the iga sells phone credit all ph company and cold meats smokes and drinks groceries biscuits all…read morekind and milk bread newspaper magazine open 7 days a weeks and u can pay with credit card eftpos card and cash or coins and sell black and gold brands too to save u money soon they take the myer one card to earn points and u can stop under the same roof and freezer goods too ice ice creams pie apple pies and more

Located in Orion Springfield Town Centre, this modern Coles supermarket is busy but huge with a lot…read moreof open space so you don't feel like you will numb into people in aisles. There is a coffee cart near the entrance as well as fresh plants and flowers available to purchase. The fruit and vegetable selection is massive and I love the freshly made and packaged sandwiches, salads and wraps. There is a clothing section and a lot of registers (including self serve) available so I haven't had to wait in line yet. The staff are very friendly and there is competitive pricing with a Woolworths supermarket at the opposite end of the Town Centre.

Coles is your basic supermarket here in Australia. They do have deals, but they come and go and may…read morenot last forever. My favorite is the 2 for $5 on Tim Tams. They have some pretty good ready made dinners, the bakery is good, and it's quite manageable. This one does get particularly busy, ESPECIALLY on Sunday nights. Don't even try Sunday nights, it's not worth it. They run out of fruits and vegetables quickly which is a bummer. Don't forget to get a flybys card if you are here permanently to collect points to use for promotions, it also works at other retailers like Target as well!

The reason I look forward to Wednesdays and Saturdays. The new range of stuff comes out at Aldi…read more The one at Mt Ommaney is really clean, well organised and well staffed. They do what Aldi want them to do best, be courteous and efficient. Get those people through that long line of check out. Get those crates moved pronto. I love this Aldi because the staff there are friendly and whilst they don't chit chat will tell you and ask you how your day has been. They are pretty good at hunting down things for you, and let me tell you when the new stuff comes out on Wednesdays and Saturdays there is like a swamp of desperate people waiting to pick up the latest bargain. I'm one of them. You can get a Jack n Jill branded Train Table set (almost an exact replica of the Fisher Price one) made with quality wood for $60. The other brands go for over $100 easily. You can get really cool stuff for yourself, the kids, there is always something well-priced here. The Mamia branded nappies are cheaper and even better than Huggies. They don't leak through, just form a heavy gel that sits in the nappy until it sags so much you realise you have to change it. 9-14kg Toddler ones go for $13/pack... that's cheap! And when you're done crowding around the middle section where the bargains are, you can get some damn fine salmon to grill for dinner.

Convenient location downtown and near my hotel. I pick up gluten free snacks and other items from…read morehere when I'm in Brisbane. Employees are nice and helpful. Casual environment and they fit a lot of stuff in a medium sized space. Lots of self service checkouts.

This is my must "go to" grocery when I am staying in downtown Brisbane. I usually pick up a local…read morebeer selection along with coffee and Aussie style licorice. This time, the licorice flavors changed since 3 years ago and Coles didn't have my favorite flavor. The store is well organized, clean, and the clerks are very conversational during your checkout process. I prefer this store over others when staying downtown Brisbane.

Great little Japanese store in Alderley…read more There isn't a huge variety of food to buy but what is there is pretty decent. I would definitely suggest buying one of the special $2 curry paste block things. They are AMAZING! It's a shame they put an English nutrition tag over the instructions on how to use but you can peel it away. But yes best way to make incredible home made Japanese Katsu style curries! They do some great organic products and have some decent prices on Japanese frozen and chilled products (like various tofu). They intermittently have fresh vegetables but if you are a rice eater then the bulk quantity bags are definitely worth the money! The couple of staff I've seen there are fantastically friendly.

The store is small but the shelves are packed more accurately and neatly than any other specialty…read moregrocer I've walked into. It reminds me of Xu Zhen's art installation ShanghART Supermarket. And this, my friends, is a good thing. It makes everything easy to find, there's no ambiguity as to what's what and you can be in and out in a lickety-split. Due to the size of the store, their range is not as vast as your Burlington's or similar. They do focus primarily on Japanese goods and again, this is a plus. It's takes away decision overload. A great and handy spot for Northsiders!

An IGA is always a godsend at desperate times. Open from 6am til midnight 365 days of the year,…read morethey can solve many last-minute crises. The New Farm IGA is my local grocery store and also has a separate gourmet deli section adjoining. During the Brisbane floods last year, the IGA was one of the few supermarkets that stayed open the majority of the time until a power outage put even them out of business for the day. The staff are lovely and the turnover seems pretty slow, so you'll get to know the faces of your checkout assistants quite well. There is always a good selection of fresh fruit and vegies available, but the meat range can be limited at times. Everything is a little more expensive than you'd expect to pay at a larger store, but for the convenience of an 11pm shopping trip, a little extra cash is worth it.

I live around the corner from iga Brunswick St new farm. It has great hours 6am to 12 midnight. The…read morestaff are friendly, quick and efficient. I go there all the time and highly recommend it

As far as Russian/Eastern European Delis go, Tepemok is pretty good. They run a neat and tidy…read morelittle store with good ranges of biscuits, sweets, conserves, pickles, frozen goods such as dumplings (pelmeni) and salami. My favourite thing to buy from there are these chewy, but fluffy, almost cake-like biscuits, the name of which I can't remember. They come in flavours such as caramel, mint, chocolate and cherry. Not a huge fan of the mint, but the caramel are delicious. As well as stocking all the exciting foreign foods, they also sell basic things like milk, so if you live nearby and don't feel like making the trip into Coles, Tepemok can be used like a corner store. You will want to sneak some of those biscuits into your basket, though!