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Best New Cafes in Brisbane in 2026
Looking for a new brekkie spot? You’ve found our guide to the best new cafes in Brisbane to start your morning the right way, every day.
The best new cafes in Brisbane right now include comfort food fans A Team Deli in Grange, cosy co-working hub Mesa Haus in Paddington and Wynnum’s Scandi-inspired viennoiserie Ilo. This guide rounds up Brisbane’s latest cafe openings and is updated monthly with new arrivals, from Southeast Asian comfort food to brand-new bakeries.
Best Cafes in Brisbane: October 2026
A Team Deli
A Team Deli is set to be a new weekly staple for Grange locals from its home within a former antiques shop. The brief is comfort, with cheese and fig jam toasties, crumpets topped with house cinnamon butter and doused in local honey and Japanese beef curry sourdough toasties up for grabs. They’ve also got you sorted for speciality coffees and a place to perch.
Suburb: Grange
Price Guide: $
Cuisine: Deli
Best For: Quick bite, Solo dining, Locals
Best Cafes in Brisbane: September 2026
Mesa Haus
If anyone knows how to host a morning of coffee and connection, it’s Trishia Mariano of Mesa Collections. Already a household name in the hosting world, Mesa Haus is the fusion of delicious homewares, specialty coffee and a serene third place.
Functioning as a co-working space for Brisbane creatives to connect, this sleek spot also boasts a signature drinks menu, fresh daily pastries and a space to shop Mesa Collection IRL. Prepare for your wfh bevvy to level up with the likes of a blue matcha that shifts colour at the table, house-made foams and syrups from scratch.
Suburb: Paddington
Price Guide: $
Cuisine: Coffee bar
Best For: Solo dining, Quick bite, Locals
Samuel
Samuel backs the simple pleasures in life — sourdough, coffee, and pavement seating. They’ve got a choice of two Axil Coffee blends on the go and an incredible lineup of daily pastries and sourdoughs. You’ll want to take the opportunity to sample a slice of sourdough with one of Samuel’s house-made butters. We hear the cranberry and walnut sourdough pairs exceptionally well with espresso mocha butter.
Suburb: West End
Price Guide: $
Cuisine: Bakery
Best For: Solo dining, Quick bite, Brunch
Best Cafes in Brisbane: August 2026
Ilo
Single O coffee, fresh bakes and water views? Wynnum’s Ilo has all three in the bag. Whether you’re sipping their matcha on tap with an almond miso butterscotch twice-baked croissant or opt for a flat white and a Vegemite & hot honey knot, there’s no such thing as the wrong order at Ilo. The aesthetic in-store is pared-back Scandi whilst the delicious viennoiserie is anything but.
Suburb: Wynnum
Price Guide: $
Cuisine: Bakery
Best For: Quick bite, Locals, Solo dining
Best Cafes in Brisbane: June 2026
Ugly Coffee
Speciality latte lovers, roll up. Ugly Coffee has touched down in Graceville with an array of decadent drinks. We guarantee it’s not just novelty or style over substance here with coffee beans supplied by ONA. Jazz up a standard Wednesday with some ube, cinnamon or cacao cold foam, or go all out with an Oreo latte. The food is equally as exciting with Korean garlic bread, pound cake and bulgogi baguettes, just a taste of what’s on offer.
Suburb: Graceville
Price Guide: $
Cuisine: Cafe
Best For: Quick bite, Breakfast, Brunch, Weekend plans
Goodside
Ever wish the Brisbane breakfast scene had a Southeast Asian comfort food spot to pick up morning treats? Your dreams just came true.
Goodside is the latest opening from hospo operation Fanda Group (Rick Shores, Southside, Sueño) and is geared around quick Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Southeast Asian-inspired bites. Think prawn ‘har gow’ sandos, Taiwanese pork rice bowls and baked coffee buns.
Naturally, the drinks menu has been pored over just as much as the food, with lychee iced tea with coconut cold foam and Goodside iced coffee with dirty iced tea and condensed milk cold foam, just two of the fun beverages leading the charge.
Suburb: South Brisbane
Price Guide: $
Cuisine: Cafe
Best For: Weekend plans, Quick bite, Budget-friendly
FAQs About the Best New Cafes in Brisbane in 2026
The best new cafes in Brisbane in 2026 include A Team Deli in Grange, Mesa Haus in Paddington, Samuel in West End, Ilo in Wynnum, Ugly Coffee in Graceville and Goodside in South Brisbane. Each brings something different to the city’s morning scene, from comfort-food toasties and Japanese beef curry sourdough to colour-changing blue matcha and Hong Kong-inspired sandos. Most sit at the budget-friendly end of the price scale, making them easy weekday regulars. This guide is updated monthly, so check back for the latest cafe openings across Brisbane’s suburbs.
Samuel in West End and Ilo in Wynnum are the standout new bakery cafes in Brisbane. Samuel keeps things simple with a daily lineup of pastries and sourdough, two Axil Coffee blends and pavement seating. Try the cranberry and walnut sourdough with espresso mocha butter. Ilo pairs Single O coffee with water views and inventive bakes like an almond miso butterscotch twice-baked croissant and a Vegemite and hot honey knot, plus matcha on tap. Both are budget-friendly and suit a quick solo bite or a relaxed local catch-up.
The best new cafes near Brisbane CBD are Goodside in South Brisbane, Samuel in West End and Mesa Haus in Paddington, all a short trip from the city centre. Goodside serves Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Southeast Asian-inspired bites like prawn har gow sandos and baked coffee buns. Samuel offers daily pastries, sourdough and Axil Coffee with pavement seating. For a spot to work, Mesa Haus doubles as a co-working space with a speciality coffee bar, signature drinks and fresh daily pastries. Check back monthly for new city openings.
This guide is updated monthly to reflect Brisbane’s latest cafe openings, with new entries added as venues launch and older entries archived by month. This ensures the recommendations stay current rather than listing openings that are no longer new. Readers checking back regularly will find fresh additions covering different suburbs, cuisines and price points across Brisbane’s cafe scene, from quick coffee stops to full brunch destinations.
The best new southside Brisbane cafes are Goodside in South Brisbane, Samuel in West End and Ugly Coffee in Graceville. Goodside serves Hong Kong, Taiwanese and Southeast Asian-inspired bites like prawn har gow sandos and baked coffee buns. Samuel is a bakery cafe pouring Axil Coffee alongside daily pastries and sourdough with house-made butters. Further south, Ugly Coffee in Graceville specialises in decadent lattes made with ONA beans, plus Korean garlic bread and bulgogi baguettes. All three are budget-friendly and ideal for a quick bite.
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