City Guide
A compact guide to Brisbane roasters, guest-coffee bars, and coffee stops worth planning into the day.
Brisbane coffee is best approached as a short cross-city route: a CBD guest-coffee bar, a Fortitude Valley roaster, and a West End all-rounder each do a different job.
Brisbane coffee is best approached as a short route rather than a directory. The current list starts in the CBD with Coffee Anthology's rotating guest coffees, heads north-east to Bellissimo's original Fortitude Valley roaster-cafe, and crosses the river to Blackstar in West End.
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Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Choose the original Wandoo Street cafe for house espresso, filter coffee, beans to take home, and a fast Fortitude Valley stop open until 6pm.
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West End
Choose Brisbane's original West End roaster for house espresso, rotating filter, cold brew, full breakfast, and beans to take home.
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Brisbane CBD
Go for global recognition, rotating guest coffees, pour-over, pastry, and breakfast in a polished Brisbane CBD room.
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Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Original Brisbane roaster cafe for house espresso, filter coffee, beans to take home, and a fast Wandoo Street stop open until 6pm.
West End, Brisbane
Brisbane's original West End roaster-cafe for house espresso, rotating filter, cold brew, breakfast, and beans to take home.
Brisbane CBD, Brisbane
Brisbane CBD specialty cafe for rotating guest coffees, pour-over, breakfast, pastries, and a globally ranked Inter/Section room.
Albion, Brisbane
Spacious Albion flagship for house espresso, changing single origins, full brunch, alfresco tables, and beans to take home.
Newstead, Brisbane
Newstead warehouse roastery cafe for house espresso, filter coffee, signature drinks, ambitious brunch, and retail beans and brewing gear.
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