John Mills Himself ★ 4.5
John Mills Himself runs a laneway off Charlotte Street in Brisbane CBD. Specialty espresso bar by day, gin bar by night, heritage 1873 printer building.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Brisbane lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Strauss ★ 4.4
Strauss sits in a laneway off Elizabeth Street in Brisbane CBD. Coffee Supreme house blend with rotating single-origin filters, bentwood bistro chairs.
Signature drink: Filter coffee from rotating roasters
Bunker Coffee ★ 4.4
Bunker Coffee on Railway Terrace in Milton runs out of a converted WWII air-raid shelter west of the CBD. Drum-roasted in-house, single-origin focus.
Signature drink: Single-origin house roast espresso
Coffee Anthology ★ 4.4
Coffee Anthology on Margaret Street in the Brisbane CBD is a multi-roaster cafe known for hosting visiting beans, filter brewing methods and tight curation.
Signature drink: Filter coffee from rotating Australian roasters
The Gunshop Cafe ★ 4.4
The Gunshop Cafe runs a heritage corner-shop building on Mollison Street, West End since 2000. All-day brunch, Colombian-Costa Rican house-blend espresso.
Signature drink: House-blend flat white
Anouk ★ 4.4
Anouk on Given Terrace in Paddington is the long-time Brisbane brunch destination near Suncorp Stadium. Merlo coffee, hearty all-day plates, closed Mondays.
Signature drink: Flat white on Merlo