Cafe La Mer

Listed in Wynnum, Brisbane, Cafe La Mer is a waterfront café at East Coast Marina, set among boat hard stands and the harbour. Its location feels removed from the busier parts of the bayside, with views across the boats and a choice of outdoor seating. The café has a leafy courtyard, while the deck sits over the water beneath a large Moreton Bay fig tree.

The menu is built around contemporary Australian cooking and changes with the seasons, using fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Breakfast is served daily until 11.30am, followed by lunch until 3pm. The website also notes lighter lunch choices during the week and a broader, seasonally suitable lunch menu on weekends. Coffee is part of the offering, and cakes, biscuits and savoury pastries are made in the kitchen. Named café favourites include the Sand-Crab Breakky, Corn Fritter and Big Breakky, while the baked selection includes a flourless chocolate fondant and GF Nougatine.

Cafe La Mer suits a relaxed breakfast, an easy lunch by the water or a quiet coffee outdoors. The courtyard and shaded fig-tree deck give solo visitors and smaller groups a couple of ways to settle in, while the marina outlook adds a natural backdrop for catching up or taking a break during a day around Moreton Bay. The venue is also BYO, with no corkage charge mentioned on its website.

For occasions beyond everyday dining, the café is available for small, select late-afternoon functions, including sunset cocktail parties. Off-site catering and hampers are also offered. With breakfast and lunch available seven days a week, a waterfront setting and food prepared on site, Cafe La Mer is a practical option for casual daytime dining in Brisbane’s bayside area.