Top Coffee Spots in Brisbane City

Words cannot espresso how great Brisbane City’s coffee scene is, with new boutique coffee haunts popping up around corners and down laneways. For some of us, coffee is essential in our morning routine, while for others it’s a perfect excuse to settle in and escape the daily grind. Uncover the CBD's hidden coffee nooks, find our favourite local roasters, and cold drip, pour-over or French-press your heart out with the best coffee in Brisbane City.

Bean, George St

Nestled in a quiet laneway off George St, Bean is a stripped-back coffee house using Single Origins by Bellissimo Coffee brewed by trained baristas. The cafe has a record player and books, creating the perfect atmosphere to enjoy if you want to escape from the hustle of the City. Bean, like its name, is keeping it simple, and that's the way we like it.

Brew, Burnett Lane

As the name suggests, Brew do a mean brew of both the caffeinated and alcoholic kind. Wander down Burnett Lane and stop in at Brew, who starts pouring from 7am for the earlybirds.

Botero, Adelaide St

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If you’re walking along Adelaide St your nose will most likely be drawn to the heavenly aromas of Botero. Open the doors to discover a three-storey, renovated heritage-listed building with exposed brick walls, copper fittings and bare concrete which beautifully complements the building’s architectural heritage. The coffee on pour is a choice of five blends from Botero's roastery in Maclean, New South Wales, as well as rotating single origins. Plus, on Thursday and Friday nights the cafe turns into a bar and serves up game-changing espresso's in Martini form.

Coffee Anthology, Margaret St

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Coffee Anthology is a coffee aficionado’s nirvana on Margaret St. The little treasure chest is an ultimate ode to the bean. The cafe caters to the varying tastes of its customers by showing you several different coffee collections from all different brewing companies and roasteries. You’ll regularly find blends and single origins from some of Australia's top roasters including Uncle Joe’s Seven Seeds, Proud Mary, The Maling Room and Axil Coffee Roasters. Accompany your cup with Maleny Dairies Jersey milk, Zymil, Bonsoy, or have the best of both worlds with the 1+1 special of a five-ounce milk-based coffee with an espresso on the side.

Edward Specialty Coffee, Edward St

This specialty coffee nook is what the city’s bean waiting for. Tart, smooth, blackberry notes … you might think we’re talking wine, but Edward Specialty Coffee is brewing complex and unique espresso. Find White Horse Coffee and four origin varietals on rotation in a sophisticated, minimalist space.