The Best Breakfast in Brisbane

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.


Updated on 3 January 2026

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Idle
Cafe
Idle
The Anyday team’s cafe has Agnes Bakery DNA, along with 36 seats to enjoy the all-day dine-in menu. Plus, there’s a pantry to buy provisions.
Nos Bakehouse
Cafe
Nos Bakehouse
An ex-Florence pastry chef is baking rich and fluffy Japanese milk bread every day at this suburban spot. You can order it as a prawn cocktail-inspired sando or as French toast, or buy a loaf to take home.
Snug
Cafe
Snug
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.
Billykart Kitchen
Cafe
Billykart Kitchen
An old corner store becomes a cutting edge cafe.
Naïm
Cafe
Naïm
The best of the Middle Eastern and North Africa.
Scout Cafe
Cafe
Scout Cafe
Feels like your local, even if you live several suburbs away.
Anouk
Cafe
Anouk
The menu changes based on the nationalities of the chefs.
The Gun Shop Cafe
Cafe
The Gun Shop Cafe
The usual suspects, plus plenty of quirkier dishes.
Citron
Cafe
Citron
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.
Morning After
Cafe
Morning After
Try the breakfast carbonara.