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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.

If You Say So Espresso, St Lucia
St Lucia
If You Say So Espresso
If You Say So is a cool coffee nook in St Lucia from the dynamic duo behind Paddington's bolt hole Blackout Coffee
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Dicki's, Ascot, vegan cafe
Ascot
Dicki's
Dicki's is a plant-based cafe on a corner of Ascot's leafy Racecourse Rd, a sibling for its first vegan cafe in New Farm
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Sunny Side, Windsor
Windsor
Sunny Side
Sunny Side is a gourmet sandwich shop that takes freshly made sandwiches with classic flavours to the next level
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Knowhere, Spring Hill
Spring Hill
Knowhere
Spring Hill's stunning unique restaurant and bar is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner & drinks, offering fab foodie fare
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Soul Pantry Kitchen & Bar, Stafford
Stafford
Soul Pantry Kitchen & Bar
Soul Pantry Kitchen & Bar is a bright and airy eatery set in an old taxi depot
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Bellissimo Coffee, Coorparoo
Coorparoo
Bellissimo Coffee HQ Cafe
Bellissimo Coffee has finally opened its spiffy new Coorparoo HQ with on-site cafe - and it was worth the wait
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Merak GF Artisan Cafe, Redland Bay
Redland Bay
Merak GF Artisan Cafe
MerakGF in Redland Bay is a gem of a gluten-free cafe offering an array of delicous, handmade GF treats and more
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The Smug Fig, Greenslopes
Greenslopes
The Smug Fig
The Smug Fig has re-opened in a slick new location with the same great all-day brunch fare and excellent coffee
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Mr Badgers, Woolloongabba Brisbane
Woolloongabba
Mr Badgers
Dine within an old-world Brisbane Tram at Mr Badgers, a European inspired deli cafe & bar in Woolloongabba
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Willow Cafe, Balmoral, Brisbane
Balmoral
Willow Cafe
This casual, coastal chic cafe in Brisbane's east offers next-level brunch fare like breakfast crème brulée
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Picnic Cafe, West End c
West End
Picnic Cafe
Picnic Cafe is West End's new go-to for delicious foodie fare for breakfast, brunch and lunch, located at West Village
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Milo & Maisie Coffee Co
Paddington
Milo & Maisie Coffee Co
This quaint, dog-friendly cafe in the back streets of Paddington serves specialty coffee, artisan pastries and light eats
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Ralph & Co, Camp Hill
Camp Hill
Ralph & Co
Ralph & Co is a buzzy neighbourhood cafe, green grocer, gourmet providore and caterer in Camp Hill
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Unbearable Bagels, Teneriffe
Teneriffe
Unbearable Bagels
Unbearable Bagels serves scrumptious loaded bagels and specialty coffee from a corner shop in leafy Teneriffe
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To Be Or Not To Be Cafe, Westlake
Westlake
To Be Or Not To Be Cafe
To Be Or Not To Be brings Shakespeare to the suburbs with fantastic foodie fare, specialty coffee and more
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Licketysplit Cafe, Jindalee
Jindalee
Licketysplit Cafe
This gorgeous retro cafe van, overlooking the Brisbane River, dishes up delish fare and organic coffee
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