
Felix For Goodness
Felix for Goodness on Burnett Lane is a must-visit in Brisbane’s CBD – a charming architect designed café carved out of an old record storage room
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The End of the Road Coffee
New Farm
End Of The Road Coffee
Located at the end of Brunswick St is this cosy cafe with views overlooking the Brisbane River and New Farm Park
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Albion
Artie & Mai
Artie and Mai is a fabulous foodie’s café bar in a quaint heritage-listed Albion terrace
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Billykart Annerley
Annerley
Billykart Kitchen
Billykart Kitchen is a buzzy neighbourhood cafe housed in an old general store in a quiet suburban crescent
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Highgate Hill
Lift Bakery & Cafe
Highgate Hill gets a lift with this quirky upcycled bakery café
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Camp Hill
Picnic on Martha
Picnic café brings all day breakfast, lunch, beer and wine in a rustic picnic setting to Camp Hill’s Martha St dining scene.
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Newstead
Locale
Sip shop savour is the mantra of this charming little Italian café and kitchen found tucked away in Newstead’s commercial neighbourhood
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People sitting inside the The Library Cafe in Brisbane's South Bank
South Bank
The Library Cafe
Annexed to the State Library, The Library Cafe provides a decent rest stop between art galleries.
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Cup of coffee in Brisbane's Hello Gary Espresso shop in Coorparoo
Norman Park
Hello Garry Espresso
A cheerful little coffee stop situated off Bennetts Road, Hello Garry is also a consistently good source of Genovese coffee in the east.
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View of Shady Palms from street
Stones Corner
Shady Palms
Shady Palms is an oasis of cool found at the south end of Stones Corner
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Shingle Inn Brisbane CBD
Brisbane
Shingle Inn City Hall
No visit or life in Brisbane should be attempted without a visit to The Shingle Inn, the iconic 1936 walnut panelled cafe bakery beloved by generations
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People sitting on sofa in shade outside cottage
West End
Wrapture
This colourful speck of a cafe inhabits one third of a workers cottage
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QAG Cafe
South Brisbane
QAG Cafe
A tranquil haven to refresh and recharge after taking in the beauty of the Queensland Art Gallery’s latest exhibitions
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Stomps yellow counter with barista making coffee
Holland Park
Stomp Espresso
Holland Park locals flock to Stomp Espresso for their fix of excellent Veneziano coffee, delish casual all day breakfasts, lunches and snacks
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