MASSIVE food and vegetable marketplace in Brisbane on a Saturday for the public. $2 entry adults,…read morefree admission for kids. There is everything you can think of here. Popcorn, fresh fish, meat, flowers, all kinds of produce, wool, ton of food trucks, live music. My friend got the Japanese pancakes and I had a bite. Very fluffy and a touch of sweetness. I had a hankering for eggs so I found a truck called Mum's Crepes mmmm mm I got a nice piping hot cheese and mushroom omelette $8 plus 1.50 per extra topping. Very neat marketplace experience. The produce is cheaper than the supermarkets.

Brisbane Market Place (more commonly known as the Rocklea Markets) is the place to be for all your…read morefresh fruit and veg, organic and free range eggs, cheeses, herbs, spices, all thrown in with some of the best coffee and food stalls around. I love going to these markets even if I don't intend to buy anything just for the food stalls. The Greek stall has great cheese and some fantastic yoghurt on offer. There is also some German style hot dogs, and oh my goodness a whole rack of jerky. I could easily come here week after week just to try all the food let alone stock up on my much needed vegetables. I often play a game when I go to the markets. I never quite know what I want to buy so I just go with not only what looks fresh but what sparks my interest. There was one day when I went to the markets and realised that all the fruit and veg was big enough to feed a giant. So I decided to only get insanely large food. I walked out with a sweet potato bigger than my head which pretty much fed me for a week. Following this I have had theme weeks where I decided on only getting conjoined twin veggies like two mushrooms that grew fused together, or tiny vegetables week where there were mini onions and potatoes. I like shopping with a theme like this and the Rocklea Markets definitely throws you not only cheap fruit and veg but always unexpected finds. I recommend going with family or a group of friends as the best deals are often in bulk buying. A whole box of melons for $5 you say? Yes please! Also bring along your own bags. And there is free parking across the way or $3 parking at the Market itself. The Rocklea Markets offer not only the best deals on fruit and veg I have seen in a long time but are just pure fun! I urge you to check them out.

Very nice bakery, the bread is nice, staff are friendly. I'm a fan of the pasties and the coffee…read more Can't go wrof for a morning treat!

A great place to meet friends for a coffee, especially since their extension into the next door…read moretenancy. The coffee is hit and miss but the cakes and sweet items are worth the travel. I love their carrot cake. Just bare in mind parking isn't the best, so maybe try a side street.

Serving Blackstar coffee (perhaps serving the best coffee in the area now), leavain breads and a…read moresimple home style menu including an all day breakfast, I've popped into Cafe Auchenflower a few times now. Granted, it's mostly been for a sneaky take-away coffee but recently we stopped for 'elvensies' and the hummingbird cake was all you could want for a morning tea. This is a family-friendly cafe so if you have kids they're more than catered for - 100s and 1000s on the kids cups and a drawing area for their imaginations to run amok. Should kids not be your thing, be prepared for the little rugrats to be, well, be kids - making noise, running around and burning energy. If you can deal with that then you're in for a treat in a cafe that was once a dark and dreary looking antique store.

This cafe was a pleasant find. I had originally made plans to meet a friend for breakfast at a…read morenearby cafe, as that cafe's website stated it was open Sundays. We arrived to find that it wasn't. A decision was made to walk to Rosalie, but we didn't even make it more than a block before seeing the welcoming sign 'open 7 days'. It's al small cafe, but with only a few tables it feels bright roomy. It is also air conditioned, which is a bonus as we head into the nasty summer months. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Menus were already on the tables and they were trialling table service, which was executed promptly. Coffee was made well and the breakfast was filling, reasonably prices and well presented. I had the vegetarian breakfast of haloumi, tomato and spinach with toast. My partner had the mushrooms and we both had no complaints. A few flies buzzing around was the only frustration, but something that it difficult to avoid at this time of year. I look forward to going back and trying other options.

This suburban Mediterranean style cafe was a little out of the way to get to from the south side of…read moreBrisbane, but I've travelled further in search of little gems hidden in the suburbs. Thankfully, Samarco 2 did not disappoint. Their spaghetti marinara was packed with flavour and was chock full of plump prawns and fresh mussels. The rest of the meal was equally good - especially dessert but you can't really go wrong with crème brulee. My only concern is that it's very expensive for a suburban Italian cafe - entrees and salads are around $15 -$20 and the mains range from $20- $35. For those prices, I would probably prefer to go into the city where I could get equally excellent food at a nicer venue.

We happened to be driving around Midde Park to put flyers for our business up (turns out, there are…read moreno places with billboards anymore), and noticed this new swanky shopping centre which used to be the daggy middle park shopping centre. Where on earth did this pop up from... and we live around this area. It seems a little out of place considering the surrounds and the general middle park area. Samarco 2 stood out like a sore thumb on the corner outside of the main shopping centre itself. So we thought it's hot, let's sit down in this nice looking alfresco restaurant. Don't know if it was because it was in the middle of the day, or they were a waiter short... not only were we shocked at menu prices for the location, but the place was a bit posh looking we chickened out and didn't just walk away. Big mistake. We waited to be served, I had to get up to ask if there was table service or not, then our food took forever to come out... but when it eventually did, it was very yummy. I ordered the Mexican Beef Salad (wasn't this an Italian Restaurant?) and noticed there were Szechwan Duck Spring Rolls and Nasi Goreng on there as well.... wasn't it spelt Szechuan? What are they doing putting asian food on the menu with italian pastas... oh no not again with the fusion. So the food was nice, but very expensive and they confuse me with their menu a little, mixing the original italian cuisine with a hodge podge of others I find... somehow cheapens the posh looking place... also they should spell check the menu. Try it out, but it's a little weird.

Coffee from Evo has to be some of the best in Brisbane. Just a hole-in-the-wall in a humble row of…read moreshops in Yeronga, Evo doesn't need to rely on having a trendy, grungy fit-out or an inner city location; they know coffee and they do it well. Using organic beans, owner, Steve, loves his coffee and prides Evo on producing a perfect one every time. Because of this, he is personally acquainted with nearly all his customers. The atmosphere there is like what you'd expect from a small town cafe--there's a strong sense of community and the happiness of his staff lays testament to the kind of establishment Steve runs. Steve keeps a limited range of home-made sweets in store, like muffins and biscuits, but the real focus here is on coffee, not food. If you live in the area, go and get your caffeine hit from Evo--it won't disappoint!

They've got nice coffee, and salty or sweet treats, this…read moreseems to be the place where locals come to meet. The avo toast is perfect for a morning snack, and the iced coffee goes right down the hatch! They've got sandwiches and wraps, cold sodas in the fridge- something fresh for everyone, the adults and the kids. No Wifi and only a little A/C (so not the place to work). But the staff seem quite friendly: an added perk.

If you can't get a good spot at Skipping Girl just wander across the road to this place. They have…read morea hot menu which contains things like bacon and eggs for breakfast etc. Otherwise choose from the cold cabinet including things like pies rolls quiches etc. The sweets cabinet was pretty good with homemade cakes and slices. A great range of gourmet cold drinks and a cool fresh juices menu. Inside was a bit noisy due to the coffee machine. The area doesn't seat many, perhaps 15 or so and a few more tables outside. Car parking in the streets around this block. The cakes and my yoghurt was quite nice and the juice was excellent but the bacon and egg pie a little bit chewy.

I always manage to make my way to Bakers Delight for a quick pick up of bread for the week,…read morehowever, on my errand fuelled days, I never found enough time to stop by Graceville Fine Foods Deli Cafe, until recently. I came here for a coffee and cake, with no real intention of staying for long. I exchanged 'hellos' with the lovely ladies who work there and sat down. It is a cosy little cafe filled with warm hues of brown and modern pieces of furniture. I loved it. It felt inviting and relaxing to just sit there, enjoy a coffee and read a book. As I mentioned, I had no intention of staying too long, but luckily, I carry a book with me, so when the mood strikes, as it did then, I indulged in some reading to compliment my coffee and cake. What an enjoyable afternoon that was. The waitstaff were very nice and had great customer service skills. They are a good balance of chatty and professional. There was no rush of getting me out the door, I felt safe and they didn't seem to mind one bit. As I sipped the last of my second coffee, I realised almost an hour has gone by. It's been a while since I've sat in a cafe reading and I'm glad to report, this cafe makes for a good place to get back into it.

These guys mean what they say, located near the busway end…read moreof chermside these guys kick coles shiny red heiny in delivering fresh, tasty and cheap fruit and veg. I love coming here to stock up on their huge range of seasonal fruits and to peruse their amply stocked deli section. (Bursting with delicious odds and ends like banana chips, tasty yoghurts, italian pasta, sauces, dates and more...I am more than likely to be found here drooling into the olive bins.) The staff here are ridiculously nice and are more than happy to point you in the right culinary direction. Just perfect for your larder or picnic blanket, support local and buy fresh from fresh sensations.

This fruit and vege shop really understands visual appeal. Large tables overflow with fresh,…read morecolourful produce and they have good specials to lure you in. The staff are also really friendly and seem to have a good time, which always makes shopping more fun. This corner of Westfield may have Coles, but it also has Fresh Sensations, a butcher, a fishmonger and a poultry shop - making the supermarket kind of superfluous if you're buying for a meal.

Campos coffee. A feast of fresh baked goods. A stylish interior. Sun beaming in as I sit…read moreoverlooking The Gabba Precinct. Signs in a typography that I adore. Yep, Eugene (one half of the Campos Brisbane duo) has created something here with his new venture, The Baker's Arms. It's on trend, accessible and a fresh life in a fickle strip of eateries. I have a feeling this one is going to make it. I enjoyed my flat white and the banana & raspberry bread was given a little something extra with the addition of pepita seeds. Consider me impressed and looking forward to a return visit!

Backed by one of the owners of Campos Coffee, The Baker's Arms takes the notion of specialty coffee…read moreand extends it to the concept of a specialty bakehouse. Sporting a vast array of freshly baked goods that vary daily, it certainly fills a certain void in the area. The feature point leather-wrapped espresso machine, tiled counter, coffee bean sack wall and exposed brickwork from the factory that was previously on the site, all add to the curiosity and inviting nature of the bakehouse. There is no food menu as the dishes change daily and choices are made off what it available in the glass displays cabinets. Options typically include sandwiches, wraps, pies, pasties, sausage rolls and salads. There is also a selection of cakes and pastries for the sweet tooths. Lunch on this visit was a curried lamb pie, a beef sausage roll and an orange and pear juice. Served with a side of salad in cute metal school camp-style plates, the pastry on the pie and sausage roll instantly highlighted their freshly baked nature. Flakey and crunchy in the outside, slightly soft on the inside, it was perfection. The juice was also freshly squeezed and served in a quaint glass jar. Tucked away in the Logan Road precinct of Woollongabba, The Baker's Arms is a must visit for those in search of some fine baking.