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Best Country Cafes

Around Brisbane

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Updated: May 24, 2025

Fancy weekend brunch in a charming cafe in a country village? Then here's some cafes worth a weekend drive from Brisbane:

The Farm Shop Cafe

The Farm Shop Cafe is a delightful dining destination, just an hour's drive from Brisbane, nestled in the Scenic Rim

Nash Gallery & Cafe

Popular with locals and visitors alike, beautiful Nash Gallery & Cafe is located in the heart of Esk

Pitstop on Mt Mee

Pitstop on Mt Mee is a quirky country style café in a corrugated iron shed with some of the most stunning vistas in SEQ

The Place 2 Be

The Place 2 B Cafe is a quiet country cafe overlooking the water at Delaneys Creek, just north of Mt Mee

Tamborine Mountain Coffee Plantation

This boutique mountaintop coffee plantation has a cafe where you can enjoy freshly roasted coffee and delicious food

Picnic Point Cafe & Restaurant

Picnic Point Cafe and Restaurant Toowoomba

Perched at the top of the Toowoomba range is Picnic Point Cafe and Restaurant, where the locals and visitors gather for good food and spectacular views

The Old Storehouse

The Old Storehouse in Dayboro is a chic refurbished country cottage with a spacious verandah and outdoor courtyard

Dayboro Sugar Mill

Open for lunch and dinner, this Moreton Bay Region cafe dishes up burgers and craft brews in a laid-back beer garden beside a creek

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