For coffee done really well they are a great place to visit. Good espresso and batch brew, friendly…read morestaff as well.

Small cafe with amazing coffee and great service. The team knows their coffee and the food menu is…read moredelicious. Highly recommend.

What a little daydream this spot is!…read more It's a vintage, hipster cafe with a furniture store attached. Not sure if they sell actual antiques or things that look beautiful and old. This place is famous with locals, I stopped by after a real estate listing bragged that the house was near local favourite, Nowhere Cafe. It's in a rustic old shop front with geraniums in pots and lots of outdoor seating. They fast and friendly, with delicious food and coffee. I'm sorry I didn't get to spend more time here. I will try to have brunch here again whenever I'm in Brisbane. This is exactly the type of cafe I love!

Nowhere Espresso sits in an unassuming pocket of Toowong and over hearing a conversation this…read moremorning, one cafe patron hit the nail on the head: "It's funny when you see the community come together at a new business. There's just that kind of vibe here." And she's right. The two mornings I've been to Nowhere this week have been broken up by locals dropping in and out being spoken to by name and hearing updates of their lives, their children and more. It's a very similar vibe to when you visit Antonia and Brad at PUK Espresso in Kangaroo Point. It's this that makes your Mambo coffee that much sweeter. They're still waiting on a food licence, so for now, it is a selection of cakes and some sandwiches. There's complimentary Wi-Fi too and a kitchen table in the shop next door perfect for a work session surrounded by beautiful things.

Not so much as five years ago, finding a cafe within a shopping mall this on-trend and cool would…read morehave been like finding a needle in a haystack. With the new renovation of Indooroopilly Shopping Centre comes a cafe like Foundry and on looks alone, blows out of the water the idea of what a shopping centre cafe "should be." They're pouring locally roasted coffee, Dramanti and the service is speedy. I ordered a Flat White and found it was far too milky for my liking. Note: my liking. Coffee is such a personal preference and on this occasion, I ordered wrong. Knowing the Dramanti Beans, I should have gone for a piccolo or long black with hmos. There's also the welcome surprise that all the food in their small display cabinet, right down to the bagels, is gluten free. Glutards UNITE!

This place is pretty cool. Rocked up with my mum on Queen's Birthday holiday (Monday) and it was…read moreone of the few cheaper cafes open inside the shopping centre. I ordered a medium (mug) dirty chai and a turkey, brie and chutney bagel. Mum ordered a small capp, they didn't use the farmer's milk but that's okay I guess, not everyone's on board yet! The dirty chai was made pretty well though and it tasted pretty good with the soy milk they used. They ask for your name when you order and had heaps of people working on the machines. It was crazy busy. We managed to grab a small table at the very end and waited for a short while. It was pretty great. We got our bagel much later though and the (manager, I think) offered us another coffee on the house and apologised. It was all good though. We knew they were super busy and the gesture was more than enough. The bagel was pretty nommy... but probably not the greatest idea when I'm drinking a heavy dirty chai! They used real turkey! Nomnomnom! It was so good and totally appreciate it when restaurants and cafes use real ingredients!

Call it a left over side effect of having visited most new openings in Brisbane post haste for…read morealmost four years but it is taking some "rehab" to rediscover a love of exploring new cafes and leaving the comfort zone of my local weekend haunt. On a recent inspired Sunday, remembering hearing many good things about Neighbourhood Coffee Roasters, which calls the old Rainworth General Store home, friends and I gathered and spent a leisurely breakfast. For the first time in many moons I looked at the menu with genuine excitement. Of course there's the obligatory cafe items, and comforts with modern twists like a fig glazed ham and cheese toastie, but then it's mixed with surprise additions like a green tea soba noodle salad (yes I went there for breakfast), splashes of kimchi and a tumeric iced chai latte. Tumeric is so 2016 it hurts. As the cafe filled with weekend brunch hunters, we were never rushed as our group of four grazed through our breakfast and stayed on for another round of coffee. Coffee while we're talking that is roasted by the cafe and consistently turned out a exceptional cup both as a long black and flat white. Add in the chat we had with one of the owners about the history of the building and their discoveries of old advertising signs as they renovated the space and you've got me giving this local gem two thumbs up. Pro Tip: there's heaps of space in the back room for prams and kids (especially out in the back vege garden) and for those of us dog loving cafe hoppers - the four-legged patrons are welcomed with ample footpath seating.

I've only been to Neighbourhood Coffee Roasters once. It's usually my practice to review after…read morevisiting at least twice, to see if the first time was a fluke or one-off disaster. This place gets an exception. First visit, I know this place is going to be hugely popular. The put your name on a list and wait 45 minutes popular. I had the Japanese cheese toast with miso emulsion. Was pretty amazing. The coffees were great. The staff are attentive (and good looking). The owner could tell we were coffee drinkers, so brought us over some cold drip to compare with the iced filter we had bought. The only downside - the building seems to get quite hot.

I love this bakery/cafe. The pastries are to die for and choice is difficult as to what to buy…read more The bee sting bun is lovely as is the cute biscuits as well. This is a place you do want to visit around Christmas to buy your baked goods to take home. The staff are lovely and it's a quiet place if you want to just sit and eat and read a book

I admit that I am a Eurovision Tragic, it's a big deal in our house and we usually go all out…read morecooking or attempting to cook the food of the Host Nation while it scoring the 'acts'. With this years (2015) Eurovision being held in Austria, naturally the menu/food options consisted of strudel, strudel and MORE strudel. Café Beesting (which used to be King of Cakes) was my go to for Austrian style treats. With lots of onsite parking and seating inside and outside, this is a great little café with lots to offer. I was pretty impressed with the amount of sweet options, including cakes, baked treats as well as savoury choices that you can take away as well. The Cherry Strudel that we had was just the right amount of sweet and tart and I'm starting to crave it as I type.

Our favourite place for a morning or weekend coffee. Dennis always makes an excellent coffee and…read morehas a good menu for breakfast and snacks. Papers to read and inside or outside seating. Dog friendly. A lovely cafe tucked away in suburbia.

Apart from the great coffee, the biggest drawcard for this cute little coffee shop is the friendly…read moreAmerican owner who always has a smile and a joke early in the morning. As well as beverages you can get pretty good sandwiches, muffins and cookies and did I mention the coffee is fantastic? With a 'big' coffee at only $4 even with soy milk, vanilla flavour and an extra shot its good for the wallet too. While waiting for your caffeine hit, you can check out the seriously ugly mugs adorning the shop.

I walked over to the Ugly Mug from the B&B where I am staying and got one of the best lattes I've…read moreever had. I also got a small quiche which I enjoyed on the little back deck area. The barista was charming and efficiently handled the folks queued up for coffee. The only thing lacking for this American is free WiFi. But, then again, the place might loose its charm if filled with MacBook-staring jerks like me!

Kuta Café is not a gourmet restaurant. Once you've accepted that, you are much more likely to enjoy…read moreyour time there. The views are simply spectacular - I visited for breakfast at around 8.30am and enjoyed an incredible view across Brisbane and all the way up to the Pacific Ocean, all of which was sparkling in the sunshine. There is no table service at Kuta, so you go to the counter to order and pay for your food. The breakfast offerings include eggs, toast, waffles and fruit. I had avocado on toast with poached eggs, and enjoyed my meal - the eggs were runny (though slightly overdone) and the avocado was pretty fresh. The toast was pretty hard though and the coffee wasn't the best, but it was a decent enough meal. My sister didn't quite agree, as her fruit plate came with the grapes still on the stalk, and with parsley sprinkled all over the fruit(?!). Little touches like fresh pepper rather than the powdered variety would have been great, but hey it's a café not a restaurant. The real draw to this place, though, is the view. The food is not spectacular, but I can hardly imaging a better location for a stunning breakfast just 20 minutes outside of a city. For this reason alone, I would definitely return to the Kuta Café, and highly recommend it to both tourists and Brisbane residents alike.

This a great little joint to get some casual food like cakes, nacho's, chips and ice cream when…read moreyou're up sightseeing on the famous Mt Cootha. During winter the hot chocolate is popular, during summer the ice creams are popular, this place is open most the day and some of the night so take advantage of it. Prices are the cheapest and they tailor to a lot of tourist groups going through the mountain, in fact a lot of their business depends on it, and thrives on it at the same time. It's got outdoor seating and indoor seating as well as a gift shop, but I recommend the outdoor seating. The view is just magnificent. It's the place to grab your drink and have your snack if you've hiked up the mountain from Chapel Hill... it's a good 30-45 minute trek and you may even bump into people horseback riding. Great little spot, more for morning and night people, the lunch isn't the greatest, but the nachos aren't too bad at all.

Pretty Good! Dropped in for a catch up with family (group of 5) not a problem - quickly seated with…read morea smile. Ordered coffee - also quickly served, water glasses and jug on the table. Very relaxed and it was easy to talk. Coffee good. Went for lite meal - smashed avo was spot on. The desserts / cakes are plentiful and variety is broad - tried the dragonfruit cake which was good but not extra so. Really nice.

Hidden gem of deliciousness with very friendly service and welcoming atmosphere. I had the orange…read moresky drink simply to taste how turmeric would effect the taste of the juices. It didn't at all, but added brilliant color. I ordered the Mac and Chhese Benedict because I knew it is rich and fairly large because I was hungry. The eggs were poached perfectly. The hoolindause sauce was nice. But I would have preferred to have more. The fried mac and cheese patty was delightful and served as the foundation to the dish. Lots of cute pooches made the meal fun and enjoyable.

Olives with smoked cinnamon, rosemary and lime. Oh my goodness - amazing…read more We also had the polenta chips. Do not leave here without trying them. So absolutely delicious!! I enjoyed the lentils and slow cooked creamy polenta. My sister loved the avocado toast made with house made gluten free bread, home made Vegemite and of course, fresh avocado. The chef came out and explained all the dishes which made them extra delicious :)

This latest addition to Brisbane's robust plant-based food scene is notable for its simplicity. The…read moremenu looks like a menu from any other Australian cafe, offering things like French toast and polenta and a wide drink selection. The fact that all of it is vegan seems almost incidental. It is as hipster as most non-vegan Brisbane cafes, but by no means intimidating for anyone not wishing to be indoctrinated in a religion or lectured about animal rights. More than perhaps any competitor I've seen thus far, this seems to be the vegan place for non-vegans. All of which is great as far as I'm concerned. The food I ordered came out remarkably well. French toast without eggs is not easy and I've seen it be a tripping point for other cafes, but theirs was creamy and satisfying. It took a decent while for me to receive it, but the carmelized sauce on top sure tasted fresh. The pepper ice cream was presumably coconut-based, but I hardly stopped to think about it as I scarfed the whole dish down. Given that I never liked eggs anyway, I was quite satisfied and gave nary a second thought to its vegan-ness. The only thing I could have asked for was a more generous helping of fruit on top. The potato cake on the side was likewise delicious, and I was glad to have sweet and savory options together. Their menu offered a nice range of things that looked appealing. They still have a few kinks to work out, in my estimation. Their drink menu looked great, but I was asked about ordering from it probably one more time than was necessary. Their recycled wood tables are atmospheric, but I felt like I almost got a splinter on one. Between their website and their actual menu, they still seem to be trying to figure out what their prices are; there was a lot of variation. They will purportedly be open for dinner in the future, which I would really like to see, but at the moment it is a breakfast and lunch place. All told, I would probably back a few more times were my stay in this country not coming to an end, and I hope they are still here when I visit again.