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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.

Keri Craig Emporium Cafe
Brisbane
Keri Craig Emporium Cafe
Whilst the outside world marches through the 21st century, the world of Keri Craig is firmly entrenched in the glamorous 1950’s and ’60’s.
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Table on deck overlooking bush
Capalaba
IndigiCafe
Within the grounds of the Indigiscapes Centre - a charming native botanical garden - this little bush cafe serves up casual meals, morning and afternoon teas.
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Waitresses serving patrons on footpath outside In A Pickle Cafe in Camp Hill
Camp Hill
In A Pickle
On the site of an old butcher shop in the picturesque Martha St shopping strip is this natty little cafe/catering nook
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Counter and seating inside hallowed grounds espresso cafe
Mt Gravatt
Hallowed Grounds Espresso
Hallowed Grounds Espresso has gone from being a nice place to pick up a take-away coffee to a great place to sit, relax, and take-in the eclectic environment
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Gunshop Cafe's shop front on street
West End
Gunshop Cafe
The Gun Shop is a West End institution, renowned its fabulous breakfast fare.
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Food counter inside Fraiche Deli cafe
Graceville
Fraiche Deli
From its site buried deep in the heart of Graceville, Fraiche Deli Cafe peddles both goods to cook with and fabulous cafe fare
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South Brisbane
Five Sisters Cafe
At the rear of one of the ornate brick terraces overlooking Melbourne St lies this charming character laden cafe with a delicious Greek influenced menu.
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Famished on Frasers, Ashgrove
Ashgrove
Famished On Frasers
Occupying an old corner store hidden in the leafy avenues of Ashgrove, Famished makes a great casual dining cafe
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Plate of food inside Double shot Espresso in New Farm
New Farm
Double Shot Espresso
The best things are almost always found in out of the way places and no more so than Double Shot Espresso
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Corner Store Cafe old weatherboad shop front
Toowong
Corner Store Cafe
Corner Store Cafe in Toowong occupies the shell of an old store and still stocks some grocery staples in its front room
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Cafe-o-Mai Annerley
Annerley
Café O-mai
Cafe O Mai is a unique little gem of a Vietnamese cafe which occupies an historic corner shop
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Fresh flowers sitting on bench inside Cafe Lacuna in Wavell Heights Brisbane.
Wavell Heights
Cafe Lacuna
Cafe Lacuna may not look like much from the street but inside is a convivial world of jazz, comfy chairs and home cooking

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Couple sitting at table in front of bar at Buzzstop Espresso Bar in Samford
Samford
Buzz Stop Espresso Bar
A tiny pocket of urban hipsterdom can be found in Samford's main street, headlined by Dropout Espresso
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Man sitting wearing panam hat outside Brown Dog Cafe
Woolloongabba
Brown Dog Cafe
This speck of a cafe lies in a bit of a no-man’s land outside of the Gabba antique quarter
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Waiter carrying cup of coffee walking down steps outside boys house of coffee in Kelvin Grove.
Kelvin Grove
Boys House Of Coffee
A camphor laurel tree takes centre stage outside this cafe and provides shade for patrons in lieu of an umbrella
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Ashgrove
Banneton Bakery Cafe
Chandler Corner, a tiny pocket of shops set back from Waterworks Road, contains local treasure Banneton Bakery
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