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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
Pawpaw Cafe East Brisbane
The all day breakfast menu features dishes such as Croffle Benedict, Paw Paw Signature Hash and Lemon Meringue French Toast
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Willow Cafe
Willow Cafe, Balmoral, Brisbane
Foodie delights include chilli papaya scramble, buttermilk waffles, Vietnamese crepe & willow panna cotta
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Ralph & Co
Ralph & Co, Camp Hill
The all-day menu includes chicken waffles, red velvet pancakes, corn fritters, house made granola or Big Breakfast
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Rabbit & Co
Rabbit & Co Coorparoo
Enjoy brekkie faves like pork belly bao breakfast buns, American blueberry & ricotta pancakes or spanner crab & chat potato fritter
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The Kelsey Cafe
The Kelsey Cafe, Coorparoo
The charming corner shop café serves up delicious dishes such as waffle fritters, potato cake benedict, apple crumble pancakes & bruschetta
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Sarmic Cafe
Sarmic Cafe, Morningside
All day breakfast includes buttermilk hotcakes; potato hash, poached eggs, carrot jam, fetta & bacon or avo on flatbread
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Dovetail On Overend
Dovetail on Overend Norman Park
Try the caponata Siciliana, Bangalow Babe; the Breakkie Rice Buddha Bowl or the epic house signature Tasting Plate (vegetarian)
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Sister Cafe
Siater Cafe Hawthorne
From Ferrero Rocher waffles and Breakfast Gnocchi to the Pork Belly Benedict, this café is a foodie’s delight
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Hey Joe Coffee + Co
Hey Joe Coffee East Brisbane
Try the Afghani scrambled eggs, pancakes with lemon curd, creamy mushroom gnocchi and signature potato hash cakes
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Fifth Avenue Cafe
Fifth Avenue Cafe, East Brisbane
As well as classics like eggs benny, fluffy pancakes and avo on toast the house signature is the loaded croissant
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The Bloom Room
The Bloom Room Cafe Birkdale
The delicious all-day menu at this bayside cafe includes Breakkie Burrito, choc chip pancakes, potato hash benedict or Spanish baked beans
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Citron Bayside
Citron Bayside Birthday
Signature dishes at this Mediterranean-style cafe include buttermilk pancakes and sweet potato, carrot & halloumi fritters
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Florence Cafe
Florence Café Camp Hill
All-day breakfast includes the healthy Florence Bowl, sourdough pistachio & rose pancake, and zucchini schnitzel bagel
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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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