Filter coffee bars in Brisbane
Where Brisbane takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
21 cafés · Australia
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Coffee Anthology
Named the world's 8th best coffee shop in The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops inaugural 2025 ranking, Coffee Anthology…
Coffee Supreme Woolloongabba
Coffee Supreme's reborn Brisbane flagship at 3C Gibbon Street, Woolloongabba serves the full house lineup including…
Industry Beans Newstead
Set inside a modern warehouse conversion at 18 Proe Street, Newstead, Industry Beans pairs its on-site roastery and…
Toby's Estate Newstead
Toby's Estate's Queensland flagship at 1/33 Longland Street, Newstead occupies a light-filled space where front-row…
Bunker Coffee
Built inside an actual World War II bomb shelter at 21 Railway Terrace, Milton, Bunker Coffee has been brewing since…
Coffee Mentality
Operating from a warehouse roastery at 43 Balaclava Street, Woolloongabba, Coffee Mentality runs a tasting experience…
John Mills Himself
Tucked into Brisbane's heritage-listed 1917 John Mills Himself building at 40 Charlotte Street, this dual-life venue…
Only Specialty Coffee
Tucked beneath an apartment building on Hope Street at the end of Fish Lane in South Brisbane, Only Specialty Coffee…
Bellissimo Coffee
Australia's highest-awarded coffee roaster, Bellissimo won the espresso championship trophy at the Sydney Royal Fine…
Blackstar Coffee Roasters
A West End institution since 2007, Blackstar sits on Thomas Street in a roomy espresso bar and roastery that helped…
Dandelion and Driftwood
A Brisbane specialty coffee pioneer since 2010, Dandelion and Driftwood returned to Hendra in 2021 in a beautifully…
Strauss
Hidden down a laneway off Elizabeth Street at 189 Elizabeth St, Strauss is a hushed specialty coffee haven that brews…
Allpress Espresso Fortitude Valley
Allpress Espresso opened its Fortitude Valley cafe at 161 Robertson Street in early 2025, designed by Foolscap Studio…
Single O Newstead
One of Australia's pioneering third-wave roasters, Single O opened its first Queensland outpost at 16 Austin Street,…
Allpress Brisbane Roastery
Allpress Espresso's original Brisbane roastery and espresso bar in Newstead operates as both production facility and…
Bellissimo Coffee Newstead
A second Brisbane base for Australia's highest-awarded specialty roaster, Bellissimo's Newstead venue extends the…
Blackstar East Brisbane
The second Brisbane outpost of Blackstar Coffee Roasters sits in East Brisbane and carries the same West End…
Industry Beans Adelaide Street
A focused ten-seat espresso bar at 6/243 Edward Street (enter via Adelaide Street), Industry Beans' CBD outpost…
Reverends Fine Coffee
A Brunswick Street staple at number 372, Reverends Fine Coffee pulls Coffee Supreme blends alongside a generous menu…
The New Black
Black Lab Coffee Co's Brisbane flagship occupies a bright corner of Bakery Lane at 694 Ann Street, with a brew bar…
Veneziano Coffee West End
Fully renovated in 2022, Veneziano's West End cafe at 369 Montague Road is the roaster's dedicated Queensland…
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