Inner-city hotspots

Salt Coffee Roasters, Newstead

Serving specialty coffee and delectable eats from a lush green corner in Newstead, Salt has fast become a favourite for travellers and locals alike.

Speed Dial, Newstead

A small, white shipping container is now home to delicious coffee, a chic interior and a Brisbane community atmosphere to start your day right.

Death Before Decaf, New Farm

This New Farm institution is open 24/7. Yep, you read that correctly. This coffee shop never closes, making that 3am post-party or pre-shift work coffee hit a possibility. Drop in for metal, hardcore and hip-hop tunes and a cup of the good stuff.

Industry Beans, Newstead

This southern favourite is slinging top-notch coffee from its restaurant-style cafe to Brisbane sippers. But it's not just making your morning brew... it's also roasting on-site and even growing the beans in its coffee greenhouse.

Kin, Teneriffe

Known for their long list of brews and speciality drinks, Kin often warrants a line and a great early morning buzz. From coffee, matcha, hojicha and chai the options will feel endless.

Bear Bones, Fortitude Valley

Drop into Bear Bones HQ and enjoy a cup of life from the warehouse-styled café space out the front of its roastery. There’s a short café menu to pair with your preferred brew. 

Need more suggestions? Check out our guide to where you'll find the best coffee in Brisbane City.

North Brisbane

Gramps, Red Hill

Housed in an ancient Queenslander that’s filled with rustic, vintage decor, Gramps is your home away from home. With a menu that features both sweet treats and simple brunch-time eats, as well as some of the best coffee in Brisbane, Gramps is a must-try if you’re on the North side of town.

Alby’s Cafe, Wavell Heights

Sip on your morning’ s Single O brew or a speciality iced drink, indulge in a crispy toastie, and enjoy the local vibes with the café’s green interior features making a vibrant hotspot in this little suburb.

Wolff Coffee, Hendra

Drop into the giant roasting warehouse to enjoy three choices of bean, espresso, filter coffee, nitro cold brew or a coffee pop (that’s a kick on a stick perfect for summer).

The Tiller Coffee, Alderley

Tiller Coffee is an alfresco specialty coffee joint run out of a shipping container in Alderley. The crew serves coffee from a variety of Australian small roasters brew methods include Chemex, AeroPress and cold drip.

Neighbourhood Coffee Roasters, Albion

These guys know their coffee, and they take it pretty seriously with their roastery quietly tucked away at the back of Albion Fine Trades. The owners are passionate about sustainable business, using a ZeroWaste composting system and recyclable takeaway cups. 

South Brisbane

Coffee Head Co., South Brisbane

This South Brisbane café specialises in organic and fair-trade specialty coffee (and tea if you’re looking to cut back on the caffeine). The leafy café also works with local suppliers and bakeries to offer the freshest and tastiest coffee snacks.

Good Good, West End

This light and breezy garage café is serving smooth brews in the morning that pair with a range of breakfast snacks to make sure you start your day the right way.

Supernumerary Coffee, Salisbury

Find two young baristas who live and breathe coffee every day, roasting their own beans. Supernumerary Coffee is located in a small shop but showcases big and bold flavours to pair with their large energy.

Coffee Boy, West End

Find the little blue, white and orange hole in the wall and grab a specially chosen Almanac takeaway coffee.

East Brisbane

Coffee Mentality, East Brisbane, Stones Corner, Woolloongabba, South Brisbane

Coffee Mentality is committed to making a difference, one cup at a time. The passionate founders grow, roast and blend premium specialty coffee, sourced from across the planet with care and consideration for fair trade and farming conditions. Grab a cup of goodness from one of its cafes or its coffee van at the weekly West End Markets.

Bellissimo Coffee, Bulimba

Roasting their own beans and serving fresh, smooth coffee orders only a walk away from the Brisbane River. From small beginnings in 2009, the team has now grown to be very well known and loved by locals.

Little Genovese, Coorparoo

Unsurprisingly, this industrial-look café opposite Coorparoo train station serves Genovese beans from the renowned Melbourne roaster. Pair your perfect pick-me-up with a mouth-watering menu championing fresh local produce and sweet treats made by local bakers.

West Brisbane

Bunker Coffee, Milton

As the name suggests, this Milton coffee shop is tucked into a concrete vine-covered bunker-like space. Owned by the same people behind John Mills Himself, expect the same great coffee and excellent service.

Brick, Paddington

Focussed on serving delicious coffee, this minimalistic, bright and airy café in Paddington pours their own blend of beans to ensure every cup of coffee meets all coffee connoisseur standards.

Piggyback Café, Jindalee

Piggyback’s serves coffee in a way that’s just made to keep creative hearts happy. The barista’s have mastered the art of rainbow lattes or rainbow coffee, pouring the milk with a mix of multiple food dye colours to produce vibrant patterns.

The Single Guys, Kenmore

The Single Guys focus on sourcing the best single-origin coffee to serve customers in the western suburbs. Located in the leafy suburb of Kenmore, the café serves a full menu alongside its large selection of coffee offerings that rotate weekly.