Best Breakfast in Brisbane

by Dan Cunningham and Holly Bodeker-Smith

Updated 1 month ago

Breakfast might even be the closest thing we have to a national cuisine. Here we pay tribute to Brisbane’s best; places shaping the very definition of the pre-midday meal. Others we’ve selected for consistent performance – they’ve nailed the classics and learnt how to handle the crowds that follow.

Some are big, some are small. Some are secluded neighbourhood prizes, others pull customers from across the city. But they all have one thing in common: they represent the best morning dining Brisbane has to offer.

Billykart Kitchen
Cafe
An old corner store becomes a cutting edge cafe.
Naïm
Cafe
The best of the Middle Eastern and North Africa.
Scout Cafe
Cafe
Feels like your local, even if you live several suburbs away.
Anouk
Cafe
The menu changes based on the nationalities of the chefs.
The Gun Shop Cafe
Cafe
The usual suspects, plus plenty of quirkier dishes.
King Arthur
Cafe
Merriweather's younger sister is no less polished.
Citron
Cafe
On a leafy Wellington Point corner it’s serving Australian and Mediterranean-style breakfasts, Darvella pastries, Lost Race Coffee and a spritz-driven cocktail list.
Snug
Cafe
St Ali coffee and baked goods are accompanied by omurice with prawns, egg drop sandwiches and a salty butter roll that’s a Korean favourite – all in this beautiful olive-green and timber space.
Morning After
Cafe
Try the breakfast carbonara.