63Spot Score
Double Shot Panini Cafe
$$Cafes · New Farm
Light-filled cafe in New Farm serving sandwiches, cakes and brunch with outdoor seating and a relaxed atmosphere.
4.5(623)· GoogleView details →
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243 cafes in Brisbane match the selected filters. Details come from each venue's published information; unknown attributes never count as a match.
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63Spot Score
Paddington Social
$$Cafes · Paddington
Highly rated cafe on Given Terrace in Paddington, Brisbane, drawing consistent visitor numbers and strong reviews.
4.5(838)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Bobby’s Wine Bar & Espresso
$$Cafes · New Farm
A well-regarded cafe and wine bar on Brunswick Street in New Farm, combining espresso coffee culture with a wine-focused drinks program.
4.5(875)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Peach & Billy
Cafes · Chapel Hill
A highly-rated cafe in Chapel Hill serving coffee and food to a loyal local crowd.
4.8(188)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
The New Black
Cafes · Fortitude Valley
Highly rated cafe on Ann Street in Fortitude Valley with a strong following.
4.5(724)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Vulture Street Espresso
$$Cafes · West End
A highly-rated neighbourhood espresso bar in West End, Brisbane, drawing over 400 reviews and consistently scoring 4.6 stars.
4.6(419)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
NOS. Bakehouse & Cafe
Cafes · Dutton Park
Neighbourhood bakehouse and cafe in Dutton Park serving fresh baked goods and coffee.
4.6(391)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Coco Bliss South Bank
Cafes · South Brisbane
A South Bank café serving predominantly raw, vegan, gluten-free and refined-sugar-free whole-food options, including açaí bowls, juices and smoothies.
4.7(293)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Coffee Anthology
$$Cafes · Brisbane City
Upscale brunch food and choice blends, served in an industrial-chic cafe with exposed-brick walls.
4.3(1,885)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Hope St Cafe
$Cafes · South Brisbane
Highly rated neighbourhood cafe in South Brisbane with strong customer loyalty and a 4.7-star rating across nearly 300 reviews.
4.7(286)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Hunter & Scout Café
$$Cafes · Graceville
Hunter & Scout Café is a well-regarded café in Graceville, serving the Indooroopilly area with a solid 4.4-star rating across 1511 reviews.
4.4(1,511)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Groundhog Social
$$Cafes · Manly
A dog-friendly beachfront café in Manly, Wynnum, serving house-made breakfast, brunch, lunch and locally roasted coffee by the bay.
4.4(1,032)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
ALL DAY
$$Cafes · West End
A highly-rated West End café with a strong local following and a 4.5-star rating across nearly 700 reviews.
4.5(694)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Strauss
$$Cafes · Brisbane City
Airy cafe in a Kangaroo Point laneway, known for specialty coffee, craft beer, cold-pressed juices and light eats.
4.6(479)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
John Mills Himself
$$Cafes · Brisbane City
Stylish Brisbane café and bar in a heritage 1917 building, serving coffee, pastries and specialty cocktails in an exposed-brick setting.
4.8(1,076)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Blackstar Coffee Roasters - West End
$$Cafes · West End
Specialty coffee roaster on Thomas Street in West End brewing espresso and cold-pressed iced coffee from single-origin beans.
4.5(788)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Felix For Goodness
$$Cafes · Brisbane City
A casual all-day café in Brisbane CBD serving an eclectic menu built around locally sourced ingredients.
4.4(1,513)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Corner Store Cafe
$$Cafes · Toowong
Modern Australian cafe in a restored Federation cottage, featuring organic vegetables from an on-site kitchen garden.
4.4(1,190)· GoogleView details →
About these results
Australia takes its coffee seriously, and Brisbane is no exception — think flat whites pulled to order, single-origin beans and a brunch culture that runs all morning. The spots below range from tucked-away specialty roasters to all-day cafes worth a slow weekend visit.
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, and ordered by Spot Score — a composite of attributed ratings, review volume, category fit and information freshness, not a firsthand review. Hours-based filters use published opening hours, which are not kitchen or last-order times. Sponsored placements are labelled and never counted in results. Spotted an error? Send a correction.
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What are the best cafes in Brisbane?+
The cafes on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
How is the Brisbane cafes ranking decided?+
We blend independent signals — Google star ratings and review counts, popularity, the completeness of available information and freshness — into a single Spot Score out of 100. It is a composite of those signals, not a firsthand review, and it cannot be bought.
Can I filter cafes by suburb or price?+
Yes. Use the filters to narrow by suburb, minimum Google rating, price level, whether a place is open now according to its published hours, and features such as dog-friendly or outdoor seating. A filter only matches venues whose details state that feature.
How many cafes are listed in Brisbane?+
We currently list 243 cafes across Brisbane and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.
What's the coffee culture like in Brisbane?+
Specialty coffee is the norm rather than the exception — most cafes roast or source quality beans and turn out espresso-based drinks like the flat white, long black and piccolo. Brunch is a weekend institution, so expect queues at the most popular spots mid-morning.