7 cafe rooms in Brisbane we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Brisbane | Cafe across every city.
Brisbane's cafe culture is built on independent roasters and small rooms that take coffee seriously. John Mills Himself, Strauss and Coffee Anthology hold down the CBD laneways, while Bunker Coffee in Milton has a devoted following. The Gunshop Cafe in West End and Anouk in Paddington carry the same care into the inner suburbs.
John Mills Himself ★ 4.8
cbd · 40 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
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.
Strauss ★ 4.6
cbd · Shop 3, 189 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Strauss sits in a laneway off Elizabeth Street in Brisbane CBD. Coffee Supreme house blend with rotating single-origin filters, bentwood bistro chairs.
Bunker Coffee ★ 4.5
milton · 21 Railway Terrace, Milton QLD 4064
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.
Coffee Anthology ★ 4.3
cbd · 126 Margaret Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
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.
The Gunshop Cafe ★ 4.2
west-end · 53 Mollison Street, West End QLD 4101
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.
Anouk ★ 4.0
paddington · 212 Given Terrace, Paddington QLD 4064
Anouk on Given Terrace in Paddington is the long-time Brisbane brunch destination near Suncorp Stadium. Merlo coffee, hearty all-day plates, closed Mondays.
John Mills Himself ★ 4.4
cbd · 40 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000
John Mills Himself hides in a laneway off Charlotte Street in Brisbane CBD. Heritage 1873 printer building, espresso bar by day, gin bar by night.